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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1916
Page
3
Taft in Philadelphia endorses Justice Hughes as Republican nominee and expects Roosevelt allies to join the GOP. He calls Hughes a scholar and statesman, notes Roosevelt declined the Progressive nomination, and says Provo followers may rejoin the party.
The Bull Moose convention in Chicago finalizes Theodore Roosevelt's nomination amid a tense atmosphere. Delegates clash over a second choice, await Roosevelt's telegram, and back a unity push with Lodge or Johnson amid sharp partisan rhetoric and crowd fervor.
George Fairchild, Representative from the Thirty fourth District, a Republican delegate to the Chicago convention, discusses the party platform. He says Hughes and Fairbanks will unite the electorate on Americanism and preparedness, with a protective tariff to sustain postwar prosperity. P Davison of J P Morgan & Co. praises the ticket as strong and patriotic. Seward Prosser of Bankers Trust and others stress the rallying effect on Republicans and progressives against Wilson.
Louis E. Brandt secretary of the German-American Alliance of Illinois says the group began a Hughes for President campaign six months ago. The alliance plans a Chicago meeting of the political committee next Wednesday to advance plans. Letters to 5 000 members urging votes for Hughes are already in the mails.
The Department of New Jersey United Spanish War Veterans opened its thirteenth annual encampment in Newark pledging support for President Wilson. The resolution backed his foreign policy aims to keep peace with all nations and to preserve order on the Mexican border, adopted unanimously amid applause.
Virginia delegates at the National Progressive Convention vote to seek a substitute for Theodore Roosevelt if he declines the ticket. They favor Governor Hirant Johnson or Victor Murdock as national committeeman candidates and would replace Roosevelt with a Republican candidate if needed.
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