Democratic Platform Drafted With Wilson Guidance
Senator Stone arrived with drafts of platform planks prepared by Wilson to outline the Democratic program. Key planks cover neutrality, Mexican policy, preparedness, finance, tariffs, and a stronger American trade stance as the party aims to contrast with Hughes and the Republican platform.
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S T. Louis
William %. Stone
Resolutions Committee
Wilson
Stone
McCombs
National Committee
Senator Stone
Mr. Hughes
Glynn Heads to St Louis for Democratic National Convention
Ex Governor Martin Glynn leaves Albany for St Louis on the Southwestern Limited to deliver the keynote at the Democratic National Convention. He is accompanied by Patrick E. McCabe as well as associates from the Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth Districts and Edwin Harris, with Mayor Burns not attending and a substitution sought for Joseph J Murphy as alternate.
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New York Times
Albany
Martin H. Glynn
St. Louis
Southwestern Limited
Patrick E. McCabe
State Senate
Glynn
Joseph J. Murphy
Troy
William H. Manning
Saratoga
Winfield A. Huppuch
Hudson Falls
Edwin
Democrats Rally Around Presidential Bid In St Louis
A sweeping preview of the 1912 Democratic convention in St Louis outlines plans to nominate Vice President Marshall on the first ballot while other early contenders receive symbolic support. It notes Bryan's limited role, debates over prohibition and suffrage, and preparations around the Coliseum amid a heavy New York and Tamany Hall presence.
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Marshall
Roger Sullivan
Illinois
Covernor Major
Missouri
Morehead
Nebraska
Owen
Oklahoma
W. J. Bryan
Bryan
Senator Stone
Chicago
St. Louis
Tammany
Charley White
New York State
National Committee
Jefferson
Boonen
Hughes Seeks Leaders Welcome After Nomination
Hughes and his wife toured the homes of Supreme Court justices and other officials to thank them for congratulations. Key figures at the Hughes home included James R. Mann and Justices McKenna, McReynolds, and Holmes. He awaits the Chicago Notification Committee before campaigning.
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Supreme Court
James R. Mann
Illinois
McKenna
McReynolds
Holmes
Pritchard
Federal Court
North Carolina
Tong
Roosevelt
Hughes campaign con ferences in Chicago set machinery in motion
In Chicago on June 11 Frank H Hitchcock led a series of meetings with Old Guard leaders at the Congress Hotel. Attendees included William Barnes Jr Senator Boise Penrose ex Senator W Murray Crane ex Governor Franklin Murphy Lafayette Gleason A H Martin Senator A B Fall and Charles William Fulton. Hitchcock said the gathering was for chat and no decision on Chicago headquarters had been made.
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Chicago
Frank H. Hitchcock
Hughes
Hitchcock
Congress Hotel
William Barnes, Jr
Boise Penrose
W. Murray Crane
Franklin Murphy
New Jersey
Lafayette Gleason
New York
A. H. Martin
Virginia
A. B. Fall
New Mexico
Charlies William Fulton
Oregon
Hughes Movement
Hughes Promises to Lead Preparedness Parade
Hughes says he will march in the Washington preparedness parade on Wednesday if business permits. President Wilson plans to head the event and deliver an address titled America first, with Hughes unsure of his place in line due to possible conflicts with New York party meetings.
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Washington
Charles E. Hughes
Wilson
White House
America
Hughes
Fairbanks Heads to Ohio Meetings by Auto
Charles W. Fairbanks left Indianapolis by automobile to attend the Ohio Wesleyan University trustees meeting in Delaware on Monday and Tuesday. He then travels to Canton for the McKinley Memorial Association trustees meeting before returning to Indianapolis Friday evening.
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Charles W. Fairbanks
Delaware
Ohio
Ohio Wesleyan University
Canton
McKinley Memorial Association
Fairbanks
Meridian Street Methodist Episcopal
London Discusses Hughes and War Attitude
London dispatches analyze the likely stance of Justice Hughes and Colonel Roosevelt on the European war and U.S. international policy after the Chicago Republican Convention. Commentators debate German American sentiment, Roosevelt's political move, and the prospect of Hughes as next president.
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London
Chicago
Charlies E. Hughes
Theodore Roosevelt
Mr. Hughes
Wickersham Foresees Unity In Republican Split Era
George W. Wickersham said Roosevelt’s refusal of the Progressive nomination could restore party unity and boost Justice Hughes’s chances. He praised Roosevelt’s stance and predicted the Colonel may influence the Hughes campaign, possibly by aligning with a united Republican effort.
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George W. Wickersham
Hughes
New York
Roosevelt
Mr. Wickersham
Justice Hughes
Roe
Blackstone Congress and Auditorium area resident in Chicago
A man who had lived for ten days in the three Chicago blocks containing the Blackstone Congress and Auditorium hotels was near the political population center, with St Louis calm but prepared on June 11.
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New York Times
ST. Louis
Chicago
Blackstone
Congress
Auditorium
German Daily Gazette backs Hughes for president
The German Daily Gazette editorializes that Supreme Court Justice Hughes should be the Republican nominee and praises his honesty and experience. It urges party unity under Hughes and Fairbanks, endorses the Republican platform, and expects a Republican victory in the fall.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
German Daily Gazette
Supreme Court Justicie
Hughes
Messrs. Hughes
Fairbanks
Republican Party
Hughes Support Built on Fairness Not Pro German Belief
George von Skal, former Commissioner of Accounts under Mayor McClellan, said German Americans support Charles E. Hughes for President because of his fairness and justice. He noted no German-American ally claims they will vote for Hughes for pro German reasons.
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George von Skal
McClellan
Charles E. Hughes
Hughes
Rocky Mountain Limited advertises Rock Island line
The Rocky Mountain Limited on the Rock Island promotes best Chicago to Colorado train service with low fares and superior information. Travel inquiries directed to Rock Island Travel Bureau at 1238C Broadway for details.
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Rock Island
Chicago
Colorado
Superior
Rock Island Travel Bureau
Broadway
German American support for Hughes in brief political note
A German American voter argues for Justice Hughes over Wilson, accusing Wilson of pro British bias. The writer claims Hughes will be fair to all belligerents and notes Roosevelt's rejection of the Progressive nomination strengthens Hughes, predicting his election.
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Roosevelt
Hughes
Tribune supports Hughes in leading editorial
The New York Tribune declares it will loyally support Charles E. Hughes, citing past advocacy of core principles since Lusitania and noting Hughes’s nomination statement fails to fully meet those ideals. The editorial aligns Hughes with J. Wilson on shared grounds on those principles.
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New York Tribune
Tribune
Charles E. Hughes
Lusitania
Hughes
Mr. Hughes
J. Wilson
the Tribune
President Wilson Approves St Louis Democratic Convention Plans
Washington June 11 President Wilson gave final approval to plans for the Democratic National Convention at St Louis. After church with Mrs Wilson he conferred with Democratic leaders through the afternoon and evening Secretary Baker, slated as a convention delegate, saw the Press-
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Wilson
St. Louis
Baker
Hughes Considered Stronger Man for President by Commentator
The remark states that in all other respects Mr. Hughes is the stronger man and will make a better President. It reads as a quoted assessment likely from a public figure or columnist. The context suggests a political debate or opinion on leadership qualities and suitability for office.
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Mr. Hughes
The American Lauds Hughes Letter of Acceptance
The New York American praises Mr. Hughes acceptance letter as brief clear straightforward and sound American doctrine. It commends his sincerity courage and lack of bragging while noting the need for a Democratic reply and contending Hughes stands for vigorous Americanism in action over rhetoric.
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New York American
Mr. Hughes
Hughes
Wilson
Wilson Plans Not to Campaign, St. Louis Convention Focus
President Wilson and aides weigh Democratic platform concerns in Mexico policy. Homer Cummings seen as likely DNC chair while William Jennings Bryan is expected to stay silent on party harmony. Wilson to deliver speeches at West Point and in New York, Philadelphia, and Washington before returning for a preparedness parade.
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Resolutions Committee
Congress
Daniels
McCombs
Roosevelt
Hughes
Republican Party
Germany
England
Mexco
Mack
New York State
Josephus Daniels
Secretary of Navy
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Supreme Court Bench
Henry Morgenthau
New York
Constantinople
St. Louis
Morgenthau
Senator Stone
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National Committee
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Hall
Tammany
Democratic National Committee
Homer Cummings
Connecticut
William Jennings Bryan
West Point
American Federation of Labor
Philadelphia
Shadow Lawn
New Jersey
Washington
Jersey City
Hudson
Fielder backs Wilson as unbeatable for president
Governor James Fielder declared President Wilson unbeatable for re election and dismissed the Republican Progressive fusion as only surface union. He spoke before leaving for the Democratic National Convention in St Louis predicting a nationwide Wilson victory and a New Jersey vote for him.
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N. J
James F. Fielder
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
St. Louis
Wilson
Mr. Hughes
Wilson projected to win in landslide says executive
An executive predicts a tremendous majority for the Democratic ticket led by President Wilson. They state the race will end in a decisive re election, with no Progressive candidate likely to alter the outcome.
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Wilson
Golden Lane suffrage plan to flood Democratic convention
St Louis June 11 suffragists prepare a large mute parade for opening day of the Democratic National Convention. Twenty one women to attend as delegates alternates and observers. A two block long yellow lane will require silence as thousands of women in suffrage colors pass from headquarters to the hall. Florence Upde graff directs the plan with a tableaux at the Art Museum depicting states with varying rights. Carrie Chapman Catt and Miss Niee Pant lead a national and congressional union effort.
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Old Art Museum
Nineteenth and Streets
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Carrie Chapman Catt
National Suffrage Association
Miss Niee Pant
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Ann Martin
Miss Younger
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House Judiciary Committee
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