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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1912
Page
3
Concord New Hampshire June 12 voters will not decide this year if referendum becomes a feature of state statutes A proposed constitutional amendment to insert a referendum for legislation was defeated 177 to 157 after a day of debate with the convention.
The Perth Amboy strike expands as 400 workers at H Rosenthal & Co handkerchief factory walk out over pay. Major plants like Barber Asphalt, American Smelting, Atlantic Terra Cotta, Standard Underground Cable, and Rosenthal face mass withdrawals. Federation organizer A A Quinn blames spontaneous discontent while IWW agitators are seen as a trigger. Mayor Ferdinand announces mediation efforts with Fr Francis Gross and church leaders to avert violence.
Special to The New York Times Chicago June 12 Taft backers push a platform focused on irrigation and reclamation to aid western settlers while Roosevelt commitments face denouncement. Taft allies seek to modify water, mineral rights, and land laws, with emphasis on liberal land opening and fewer obstacles for homesteaders amid a split convention.
William F. Stone will lead 800 assistants plus 300 policemen to guard the Republican National Convention. He claims strong safeguards prevent stampedes, noting many women in attendance and the need to avoid injuries. A Roosevelt and Taft supporter pair from Westville, Oklahoma arrives, each wearing large campaign badges. Illinois Governor Deneen calls governors to discuss disaster prevention and floodland reclamation, amid talk of a federal drainage program.
Boston dispatch reports that the New England Republican delegates will depart for Chicago on Saturday afternoon. The Massachusetts delegation, split between Taft and Roosevelt, will set aside differences for the journey on a special train.
Theodore Roosevelt condemns the Taft Calhoun delegates as stolen by a National Committee majority. He cites California’s 77,000 at large delegate vote and accuses 37 Taft loyalists of betraying the party, urging Republicans to reject the action and uphold true democracy.
Baltimore June 12 Newton D. Baker of Cleveland a Harmon delegate will either nominate or second Woodrow Wilson. Josephus Daniels from North Carolina buoyed Wilson with a move to place Daniels as chairman. Clark and Harmon forces spar as talks of Underwood for VP gain momentum while party leaders fear a long, divided convention.
Ex Governor J Franklin Fort of New Jersey left for Chicago to deliver Col Roosevelt a personal message. He stated Roosevelt would not bolt unless glaring frauds occurred and predicted Roosevelt's ultimate nomination with La Follette and Cummins delegates holding balance of power. Fort described Roosevelt as calm and confident about winning.
Richmond Pearson Hobson U S Congressman from Alabama announced in Troy that he would oppose Joseph F Johnston in the 1914 Senate primaries. Johnston’s term expires March 1915. Hobson said he aims to purge the government of men who serve liquor interests and debauch the people’s morals, and he favors the direct primary system.
Congressman Ben Johnson of Kentucky, a Clark ally, endorses William C. Redfield of Brooklyn for the Vice Presidency alongside Speaker Champ Clark. Johnson, a delegate-at-large, notes the Redfield qualifications as the Kentucky delegation is pledged to Clark at the Baltimore Convention.
Trenton June 12 The Little White House at Sea Girl will be occupied by Gov Wilson and his family on Saturday. He plans to remain there during the Democratic Convention in Baltimore and a direct wire to the governor’s cottage from the convention hall is likely to be installed.
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California delegation threatens to bolt if Taft is nominated at Chicago. Three thousand delegates and supporters, including two women, travel by special train to Chicago to urge Roosevelt and oppose the Republican National Committee. Statements from Wheeler Bancroft and two women delegates pledge action, with Mrs Porter and Mrs Blaney signaling support for woman suffrage and continued protest.
Dr George W Brush snatched Borough President McAneny s hat and tossed it toward a Mayoralty bid during the Brooklyn Transit Conference luncheon at the Hotel Bossert. Brush praised multiple vice presidential candidates and proposed McAneny as a unifying mayoral candidate across parties, drawing applause. McAneny showed surprise but did not comment on the plan.
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