Roosevelt's 1912 Platform Turns To Workingman Tariff Plan
Special to The New York Times Chicago June 17 Col Roosevelt signals a conservative tilt if nominated dropping recall and referendum to local issues while pressing three key planks. A Mississippi River flood control project a strengthened trust policy with an industrial commission and a tariff favoring workingmen define his proposed national plank mix.
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National Committee members picked at caucuses for GOP
In Chicago on June 17 delegates to the Republican National Committee were chosen from state delegations with some to be delayed until near the convention. A long list names elected includes Alabama P D Barker Arizona Ralph H Cameron Illinois Roy O West New York to be selected later. credentials committee members named for most states.
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Connecticut
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Delaware
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John W. Hart
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New Hampshire
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New Jersey
Borden D. Whiting
New Mexico
Solomon Luna
New York
North Carolina
Richmond Pearson
North Dakota
Thomas F. Marshall
Ohio
Walter F. Brown
Oklahoma
George
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Louis P. Shackleford
Hawaii
Charles A. Rice
Delegates Hurt in Wreck at Union Station
In Chicago a collision between a Pennsylvania train and empty cars injured more than twenty people, including Georgia Tafts delegates to the Republican National Convention. A.N. Fluker of Argyle Ga. was severely hurt and taken to a hospital. other injured named include William Driscoll of Atlanta E J Turner of Columbus J W Davis of Macon R A Holland of McDonough J S Styles of Dawson A W Bryant of Valdosta M B Morton of Athens W James of Sparta A S Simmons of Macon M C Leman and Henry Lincoln Johnson of Atlanta plus Dr W F Penn and F S Broadnax. Georgia delegates caucus postponed to afternoon to allow recovery.
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Longworth Trunks Lost in Chicago Hunt for Dresses
Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth arrives in Chicago for convention week without her dresses trunks. Eight trunks with hats travel on the same train as her husband Congress man Longworth, while her gowns are delayed. The former president’s daughter wears a simple dark suit as she seeks a solution to the wardrobe shortage.
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Roosevelt's volatile drive to control convention seating
Col Roosevelt spent June 17 in Chicago outlining a aggressive plan to challenge Taft delegates at the National Convention. He pressed for a fight over seating and temporary leadership, met delegations, urged discipline, and faced a crowded reception where supporters cheered while security cleared pathways.
Roosevelt Delegation Clash as Maine and Nebraska Rally
Delegates from Nebraska Maine Minnesota Indiana and Virginia declare support for Roosevelt amid crowded lobby scenes Colonel's bodyguard fights back a crowd as roosevelt.confers with managers after a busy day with megaphone announcements and mass meetings to rally support against Taft and Root.
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Imagined British Analogy to American Political Crises
London reports from June describe a Chicago political crisis with LloydGeorge and Asquith imagery. The Daily Telegraph notes venality among delegates, comparing office to a sale by a “little band of blacks” and describing the ethics of white and black delegates in stark terms.
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Debasing Fight Says Jowett
The Rev. John H. Jowett of New York, visiting London, condemns the Taft-Roosevelt personal feud as debasing American public life. He notes citizens feel great issues are neglected as two old friends clash in a fierce controversy.
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God Loves America: Watterson in The Courier Journal
Col El Henry Watterson denounces commercialism and partyism as corrupting forces in American politics. He argues the Republican Party may be lost, but the Republic Endures, proclaiming no higher law than God's and that God still loves America.
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Convention Scenes on Eve of Battle at Roosevelt Taft Showdown
Chicago crowds pack hotel corridors as Roosevelt and Taft factions clash in fist fights and noisy demonstrations. Col Roosevelt appears at windows to greet bands, while delegates quarrel over control, foreshadowing convection chaos and possible GOP rifts in tomorrow’s Coliseum showdown.
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Women reject Roosevelt in suffrage clash across states
Ida Husted Harper condemns Col Roosevelt's sudden pro suffrage stance as a political ploy aimed at Western states and presidential gains. She recalls his past refusals and notes Colorado and other Western states' strong activist efforts may shift votes. The piece warns the Republican platform to adopt a woman suffrage plank or risk backlash in November.
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Missouri Republicans Refuse Vote for Roosevelt Lists Circulated
Ex Judge R E Rombauer sent to Chicago delegates lists of several hundred Missouri Republicans who will not vote for Theodore Roosevelt if he is the party nominee. The lists name prominent business and professional men, not politicians, and are to be distributed at the convention to urge defeating Roosevelt for party success.
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