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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1912
Page
2
Draft analysis shows Roosevelt may lose votes on the second ballot while Taft voices confidence. Wisconsin’s La Follette and McGovern factions influence the temporary chairman fight, with predictions of a unified Wisconsin delegation if the Roosevelts’ plan stalls.
The event shows a striking lack of enthusiasm with a subdued band and scarce cheering as delegates enter. The Roosevelt faction receives only a brief, muted welcome for Flinn and Indiana’s Harry New is noted among arrivals amid the overall pall of indifference.
At Chicago's Coliseum the Republican convention erupted in six hours of angry rhetoric. Taft backer Elihu Root won the Temporary Chairman post over Wisconsin's Francis E. McGovern by 558 to 502 amid boos and jeers from delegates and onlookers. Wisconsin’s Roosevelt faction split. McGovern carried only half his state as Walter L. Houser clashed with Henry L. Cochems. The scene included hisses from box seats and heated exchanges as party factions pressed their plans for the Roosevelts and Taft alike.
The Chicago convention erupts in hisses and boos as Hadley and Watson clash with Barnes and Roosevelters. Delegates shout down speakers, police eject disruptors, and Wisconsin’s Cochems and Houser challenge McGovern gambit amid taft roosevelt power struggle.
The source describes a political maneuver where one figure used another as a stalking horse to trigger a confrontation, then betrayed that ally to advance his own candidacy. The passage highlights strategic deception and self serving ambition within the race.
A dry process and special cleaning method are recommended for white suits in serge diagonal whipcord or flannel. The note emphasizes that white goods should not be washed and highlights a specialized approach.
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