Vacancy rules for a potential Republican nominee
The text debates who would fill a vacant presidential ticket position if James S. Sherman fell ill. It notes no fixed precedent and discusses whether the Republican National Committee or a new convention would appoint a replacement, with opinions from Herbert Parsons and Col Abraham Gruber.
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James Ss. Sherman
New York
Republican National Committee
Herbert Parsons
New York County Republican Committee
Col
Abraham Gruber
Oyster Bay
Repulican National Committee
Chicago
No Celebration in Utica Shelves Homecoming Plans
Utica New York quiet tonight instead of celebratory homecoming for Congressman Sherman Republican VP nominee. Demonstration indefinitely postponed as illness restrains events. Mrs Peck, wife of doctor and physician, died this afternoon and Mr Peck remains critically ill. medical advice would be valuable due to his prior treatment of Sherman.
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Utica
N. Y
Sherman
Peck
Eesene
Taft Sends Telegram on Sherman's Illness from Taft
Secretary Taft telegraphed running mate James Sherman in Cleveland reporting distress at his illness. He expressed hope for restoration to health and prayed for recovery, noting Sherman may undergo a potentially dangerous operation.
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New Haven
Conn
Athens H. Taft
James S. Sherman
Cleveland
Herrick
Taft
Sherman
Hughes Praises Ticket At Albany Rally In 1912
The National Republican campaign opened with a Sete meeting in Albany where Congressman Sereno E Payne and Hedges spoke. A letter from Gov Hughes praised Taft and Sherman and urged party unity, while Senator Borah was scheduled to speak but was ill.
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Albany
N. Y
Albany County Republican
Sereno E. Payne
Auburn
Job HE
Hedges
New York
William Barnes Jr
Varnes
Gov. Hughes
Luther C. Warner
Republican Party
Republican Pi
Congress
James S. Sherman
Taft
Sherman
Charles E. Hugh Senalttor Borah
Idaho
Taft in Yale Alumni Day Crowd at Yale Field
Yale alumni day features Bill Taft Yale ’78 marching with his class banner and cheering loudly at the Yale Harvard game on Yale Field. He greets umpires and classmates, attends a noon memorial with Hadley, and leads the parade to Prexie Hadley’s house amid heavy rain and cheering crowds.
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Neo York Times
New Haven
Conn
Bill” Taft
Yale
Judge Taft
Taft
William Howard Taft
United States
Harvard
Yale Field
Will”’ Smith
Mr. Taft
Luke E. Wright
Manhattan
New York
James Schoolcraft Sherman
Cleveland
Yale Alumni Association
Alumni Hall
Horace Dutton Taft
Taft School
Watertown
Hadley
H. D. Taft
White Hous
James Bryce
Hart Lyman
Bill
William S. Hubbell
James Hadley
Yale Corporation
Woodbridge Hall
Augustus Panfield Ledyard
Philippines
Henry B. Ledyard
Michigan Central Railroad
Spain
Philippine Islands
Army of
Augustus Canfield Ledyard
University
Inijiro Tajiri
Finance Deartment
Tokio
Japan
Howard C. Hollister
Cincinnati
Mrs
Judge Hollister
J. M. Lamberton
Harrisburg
Charlie
Mr. Taft Wate
Sheffield” Scientific
Shef
Shefs
First Base
Charles Ellicott, Jr
Smith
William H
Country Club
George Curtis
Bloomfield
N. J
Charles F. Carter
Lexington
Mass
George B. Edwards
Russellville
Henry C. Coe
Henry M. Hoyt
Washington
Big Bill Taft
Teddy Roosevelt
Bill Taft
Paul Charlton
Inniar Bureau
War Department
Wash
Foraker Likely to Seek Peace with Taft Forces in Ohio
Reports from Washington and Cincinnati indicate likely amicable working agreements between Taft and Foraker factions in Ohio. Taft declines to discuss the matter publicly while noting published exchanges. Foraker plans a statewide campaign push to rally negro voters and solidify Republican support ahead of the election.
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New Haven
Taft
Foraker
Ohio
Senator Foraker
Chicago
Washington
Senate
Cincinnati
Boldt Favored For Governor by Democratic Leader
Albany June 23. William J. Conners chairman of the Democratic State Committee said a German headed state ticket would be an excellent plan this Fall and that George C. Boldt of the Waldorf Astoria was a possible Governor candidate. Boldt dismissed the buzz as a joke though flattered by the mention.
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National Committee
Sherman
Cummins
Fairbanks
Washington
Garfield Hospital
New York Times
Albany
N. Y
William J. Conners
Democratic State Committee
George C. Boldt
Waldorf- Astoria
Conners
Georgia Democrats Ratify Primaries at Grand Opera House
Atlanta delegates totaling about 1800 rejected instructions to support a Presidential candidate and ratified gubernatorial nominee Joseph M Brown. Seven of eleven congressional districts in daylight caucuses opposed instructions for a Presidential candidate with Bryan supported by only one delegate. The convention rejected endorsing Thomas E Watson for Vice President, while the platform calls for continued prohibition enforcement and strict railroad regulation in Georgia.
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Atlanta
House
Joseph M. Brown
Bryan
Johnson
Gray
Thomas E. Watson
Georgia
Bryan Targets Republican Platform as Standpatters Win
William J. Bryan denounces the Chicago Convention platform as a silent repudiation of Rooseveltian reforms. He argues the party courted the negro vote by promising freedom and citizenship while ignoring anti trust and currency reform. He notes Republican leaders appeal to racial prejudice for votes in close states.
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Lincoln
Neb
William J. Bryan
Chicago
Republican Party
la Follette
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Ellis Explains On Republican Platform In Columbus
In Columbus on June 23 Attorney General Wade Ellis answered Bryan’s attacks by detailing how the anti-injunction plank was drafted by Taft allies on the Resolutions Sub-Committee with Taft and the President approving it before substitution. He said the platform reflects Roosevelt era progressive policy and broad party approval.
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Columbus
Ohio
Wade Ellis
Bryan
Ellis
Friends
Taft
New York Delegation Vows Hard Line Against Bryan
Tammany Hall figures reveal New York will oppose Bryan's nomination at the Denver Democratic National Convention. They insist a sane conservative platform is needed and state uninstructed delegates may swing to a candidate who can win. Murphy and Conners both refuse to comment until after Denver.
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New York
Denver
William J. Bryan
Tammany Hall
Charles F. Murphy
Bryan
Vermont
North Carolina
Georgia
Lewis Nixon
Tammany
Nixon
Mos
Murphy
Conners
Heavy Democratic Primary Vote in Iowa Surprises Politicians
DES MOINES Iowa June 23 The Democrats of Iowa cast nearly 50 000 votes in their recent primary Officials show Claude R Porter the only Democratic U S Senator candidate received 47 877 votes across 96 counties and Fred White the Governor candidate earned 49 078 votes in 87 counties reflecting surprising turnout.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Claude R. Porter
Fred White
Solitaire Diamond Ring Vanishes Across Three Adventures
Mrs. Mary E. Wilkins Freeman of Metuchen New Jersey recounts the three misadventures of her solitaire diamond ring. Oven furnace mishap at night kitchen hat misplacement leads to the ring ending up in a cake. The final clue ties the ring to a Fairweather Cake prepared for a brides luncheon with the ring later found missing from the wearer.
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Mary .E. Wilkins Freeman
Metuchen
N. J
Mrs. Freeman
Dr. Freeman
New York
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Ring
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Hughes
Hunyadi
Janos
Centre Church
Edward W. Flag
Potsdam
New London
Heaven
Mr. Foraker
Twenty Fifth Regiment
Gettysburg
Boldt
Mr. Boldt
Flerriey
Roosevelt
Plank
Williiams
Ellis Again Explains
Vogel Brothers
42Nd St
8Th Ave
Mark Vogel Brothers
Woods Brothers
Mott’s Plumbing
The
Fifth Avenue
Seventeenth Street
TIGER
Murphy Ee
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Mary Wilkins. Freeman
Post
Ind
Eliiah
Postum Cereal Company, Limited
Battle Creek, Mica
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