Denver fights for convention tickets amid seating limits
The story describes Denver's pressure to secure more convention tickets as committees debate seating capacity. Organizers arrange meetings at the Fraternal Union building due to inadequate auditorium space. The national board awaits July 6 before ruling on Idaho seats amid Mormon-related disputes.
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Committee On
Committee of
Denver
National Committee
Colorado
Taggart
Auditorium
Chicago Coliseum
New England Holds Dual VP Hope As Bryan Sides With McNeil
Alexander Troup predicts two New England candidates for the Democratic vice presidential nomination Doug las of Massachusetts and Archibald McNeil of Bridgeport. Connecticut will unite for McNeil while Troup notes McNeil has business backing in Pennsylvania New Jersey and New York and support from Chanler allies. He cites Bryan polling by state with Massachusetts Rhode Island Vermont Maine and Connecticut showing varying degrees of support and urges a concise platform including a reiteration of Altgelds injunction plank.
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West
Denver
Alexander Troup
Bryan
East
New England
Douglass
Massachusetts
Archibald McNeil
Bridgeport
Connecticut
McNeil
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York
Chanler
Rhode Island
Johnson
Vermont
Maine
Troup
Altgeld
Gompers
Sherman to go home tomorrow for Utica visit
Congressman James S. Sherman, the Republican candidate for Vice President, is leaving the hospital for his Utica home tomorrow morning after a ten day illness. He says he has recovered much of his strength and feels well.
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James S. Sherman
Utica
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Sherman
Taft Names Official for Philippine Administration
By direction of Secretary Saft the War Department announces appointments by the President and the Philippine Commission. Gregorio Araneta becomes Secretary of Finance and Justice. Newton W. Gilbert and Rafael Palma named Philippine Commission members. W. Cameron Forbes departs for San Francisco on July 13.
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Saft
Bureau of Insular Affairs
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Philippine Islands
W. Cameron Forbes
Massachusetts
Philippine Commission
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Gregorio Araneta
Manile
Newton W. Gilbert
Indiana
Rafael Palma
Mr. Forbes
United States
San Francisco
Corea
Ralph Waldo Eamereon
Harvard
Palma
University of Santo Tomas
Manila
Philippine Assembly
Cevité
Gilbert
Fort Wayne
Ind
Lawier
Philippines
Taft to Back Ohio Campaign Opening Between Sept 1 and 15
Secretary Taft reportedly assures Congressman Kennedy he will push to open national and estate Republican campaigns in Youngstown between September 1 and 15. Kennedy plans to visit Oyster Bay to seek President Roosevelt's attendance. Joseph Butler Jr. says letters from Burton and Foeraker offer support to ensure the event's success.
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Ohio
Taft
James Kennedy
Kennedy
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Joseph Butler
Business Men's Committee
Burton
Foraker
Fernald Heads Ticket for Maine Governor Nomination
Bert M. Fernald of Poland won the Republican nomination for Maine governor by acclamation at the state convention in Bengor. The gathering, led by Asher C. Hinds, adopted a Roosevelt era platform praising national leadership, enforcement of prohibition, and support for state officials. Sanborn and Hatch vied for state auditor with Hatch winning 125 to 290.
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Bert M. Fernald
Poland
Maine
William T. Haines
Waterville
Fernald
Maines
Asher C.hinds
Portland
National House of Representatives
Roosevelt
Republican Party
Congress
S. Hichborn
Augusta
Charles P. Hatch
Irving E. Vernon
Leroy S. Sanborn
Mr. Hatch
Sanborn
Hatch
Vorys Leaves Columbus for Washington Talks
Arthur J. Vorys departed Columbus for Washington to confer with Mr. Taft. He refused to discuss the wheirmenship of the Republican National Committee.
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Columbus
Ohio
Arthur J. Vorys
Washington
Taft
Vorys
Republican National Committee
No arms landed in Pinar del Rio rumor debunked
Havana reports that army investigators found no evidence supporting the claim that a cargo of arms and ammunition had been landed from a schooner at Punta del Coco in Pinar del Rio Province. The rumor is deemed baseless by officers.
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Pinar del Rio
Havana
Punta del Coco
Metz Denies Vice Presidency Boom Amid Denver Dispatches
Denver dispatches claim a Metz boom for Vice President circulates, while Metz dismisses the idea and plays down any national ambitions. Murphy Cohalan and allies plan to depart New York for Denver on the Twentieth Century Limited to test Bryan’s nomination prospects. Senator McCarren will also travel to advocate delegate recognition, with Metz on the same special train.
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Denver
James Dahlman
Bryan
Bosh
Coler
Charles F. Murphy
Conners
Metz Club
Daniel F. Cohalan
Murphy
Grand Central Station
Tammany
William J. Conners
State Committee
New York
Alton B. Parker
William F. Sheehan
Martin W. Littleton
McCarren
Pennsylvania
Plumley Nominated for Congress by Vermont Republicans
In St Johnsbury Vermont Frank H Plumley of Northfield won the Republican nomination for the 2d District at the convention defeating incumbent Kit Haskins 217 to 159. Plumley, 64, former Vermont Court of Claims judge and Norwich University international law lecturer, was noted for past arbitration work. Davis J Foster was renominated in the 1st District.
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Kittredge Haskins
Brattleboro
Washington
Frank H. Plumley
Northfield
Plumley
Great Britain
Venezuela
University of Michigan
Court of Claims of
Vermont
Norwich University
Davis J. Foster
Burlington
Congress
Gompers May Visit New York for Labor Platform Talks
Rumor says President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor will travel to New York to meet with local AFL leaders about labor planks for the Democratic National Convention. Robinson, AFL organizer, says no confirmation, expects Gompers in Denver during the convention and possible suggestions for labor planks.
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American Federation of Labor
New York
Robinson
Jamaica driver admits speeding eighty to ninety on Hillside Ave
Herman Kilpatrick of Manhattan faced the Court of Special Sessions in Jamaica Queens as Motorcycle Patrolman Ennis testified Kilpatrick drove a car at sixty to ninety miles per hour on Hillside Avenue on June 3. Kilpatrick also held a prior Jamaica road racing record on June 5 and 6 and was fined $25.
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Court of Special Sessions
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Queens
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O'Keefe
Fleming
Ryan
Herman Kilpatrick
West 173d Street
Manhattan
Justice O'Keefe
Kilpatrick
Launches Burned At Lake Placid Hotel District
Telegraph report from Lake Placid New York dated June 30 states a launch house at Hotel Ruisseau Mont was destroyed by a gasoline explosion. Four launches were burned including two owned by C. J. Dergler of Cleveland and two owned by Evan H. Patrick, hotel manager.
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Lake Placid
N. Y
Hotel Ruisseaumont
C. J. Dergler
Cleveland
Evan H. Patrick
Freight handlers strike threatens railroad service in New Orleans
About three hundred Illinois Central freight workers demand pay increase from 140 to 250 dollars a day. Their two year contract at 180 dollars expired and they refuse to work or sign a new contract without the raise, potentially halting operations tonight and tomorrow.
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New Orleans
Illinois Central Railroad
Hearst Loses Bid in New York Mayoral Recount Fight
The 1906 recount ends with Justice Lambert directing a verdict for George B. McClellan as Mayor of New York City. Hearst gained 508 votes overall. McClellan faced $40,000 in costs plus unpaid counsel fees. The court ruled the original canvass accurate and warned that disenfranchising voters would endanger the republic.
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Hearst
Attorney General's Office
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Clarence J. Shearn
Eugene Lamb Richards
Shearn
George B. McClellan
City of New York
Mr. Richards
Mortimer L. Wisdom
New York County
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Queens
Richmond
Richards
Mr. Shearn
Dolson
Decs
Mr. Hearst
Lambert
Supreme Court
Board of County
New York
Attorneyeo
Mayor Declares Recount Result Final and Just
In a formal statement Mayor McClellan asserts no doubt existed through the recount period. He defends the legal process, notes his final plurality of 2 971 in the 1995 case, and says he paid over 40 000 to defend his title while the state funded the contestant's challenge.
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City of
New York
Ten year old charged in fatal shooting in Cusota
Ten year old Robert Jardine from Cusota is jailed in Le Sueur Minnesota accused of fatally shooting Russell St John in a premeditated attack believed to have waited for the victim. The incident occurred around the Fourth of July period as the youth reportedly fled after the act.
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Minn
Robert Jardine
Cusota
Russell St. John
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