Sproul Movement Gains In Presidential Contention
A tense scramble in the Republican race features Sproul gaining visible support in Pennsylvania as delegates shift amid illness and power plays. Lowden's prospects seem dim on return ballots, while Wood's strength grows with New York backing and Johnson suppression plans. Lodge may retain the chair as party factions avoid open conflict.
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John
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Medill Mc. Cormick
Southern Delegate Reduction Pushed
CHICAGO June 6 R B Howell Nebraska national committeeman will head a drive at the Republican convention to amend rules reducing Southern representation from 160 to 80 delegates. He advocates four large delegate votes per Southern state and two per Congressional district with additional votes only where Republican totals reach specified thresholds. The plan mirrors a 1912 effort that failed as the convention split.
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R. B. Howell
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Howell
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Gavel Made From Rafter In Independence Hall
A gavel carved from a rafter of Independence Hall will be used by Chairman Will H. Hays to open the Republican convention in Chicago. Mayor Meare carried the gift to Chicago to symbolize independence and Americanism as Wilfred Jordan, curator, presented the gavel after renovation of the hall.
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Independence Hall
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Chicago
Meare
Wilfred Jordan
Pennsylvania
Wood and Lowden split Southern delegates at national contest
The national committee awarded Governor Frank C. Lowden 88 of the 197 contested Southern seats while Wood forces lost, leaving 7,800 delegates unspecified and not sent to the national convention.
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Rivalry for Choice Convention Rooms in Chicago Race
Rivalry for choice places in the Republican convention organization dominated by chairmanships and committees. Indiana Senator Watson and New York Ogden Mills contended for the platform committee chair as Mills urged carrying through months of work. Utah Senator Smoot was mentioned for credentials chair, with a Johnson Borah faction angle over the league plank.
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New York
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League of Nations
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Rhode Island Governor Beeckman Sways Delegates In Chicago
Providence June 4 Delegates and alternates from Rhode Island left for Chicago unaware of Governor Beeckman's intentions for the Republican vice presidential nomination. Some observers doubt his candidacy suggesting camouflage and noting a possible Senate motive behind his public position.
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Senate
All Factions See Agreement on Platform Wording
Informal talks show broad consensus on platform principles with Lodge opposing changes to the plank. Crane backs Lodge on treaty issues while Lodge aids Crane elsewhere. The resolutions committee will finalize platform wording after ongoing conferences led by Senator Watson.
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Ohio
Party Platform Builders Get Down to Work
Republican platform builders in Chicago focus on key planks including the Versailles treaty League of Nations industrial relations and Mexico with parties divided yet hopeful for unity. Senators arrive from Washington shaping debates as Johnson Borah Lodge Fall and others maneuver to craft a resolute platform. Agricultural interests organize to push farm policy while Capper leads on platform recommendations.
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Pennsylvania
Henry Lane Wilson
Indiana
Johnson
Perkins in Sanatorium Misses Convention
George W. Perkins, noted capitalist, has been in a private sanatorium for two weeks. His daughter Mrs AF Seaman said last night the condition is not serious and he will return home at Riverdale in a short time. He cannot attend the Chicago convention as a Bronx delegate. Thora W Whittle is expected to take his place. Perkins recently took a rent in the Capitol building.
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Riverdale
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Parkins
Chicago
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Thora W. Whittle
Wood and Woodward seen shaping 1920 GOP effort
The Brooklyn leaders push for Wood and Butler alignment as New York delegates prepare for a Chicago convention. Leaders forecast 60 Butler votes first ballot while Wood supporters claim progress. Wadsworth heads NY delegation plans with Hilles as national committeeman and Calder and Mills eye key committee posts. Sage and Aldridge also figure in credentials and notification roles.
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Wood
Butler
New York
Woodmen
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Ur. Utler
Morrrow
Wadsworth
Charles D. Hilles
Herbert Parsons
New York State
William M. Calder
Committee On Permanent Organization
Oden L. Mills
Henry M. Sage
Albany
George W. Aldridge
Rochester
Hilles
Republican National Committee
Senate Committee
Butler Outlines Broad World Plan For Republican Platform
Dr Nicholas Murray Butler of New York joined Republican presidential hopefuls in Chicago to lead convention headquarters efforts He urged a precise declaration of principles and opposed isolationist policy He advocated a three zone world order with international cooperation and an international court of justice and warned against handling the Monroe Doctrine through Article X
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Nicholas Murray Butler
New York
Butler
Republican Party
Johnson
Johnson and
Horah
Unite States
Wilson
Foreign Relations Committee
Manufacturers Take Planks to Convention
A delegation of 58 Chicago manufacturers travels to the Republican National Convention to urge adoption of a nine plank platform on government, industry, regulation, taxation, immigration, and foreign trade. The group plans to attend the San Francisco Democratic convention later, with headquarters at the Blackstone Hotel.
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National Manufacturers’ Association
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Politeness To Be Suffragist Pickets' Rule
Chicago June 6 Polite but impressive picketing of the Republican National Convention was decided on by National Women’s party leaders led by Miss Alice Paul. More than a hundred women from twenty two states will occupy positions outside the Coliseum and others will work among delegates. They seek to spur governors to call special sessions for ratification. Pioneers Mrs Olympia Brown and Mrs Anna Newdall will head the line with banners demanding liberty.
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Suffrage
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Wisconsin
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Alabama
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Congress
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Ohio
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Norwalk
Conn
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White House
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Myrtle Kane
Mary O'Reilly
Chicago
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Eleanor Bresky
Minneapolis
Garrity
Lola Maverick Lloyd
Illinois
Ilinois
Abby Scott Baker
Doria Stevens
New York
Lawrence Lewis
Philadelphia
Clement
Holcomb
Taft Sees Little Hope For Johnson In Convention
The piece discusses Taft’s bold bid to force Johnson’s renomination by rallying delegates and exploiting fears of rivals. It notes Chicago’s radical energies and warns that Johnson’s plan could push the convention to choose between backing the Lodge reservations or repudiating the Senate bloc.
Republicans and Johnson clash over party unity in Nominating fight
In a tense convention debate speakers warn that a Johnson nomination could split the party. Supporters fear a bolt and demand a courageous stand for the majority Republicans. Democrats may back the ticket, aiming to defeat a schism and enable constructive governance and welfare.
Harvards Germanic Museum Opening Postponed
Harvard officials postpone the Germanic Museum opening built largely from Adolphus Busch contributions. Heavy doors guard the building as curiosity seekers knock, a lone caretaker observes, and even the surrounding grass remains untrimmed while the clock shows noon. The opening is delayed until after peace is declared.
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Adolphus Busch
St. Louis
Maine and N H Delegations Head to Chicago Today
The Maine and New Hampshire delegations to the Republican National Convention, about seventy five members strong, left for Chicago and are due to arrive Monday at 2 PM.
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