New York Delegation Feud Shapes Primary Ballots
The New York fight between Hughes and Root camps narrows to a thin split on the first ballot with Root ahead 45 to 42 and Roosevelt support shifting votes. Proctor from Utica edges Hughes by one on the next tally as the list of delegates from ward and state persists with heavy names including Depew, Stimson, Butler, and Otis Barnard among many others.
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New York
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Roosevelt
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Wellam Berri
Alfred FE
Wan Micciel J. Dedy
M. BH. Campbell
C. S. Warbaers
Frank Eblers
F. H. Luce
George Cromwell
Chauncey M. Depew
Oise T. Barnard
Job Hedges
Henry L. Stimson
Beverly R. Robinson
James R Shofield
Charles D. Hilles
Nicholas Murray Butler
George R. Sheldon
Wolam
Whitman Flows and Strains in New York Delegation
Delegates and alternates from New York met after the convention adjourned as Governor Whitman warned that Justice Hughes would win the first ballot tomorrow. He faulted his alliance with Oscar Straus and Progressive leaders, citing friction over Straus’ Public Service Commission role and Whitman’s exclusion from the peace conference.
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Valentine J. Marin
James W. Whitmore
William J. W
Henry R. Barrett
John B. Rowe
W W. Neystadt
Lewis A. Emerson
A. Lewis
Nortrand Bi. Snell
Wal Witherbée
Thaddeus C. Sweet
James Moore
William J. Tully
George W Aldridge
James L. Hotchkien
John A. Merritt
John Lord O'Brien
George Urban
Harry J. Knepper
Edward
Whitman
Oscar Straus
Hight
Mr. Straus
Roosevelt
New York
Rice
Blackstone
Justice Huynes
Straus
Public Service Commission
Mr. Whitan
Norwegian Ship Artensis Sinks in Jersey Coast Sand
Rescue of the Norwegian ship Artensis, aground near Sea Side Park New Jersey, grew more remote by daybreak. The vessel sank steadily into the sand after the crew abandoned it late yesterday while Captain Lothal watched from the coast guard house.
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Sea Side Park
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Artensis
Iato
Lothal
Coast Guard
Colonel Roosevelt Nomination Hemmed In By National Hope
Senator Fall urges delegates to unite behind Colonel Roosevelt as a colossal figure in American manhood at Chicago's Coliseum. He warns that foreign policy decisions can shape history and emphasizes the need for a strong, universal leader for the nation’s future.
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Republican Party
Party of Stability
Party of Progress
Theodore Roosevelt for President of the United States
A political speech extols Theodore Roosevelt as the sole American leader capable of delivering on promises amid Mexican strife. It lauds his private virtue, loyal marriage, and universal recognition, urging Republican delegates and voters to elect him President of the United States.
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New York State
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William Howard Taft
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Tammany Sends 400 to St Louis for 1904 Convention
Tammany Hall plans its largest delegation yet to the Democratic National Convention in St Louis. About 400 braves travel on three special trains from Grand Central Pennsylvania Terminal and Erie Terminal led by Thomas F. Smith and Philip Donohue. Charles F. Murphy meets them in St Louis as Tom Foley Tom McAvoy and Charley Culkin oversee the trains with Luke OConnor supplying the elite Washington Square group.
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Pennsylvania
Erie
Thomas F. Smith
St. Louis
Philip Donohue
Tammany Braves
Tom Foley
Tom McAvoy
Charley Culkin
Washington Square
Greenwich Avenue
Christopher Street
John Masefield
Whitman Nominates Hughes For President In 1908
Governor Whitman declares Charles Evans Hughes the Republican standard bearer, praising his firm leadership and preparedness stance. He frames the 1908 choice as restoring confidence, unity, and prosperity, citing Hughes’s legal career and wartime stewardship as proof of fit for president.
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Spontaneous Outbursts for Fairbanks at Republican Rally
A Chicago press report details Indiana delegates staging spontaneous cheers for Charles Warren Fairbanks at the Republican convention. The scene features flags, a brass band, and unique theatrics including an extended ovation and a running joke about who the nominee is, with parallel cheers for other candidates and notable delegates.
Roosevelt Emerges From Prolonged Delegates Demonstration
At the convention in Temsee Ohio the 25 minute mark saw the band play Sousa and the crowd settle. Connecticut's Alland named Weeks as the best address of the day while Du Pont drew cheers for a short moment. Lawrence Sherman born into poverty was introduced amid police gatecrash as thousands cheered. Cummins and Fairbanks followed with lengthy demonstrations. The crowd eventually chanted Teddy for Roosevelt as Fairbanks and others nominated him.
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Tammany Plans Expanded Charities Office To Scrutinize Groups
Frank Dowling announced Tammany Hall would contest a Board of Estimate move approving forty two new Charities Department positions at a cost of $54,000. The plan, led by Kingsbury, would add a director twenty two inspectors seven physicians and clerical staff to inspect private charitable institutions and audit city funds, a role Dowling vows to challenge before the Board of Aldermen. The effort follows a shift from state to city oversight and criticism of current auditing.
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Newark Honors Germans 4 Programme At Anniversary Parade
Newark marks its 20th anniversary with a German themed programme featuring a parade expected to draw about 20,000 participants. William O. Kuebler serves as grand marshal, and Major Carl Lewis of the Northwestern Sanger Band leads the division. A symbolic float depicts friendship between Germany and the United States.
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William O. Kuebler
Carl Lewis
Northwestern
Sanger
Rand
Urge Federal Suffrage Act Moves in 1900s politics
Malone urges the President to push Congress to pass a Federal amendment for woman suffrage this summer. Doris Stevens and Mabel Vernon head to St Louis to lobby the Democratic Convention while Abby Scott Baker plans to press Justice Hughes about his stance. Congressional Union leaders fear and assess Hughes as potentially supportive, hoping for a clear position before the election.
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New Woman's Party
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Woman's Party
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Congress
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Justice Hughes
Local Businessmen Stop at Summer Rex President Conference
A group of businessmen visited Summer Rex stations to discuss plans for a purge of outdated policies. The event highlighted cooperation with regional leaders and potential investments in Elton Island and Kailrond amid ongoing contests at Hine and Sanarhan stations.
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Thor Duarest
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Elton
Kailrond
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