Nomination Talks Split Delegates Over Hughes Support
Ward and Brown discuss Hughes nomination and Roosevelt. Delegates debate whether Hughes can unite parties, with Ward noting uncertainty if Hughes would accept and the possible impact on Republican regima. Ward travels from Chicago area to Port Chester, meeting Francis Hendricks in Syracuse after leaving Chicago.
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Mere Ward
Progressives split over Hughes as Wilton gains support
A faction urges backing Woodrow Wilson and Roosevelt backers push for Hughes as the Progressive wing debates strategy. Delegates criticize Justice Hughes and the Supreme Court as political. Support for Wilson remains strong while some insist the party must unite behind a candidate.
New York Delegates Forecast Hughes Victory in State
County Chairman Sam F Koenig predicts Hughes will carry New York by 200000 as Republican delegates return. Taft and Roosevelt may stump for Hughes and Fairbanks while Governor Whitman leaves Chicago. Uncertainty remains over a state convention before June 15 and no clear plan has emerged.
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Garbage Foreman Wounded at Brooklyn Plant
Police arrest Joseph Taylor an employee at the Barren Island garbage disposal plant after he admits shooting and wounding Thomas Farris a foreman during a quarrel. Farris hospitalized in Brooklyn. Taylor fled to Rockaway Point before boarding a train to New York.
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Wickersham Predicts Republican Unity Under Hughes
Ex attorney general George W. Wickersham says Justice Hughes will reunite the Republicans, with hyphenates sidelined. He notes some Progressive resistance but foresees practical fusion, denies secret talks with Hughes, and clarifies he did not visit Oyster Bay nor confer with Roosevelt after Washington.
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United States
Supreme Court
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Hughes Campaign Publicity Rally Spurs Federal Disclosure
Hughes backed by Perry Helmont as National Campaign Publicity Association chief argues Kies nomination boosts campaign publicity and national defence. Belmont predicts Hughes victory would push a federal law forcing full disclosure of campaign contributions, transforming how money powers politics and governance.
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National Campaign Publicity Association
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Diplomatic Service
New York
Hughes and Daughter Seek Publicity Reform Progress
A brittle discussion notes advances toward enforcing federal publicity law akin to New York statutes. It emphasizes Governor Hughes's view of campaign publicity as crucial and predicts his election would push full realization of publicity goals. The piece critiques political barter and asserts no sacrifice of national interests for partisan gain.
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Roosevelt fielding calls on Hughes bid from Sagamore Hill
Reports from Chicago detail Progressive leaders arriving at Sagamore Hill with hopes to push Theodore Roosevelt toward supporting Justice Hughes or entering the Progressive bid. Prospects of more high level meetings there are noted as factions press for the Colonel to act, while others urge him to stay retired.
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A Farmer Delivers Generous Brass Band Subscription
A farmer known for his mean nature surprised a brass band fund by agreeing to a large subscription. He joked that his generosity was for scaring crows from potatoes during practice and showed gratitude as the fund praised his support per The Argonaut.
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G O P Leaders Name Possible Hughes Campaign Chiefs
London reports list Frank N. Hitchcock Ralph E. Williams Joseph B Keating Frederick C Tanner and Charles B Warren as possible chairman and officers for Hughes campaign. Hitchcock chaired previous committees and led New York operations for Roosevelt Taft campaigns. Williams is Oregon GOP committeeman. Tanner NY state chairman. Warren Michigan committeeman.
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New York
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Oregon
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Charles B. Warren
W. Murray Crane
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Woman's Party
Hitchock Declines Chairmanship and Public Office
Frank N Hitchcock announces he is not a candidate for the Republican National Committee chairmanship or any public office. He says his convention involvement aimed to aid party effort and that Hughes did not seek the presidency. He will step back from national campaign duties, leaving others to conduct the drive.
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Chicago
Frank N. Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Justice Hughes
Thieves Flood Basements After Whiskey Heist
Thieves broke into Paul Norwich's saloon at 097 Boulevard Bayonne and woke to drunkenly flood the cellar with whiskey, rifling the till and gorging on cigars as they fled.
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Stokes Likens Call of Hughes to Lincoln's
Ex Governor Ed ward Stoker, a Jersey figure in Chicago, praised Charles BE Hughes after the Republican convention. He said Hughes’s nomination marks a remarkable incident in American political history and a call to self-government. He called Hughes a statesman of broad vision and urged restraint from ambitious seekers.
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Chicago
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Germany
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Standard Oil Still Burns 1000 Barrels of Crude Lost
A large fire at Standard Oil plant in Bayonne last night destroyed the still No 2 brick building and about 1000 barrels of crude oil. Hundreds of workers mobilized as alarms sounded. nearby tanks were pumped out to prevent spread. Loss estimated at $15000.
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Hughes Will Win in Picket Showdown Says Thompson
Senator George Thompson denounces the citys dual subway contract at the Church of the Ascension. He accuses the Public Service Commission of aiding corporations and hints at federal action to declare the contract illegal. He predicts New Yorks rail fares will fall and vows further Interborough inquiries before July 1. Meanwhile 20,000 garment workers strike, with 200 extra police guarding eight Fifth to Sixth Avenue factories on Twenty fourth Street as employers push for arbitration via new independent shops.
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Cry of Murder Rises As Beer Keg Explodes
Forty five hundred members of the Pop Kenny Association on two double decker barges were returning from Forest View Grove New Jersey when a keg of beer exploded while being tapped. A tug captain alerted Manhattan Police, and officers at Hamilton Avenue detained the group while investigating the blast. No murder confirmed, authorities said the blast caused the incident.
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Wife of 18 Makes Third Death by Own Action
Bridgeport Conn June 11 Mrs John S Kling eighteen years old attempted suicide at 327 Pembroke Street Bridgeport Hospital after four years of marriage to a man from Wilkes-Barre He plans divorce saying he will marry someone else and support her while she lives with her Camden N J parents He called her behavior a joke and said he can no longer stand her temper Esther E Honeywell of Camden before marriage was named in the note the report states
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Fireman Falls Into Coal Chute at PRR Plant
James Farmer, a Pennsylvania Railroad fireman with over thirty five years service, was smothered to death when he slipped into a coal chute at a Prospect Street plant. Workers lowered fifty tons of coal to free him. he disappeared before help arrived and was found dead fifteen minutes later. He was sixty years old and survived by a widow.
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Pennsylvania Delegates Depart for St Louis Convention
Philadelphia June 1 delegates from Pennsylvania left for St Louis on a special train led by Wirehell Palmer national committee. Delegation to be picked up at Harrisburg Altoona Johnstown and Pittsburgh. A caucus is planned in St Louis on Tuesday.
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Pittsburgh
Broadway Chase Ends With Auto Thieves Apprehended
Broadway crowds watched as three young men stole a car on Thirtyeighth Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. Cornelius Carey of the Bronx tried to stop the thieves. patrolman Jacobson and Captain Hurley led officers to the suspects who were captured after a brief pursuit near Fifth Avenue.
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Speaker Clark Sees Wilson Victory If Roosevelt Declines
Washington June 11 Speaker Champ Clark issued a statement criticizing Republicans for backing a Supreme Court justice as presidential candidate. He warned the Progressives against nominating Roosevelt while arguing Roosevelt should decline or support Hughes. Clark claimed odds favor Wilson in a two term context.
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Marshall Greets Neighbor Fairbanks Returns Home
Vice-President among early congratulators for G. O. P. nominee Fairbanks as he travels from Indianapolis to Delaware Ohio for Ohio Wesleyan University trustees meeting then to Chicago for McKleley Metserot Association. He thanks Indiana delegates and supporters while messages pour in, with early praise from Vice President Marshall living nearby.
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