Taft forces in control at national convention
Dispatches describe a Taft loyalist mood at the convention with debates over the Choate plank and anti injunction stance. Senator Fulton denies White House influence while Cannon pushes against radical planks. Hitchcock names committee heads for notifying nominees and organizing efforts.
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Fulton
Oregon
Taft
White House
Cannon
Chicago
Union League Club
Theodore Roosevelt
Odell Declines to Back Hughes for President
Ex Governor Odell not voting for Hughes as New York delegates line up for Sherman for VP. Odell notes district instruction and weighs political maneuvers with Payn and Gell amid Utica Mohawk Valley figures urging Sherman’s candidacy, while Woodruff insists on honoring delegate instructions.
Rich Rooters for Senator Knox
Pittsburg dispatch reports a Pennsylvania Limited train carrying ten Chicago supporters planning to back Senator Knox at the convention as a presidential candidate. The group includes John H. Jones of Pittsburg-Buffalo Coal, B F Jones and Willis L King of Jones & Laughlin Steel, R H Boges, R BR Melton, W McConway, J Callery, James H Reed, S P Black, and A Knox, brother of the candidate.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Limited
Chicago
Senator Knox
John H. Jones
Pittsburg-Buffalo Coal Company
B. F. Jones
Willis L. King
Dolliver in Lead for Vice President Amid Chicago Talks
Chicago dispatch reports Dolliver of Iowa as the leading VP hopeful, with Taft leaning toward him though Iowa troubles loom. Sherman gains strength from New York and Missouri support, while Cummins and Hughes provoke concerns. Cortelyou’s boom lags as factions hedge on the final choice ahead of the convention.
Letters urged Taft to appoint Hitchcock campaign chair
Chicago June 14 letters from over half the national committee urged Secretary Taft to name Frank H Hitchcock as campaign manager if he is nominated by the Republican convention. Hitchcock said he preferred waiting until after a nomination. The choice is seen as between Hitchcock and Arthur I Vorys with others favoring Cortelyou or New.
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Chicago
Taft
Frank H. Hitchcock
Hitchcock
Washington
Crane
New
Arthur I. Vorys
Vorys
Ohio
Myron T. Herrick
Charles P. Taft
National Committee
Nathan Hale
Tennessee
Brownlow
Hale
McKinley
Illinois
Congress
Mr. McKinley
Cannon
Mr. Hale
Delegations Arrive in Chicago for Taft Nomination Fight
Delegations from Iowa California Idaho Hawaii Oregon and others arrived in Chicago as headquarters opened at the Auditorium Annex. Taft leaders push Hammond seconding bid while others target Taft alignment. Notable attendees include George A Knight and John Dalzell. Governor Long yields a delegate slot.
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Chicago
Iowa
Auditorium Annex
California
George A. Knight
Taft
John Hays Hammond
Idaho
Hammond
M. H. de Young
Oregon
George H. Williams
Grant
John Dalzell
Massachusetts
John D. Long
Montana
Virginia
Maine
Vermont
New Hampshire
New Mexico
New Appeal to Hughes for Vice Presidency Mentioned
Albany June 14 It was reported that new appeals have been made to Governor Hughes to accept the Republican nomination for Vice-President. Hughes refused to comment. New York leaders in Chicago would urge him to withdraw his name from the Presidential race to allow a New York candidate for Vice-President, possibly Sherman or Woodruff. The Governor reportedly will not withdraw or alter his position on the Vice-Presidency.
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Parsons
Woodruff
Representative Sherman
Utica
Representative Parsons
Stewart L. Woodford
National Hughes League
Littauer
Hughes
Tribune
Chicago
Dolliver
Iowa
Sherman
New York
Cortelyou
Fairbanks
Taft
Cummins
Senate
Aldrich
Congress
Messrs. Taft
Roosevelt
Rhode Island
White House
Washington
Hepburn
James S. Sherman
Mr. Sherman
Depew
Coolidge
Lilley
Connecticut
Hitchcock
Albany
New York State
Burkett
Sheldon
Representative Pollard
Nebraska
Pollard
Borah
Idaho
Piles
Judiciary Plan Drives Republican Stand on Courts
A meeting of manufacturers led by Francis H. Stillman adopted resolutions endorsing judicial independence and urging the Republican platform to reject attacks on the courts. Signers include Nicholas Murray Butler and Henry R. Towne, among prominent business leaders, with the resolutions sent to Chicago for consideration by the Republican National Convention committee. James W. Van Cleave reports active Chicago involvement in the push.
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National Monetary Commission
Francis H. Stillman
National Association of Manufacturers
Machinery Club
Republican Committee On
Committee On Resolutions
Nicholas Murray Butler
Joseph H. Cheate
Charles Andrews
William J. Wallace
Cornelius N. Bliss
Benjamin F. Tracy
Thomas L. James
John W. Griggs
John L. Cadwalader
Edwurd Wetmore
John A. Stewart
Edward Mitchell
D. ©. Mills
A. Barton Hepburn
William N. Cohen Rush Rhees
James M. Taylor
Albert K. Smiley
Watson- Stillman Company
Bridgeport Motor Company
Allied Gas Engine Builders and Pognompcc Commercial Corporation
Alonzo B. Lee
A. B. Lee Electric Elevator Company
Henry R. Towne
Yale & Towne Manufacturing Company
Merchants’ Association
H. L. Shippy
John A. Roebling Sons’ Company
Otis H. Cutler
American Brake, Stove and Foundry Company
James R. Vandyck
Vandyck-Churchill Company
Ludwig Nissen
Charles A. Schieren
Brooklyn
W. H. Marshall
American Locomotive Company
Alfonso Navarro
Atlas Portland Cement Company
A. A. Cowles
Anson
The
American Extract and Supply Company
J. F. Handy
J. W. Pratt Company
Robert Schalkenbach
John C. Rankin Company
G. A. Ellis
James Riggs &O
George L. Gillen
Charles Booth
Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company
W. K. Bowman
Johns. Paul
Edward E. Mercelis
Daniel
Postal savings plank in Republican platform eyed
Senator Thomas Carter of Montana pressed for endorsement of postal savings banks in the Republican platform. He noted Taft campaign events, party leaders and a growing belief the platform may include a postal savings bank plank, with broad GOP support anticipated.
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Missouri
General Fulton
Hill
Senator Hopkins
Odell
Payn
Benjamin B.gell, Jr
Louis F. Payn
Newbury
Malloy
Payne
Govenor Hughes
Messrs. Odell and Payn
James & Sherman
New York County Committee
Mohawk Valley
Seth G. Heacock
Merwin K. Hart
D. F. Strobel
George Ward
Co. S. Millington
Thomas Wheeler
W. J. Thistlewaite
H. L. Becker
William Beneberg
Rich
Wade Ellis
John R. Malloy
Franklin Murphy
Republican National
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Vention
Northwest
Seth Low
House
Senator Lodge
Governor Guild
Guild
Oklahoma
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Secretary of the Treasury
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Mr. Taft
Mr. Roosevelt
MR. Hitchcock
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Manufacturers Indorse
Thomas Carter
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Resolutions Committee
Wit
Republican Party
Charlie” Phelps
Orville H. Platt
New England
Bill Taft
Bill
Taft Club
Cincinnati
Warren Keifer
Olcott
Mr. Olcott
General Keifer
Keifer
Panama
North Carolina
South Carolina
Stevenson
Arkansas
Colorado
Fowell Clayton
Arthur Statter
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