Harmony Seeks Triumph as Democrats Rally in Baltimore
Samuel G. Blythe reports a feverish Baltimore scene at a Democratic convention where leaders, Hearst Murphy and Bryan, push for unity to secure the White House for Taft’s successor. Alliance talk dominates amid rumors of Clark and McLean maneuvers, with Taggart urging delay to avoid fracture. The mood mixes optimism, intrigue, and late-night political theater as delegates seek a winning candidate.
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John R. McLean
Baltimore
Hearst
McLean
Clark
Mr. Murphy
Mr. Bryan
Hearst-Murphy
Murphy
Guffey Loses Seat as Palmer Wins Pennsylvania Delegation
In Baltimore on June, Colonel James Guffey was ousted as Pennsylvania’s Democratic National Committee member and replaced by Representative A Mitchell Palmer. The delegation also urged the national committee not to name Alton Parker as temporary chairman, while Guthrie and other leaders reshaped the state’s delegation and assignments.
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James Guffey
Pennsylvania Democracy
Pennsylvania
Natonal Committee
A. Mitchell Palmer
Alton P. Parker
Parker
Guffey
George W Guthrie
Palmer
George W. Guthrie
Pittsburgh
E Linnett
Scranton
James Blakeslee
Leighton
Warren Worth Patley
Johnstown
Jules
Bruce Sterling
Union~ Town
John A. Thornton
Philadelphia
Vance McCormick
Harrisburg
J Graham
Asher KF. Johnson
Bradford
Americus Enfield
Bedford
Bryan
Pennsylvania Democrats
James Kerr
Hope for Livingston Family in Paterson Crash
Seven members of the Rogeoe C. Livingston family from Paterson were hospitalized after their car collided with a trolley car. Four are in serious condition, and the elder Mrs. Livingston is not expected to survive beyond a few hours.
Bryan Keeps Grip On His Own State
Baltimore June news reports how Tammany Hall forces led by Murphy moved to unite New York delegates for Judge Parker as temporary chairman, with Murphy silent on Bryan’s criticism while Parker's bid drew solid upstate support and hints of six hundred Parker votes. Deliberations extended to other states as unit rule battles shaped the Baltimore convention dynamics.
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Georgia
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Texas
Jaason Harmon
Ohio
Friends of
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Cleveland
Harmon
New Hampshire
Train Hits Auto Injuring Four in Cincinnati
Four men from Cincinnati were seriously hurt when their car was struck by a Louisville and Nashville train near Latonia racetrack. The victims are Louis Trautman Robert Belbert Charles Wiseman and Isadore Blumenthal. A crossing watchman warning misunderstanding led to the collision.
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Isadore Blumenthal
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Delegation Discusses Chairmanship Preference At Convention
Informal caucus filled much of the day as the convention did not instruct the delegation. It named its own members, but resolutions expressed a preference for Clark. E. Carr, delegation chairman, stated that five of the eight delegates were aligned with that view. Mailings nationwide priced at $250 annually.
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Clark
E. Carr
Babe in politics says woman alternate in Baltimore
Emma A Loy of Los Angeles, Democratic party alternate, shares impressions from the Republican convention scene. She notes orderly delegates, absence of drunkenness, and curiosity from reporters while maintaining her modest role as a housekeeper ready to support Clark in her hometown.
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Los Angeles
Baltimore
Techune
California
Mra
Emma A. Loy
A. MM Kailmeyer
Bourbon Politiea
Mrs. Loy
Clark
Progressives in Wisconsin weigh third party fate after Baltimore
Madison June 23 Progressive Republicans in Wisconsin refuse to discuss a third party until the Democratic convention outcome in Baltimore is known Four officials say that a Bryan nomination on a Progressive ticket would end the movement but if Bryan’s program fails Progressives may back a new party led by La Follette and Bryan Some electors chosen as Progressive Presidential electors face a moral bind to vote Taft unless they resign with some expected to do so
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Baltimore
Bryan
Wisconsin
Theodore Roosevelt
la Follette
Taft
Watterson Urges Bryan to Abandon Parker Fight
The Courier-Journal will publish Colonel Henry Watterson’s editorial urging harmony at the Baltimore convention. He calls for dropping factional terms, stresses revenue-focused taxation and criticizes both Roosevelt and Taft. He urges Bryan to abandon his bid for chairman and warns Democrats against trusting untried leaders.
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the Courier-Jouvenal
Henry Watterson
Baltimore
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Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Mr. Bryan
Iy Sarrow
United States
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Judgment and sympathy with pure food laws by governor
The National Consumers' League food committee published a letter from Governor Woodrow Wilson in response to questions about his stance on pure food legislation. Wilson states he cannot answer in detail but firmly supports the enforcement of definite pure food laws and expresses no interest in relaxing such enforcement.
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National Consumers’ League
Woodrow Wilsen
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