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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1912
Page
1
H F Mac Gregor, Taft campaign manager for Texas, returned from Chicago and announced plans to remove Col Cecil Lyon from his post as chairman of the State Republican Executive Committee.
Weather bulletin from New Orleans shows tonight and Friday with increasing cloudiness and a warmer night ahead. Expect higher temperatures as the area trends toward a warmer, more humid period.
The Victoria Louise, a Zeppelin airship, began a ten hour voyage from Hamburg to demonstrate transchannel flight for potential wartime use. The ship carried twelve passengers as it departed over the North Sea toward England.
In Baltimore on June 27 the Wilson faction secured seating for South Dakota delegates and rejected Clark分 delegation seating. New York cast its 90 votes for Wilson on roll call as the convention cheered for Wilson and Clark delegates mourned. The test vote showed 62.5 percent for Wilson to 43.7 for Clark, signaling strong Wilson support and Bryan’s backing of the Wilson side in the chairmanship fight.
June 27 the Wilson progressives won again when the credential committee report was overturned and the South Dakota Wilson delegates seated. The move was described as sealing Wilson’s nomination, signaling a clear path to the convention victory.
Delegates were early on hand and prepared for a long and exacting session this morning as talks continued. The atmosphere remained tense with no immediate breakthrough announced.
Baltimore June 27 delegates arrived for a long session as the nomination was expected today. W J Bryan and Senator O Gorman were named to draft the platform with tariff for revenue as the feature. Rumors of deals and combinations swirled while delegates waited and debated the likely nominee.
Baltimore reports a tight convention where 5651 to 4911 upheld the Rules committee minority report on the unit rule when no state law requires it. The Ohio contest saw Wilson win 18 district delegates but state convention sought to bind them for Harmon. A tumult over New Jersey Governor's name followed the ruling, lasting 33 minutes with threats of disorder.
Permanent Chairman James opened with a keynote urging tariff reform amid a convention adjournment in Baltimore. He accused cabinet members of lobbying to sustain the President's veto on the woolen bill while praising Roosevelt despite noting party affiliations.
The Federal vanguard is seven miles from Bachimba as Gen. Orozco heads in to assume command. Reports say seventeen Federals and two rebels died in yesterday’s skirmish. If defeated the rebels may retreat toward Sonora amid rail limits hindering artillery movement.
Cedar Rapids Iowa June 27 Associated Press dispatch reports Gov Hadley of Missouri confirming Col Roosevelt's statements that Taft leaders at Chicago offered to seat Roosevelt delegates from Texas and Washington if Roosevelt would consent to Hadley or another man. Roosevelt refused.
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