Wood to Be Named First in Republican Nominating Show
June 3 Chicago report says nominating delays stem from platform work and uninstructed delegates. Gen Wood expected to win first place with Gov Lowden likely as vice presidential choice after state-by-state moves. Arkansas and Arizona grants to Lowden and Wood are noted as key steps in the scramble.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Charles Warren Jairbanks
Wood
Lowsden
Alabama
lowden
National Committeeman Street
Arizona
allen
Kansas
Arkansas
Rodenburg
Tilinois
Credentials Seatings Shift GOP Delegates in Chicago
June 1 credential committee upheld the national committee in seating Schall and L. M. Miraun from Minnesota as uninstructed. Missouri and Oklahoma delegates on the temporary roll were seated amid absent contestants and partisan alignments. A petition to reseat Wallace McCamant of Oregon on grounds of fraud was denied. Mulvihill delegates in Mississippi districts were confirmed on the temporary roll.
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CHICAGO
committee of
national committee
Thomas D. Schall
L. M. Miraun
Minnesota
Wood
Missouri
Oklahoma
Lowden
Wallace Mecumeant
Oregon
Mississippi
credentials committee
Kansas City
mittee
Tennessee
Robert R. Church
Memphis
South
Church
Lawden
Republican organization
Lake Michigan
Hobby Action Probed Over Open Shop Motive
A Texas telegram from Galveston citizens accuses Governor Hobby of using partial law to push open shop conditions. They urge the Legislature to investigate Hobby's faction for sending state troops during a waterfront workers strike. The June 9 report cites J. P. Frick and others seeking inquiry into use of force and labor policy.
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AUSTIN
Tex
Galveston
Texas
J. P. Frick
W. P. Hobby
Georgians Move to Unseat Johnson at Caucus
Chicago June 9 The Georgia delegation voted to hold a second caucus to consider unseating Henry Lincoln Johnson a Negro elected to the nations committeeman post yesterday The credentials committee reviewed the Georgia contests and plans were formed to strike Johnson from the delegation with a small group to convene and act on this move.
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CHICAGO
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Henry Lincoln Johnson
Aunnta negro
nations
Johnson
delegas
Dark horse eyes loom in Chicago convention talk
June 3 special report from Chicago notes a clouded nominating scene as delegates debate the national convention. Rumors point to an old guard control and a likely dark horse candidate, with Sproul and Hughes named amid broader speculation of Harding's strength. Tickets reportedly printed for next week, signaling a potential deadlock and extended contest. Johnson and Borth lead an anticipated league plank clash with irreconcilables shaping outcomes.
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PLATT
CHICAGO
geller
Gov. Sproul
Charles 2. Hughes
Harding
who &Il
League of Nations
Johnson
Borth
Sproul Advised by Penrose Amid National Convention Talks
Gov Sproul meets with party leaders after talks with delegates nationwide as Senator Penrose issues cautious support. A Philadelphia telegraph indicates Penrose backs Sproul's candidacy but offers no formal guidance to national committeemen on convention work. Source notes Penrose recognizes Chicago convention complexities and his loyalty to Sproul.
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CHICAGO
Gov Sprow
Senator Penrose
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Penrose
Gov. Sproul
Penrose leagues
Sproul
Ninety Mile Hurricane Strikes Sioux City
A ninety mile an hour gale swept Sioux City last night causing about 100000 dollars in property damage. The business district suffered the heaviest losses with plate glass windows broken or shuttered. No injuries were reported.
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SIOUX CITY
Fletcher Leads in Mississippi Voting in Primary
First returns received by the Jacksonville Times show Senator Fletcher leading for the Democratic nomination for senator in Mississippi, with Gary A. Hardee ahead for the governorship. Gov. Catts opposes Fletcher. Six people died in Avila Spain when lightning struck a truck and a church, including the city mayor.
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JACKSONVILLE
Fla
Jacksonville Times
Fletcher
Gary A. Hardee
Catte
AVILA
Spain
Convention opens with heat as Kansas delegates shift
Chicago June 9 The convention began in heat with attendees fanning beneath Caligum roof. Key figures lingered downtown, while committees drafted the platform. Lodge and Hays appeared on stage at 11 14 with plans to make temporary organization permanent.
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CHICAGO
Lodge
Hays
Republican party
John Timothy Stone
Bishop Stone
Duffield
New Jersey
Robert KR. Church
Memphis
Cummins Wins Senate Nomination in Iowa Primary
Albert B. Cummins clinched the Republican Senate nomination in Iowa with 107,643 votes to Brookhart's 86,440 across 2218 of 2247 precincts. Governor and other state races to be settled at the Republican state convention amid pending offices and statewide contests.
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DES’ MOINES
United States
Albert B. Cummins
Iowa
Des Moines
Cumming
W. Brookhart
state office
Brecinets
Moore
Kendall
Hayner
lonvention
POF
senate
Thirteen Die as Express Train Crashes into Passenger Train
Schenectady June 93 Thirteen persons were killed and twenty one injured when an express train crashed into the rear of a passenger train two miles from Schenectady due to engine trouble. The engineer of the express, Martin Doyle of Albany, was killed. Brakeman Robinson said he waved a red lantern futilely before the collision. The Pullman rear of the passenger train carried twelve and was demolished.
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SCHENECTADY
Martin. Doyle
Albany
Michigan Central
Negro Rights Demands Shake Republican Calls in Chicago
A Chicago based delegation led by William H. Lewis urged the Republican party to adopt an unequivocal stance on enforcing the fourteenth amendment and oppose lynching. They pressed for a congressional investigation and proposed reducing national representation from states denying full enfranchisement to African Americans. Howard Wright echoed that the claims came as equals, not supplicants.
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William H. Lewis
United States
atorno g -eneral
congress
Howard NH
Wright
Breckenridge Long Resigns as Assistant Secretary of State
Washington June 3 Breckenridge Long third assistant secretary of state has resigned and his resignation accepted by President Wilson. Long retires to run for the United States Senate in Missouri and left for St Louis to begin his campaign.
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WASHINGTON
Breckenridge Long
j state
Witson
Long
United States
Missouri
St Louis
Cummings Delivers Plank For Versailles Treaty Endorsement
Homer S. Cummings chairman of the Democratic national committee said ratification of the Versailles treaty will be the main plank in the Democratic platform. He arrived in San Francisco to prepare for the national convention and declined to forecast other planks.
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SAN FRANCISCO
Homer S. Cummings
Democratic national committee
Non-Partisan Leaguers Beat Ten for Committee Seat
In Chicago on June 9 A Caswell of Anéka was elected national committeeman for Minnesota to succeed Senator Kellogg who did not seek reelection Caswell received fifteen votes and E H Nicholas Jackson County attorney who opposed EB Townley for the Non Partisan League got nine votes
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CHICAGO
A. Caswell
Anéka
Minnesota
Kellogg
Caswell
E.H. Nicholas
Jackson county
Townley
Shakes Her Furs at Convention Too Warm for Fashion
At a Chicago convention in June delegates moved about as photographers searched for fashion moments. The warm hall produced little display with most women shivering and trying to shake off the heat.
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CHICAGO
ture
Bonus of Soldiers Debated in Republican Platform Speech
Chicago June 1 A National Association of Manufacturers official urged the GOP to fund the war debt with long term securities and delay sinking fund operations until industry recovers. He opposed a general bonus, linking it to taxation and the existing heavy tax burden. Subcommittee sessions settled most platform items in private, with Senator Borah awaiting action and Crane of Massachusetts aiding ratification reservations. Prohibition issues surfaced as Wayne Wheeler spoke on the hearing day.
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CHICAGO
ift
James A. Emery
National Association of Manufacturers
Emery
arters
coate
Borah
sinet
league
Hays
Crane
Massachusetts
Wayne B. Wheeler
coun
Walsh Urges Irish Plank In Chicago Speech
Frank P Walky urged 41/5 resolutions backing Irish independence pledging official recognition of Ireland's elected government. He argued the pledge would vindicate soldiers' World War sacrifice and accuse the government of shirking its duty on Irish freedom. Representative Mason Uinall also spoke, saying the pledge could win thousands of votes from the Democratic-leaning Irish.
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Walsh
Mason
Uinall
Johnson visits two delegations in Chicago headquarters
Senator Johnson toured the Nebraska headquarters in Chicago on June 9 and spoke with delegates pledged by primary vote. He claimed thirteen of sixteen Nebraskans would vote for him on the first ballot. He also met Oklahoma delegates during the visit.
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CHICAGO
Senator Johnson
Nebraska
Johnson
Oklahoma
Platform Building Progress in Chicago Ahead of GOP Convention
In Chicago June the Republican platform faced slow progress as a thirteen member sub committee debated the Indiana plank and sought modifications to satisfy both irreconcilables and mild reservationists. Debates centered on the League of Nations, Mexican declaration, and industrial relations with final platform decisions pending after open hearings by a fifty three member resolutions committee.
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CHICAGO
League of Nations
Indiana
Watson
Indianna
Borah
Idaho
McCormick
soley
If Butler Quits Wholl Get Em
New York delegates met in Chicago to consider a course of action if Dr Nicholas Murray Butler withdraws after preliminary ballots. There was no pronounced drift toward an outside candidate, and no decision was reached on whether the delegation would back Butler as long as he wanted.
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CHICAGO
New York
Nicholas Murray Butler
Lenos Wideworth
Targe
Butler
Train Blown Off Track Injures Dozens Near Breckenridge
Breckenridge Minnesota reports a heavy wind storm wrecked four cars of a Northern Pacific passenger train about eight miles east of townlast night. Estimates place injuries between thirty and forty with no fatalities.
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Minn
Northern Pacific
here
Strikes Cannot Be Stopped Says Gompers in Address
Samuel Gompers denounced provisions of the Esch Cummins bill and Kansas plan as attempts to strip labor of its rights in a Chicago address. He warned that strikes cannot be prevented by law, citing past slavery and asserting economic prosperity makes such laws unnecessary amid rising labor output. Among the attendees were William Jennings Bryan and about 40 others.
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GOMPERS
CHICAGO
Samuel Gompars
Kansas
Ben
eiayes
Mint to Purchase All White Metal Produced in America
The U S Mint will continue to pay $1 an ounce for American mined and refined silver at New York Philadelphia San Francisco and Denver with affidavits from mine and smelter operators proving American origin The plan aims to assure higher price to mine operators under the Pittman act while negotiations with smelters seek to settle open market payments versus government price and keep producers protected from foreign silver imports.
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San Francisco
Denver
Raymond T. Baker
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Laker
Gazette
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smettera
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Braden
Brigden
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A. &. Peebles
Western Ore Purchasing Company
Frank Manson
general manger
rompeting
Manson
Esch Cummins rail bill sparks clash at council meeting
Chicago June 9 Ben C Marsh of the Farmers Council attacked the Esch Cummins railroad bill as the most unt American measure before the resolutions committee. Frank Hogan and others clashed over his Socialist speech while Marsh urged government control of railroads. He compared private vs government control and cited a defic it. Capper praised a Kansas enforcement law on prohibition. A separate national department of education with cabinet status was urged by Josephine Fovont.
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CHICAGO
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Farmers’ National Council
resolutions
Frank Hogan
District of Columbia
Marsh
Grease
Wisconsin
Capper
Kanss
Kansas
department of education
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