Taft Nominated on First Ballot at Convention
Chicago June 17 Taft named president on first ballot at 4 55 pm with 979 votes. Nomination unanimous and convention adjourned to 10 am tomorrow. The following day platform debate, minority report from Wisconsin, and calls for civil service reform, railroad valuation, and direct election of senators marked a tense convention session.
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Chicago
Taft
A. J. Hopkins
Committee On
William H. Taft
Ohio
Question of Vice Presidential Nomination Showed to the Rear
Des Moines reports protest letters accusing Laf fayette Young of allowing personal animosities to influence city and state actions and to hinder the Republican party over Cummins VP talk. Fairbanks declines, declaring irrevocable non candidacy in a June 16 letter. Cummins receives telegrams to come to Chicago for potential second district support amid Iowa delegation uncertainty.
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Des Moines
Laffayette Young
Daily Capital
Fairbanks
Chicago
Charles Warren Fairbanks
Joseph B. Kealing
Indiana
Indianapolis
Kealing
Fidence
Charles W. Fairbanks
Cummins
G. W. French
Davenport
Iowa
Second District
John B. Briar
Mr. Briar
Sean
Dolliver
Platform Makers Work Miracle in Republican Platform
Bifizo June 18 The resolutions committee adopted a plank upholding court authority and due process while urging a statute defined rule for injunctions in labor disputes. Roosevelt and Cannon lauded the platform, with Taft and Meyer aiding the effort. Alaska and New Mexico statehood planks were also approved.
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Resolutions Committee
Republican Party
Chicago
South Carolina
Alaska
New Mexico
Cannon
Committee On Resolutions
Taft
Meyer
Demonstrations at political conventions set applause records
The article notes long cheers for presidential nominees and supporters at past conventions. Among cited examples are James G. Blaine in Minneapolis 1888, Theodore Roosevelt in Philadelphia 1900, Chicago 1904, William McKinley in St Louis 1896, and others with applause lasting from 22 to 40 minutes.
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Roosevelt
James G. Blaine
Minneapolis
William McKinley
St. Louis
Mark Hanna
Theodore Roosevelt
Philadelphia
William Jennings Bryan
Chicago
John Sharp Williams
Kansas City
Benjamin R. Tillman
Fragmented roll call ends in party platform defeat
The roll call tallies ages 28 and 950 as part of the election of senators by the people. Three planks were voted on and defeated, with a decisive outcome against the minority report. The platform was adopted by a large vote as the clerk began calling the roll.
National Saengerfest Opens With Parade in Indianapolis
The 32nd North American Saengerbund gathering opened with a parade through decorated streets. Delegations from over 50 cities boosted visitors to above 15,000. Noted artists including Mme Schumann-Heink, Mme Marie Rappold, Adolph Muehlmann, and David Bispham arrived for the event.
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Indianapolis
Saengerbund
Mme, Schumann-Heink
Mme
Marie Rappold
Adolph Muehlmann
David Bispham
Taft Leaders Put Top Taft Men On Floor At Convention
Chicago June 18 Taft leaders placed prominent Taft supporters on the convention floor to monitor opposition and deter defections. Senators Fulton Warren Burkett Long and Borah and National Committeeman Brooker of Connecticut Powell Clayton of Arkansas and E C Duncan of North Carolina were among those enlisted. Taft manager Frank H Hitchcock also circulated throughout the day aiding the campaign.
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Chicago
Taft
Fulton, Warren
Burkett
Long
Borah
Brooker
Connecticut
Powell Clayton
Arkansas
E. C. Duncan
North Carolina
Frank H. Hitchcock
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Hughes
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Mars
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United States Supreme Court
Panama Canal
Wisconsin
George N. Williams
Grant
Hopking
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hopkins
Committee
Democracy of
Hanly
T. E. Burton
R Roosevelt
J. F. Hanly
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