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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1912
Page
1
Taft forces claim control at the credentials committee as Taft backers seize three states and the District of Columbia while Teddy Roosevelt is close behind. The convention fight centers on credentials and party leadership.
Yesterday's returns show Taft winning contested delegates in multiple districts including Fourth and Virginia at large, with Roosevelt carrying some districts such as Third and Fifteenth. totals indicate Taft momentum in the committee's sessions.
Taft secures 233 delegates to 19 for Roosevelt after a twelve hour session as the Republican National Committee seats sixty two Taft supporters and strips six from Roosevelt. The convention may accept the committee's seating, while Roosevelt backers push direct appeals to delegates. Tensions flare with near fights between Kennedy and Heney as the rift widens.
San Antonio leaders urge citizens and business people to support a British‑financed rail project connecting the city to Crowther, Rockport, Harbor Island, and the Rio Grande. The plan promises lower freight rates, more trade, bank deposits, new factories, and expanded prosperity, with staged payments and contingencies tied to completion and operation.
Severe cyclone and tornado sweep across southwestern Missouri causing extensive property damage and many deaths. In Drexel and Merwin areas, families including Mrs. Robert Cory and Mrs. Frank Cory die as a house collapses. a bank car accident claims Greek laborers. overall casualties reach at least twenty three with significant disruption to traffic and utilities.
In the Windy City big crowds welcome Gus Roosevelt as he explains his presence amid charges that Taft backers are trying to steal a victory won by the people.
Theodore Roosevelt arrived in Chicago and led a demonstrative welcome from La Salle Street station to Congress Hotel. He urged voters that professional politicians seek to steal the people’s victory and declared California delegates his to count. He spoke from the hotel balcony amid horns, bands, and cheering crowds before conferring with lieutenants on strategy.
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