22 Jun 1912
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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1912
Page
1
The June 22 bulletin reports Col Roosevelt preps a new party after severing ties with the Republican National Convention. He accuses the convention of fraud and urges delegates to refrain from voting, while California and Alabama delegates adjust positions and Roosevelt meets excluded delegates to push state delegation plans.
Governor Johnson leaves Convention Hall saying he will not seek nomination or be bound by the convention. He states California delegates want to retire with him but he asks them to stay to advance the Roosevelt delegates' plan.
Convention notes from Chicago June 22 say once organization completes, Roosevelt supporters may declare non involvement in further convention actions and plan a meeting for those joining the new party.
At the Chicago convention Taft delegates were seated in Mississippi and Washington contests after credentials board reports. Demonstrations were blocked by Root orders as crowds sang and the hall quieted. Cecil Lyon machine cited in Texas.
For San Antonio and vicinity the forecast calls for a fair night and Sunday with warmer conditions overnight and into the day. The outlook suggests continued warmth through the weekend for the region.
Reports from Chihuahua indicate rebel leaders quarrel and possibly flee toward Juarez and the U.S. border. Texas officials under Governor Colquitt mobilize militia to shield American citizens as a Juarez offensive launches with 2000 troops under Generals Sanjinies Jose de la Luz Blanco and Giuseppe Garibaldi directing two artillery columns toward Juarez.
Observations at 8 a.m. report temperatures ranging from 56 to 68 degrees with clear or partly cloudy skies. Winds vary from east to northeast at 4 to 12 mph, with Sunday forecast as fair or cloudy and low temperatures from 58 to 62 degrees.
The statement alleging that the AP leased wire into San Antonio is carried by newspapers other than the San Antonio Light is deemed baseless. The source provides no factual basis for wider syndication claims and sets the record straight regarding local wire service distribution.
Baltimore June 22 Dr P L Hall national committeeman from Bryan state said William J Bryan will oppose Alton B Parker as temporary chairman of the Democratic national convention despite the stance of five presidential candidates who Bryan urged to join in the opposition. Hall warned the fight over Parker is certain to come.
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