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La Follette Demonstration Dents GOP Unity at Chicago
A June 9 account describes a heated Wisconsin La Follette demonstration at the Republican convention in Chicago. McGee’s speech drew fierce reaction as delegates cheered for La Follette and Roosevelt while Taft was named nominee, signaling a protest against party control and a demand for the common man’s voice.
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Kenneth GC. Beaton
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States
Badgers
Roosevelt
Taft
McGee
Cochems
la Follette
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McClee
le Pollette
Wisconsin
Robert la Follette
Winecensis
William H Taft
United States
Chicago
Republican Party