Roosevelt Their Choice shakes up party loyalties in 1904
The piece reports Democrats and Silver Republicans shifting support to Theodore Roosevelt and Republicans over Parker. It names prominent defectors including Oscar Straus and John A. McCall, with varied regional figures announcing alignments and letters endorsing Roosevelt, while Parker and Davis face opposition from within and across states.
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Oscar Straus
John A. M Kcall
John Bryne
Patrick @gan
Richard Price Morgan
Eugene A. Philbin
Ernest Crnanfort
W. M. Chandler
George H. Carpenter
William McLain
W. E G. Williams
John Wonis
William D. [Farrison
John T. Moyle
Charles P. Blaney
Daniel Buchanoan
Baxter Sa Gings
Kas
Bryan Democrats
Bryan
T. E H. Goodwin
E. W W. Dow
President Telephone System
Gamuel J. Crawford
Kansas
James H. Chubb
Fusion
J. C. Haskett
Samuel Binns
Edward Hodgkins
Constitutional Club backs Roosevelt via Parker support
Daniel Buchanan of Chippewa Falls a Democrat switches to back Roosevelt and Fairbanks. He cites Roosevelt’s liberal management and Panama Canal privileges as key achievements and endorses the administration’s Philippine policy as practical amid party shifts. Buchanan was a former Congressional candidate and now delegates to the Republican convention.
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Bryan
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Albany
St. Louis
Walter M. Chandler
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Judge Chandler
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Philippne
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Wisconsin
Daniel Buchanan
Chippewa Falls
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Offices, and the Democrats Will Never Abandon It
The piece argues the central political issue is not policy but Theodore Roosevelt and access to offices. It portrays Mr. Pulitzer as a Democrat seeking to replace Roosevelt with an inexperienced Rosemount candidate to gain patronage, claiming the Democrats want spoils for party loyalty and the federal payroll.
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Philippines
Mditer Pulitzer
New York World
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Rosemount
Missouri
White House
David B. Jil
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Parker
Lossweed
New York
Practical Politician Parker Highlighted by Hill Tammany Ties
A profile of Alton B. Parker calls him a practical politician and Hill protege. It traces his rise from Ulster County surrogate to a New York Supreme Court seat, noting his close ties with David Bennett Hill and Tammany Hall, and critiques his lack of inspiring public leadership.
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Democratic Objection to Financial Interrogatories at St Louis
The St Louis Democratic convention resisted detailed questions on Parker's currency views, arguing for broad secrecy to avoid a "break." Proponents say voters deserve explicit publicity to know Parker's financial policies, while managers fear exposing unsound positions. The piece likens this to corporate secrecy and criticizes the refusal to disclose policy.
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Alton LB. Parker
St. Louis
William J. Bryan
Parker
Williams
Republican Party
Bureau of Commerce and Tabor
Bryan
Parker excoriated over negro issue in Georgia rally
Populist leader Thomas B. Watson denounces Democratic attacks on Roosevelt as hypocrisy and questions Parker's stance on race. He challenges Parker to state positions on dining with Becker Washington, appointing black officials, and supporting New York schools. He condemns Wall Street influence and warns the South against Democratic capitulation.
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Thomas B. Watson
Atlanta
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Bishop Turner
Tooker Washington
BR Thomas Portune
New York
Grover Cleveland
Georgia
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St. Louis
Kenry Waukerson
Democratic Party
Belmont
David B. T
Pat McCureen
Ie Ling
Grant
Sherman
Sheridan
Thad Sterena
Sir Louis
West Virginia
James A. Ross
Ross
Watson
John W. Daniels
Virginia
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Georgiana
Ax Foshow
David B
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St. Torts
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Alexander H. Stevens
Ali Dilrcole
Advisers of Candidates in the Presidential Campaign
The article lists advisers allied with the two candidates, naming Wor Parker August Belmont George Foster Peabody David B Hill Cord Meyer Patrick McCarren John B MacDonald Eliza Root John Hay William Moody William Taft George B Certelyou Joseph G Cannon and notes Roosevelt argues opponents seek to exploit confidence while promising to uphold administration ideals.
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August Belmont
Wall Street
George Foster Peabody
David B. Hill
Cord Meyer
Sugar Trust
Patrick McCarren
Standard Oil Company
John B
Parker Refuses to Travel to St Louis Fair
Esopus 1904 report notes Parker will not attend the St Louis Fair or campaign as promised. The piece laments the change, asking why Parker stays quiet while St Louis awaits and bosses limit his roaming.
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Esopus
Parker
St. Louis
Vermont Landslide Shows GOP Plurality Surges
Chairman Bullard of the Vermont Democratic State committee warned the night before the election that a sub 25,000 Republican plurality would signal a Democratic win. The actual result was a 31,500 Republican plurality, marking a substantial Vermont landslide about one fourth above normal turnout.
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Bullard
Democratic State Committee
Labor and organization in early 20th century voices
Speech excerpts tie wage policy to national progress. Senator Fairbanks cites a just wage scale as essential to development, linking labor questions to economic asks. Roosevelt praises organized labor and wage earners, framing union organization as a social law guiding progress.
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Roosevelt
Chattanooga
Tenn
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