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Republican Convention Opens with Lodge to Lead
Chicago June 17 The second day of the Republican National Convention opened with a vocal solo by Beatrice Fischer Erlinger, then Senator Henry Cabot Lodge was named permanent chairman. Lodge urged unity, recalled the party’s record, and argued for regulation of big capital, warning against radicalism and praising President Roosevelt’s era and policies. He endorsed Pennsylvania Senator Philander Knox as the next Republican presidential nominee.
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