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Newspaper
The Richmond Palladium And Sun Telegram
Location
Richmond, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1908
Page
1
A Great Republican gathering erupts in enthusiastic chants of four more years as Senator Lodge Taft delegates roar for Roosevelt. The convention scene underscores solid backing for the president amid party unity and shared platform goals.
A dramatic scene unfolds as a permanent chairman calls the president the most abused and most popular man in America while allies mingle with Taft supporters amid loud cheers. The atmosphere suggests a heated convention or rally with strong partisan lines and public adulation.
Chicago news reports on the Republican convention with Roosevelt praised by Lodge and sustained by cheering from Connecticut Alabama and Indiana delegates. The credentials and permanent organization were approved, Lodge named permanent chairman, and a minority report against the committee’s actions was promised by Mayor Bookwalter.
A sub committee of the resolutions committee opened bitter discussions on the anti injunction plank. Labor leaders led by Samuel Gompers and including Daniel J. O Keefe and James Duncan appeared to press for discussion while ten manufacturers opposed tempering the injunction laws. Continued on Page Nine.
City health officer Dr C S Bond and City Attorney T J Study announced that meat slaughtered at the Stolle abattoir would not be sold in the city until government inspection is restored. Government inspectors have placed limits on Stolle and other plants, prompting Stolle to seek federal inspection restoration and leaving local butchers facing exclusive, inspected meat requirements and alleged unfair competition.
Police report an escape from the Eastern Indiana Hospital for the Insane. Thomas Wilson, previously trusted, left outdoor farm work with attendants in a field and fled east, believed to be hiding somewhere in the city after securing a notable head start.
The Weather Prophet reports showers overnight for Indiana with a warmer Thursday in the north. Southeast to south winds turn light to fresh. Ohio shows increasing clouds and warmer conditions with showers at night or Thursday and light to fresh east to southeast winds.
Special correspondence from Indianapolis notes a struggle in the Indiana delegation as Taft emerges as the likely nominee. Beveridge leads a Fairbanks faction while insurgents like Major Wilson push to bolt or join Taft, threatening to split the machine and disrupt Indiana’s political alignment. Continued on Page Seven.
Chicago dispatch reports Fairbanks gains in the vice presidential race as White House signals no candidate is chosen. Taft and Roosevelt back away from slate plans, boosting Fairbanks while Cummins and Hughes face shifting support. Indiana and Southern delegates show unease amid chaotic factional moves.
At a South Side Improvement Association meeting residents heard Indiana Refining company eye a Bealmview branch with a site donated along South Eighth street and a railroad siding to serve an office, warehouse, and two oil tanks costing about 8000 dollars. The deal hinges on five year reversion provisions if abandoned.
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