Taft Wins GOP Nomination On First Ballot
Taft secured the Republican presidential nomination on the first ballot at the Chicago convention with 661 votes against Roosevelt 107 La Follette 41 Cummins 17 and 343 abstentions or not voting. Roosevelt delegates pledged to oppose the nomination.
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Taft Delivers National Convention Statement
Washington President Taft spent a quiet Saturday with friends and golf, issuing a statement praising a national convention as a preliminary campaign for the presidency. He said the Chicago convention marked a major step, reducing tension and safeguarding Republican institutions from a potential crisis. He hailed a great victory that frees patriotic citizens nationwide.
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Roosevelt Nominated for President by New Third Party
Delegates in Chicago nominated Theodore Roosevelt for President on a new independent banner. Col. Roosevelt supporters in 22 states notified him of the nomination, with Denver favored to host a national convention. The movement seeks a temporary organization to unite factions and rally regional backing for the Roosevelt bid.
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Demonstration Delay Interrupts Bryan Speech in Chicago
During the platform reading Pulibanica paused for a moment to await the subridenes of a demonstration for William Jennings Bryan. Bryan, located in his place at the prane, prepared to depart for Baltimore for his trade.
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That Wee Different. A father warns off persistent caller
A man pressured to visit a house repeats his misstep, encounters the girl's father at the door, and is told not to call again. The exchange ends with the father reluctantly allowing another attempt. The scene portrays a tense family boundary and a cautious warning from the parent.
Fragmentary Quest for a Green Old Age in Local Speech
A garbled dialogue fragment features a character named Bittela believed to reach a green old age if he is clever enough, with other muffled lines about a Hermrat Laxatine and a man who faces his own penlve woldom, suggesting a puzzled, cryptic excerpt from a local publication.
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