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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1916
Page
21
In a chaotic report on West Virginia delegates and labor groups, former Ohio Senator Turton is backed by a large majority, with strong support in Clarksburg. Delegates from West Virginia, including Ralph Cohsome, rally behind him, hoping for nomination and eventual election.
A Chicago report outlines a potential 626 to 640 delegate agreement that could block Theodore Roosevelt and Justice Hughes. It explains a power coalition led by Root Burton Sherman Fairbanks and Weeks aiming to push a second ballot victory, with Roosevelt as a backup option and Hughes as the favored alternative.
June 7 report on Roosevelt and Fairbanks as leading figures in the Progressive split seeking nomination. Proposals include keeping a unity plan, reserving a place for a prominent Progressive, and using the Roosevelt-Cummins forces to influence delegates. Key figures named include Perkins, McGeath, Knox, Du Pont, and Collins, with factional talks at Hotel Congress and related conventions shaping delegate support across states.
Readers learn that Root's camp asserts a New York delegation majority backing him, with ongoing calculations placing 49 to 53 votes for Root from New York and surrounding states. The piece details expected delegate totals for Ford Hughes Knox La Follette Roosevelt and others, noting state-by-state tallies and unpledged delegates shaping the national contest.
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