Norris to the Front They Seem Unappreciative
Washington Fest dispatch from St. Louis reports District of Columbia delegates displeased with Col. James L. Norris receiving most assignments while others are sidelined. Accusations arise over lack of voices in distribution, with Norris seated by a 33 to 1 vote amid credential contest. Bryan interest noted, Heesgaard brings documents, Hay ill after hospital visit, and Walsh leads for permanent secretary with 16 votes to 1.
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Col Norris
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Cotter Dride
Charles Slater
McIntyre
E. B. Hay
J. Fred Kellay
Bryan
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Cranch Heesga
Hay Somewit
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Convention Hall
Col. Hay
Coliseum
Con Venience
Committee On Permanent Organi
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Kansas
Hay
Walsh
Mr. Walsh
Virginia Delegation Split Over Open Policy on Gold Standard
Virginia delegates at St Nicholas Hatch discuss a move to adopt an open declaration for the gold standard coupled with tariff views. Memoirs suggest Cleveland nomination support could sway polls. five Democrats pressed for Cleveland over German amid a heated scene. Delegates seek unified action, but Senators oppose. Cholera scare among Virginians at headquarters remains mild with expected improvement tomorrow.
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Gorman in Retirement at Laurel Home
Senator Gorman declines to meet callers at his Laurel Massachusetts home. He states he will disclose reasons after the convention closes, with inquiries about his attendance yielding no admission. A young inquirer was told the senator will explain his reasons publicly once the convention ends.
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Lawurel
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Garman
Gen J H Lewis Dead Orphan Brigade Commander
Gen Joseph H Lewis, famed commander of the Orphan Brigade in the Confederacy, died today in Frankfort Kentucky. He served as chief justice of the Court of Appeals for more than twenty years. In Springfield mass July 6 duty Appleton former president of the Central New England Railway and a noted pet maker was stricken while driving to the union station and died shortly after.
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Joseph Hye Lewis
Court of Appeals
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Dutlis H.appleton
Central New England Railway
New York
Proposal to Let Majority Nominate Receives Little Support in Committee
In St Louis the rules committee rejected a motion to drop the two thirds nomination rule. F P Morris urged a simple majority, but Col Thomas Grady and J Irving Handy argued it would weaken party balance and empower minority blocs. The committee kept the existing rule, and admitted Porto Rico delegates, while Philippine delegates failed 18 to 15. Doctor Mary Walker urged women delegates but Grady said the issue lay outside the committee.
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Committee On Rules
Dinols
F. P. Morris
G. F. Milton
Tennessee
Parker
Tata
Thomas F. Grady
New York
Eost
J. Irving Handy
Maryland
House of Representatives
Porto Rico
Philippines
Handy
United States
Mary Walker
Col
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Parker Silent On His Farm Waiting For Official Nomination
Judge Alton B Parker, dining at Rosemont on the Hudson, remains silent on his presidential candidacy until formal notification. He interacts with farm life as Kingston preparations grow for a potential glorification gathering if he receives the nomination.
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Alton B Parker
Rosemont
Hudson
Esopus
United States
Arthur McCausand
St. Louls
Judge Parker
William F. Sheehan
St. Louis
Kingston
Mills B. Long
Grand jury resumes General Slocum inquiry in New York
Federal grand jury sits in New York resuming probe into the General Slocum disaster with over 900 lives lost. Assistant U S District Attorney Wise to complete evidence next session as local steamboat board opens its own inquiry into the blaze. Witnesses include John Coakley and Captain Monforte among others.
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Federal Grand Jury
Slocum
United
Wise
Board of Steamboat
James A. Dumont
Thomas H. Barrett
Hulle
Bsniers
Tga
John Coakley
Aloe
Ninetiath
Hvac
Pngineer, Conklin
Mra. Smith
P. van Wart
John Monforte
Mrs J Morgan Smith Returns to Auditor Office Post
Mrs J Morgan Smith of New York formerly Miss Julia Patterson sister of Nan Patterson visited the second auditor’s office in the Winder Building yesterday where she once worked. She had a two months leave last spring and traveled with the Florodora company to California with Nan. She married Mr Mith on brief acquaintance and now plans to reclaim her old desk within a year, remaining in New York until a recent tragedy affected her family.
Second on the Ticket South Not Expecting Honor
Special to The Washington Fans reports vice presidential boomlets in Chicago style chatter as delegates waver. Southern leaders back Aycock and Kern while Turner gains in the Midwest. Indiana likely to present Kern with Taggart seeking national chair. Dockery gains among Missouri lobby whispers.
Vice Presidential prospects unsettled in St Louis
From St Louis the Associated Press reports a tense scene as Maj. G. V. Menzies of Indiana notes the priority of finishing the presidential nomination before addressing a second place. Rumors of Eckels pursuing Harmon fade, Harmon camp denies, and J R Williams from Illinois is discussed amid shifting tickets.
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St. Louis
Maj. G. V. Menzies
Indiana
Tike
Yhara
George Turner
Washington Stota
James H. Eckels
Judson Harmon
Harmon
J. R. Williams
Democrats discuss potential vice presidential nominees
The article notes frequent mentions of Turner and other figures as possible running mates. It reports Washington delegation backing its favorite, with Middle West delegates resisting a Western choice. Adlai Stevenson was considered but deemed unlikely to accept. Indiana delegates split on supporting a candidate from their state amid names such as Kern, Bhivelly, Menzies, Folk, Rose, Alschuler, Kilbourn, Dockery, and Wall.
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Middle West
Turner
Washington State
St. Louis
North Carolina
Gov. Aycock
West Virginia
Gov. Beckham
Aycock
South Carolina
Alabama
Simmons
Maddox
Georgia
Washington
Marshall Field
Representative Williams
Illnois
Indiana
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Martin
Virginia
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Illinois
Roosevelt
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Miers
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G. W. Menzies
Joseph W. Folk
Missouri
David Rose
Samuel Alschuler
James B. Kilbourn
Ohio
Gov
Dockery
Edward C. Wall
Hill the Man to See Big Factor in Convention
Sage of Woolfert's Roost speaks at the Southern Hotel as Parker supporters seek votes. Hill predicts Parker has enough on the first ballot while fielding Statehood queries from Indian Territory and Florida boosters and noting two former Senate aides in attendance. Ticket scalpers report inflated prices and party barbs flare as Bryan era symbolism returns with a sixty-foot flag prepared for a dramatic convention moment.
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St. Louis
David Bennett Hill
Parker
Wolfert
Southern Hotel
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Parker Machine
Weill
Hmi
Cseekera
Florida
Judge Parker
Elsatad
Cleveland
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Senate
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Bourke Cochran
House of Representatives
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Fitzgerald
Brooklyn
Cockran
New York
Bryan
Kaniga City
John J. Martin
Kansas City
Col. Martin
Jim’ Jones
Arkansas
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Jones
Dave Francis
Martin Angpested
Uese
Mr. Jones
Thurston
Republican Party
Columbia
United States
Democratic Party
Desvetade
Bryan Ma
Paapea
Republican Gala Day in Washington Honors Roosevelt and 50th Anniversary
The Republican State clubs of Washington marked the party’s fiftieth anniversary at National Rifles Armory with speeches by former Senator John M. Thurston and other leaders. Thurston praised Roosevelt and denounced the Democrats, calling the St. Louis convention a ragtag group. Resolutions endorsing the party platform were adopted as Old Boys’ Club delegates and national figures attended the ceremony.
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Billy’ Mason
Democratic Party
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Roosevelt
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Thornton
Oratore
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W. Be, Andrews
Treasury Department
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Old Boys’ ‘Club
William C. Connor
New York
Wiliam M. Collier
Department of Commerce and Labor
Haley
Lincoln
Connelyou
Republican National Committee
Old Boys' Club
Reyburn
W. 8. Odell
Rittman
War Department
P. Leeds
Milo Shanke
Collier
Jackson
Mich
Premont
Roosevelt and Bryan Compared at Nationwide Rally in 1904
The audience heard speakers praising Roosevelt as a conservative administrator and defender of domestic prosperity and international prestige. They contrasted him with Bryan, noting Democratic stagnation and support for Republican law enforcement against unlawful trusts. The event featured remarks by Watson and Andrews, with several officials unable to attend.
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Ufim
Supreme Court of the United States
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Ohio State Journal
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William L. Penfield
William ©. Connor
New York
Gue A. Schuld
Williams
Fox
New Jersey
Harold D. Konover
Middleton Smith
George W.mcmorris
New
Framing Platform advances in tariff and trust planks
The party committee pushes a conservative tariff reform while promising to curb trusts and executive dictation. Debates over Colorado labor issues white supremacy and Philippine policy shape a lengthy, all-night subcommittee session on tariff and trust provisions.
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Anti-Imperialist League
National Woman's Suffrage Association
Oscar Sutro
Utah Democrats Alarmed by Anti Polygamy Plank
Telegraph vigorous protests from Utah Democrats against adding an anti polygamy plank to the Democratic National Convention. Urgent telegrams from city, county, and state officials to David B. Hill William J Bryan and other leaders urge rejection of the plank allegedly pushed by Idaho Senator Dubois. A Portland compromise plan is reported not to offend Utah.
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Utah
David B. Hill
William J. Bryan
St. Louis
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Idaho
Hill
Peercy
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Utah Mor
Weather bulletin reports showers and temperature swings across regions
U. S Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau notes showery conditions in the Minnesota Valley and eastward to the coast, with cooler weather in the Upper Lake region and Missouri Valley. Forecast calls for showers elsewhere and mixed temperature changes, with heavy rains causing rapid rises in the Lower Missouri and Kansas rivers and Missouri River at Kansas City near 24 feet Thursday.
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West
Missouri Valley
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Missouri
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Konsas City
Wrather
Grape-Nuts Bolster Brain Power Says Ad Claims
An old advertisement urges readers to improve thinking by eating foods that nourish brain and nerves. It promotes a few minutes study and a few days trial of Grape-Nuts as a sturdy, money making diet that will prove the claim through experience.
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