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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1924
Page
19
La Follette seeks contributions from labor groups to finance his campaign. The plan calls for small gifts from working classes amid a push for rapid support. A Friday conference is planned to discuss fundraising and strategy.
Maryland delegates plan to hold a La Follette convention at Washington to discuss campaigns and the 1904 political year. The meeting will vote on resolutions and coordinate campaign strategies with state leaders and allied organizations.
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Dawes administration events spark a torchlight parade with Republican leaders from Wisconsin and Michigan organizing arrangements. Roy Moses and John T. Ris, among others, plan the procession while Mr Ferra and Mr West coordinate. Northwest participants join in a ceremonial march leading toward a presidential inauguration context.
The article notes Coolidge guiding his own campaign with a strong progressive appeal, aiming to carry states like New York and other key regions. It discusses Republican strength, factional splits in Democratic ranks, and expectations of victory in major districts amid party tension.
A Pennsylvania gathering signals support for LaFollette and AVIS plans to aid voters. Talks of a third party rise loom as candidates and political figures discuss reform.
Rumors say no qualified candidate accepted offered post as Davis weighs party unity after divisive platform fight. He has not finalized a speech plan or organization but may delay writing until leadership decision. Davis may skip Walesboro trip if chair not chosen, while critics note his reduced campaign role.
Col Wade H Cooper was named president of the Southern Society at the Hotel Lafayette with Justice Sanford as vice president and W DeC Ravenel as secretary. The alliance, aiming to preserve constitutional government, envisions joint trips and closer ties between the South and New England, with officers and regional reps listed across multiple states.
Pittsburgh July 6 Harry Seaman was arrested in New York on a mail fraud charge tied to a campaign effort promoting former 20 Lay of Ohio for the Democratic presidential nomination. Office inspector George Craighead stated a photo published in Pittsburgh papers showing the man at Cox headquarters resembled the arrestee.
Mire William MacMillan Adams, daughter of John WooDasis, Democratic candidate for the presidency, will sail for New York within a month to aid her father’s election. Davis had hoped to visit his daughter but said after his nomination it would be impossible to carry out that plan.
The national Democratic club meeting at the HalJeleh hotel held a post mortem on William Gibbs McAdon's candidacy. Applause rose for Davis and Bryan as speeches criticized Meadon’s endorsement. Davin predicted to win by a large margin.
Geneva July 16 four government experts propose new opium control drafts for discussion at the international conference. England France Holland and the U.S. outline plans to limit narcotic drug output to medicinal use and to set up a wartime style board to adjust yearly production while contrasting with other approaches promising strict import export controls and domestic sale limits. In a separate report a two year old boy Neiman Powell suffered burns from boiling water after an incident on Mierce Street northwest and was hospitalized in serious condition.
At a July national Walther League meeting in St Tar Minn a resolution backed lawful war as a moral right under certain conditions. Professors condemned pacifists as utopian, while leaders urged duty to country and outlined support for national defense tests in September.
Baltimore July 15 The politics of business dominated the twenty second annual convention of the American Bankers Association as Glenn Frank editor of The Century likened the gathering to the Democratic national convention. He argued common sense readings guide business, not partisan duel, and urged bankers to move beyond old roles toward broader public education about banking. The session featured remarks by Rothaies of Minneapolis and Albert C. Ritchie urging trust in government and a shift toward transparent investigations.
Democratic nominee for the Vice Presidency was asked today if he would accept a nomination on the Independent Progressive ticket with La Follette He joked about invitations and said he did not know what other engagements might interfere with accepting any such nomination.
Governor and council order an inquiry into irregularities in the state primaries after accusations by Senator Ralph O Frauster. Attorney General Shaw to investigate charges and prosecute offenders as state officials examine all 97000 ballots from the recent returns. Senator Brewster, allied with the Ku Klux Klan, was defeated by Frank J Farrington by 270 votes for president of the State Senate.
Gen Leonard Wood said in a message to the insular legislature that Philippine independence will not be discussed at the session. He would review airfield and Johnson pills deals offered in the last Congress after talks with the independence mission from the United States and report results to the War Department.
A court ruling attributes a premature firing and toxic gas buildup to foul bore and improper gun clearing in the turret during an eighth salvo. Eyewitnesses describe air pressure issues, guards and unofficial observers crowded in the passage, and safety doors not fully closed contributing to multiple fatalities.
Nominations announced for the Invest mer Bankers Association of America annual convention. E N Dseart of St Toulm and others are named for leadership roles including vice president and governing board positions. Barrett Wendell, Eugene Fo Phampson, and Sigmund Stern are among those designated for senior posts.
Van Swearingen, chairman of Nickel Plate Railroad, said he would attend the Pere Marquette board meeting in New York. Reports say his interests acquired 100,000 Pere Marquette shares. the line has about 450,606 shares outstanding. He declined to comment on acquisition rumors and did not address Erie Railway involvement.
R Drexel Jr recovers in New York after a heavy iron bar fell on him fatally framing his nose and skull. He was discharged from City Hospital today and returned to his apartment.
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