Roosevelt appeals to Republicans over Alabama nominating fight
Oyster Bay June 19 Colonel Roosevelt urged Protest against the national committee ruling seating two Roosevelt delegates from Alabama Ninth district. He said regular Republicans must oppose actions wrecking the party and that the so called regulars have no right to sit in the convention. He appealed to sober judgment, noting Taft supporters backed the majority yet undermined Roosevelt delegation through a contested process.
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Taft Gains Total of 72 Contested Delegates
Chicago June 10 Forty eight delegates to the Republican national convention were allotted to Taft by the national committee in contests from Arkansas Florida and Georgia The Roosevelt contestants lost every case Ten of Georgia district twenty delegates went to Taft in one decision and the two remaining Georgia districts soon followed Seventy two to Taft The Alabama and Arkansas delegates added Saturday brought the Taft total to seventy two The national committee postponed any comment on Theodore Roosevelts statement and urged silence to avoid a public reply The impromptu meeting at a downtown hotel included members seen as favorable to Tafts renomination
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Cummins Forces Rally in 1908 Republican Contest
Des Moines reports show Cummins supporters staging a large demonstration as the national convention nears. Charles S. Wiley, on the committee for Senator Albert B. Cummins, says the effort has enrolled many members and seeks to shape the Chicago nomination battle. Roosevelt supporters are seen as gaining strength and Taft’s backers aim to secure the nomination at any cost.
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Republican Preface on Party Judgment and Leadership
The text argues that personal preference for any Republican candidate is irrelevant to the broader issue. It asserts the question is whether the expressed judgment of the party's rank and file should be nullified by the leaders the majority just rejected.
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