The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-06-09
Colonel Roosevelt Shown in the
Movies at Chicago
CROWDSGAzEON HISFACE
Options Secured On Michigan
Avenue BiIIboards On Which
To Put Picture
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Chicago, June tt. II. is perhaps
the best press agent presidential
aspirant represented On Candidates
row. In addition to glaring at you
from $4,000 coat lapels, he is the
most badged and emblemed Roman of
them all. Moving pictures were flashed
on sheets nailed to the side of the
hotels here and there throughout the
city last night, showing first some war
pictures then a cut in of Teddy in &C
ton, followed by another of mob of
cheering thousands; another cut in
of the Oyster Bayite baying, then
picture of his grinning about chauf-
feur, Charlie"
Options were closed today on all
the Michigan avenue billboards In
both directions from the Coliseum and
in the early hours of today a big
force of posters were busy blazoning
tooth filled posters of the Sagemore
sage thereon, together with extracts
from some of his more violent dia-
tribes, like "Note writing is not an
antidote for murder"
First Women Sergeant at Arms.
Chicago, June THE first woman
sergeant at arms ever appointed for
a political convention is Mrs. Sarah
E. Lyons of Minneapolis who was
here today all ready to quell any dis
turbance that may arise among the
thirty three women delegates to the
progressive conclave.
But | would rather handle the wo-
en- than the men, she said. "Wom-
en- are whole lot more level head
ed in meeting than men are. They
are more logical and systematic to
control. don't anticipate any trouble
at all but I'll handle it if it arises"
She Is Pro- Roosevelt.
Chicago, June 7.-One of the most
belligerently o-Roosevelt persons
in Chicago is Mrs. G. H. Wharton of
Seattle. Mrs. Wharton has stumped
the northwest for Roosevelt more than
once and she organized Roosevelt
clubs among the women of scores of
northwestern towns. She has a petit
ton signed by 1000 of those women,
which she will have presented to the
republican convention asking him
that the g. o. p. name for it's presi-
Dental candidate.
What the Women Demand.
TUnited Press pispatch.T
Chicago, ILL.,, June ARMED with
5000 signatures to a petition and
campaign fund of $4,000 handy the
national woman's suffrage convention
has sent delegation to demand of
the G. o. P. the insertion of woman
suffrage plank in the republican
platform. There is a parade on hand
with 10000 marchers, all declaring
for votes for women and there are
great banners bearing the declara-
ton that the women suffragsts can
swing 100000 votes, so that the ac-
ceptance or rejection of the woman
suffrage plank might mean all the diff.
ference between victory and defeat.
Claim to Have Huuhes clicked"
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Chicago, ILL.,, June 1.-THE "allies"
or "favorite sons" faction of the re-
publican national convention is
claiming that it has big majority
against Justice Hughes. 1--WE have
Hughes licked" is the comment that
IS heard On every hand, though it is
admitted that on the first ballot the
justice is likely to receive more votes
than any other one candidate.
First Vote For Ford.
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Chicago, ILL.,, June THE first
vote of the Michigan republican del
egation will without doubt be cast
as compliment for that states
favorite son, Henry Ford. After that
it is expected that most if not all of
the Michigan delegation will wing
| over to Justice Hughes.
Lodge Resolutions Chairman.
Chicago ILL.,, June 1.-THE national
| republican convention this afternoon
at 1:28 o'clock took an adjournment
to eleven a. m. tomorrow.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts
| was elected chairman of the COM
| mittee on resolutions, shortly after
| the convention assembled today.
Places For Boys.
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