Ich_bin_Tyler

Alrighty, let's see if I can do this correctly. Each member of the judicial committee selects a qualifying offense. What are those? It is unclear, so since the event mentions inflammatory rhetoric then the members will choose between the following: Inciting Violence Unethical Political Bias Unethical Private Behavior CPU rules say they will defend their own party and go against the opposite party so Dem CPUs will not bring any charges. Whigs, however, will bring charges. Francis E Warren brings up Unethical Private Behavior Oscar de Priest brings up Unethical Political Bias Irvine Lenroot brings up Inciting Violence House Trial @matthewyoung123 how do you vote on the articles?

General Events Major Economic Protests Regardless of the economic situation, some economic brackets and demographic groups live in a life of constant economic struggle. They're now organized and banding together and marching in our direction. Quality of Life -1 (now at Good); Populists gain +1 in next election Administrative Bungling You've been alerted a dozen or more times recently of the Postal Department bungling much of their work. Staff members under Carl Schurz have been openly complaining of inefficiency. You've been alerted by advisors that Schurz is overwhelmed by the job at hand. Carl Schurz would gain "easily overwhelmed," but he already has it so he gains "incompetent." Improper SC Justice A Supreme Court Justice rarely makes the news, but considering the routinely confusing, inflammatory rhetoric used by this justice, one must question the justice's suitability for the court, if not their sanity. Associate Justice William J Allen faces impeachment trial (first for this playtest).

Also @matthewyoung123 please pick a new Sen from WY to replace the Sec of Interior.

Sen/Rep Replacements DE Sen Class I: William D. Denney MS Sen Class II: John Sharp Williams PA Sen Class I: @matthewyoung123 Gov Black to appoint. CT-1: George P McLean IL-4: Oscar de Priest (cross party) MD-2: @matthewyoung123 Gov Phelps to appoint.

Executive Replacements @matthewyoung123 to name new Key Advisor and nominate new Sec of War, Army Chief of Staff, and Admiral.

Retirements and Deaths Faction Retirement Death Bourbon Democrats Rep John Tyler Morgan Sen Charles L Scott Rep Richard B Hubbard Sen Hiester Clymer Justice Democrats John M Stone J Proctor Knott Augustus Merrimon John Rawlins Sec of War Donelson Caffery John E Kenna Newton C Blanchard Sen Frank A McLain Free Trade Democrats Charles W Kendall Key Advisor Francis Cockrell Gov Chauncey F Black Henry C Warmoth Augustus H Garland Richard Olney James B Groome Moderate Democrats Wheeler Peckham James E Boyd Adoniram Warner Tyre York (NC) John H Bankhead Joseph Pulitzer Rep Henry Lloyd Tariff Democrats Rep William Wilshire Chief of Staff John S Marmaduke George H Brickner Arthur Sewall Charles Lobeck Locke Craig Edwin L Norris Tariff Whigs John S Bigby Gov Ira Joy Chase Sen Hobart Baldwin Bigelow Ossian Ray William Chandler Dewitt Clinton Senter Sen William H Heald Charles M Smith Justice Whigs Rep Sherman Otis Houghton Fmr VP William B Allison Jeremiah Rusk Herman Humphrey Fmr Gen John Schofield Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr Ebenezer Hill Moderate Whigs Sen William Pitt Kellogg Rep John J Patterson William Sprague IV Zenas Ferry Moody James M Harvey Admiral Asa Bushnell Cushman Davis Benjamin F Marsh Richard W Parker Willis Van Devanter School Book Liberals Sen Jerome B Chaffee Ozra Amander Hadley John R Kelso Thomas L James Ebenezer J Ormsbee Rep George E Lounsbury Robert Smalls William R Day James Laird Rep William E Mason Labor Whigs Henry M Teller Henry J B Cummings Ebon C Ingersoll Christopher C Bowen John St. John Albert P Forsythe Octavius Catto John H Mickey Lorenzo D Lewelling

Cabinet Impact Nationalists: Cons, Trads, RW Pops +2 Blue RW Activists: Cons -2 Blue Wall Street: Mods -1 Blue Environmentalist: Mods +1 Blue Public Healthcare: Progs, LW Pops -1 Blue Law & Order: Mods +1 Blue LW Media: Mods, Libs -1 Blue; Progs, LW Pops -2 Blue RW Media: Cons -1 Blue Military-Industrial: Mods +1 Blue Free Trade: Libs +2 Blue, Mods +3 Blue Protectionist: Cons, Progs, LW Pops -1 Blue Transportation: Mods +1 Welfare: Mods +1 Blue Net Changes RW Pops +2 (now at Blue +1) Trads +2 (now at Blue +1) Cons -2 (now Lean Blue) Mods +6 [capped +3] (already maxed Blue +3) Libs +1 (now at Red +1) Progs -4 [capped -3] (already maxed Red +3) LW Pops -4 [capped -3] (now maxed Red +3)

Cabinet Gains State Walter Hines Page: Trade Treasury James P Clarke: Loses Obscure, Trade War Donelson Caffery: -1 Admin (Easily Overwhelmed), Military Attorney General Frank B Kellogg: Loses Obscure, Welfare Navy Charles F Adams III: Naval PM Gen Carl Schurz: -1 Admin (Easily Overwhelmed) Interior John Eugene Osborne: Environment Agriculture James Soule Pope: Environment Commerce Henry L. Stimson: Labor Labor Edward M House: Business Amb to UK Daniel Roper: Foreign Affairs Amb to France Joseph C S Blackburn: Foreign Affairs Amb to Spain William Wright Heard: Business Amb to Germany Chauncey Depew: Trade Amb to Russia Claude A Swanson: Foreign Affairs Amb to China William Whitney: Business Amb to Japan Thomas S Martin: Trade I have updated these.

Peck is a no and Chamberlain doesn't have the expertise.

Now I need you to select a new Russia Amb since Clarke was meant to be that.

Sec of Treasury Options FBI Director Clifton R Breckinridge (5 admin, Justice Dem, AR) Sen Stephen Mallory II (4 admin, Bourbon Dem, FL) Outgoing UK Amb James P Clarke (4 admin, Bourbon Dem, AR) Outgoing Sec of Labor George Wilbur Peck (4 admin, Mod Dem, WI) George Earle Chamberlain (3 admin, Mod Dem, OR) @matthewyoung123 please choose one of them.

Cabinet Senate Votes State; Walter Hines Page is confirmed 85-15. Treasury; Lon Vest Stephens is not confirmed 56-44. Admiral; Raymond P Rodgers is confirmed 73-27. No one is blamed for Stephens failing confirmation so no changes to anything. I'll work on pulling the alternates to Stephens.

Cabinet Committee Votes State; Walter Hines Page approved 22-1 Treasury; Lon Vest Stephens approved 20-4 Admiral; Raymond P Rodgers approved 17-7

Cabinet Nominee Status Updated Needs Confirmation State; Walter Hines Page Treasury; Lon Vest Stephens Admiral; Raymond P Rodgers Automatically Confirmed War; Retain Donelson Caffery Attorney General; Retain Frank B. Kellogg PM Gen; Carl Schurz Navy; Retain Charles F Adams III Interior; John Eugene Osborne Agriculture; James Soule Pope Commerce; Retain Henry L. Stimson Labor; Edward M House Key Advisor- Francis Cockrell Ambassador to UK; Daniel Roper Ambassador to France; Joseph C S Blackburn Ambassador to Spain; William Wright Heard Ambassador to Germany; Chauncey Depew Ambassador to Russia; James P. Clarke Ambassador to China; William Whitney Ambassador to Japan; Thomas S Martin Admiral; William L Rodgers General; Polk Laffoon

Cabinet Nominee Status Needs Confirmation State; Walter Hines Page Treasury; Lon Vest Stephens Admiral; Raymond P Rodgers Automatically Confirmed War; Retain Donelson Caffery Attorney General; Retain Frank B. Kellogg PM Gen; Carl Schurz Interior; John Eugene Osborne Agriculture; James Soule Pope Commerce; Retain Henry L. Stimson Labor; Edward M House Key Advisor- Francis Cockrell Ambassador to UK; Daniel Roper Ambassador to France; Joseph C S Blackburn Ambassador to Spain; William Wright Heard Ambassador to Germany; Chauncey Depew Ambassador to Russia; James P. Clarke Ambassador to China; William Whitney Ambassador to Japan; Andrew Mellon Admiral; William L Rodgers General; Polk Laffoon Navy; TBD

Redfield Proctor had previously been Sec of State so it is a no go for Navy

Osborne says yes but Culberson says no.

Pattison Cabinet @matthewyoung123 please nominate the cabinet. Also Admirals Romualdo Pacheco and Albert G Jenkins and General John Schofield will be retiring due to mandatory retirement age.

Party Leaders Roosevelt gains nothing. Pattison gains Legis+1. (already added) Impact of Party Leaders Roosevelt: Libs +2 Red; Cons, LW Pop -1 Red; Party Pref +1 Red (Charisma); Party Pref +1 Red (Likable 11/25) Pattison: Mods +1 Blue; RW Pop, Trad, Prog, LW Pop -1 Blue; Party Pref +1 Blue (Charisma); Party Pref +1 Blue (Likable 60/25) Net Changes Party Pref +1 Red (now Red +1) RW Pop -1 Blue (now Neutral) Trad -1 Blue (now Neutral) Cons -1 Red (now Blue +2) Mod +1 Blue (already maxed Blue +3) Lib +2 Red (now Red +2) Prog -1 Blue (already maxed Blue +3)

Dem Faction Leader Gains James H Berry: Controversial George Dewey: Gov+1, Likable Robert E Pattison: Likable Thomas J Walsh: Nothing Lucius F C Garvin: Gov+1, Admin+1, Puritan I've updated these.

Whig Party Leader Election Gov Mark Hanna is now Easily Overwhelmed and will not be able to run for Party Leader again. Candidates Fmr Amb Andrew Mellon Sec of Navy and fmr Gov Charles F Adams III Rep and fmr Gov Theodore Roosevelt Gov Hiram Johnson Ballot 1 (need 50%+1) Mark Hanna endorses Adams (closest ideology). Mellon: 6+7= 13 Adams: 5+14+4+12=35 Roosevelt: 4+14=18 Johnson: 6+5=11 Adams and Roosevelt will move to the final round. Mellon and Johnson endorse Roosevelt (highest PV). Ballot 2 (need 50%+1) Adams: 2+14+4+12=32 Roosevelt: 6+14+4+7+5+5=41 Theodore Roosevelt is elected Party Leader.

Whig Faction Leaders Tariff Whigs Keeps Andrew Mellon Gains nothing Keeps name Wall Street Whigs Keeps Mark Hanna Gains Easily Overwhelmed Change name to Justice Whigs Moderate Whigs Keeps Charles F Adams III Gains Expansionist, Gov+1, Orator Keeps name Liberal Whigs Keeps Theodore Roosevelt Gains nothing Change name to School Book Liberals Progressive Whigs Keeps Hiram Johnson Gains Admin+1, Likable Change name to Labor Whigs

Congressional Leader Gains Sen Maj Leader John L Mitchell: Loses Obscure, Gains Legis+1, Magician Sen Min Ldr John Baker: Kingmaker Sen Min Whip Thomas F Marshall: Propagandist House Maj Ldr Benjamin Tillman: Loses Obscure I've taken care of these. Congressional Leader Impacts Speaker Sheridan: Cons +1 Blue (now Blue +1)

Committee Assignments @OrangeP47 please assign Dem Senate committees and chairs. @matthewyoung123 please assign Dem House committees and chairs. @Willthescout7 please assign Whig Senate and House committees and chairs.

I mean I can always just wind it all back. Easy enough haha