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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1906
Page
2
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A local editorial urges Kossuth County Democrats to vote in the upcoming election emphasizing citizen duty and turnout. It contrasts Republican fundraising and campaign breadth with Democratic struggles to fund headquarters and organize, warning that turnout will decide the party’s fate next Tuesday.
A newspaper column urges readers to learn from the campaign just concluded in Kossuth County. It counsels moderation, fair speech, and self restraint by editors and party workers, noting Democrats accept defeat and Republicans should endure a possible loss with dignity. It stresses unity and neighborliness despite political rivalry.
Local Republican bosses push fears about voting for McMahon risking defeat of Dolliver Cummins and the entire state ticket. State managers, however, appear less convinced by the warnings and show a different stance.
In last Sunday's Register and Leader Republican state managers say reports from over 80 percent of precincts show Governor Cummins and the full Republican ticket leading by 70 000 to 20 000 in plurality with Republicans winning all Congress seats and a large majority on joint ballot in the legislature.
The letter accuses McMahon of being a railroad attorney based on cases cited by the A D M Republican. It clarifies that Sullivan and McMahon represented others, not the road, and that papers were only temporarily withdrawn for examination. The piece rejects the cited cases as misattributed, noting no involvement by McMahon in those matters.
The Upper Des Moines Republican faces criticism for a national prejudice based appeal to Scandinavians to vote Republican. The piece argues Americans should blend as one people and condemns targeting ethnic groups while noting past Scandinavian involvement in county politics and the election of C. A. Olson as supervisor. It asserts Scandinavians received no nominations, only voting leverage, and contrasts Democratic progress.
The passage recalls Democrats winning several county offices with Republican cross support, including C. L. Lund for legislature and S. P. Christensen twice as sheriff. It notes mixed results for others like J. C. Johnson and Albert Jacobson, and highlights the Nordic vote's sway in Kossuth County and potential party alignment shifts.
The Dubuque Telegraph reports the Des Moines Republican convention hissed Leslie M. Shaw over his National Life and Trust Insurance ties while nominating W. L. Eaton, a Northwestern Life and Savings official. The piece argues both firms defrauded the public, cites a former Minnesota company president in prison, and notes Eaton’s ten year Republican alignment with a provocative 1892 Cleveland remark about the party’s core.
The Advance lists alleged flaws in Mr. Holmes including his being a preacher and thus not a citizen, lacking business success, supposed greed, tax delays, cowardice, heresy, and questions about his salary and dignity, arguing he would be unfit for legislature and politics. The remarks frame Holmes as a candidate facing scrutiny over morals, religion, wealth, and self interest.
A local appeal stresses that S. E. McMahon is not a railroad attorney nor connected with railroads. It asserts he has no salary or income from railroads, is independent of them like any farmer, and has not received aid or comfort from any railroad interests.
The piece argues that independent voters are praised by Republican orators and papers as real savers who follow right over party lines, while locally the Republican press demeans Republicans who vote Democrat as renegade. the writer asserts this doubles as a smear against independence and patriotism.
In private talk Harvey Ingham argued the Republican ticket in Kossuth would be disadvantaged by fear of defeat since Republicans are used to victory and office, while Democrats are not, making defeat less hard on them. He calls Harvey an honest and logical fellow in presenting this view.
The piece urges voters to mark X in the ballot squares for preferred candidates on Election Day November 6. It defends Sheriff McDonald with a tale of returning a poor man’s cow and criticizes opponents and the Democratic ticket. highlights a column scrutinizing candidate Holmes, noting his wealth and lack of land in Kossuth County, deeming the Advance’s criticisms harmful. It emphasizes voting rules and party placement, reflecting local political tensions.
A young hunter misidentified a brown object and fatally shot an eleven year old girl while she fished by a brook on her father's farm. The Fairmont Sentinel laments gun dangers and questions what should be done with the gun or the shooter.
A Fenton reporter notes severe hog cholera losses in the area with farmers restricting sales and mourning large reductions. One farmer reportedly lost 45 head while another sold 100 spring pigs to avoid disease. Despite a big corn harvest and high hog prices, the outbreak is expected to bring substantial farm losses.
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