Vote on Supervisor Democrats Elect Three and Poses Four
Local election coverage notes a contested supervisor race with gains for C. J. Heise L. Oevsterrecher and F. C. Newel while EH Thompson peers to join. Returns show a tie between Thompson and Curran as results fluctuate.
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L. Oevsterrecher
F.C. Newel
EH. d. Thompson
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Curran
Crescone
Curran Thompson
Arfield
Irvington
LaVerne
Riverdale
Sexton
Sherman
Whittemore
Isne As
Corey Heise
Algona
Fourth Ward
Plum. Creek
Union
Funnemark Oesterroleler
Buffalo
Portland
Prairie
Ramsey
Wesley
Owen Newel Burtheart
East
Lone Rock
Fenton
Greenwood
Taft Victory and Moneyed Influence in 1912 Election
New York Ohio and Indiana lean Republican while Nebraska stays loyal to Bryan Iowa’s GOP majority falls to about 50 000 Cummins defeats Lacy Johnson elected Minnesota for the third time The piece cites moneyed influence and the Wellman letter as explanation noting extraordinary means may be used to secure victory and urging citizen support for Taft to lift the nation from economic despair.
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Iowa
Cummins
Bryan
Taft
Walter Wellman
Record-Herald
New York
Wellman
Indiana
Mr. Taft
Republican Party
the Courier
County results show Merc Scraich backed for clerk loss
In Algona the county GOP gains are tempered as McDonald loses to a mercantile backer with a fine endorsement. Republicans hold a reduced majority, Holmes defeats McMahon, Stephenson beats McDonald, Lilly prevails, and Dickinson over Bonar by sizable margins. The piece criticizes pledge voting and notes a compulsory straight-ticket effect in the primary.
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Holmes Wina
Mc- Mahon
Stephenson
Mc- Donald
Lilly
Christensen
Dickinson
Bonar
David
Old
Ballot Confusion in County and State Elections
The special ballot in the county shows Cummins 1863 to Lacey 198, with Cummins leading statewide. Standpatters overestimated strength as ballots reveal voters struggle with the Australian ballot. Many polling places reject ballots due to improper marking, indicating widespread voter confusion.
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Cummins
Lacey
Cumming
The Poor of Chicago and Unemployed Help Campaign
A Chicago charity appeal details rising unemployment and child hunger. George Farwell of the bureau of charities urges business support, noting a 120 percent rise in aid needs and threefold spending this winter. Checks to Charles G. Dawes. Other cities face similar strains as nationwide panic persists with loan opportunities offered by A. D. Charke & Co.
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George Farwell
Bureau of Charities
Farwell
Bureau
Charles G. Dawes
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Elob
New York City
State
Ohio
Indiana
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