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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1880
Page
3
Judicial Ticket for Circuit Judge Eleventh District Ded Miracle of Hamiton County.
The Republican state convention in Des Moines is set for Wednesday August 5 1880 to nominate candidates for Secretary of State Auditor of State Treasurer Register of State Attorney General and eleven Presidential Electors two from each Congressional District. Delegates will be chosen by ratio of representation and two hundred votes or fraction of two hundred cast for Hon John H Gear in 1879 are allotted to Story County. By order of the State Committee John S RunnelIs Chairman Des Moines July 6 1880.
Local textile expert Pax Greenback Weaver reports a loom shortage impacting production. Officials say disruptions affect orders from small manufacturers and require alternative sourcing. Industry groups urge fast procurement to stabilize supply.
On the 346th ballot at Council Bluffs on August 18 Col. W. P. Hepburn was nominated for Congress. His opponents were Sapp the incumbent Maj. Anderson and John Y. Stone.
The article notes Massseuuserts reaching 1 783 residents with a gain of about 22 percent over ten years. It highlights that a sizable portion of the state is losing population, making this a notably encouraging display.
The census indicates Ohio has a larger population than Illinois and remains near the top of the list, only behind New York and Pennsylvania. Ohio also holds third place in postal business.
1500 Bird's-Eye band members seize stores in the Indian Department at Duke Lane and vow to hold the position if possible.
William H. Waxversier purchased the horse St. Julien for 50000 before its famed time trial. Mr. Vanderbilt now owns the fastest pair of trotters in the world with a mile in 7.11 seconds, the lowest time on record.
St Louis reports a population of 333,517, a rise of 22,713 from 1870. Officials appointed experts to redo the census, but the revised tally yielded no greater numerical success.
The former Georgia governor Herschel V. Johnson has died at age 68. He was the 1860 vice presidential candidate with Douglas and served as a wartime figure seen as a Douglas Democrat rather than a fire eater.
The writer derides tramps as lazy and degrad ing, claiming they squander opportunities for honest labor and fail to contribute to humanity, presenting a blunt moral judgment on their conduct and daily routines.
News from Atlanta announces Doctor Blackburn the notary as a Democratic nominee for Congress in the Seventh district. Denver reports Cook Sanford's wife has deserted him. Sanford once published the Marshall town Statesman. Blackburn is expected to win.
New York City Democratic press disagreements linger over a rift among Tilden Tammany Hall and Irving Hall factions. They caution Hancock’s election may be imperiled by reformers aiming to “rule or ruin” and seek to prove the split endangers party unity.
Chicago Times dispatch says Robert Bonner plans to push his horsemen to violence against morals to gain the fastest horse. His goal is to top Rochester’s feat or buy one of the flyers at stake, else life will be a blank for him.
The census shows at least nineteen states each exceeding one million people with Alabama Georgia Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Massachusetts Michigan Missouri New Jersey New York North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania Tennessee Texas Virginia Wisconsin. Kansas posts the fastest growth, up 170 percent in ten years, reaching 1 009 000. California Louisiana Minnesota Mississippi and South Carolina are near reaching the threshold by 1890.
In this district a group of Democrats and Democratic papers criticize Dan Campbell continuing as a congressional candidate. They recall Walter Brown withdrawing in October, momentarily boosting Hoggett, and argue for Canmpbell to run in October and Guthrie to keep November open, viewing this as fair play amid shifting electoral strategies.
condensed report from the county nominating convention held last Saturday in Nevada. Capt. L Smith for clerk, Lieut. Harry H Boyce for recorder, and Rk. W Ballard for supervisor are praised as well known and strong candidates. The piece notes Mr Snits record, Boyces war service, Ballards capability, and predicts a decisive Republican victory. The column also includes a Philadelphia Times population table and a lengthy editorial argument on Democratic party policies and Civil War legacies.
The Iowa Agricultural press laments the last Legislature for failing to deliver the policies farmers sought. James Wilson of the Traer Clipper notes unmet aims on quarantine, hog cholera, eight percent interest limits, and dog taxation, arguing reforms should come with prudent balance and a future shake up.
The Davenport Demokrat cites John Sylph McDonald disclosures to argue against electing a professional soldier as president. It praises Garfield as a statesman opposed to the Grant era and warns Democrats may push a whisky ring tied to party aims, urging vigilance in the coming election.
The Charleston News and Courier reports South Carolina’s population rising from 525,789 in 1876 to 909,934 in 1880, a 35 percent gain that could yield five to six representatives and an extra Electoral vote. Critics, led by Gen. Walker’s camp, allege possible fraud in counties like Kershaw, urging proof within ten days.
Wade Hampton argues Southern Democrats seek the same aims as Lee and Jackson. The divide centers on secession as a claimed right for states to dissolve the Union. Loyal Northerners must decide if they support those secession principles or the Union's preservation.
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