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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1912
Page
2
The Ames Times discusses the Roosevelt third-term controversy and political chatter in June. Mentions State Senator candidates and local editorials, noting Roosevelt's position, public reactions, and campaign energy as spring nears. References Pat Moore and local papers shaping the narrative.
Mulligan and Hooligan discuss Teddy Roosevelt's possible presidential run with Mulligan predicting no nomination and a Taft win. They joke about platforms, campaigns, and political tricks while noting exchequer strains and party dynamics.
A fragmented notice lists candidates for local offices in Story County in 1917. Ernest C. Gretten of Nevada is noted for County Attorney, subject to Republican primary decisions. W. A. Hickens is shown as a sheriff candidate, with other names including Morgan and references to primaries and elections.
A candidate seeks nomination in Sury County subject to Republican voters will at the coming primary election. Mr Tesdatl, Novian. Pepraary Sth, Lis.
The note lists candidates in the county treasurer race including Frank N. Yowier and others. It references a Republican primary with a date in February 1925 and mentions Nevada, likely a county seat or locale.
The text announces a candidate for Clerk of the District Court subject to Republican primary action. Names include Ole Langhand and Cambridge Iewe with dates February 29th 1914 and February 26th 1912. The notice references Nevada laws and the state primaries.
A candidate announces run for the office of Superintendent of Schools in Story County subject to the decision of the Republican voters at the coming June primaries. Beets Nevade. Jews, February 22nd, 192.
Notice to republicans that the first Story County Republican Convention of 1912 will meet at the Coast House Nevada Iowa at 2 pm Thursday March 7 to elect delegates to the Republican state convention in Cedar Rapids and to the Seventh Congressional District Convention in Des Moines. Delegates to the national convention will be chosen at large and alternates named. The primary caucus to elect delegates will be held February 24 at standard polling places with polls open from 9 am to 12 pm and possibly longer by local committee action. The basis of representation is two delegates per precinct plus one for each 50 votes or fraction of 25 cast for Republican electors in the 1908 election. The vote tallies and delegate allocations will follow.
I J Scott announces his candidacy to succeed himself as Republican nominee for Story County Superintendent of Schools. Scott is described as a leading educator in central Iowa with many supporters in Ames, where he once served as city schools principal.
The Times highlights Ole Langland of Cambridge announcing his bid for county clerk subject to Republican primaries. Langland serves as chairman of the county central committee and edits the Cambridge Leader, described as a capable and solid candidate for the office.
A reader proposes a caucus to nominate school directors. The writer tonight sees no current candidates and believes the present board is as good as it gets, but endorses trying a caucus if the board president calls it. The move would place the matter in a workable form.
The writer dismisses sympathy for campaign figures unless the subject earns the trust of his constituency, judging both Tfat and Rouse as unworthy of suffrage in their class.
A local writer comments on possible memberships and political ambitions. The piece notes talk of an Anamias Club, a group in Gretes, and questions Holden’s gubernatorial run in Iowa. The Times editor reflects on forty years in the print shop and criticizes a Nevada representative’s placement on a Cummins delegation.
A writer in the Army and Navy Journal recalls Little X as one of the army’s most popular young officers in 1910. He served in the cavalry with a swagger, wore his campaign hat upright, and was said to sleep in his spurs. An incident with a strict lieutenant colonel highlights the regiment’s tensions and discipline within the camp.
The Times notes B M Soper of Nevada seeks the clerk of the courts seat in Story county before June primaries. Soper has served as deputy clerk for five to six years and is praised by local attorneys for the office’s administration under the Sopers. The piece also critiques Ames delegates to county convention, saying they have no direct role in Holden’s nomination and are bound to broader district and state conventions.
Mason resident S A Stid recalls a merciless storm that caused a dreadful cold and chest pains. A neighbor gave him several doses of Dr King’s New Discovery, which relieved symptoms and the doctor said pneumonia was near. He continued the medicine and was cured. Price 50c and 1.00. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by all druggists. 4)-1m
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