Story County Republican Primary Candidate Announcements
A series of 1896 notices from E H Addison A L Bartlett D J Vince James Danskin J B Shaw RB W Ballard announcing candidacies for County Attorney and Board of Supervisors in Story County Iowa with primary election and Republican convention references. The notices list towns Nevada New Albany and include dates May 6 June 3 1896.
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Story County
Republican County Convention
E. H. Addison
A.L. Bartlett
Nevada
Iowa
Ames Times
Board of Supervisors
James Danskin
New Albany Township
Nevada Candidate Withdraws From Seventh District Race
O Payne of Nevada withdraws from the republican nomination contest for Congress in the Seventh District. He said in town Sunday that there would be no further opposition to Captain Hall in Story county, noting the Berryhill faction had little to offer.
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Touxspay
O. Payne
Nevada
Congress
Captain Hall
Story County
Berryhill
Tives
W. C. Payne
Hull
Winterset
Huil
Polk County
the Times
Democratic National Convention Faces Silver Debate in Chicago
The Democratic National Convention opens in Chicago with Silver Republicans close to a silver platform and free coinage stance. Governor Boies of Iowa supports free silver, while gold advocates push for an honest dollar, signaling a fierce intra party fight over the silver issue.
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Gov
Boies
Iowa
Chicago
Uncle Dick
Primary Ballot Instructions and Local Campaign Commentary
Ballots will list all candidates with a single mark per office. A cross in multiple names invalidates the vote. Paynes withdrawal from the congressional race is criticized as poor judgment. Berryhill’s campaign surge in Polk county collapsed under voter scrutiny. The piece ends with a note on coin values, mentioning a double eagle worth $20 in gold.
Hull Carried Polk in Big Primary Endorsement
Polk county primary results boosted Captain Hull in Iowa 7th district advance for Congress. Des Moines press attacks and Berryhill tactics labeled vile slanders while Hull supporters claim broad GOP backing and 38 Polk votes plus Story and Marion counties to nominate. Hull’s win boosts campaign momentum with strong district backing and calls for turnout next Wednesday.
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Berryhill
Polk County
Mugwump
Hull
Polk T County
Des Moines
Madison County
Story
Marion
Story County
Des Moines News
Ames Intelligencer
Echo of the News
Capt. Hull
Valley Junction Express
Intelligencer
Republican Party
National Republican Party
the Times
Times
V. Kalsem
Palestine Township
Woman fends off burglar. confuses husband in late night fear
A Boone Standard report recounts an Ohio woman who fought off a burglar leaving him with blackened eyes a broken nose and rib injuries. She fainted when realizing the intruder was not her husband for whom she had been sitting up all night.
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Joan Brainard
The
Boone Standard
Ohio
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Reblican
RB. W. Ballard
Payne
United States
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Capt. Hall
Franklin Township
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Boone Republican
Chicago & Northwestern
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J. Av. Tr. Bhoiss
J. G. Berryhill
the District Court
AS. Hamilton
M. Grove
County Recorder Anfinersland
ER. H. Addison
DJ. Vinje
A. L. Bartlett
R. W. Ballard
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S. G. Hamilton
Judisch Bros
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