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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 03, 1888

Page

6

Grosvenor’s tariff speech cements leadership in Congress

The House heard Gen Grosvenor defend tariff policy as a masterful argument that solidifies his standing as a Republican leader. Cincinnati saloon arrests on Sunday closing law are postponed for hearings, and Dayton’s Governor Foraker receives unanimous support from the Ohio delegation. The article also notes Cary remarks on Secretary of State contenders and Bob Ingersoll’s forthcoming memorial eloquence for Conkling, linking labor and tariff debates to party choices.

Gen. Grosvenor House Congress Cincinnati Dan Ryan Portsmouth Dayton Bob Ingersoll New York City Conkling

Senate Debate Sparks Fierce Clash Over Supreme Court Nominee

The Senate drama pitted Senators Ingalls and Voorhees in a sharp exchange as Meadey faced a heated Senate vote. President nominates Melville W Fuller of Chicago to be Chief Justice, lauded as a classical scholar and elder statesman with a Maine birth and long Chicago ties.

Senate Ingalls Voorhees Kansas Meadey Melville W. Fuller Chicago Illinois Supreme Court of the United States Auguste Maine Marietta Theo. F. Davis Washington City Northwest Territory Cleveland Phil. Sheridan Admiral Porter Army Supreme Court W. 8. Rosecrans S. S. Cox Ohio John Sherman Heny B. Payne C. H. Grosvenor J. N. Camden West Virginia W. P. Thompson A. C. Thompson W. M. Evarts New York J. W. Daniels Virginia

Athens County Republican ticket clear after lively contest

The county Republican nominating race ended with Higgins of Athens township thriving for Recorder amid a heated push by rivals Bean Welch Andrews for the same office. Burson and Closter led for Infirmary Director. central committee members Falloon and Kessinger chosen. party aims for a strong election year slate and continued reform efforts.

Joseph Higgins A.S. Tidd Athens Township Bean Welch Andrews Bates Mathews Jarvis Canaan Township John Burson Charley Closter Burson Closter Athens County George Falloon Ed. J. Kessinger

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