11 May 1882
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1882
Page
1
Cincinnati brewer F Schumann convicted in police court for Sunday beer sale, fined 100 dollars and 30 days in workhouse. Gazette cites resolve to enforce law. other notes praise Republican strength, discuss journalistic stunts, and list varied local incidents from across Ohio.
The Ohio Republican State Convention is favored to renominate Secretary Townsend. His administration is praised for economy and he is seen as a solid candidate. Townsend led rivals by nearly 10,000 in 1880 out of 714,038 votes and supports the party line on liquor policy from the last Legislature.
The Cin Gazette notes saloons in Ohio stay busy under the Pond law and warns that only successful independent Prohibitionist action could push Democrats into power and erase temperance legislation from state statutes.
The Prohibitionists of Ohio announce plans to run strongly this year to influence the election. They aim to disrupt Republican prospects by temperance policy, seeking to tilt the field toward Democratic gains amid current political debates.
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