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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1895
Page
5
The piece extolls newspaper advertising as cheapest and best, stressing two factors: paper circulation and its readership. It cites Athens merchants preferring Messexcen axp HeraLto, claiming it has the largest circulation in Athens and is read by every family member, inviting verification of its claims.
A critical critique cites failures on Ku Cheng outrages in China and France, Spain’s delay on an apology for a flagrant breach of comity, policy in Hawaii during revolution, British troop actions in Central America, and alleged Monroe doctrine violations. The piece laments administration blunders and demands a thoroughly American Republican leadership with James G Blaine heading the state department.
Tuar Asa Bushnell will be elected governor of Ohio scarcely an intelligent man in any party doubts but danger to Republicans lies in over confidence and lax effort. Calvin Brice aims to regain the United States Senate and will spare no means to win a legislature majority. Brice’sDemocrats are alert unscrupulous and plan fusions with Populists and Prohibitionists. He vows to spend half a million dollars. Republicans must stay vigilant, organize clubs and keep enthusiasm high to secure a legislative majority.
The article argues Ohio Republicans have no bosses and reject dictation by any leader while charging Democrat Calvin S. Brice with autocratic control. It accuses ex Governor Campbell of acting as Brice’s puppet to weaken attacks on a Wall Street magnate and the Democratic Boss.
The September campaign kickoff at Springfield will draw many visitors with elaborate arrangements for comfort and entertainment. Prominent speakers including Sherman Foraker McKinley Bushnell and Jones will discuss politics and economics, with railroads offering reduced rates. The Marietta Register notes district candidates anti Brice but urges Republicans to attend and support the cause. Washington correspondence resumes after a short break.
The Mt. Vernon Republican ridicules Democratic claims that McKinley allies will back Campbell for president if Campbell wins Ohio governor. It argues Campbell is Brice’s hireling and that Ohio victory would fracture GOP unity, diminishing McKinley’s national chances while urging Bushnell for governor and Foraker for senator.
Ex Governor Campbell clarified in a letter dated August 26 1895 that he did not favor free coinage by the United States alone and would accept the party platform as found. He said he would take the chances of election on the platform regardless of its specific currency resolutions.
Washington, D. C., Sep 2, 95. A Democratic ex-Congressman from Indiana reports the Cleveland administration is increasingly political in tone as factional disputes in Kentucky, Maryland, and Ohio draw in key figures like Gorman Brice and Blackburn. The president's machinery is used to unify factions for a potential renomination with Carlisle guiding Kentucky conversion.
The piece discusses Democratic hopes to back a Cleveland third term, needing support from New York Indiana and Maryland. It notes Gorman Hill and Voorhees influence, Lamont’s wealth, and Republican opposition, with Lloyd Lowndes as Maryland governor candidate’s guest and potential GOP win.
A columnist accuses Calvin Brice of spending vast sums to back a Democratic legislature to secure his Senate re-election. The piece warns such moves would disgrace Ohio and predicts Briceocracy will be buried by an avalanche of honest ballots in November.
The Marietta Register prints an extract noting Senator Brice will not contest the district and Falloon and Dana will win by a large majority. The writer urges sustaining local tickets and expanding the majority for Bushner as the Democracy’s support remains confident.
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