Candidacy notices for Cass County offices in 1908 primaries
A collection of historical political notices announces candidacies for Cass County Iowa positions including Representative, County Superintendent, County Attorney, Recorder, County Supervisor and County Superintendent of Schools. Names linked to party primaries in June 1908 appear with varying validation of candidacy and allegiance to the Republican ticket.
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Cass County
Iowa General Assembly
Goarty
8 County
John W. Scott
Cass
Norimary
Tyne
H. Pine
D. M. Hobart
G. A Hill
Massena Two
Kirk
Bertha A. Johnson
Risdy
Dine
Byron J. Still
Cumberland
State of Iowa
B. P. Chase
Barry Cavenaugh
Cass Co
Presidential Electors at Large and Primary Law Notice
List of electors and party ticket details followed by a warning on primary election conduct. Includes penalties for false declarations and voting across party lines, with sections citing the code and specific fines and jail terms for violations.
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Thomas T. Anderson
Indianola
Warren County
John H. Anundson
Mason City
Cerros Gordo County
Primary Law Scrutiny as Dems Corral Cummins Tactics
An election under the new primary law prompts strict enforcement. Cummins allies spread false claims that Democrats lack a senator candidate, urging Dems to vote in Republican primaries for Cummins. Claude Porter is the Democratic Senate nominee and Fred White the governor candidate. The piece accuses Swan and Cummins managers of dodging open debate and cites a vetoed insurance reform bill connected to Hubbell and his brother.
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G. L. Edwards
Cummins
United States
Yeat
Claude Porter
A. B. Cummins
Fred White
Swan
House
Senate
Equitable of
Des Moines
Hubbell
Voting precincts to challenge Cummins party switchers
Citizens will challenge voters across counties to thwart Cummins attempts to vote Democrat as Republican. An oath will require belief in party switch in good faith or face penalties. Democrats risking misdeeds may be fined or imprisoned. The law aims to protect honest party changes.
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Cummins
BEC
A. B. Cummins
Cummins Campaign Feud and Iowa Senate Talk Stirring Towns
An array of political sniping surrounds Senator Allison and Governor Cummins with Roosevelt and Secretary Wilson involved. Letters deny Cummins' candidacy while urging support for Allison. Emerson at Wiota plans to address locals as reformers quarrel over joint discussions and city data. An editor’s notice requests claims against the late C L Brown be presented.
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Senator Allison
Mer
United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Albert B. Cummins
Emerson
Wiota
Cummins
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Walter I. Smith
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