State Ticket and County Ticket Candidates Listed
A list of state and county ticket candidates including Francis M Crake for Governor Matt Parrott for Lieutenant Governor Josiah Given for Railroad Commissioner Henry Sabin for Superintendent of Public Instruction and district details. County ticket shows Sheriff T W Brown Treasurer H B Newcomb Superintendent of Schools Graham M D Coroner Abe Biggs and board members Levi Mountain and others with district designations Supreme Judge details.
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Francis M. Crake
Appanoose
Matt Parrott
Black Hawk
Josiah Given
Oepgie
Geo
R. Perkins
Fremont County
Wenry Sabin
Muscatine County
Farpatentee
MJ. Davis
Juboard
T. W. Brown
H. B. Newcomb
Graham M. D
Abe Biggs
Levi Mountain
Republican Platform of Iowa State Conven tion
Republican representatives of the state declare loyalty to national principles praise prosperity and labor revival under Republican policy. They condemn the Democratic party for misgovernance, defend protection, endorse bimetalism, oppose open foreign labor competition, and call for strict immigration and anti-crime laws. They pledge veteran support and praise the senior senator while noting two senators and eleven representatives for Iowa.
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Republican Party of
Towa
National Party
Democratic Party
Democratic House of Representatives
Republican Party
Senate
Elimerett
Cred
United States
America
Minneapolis
Republic
Bond Syndicate Fulfills Pledge Amidst Treasury Deposit
The bond syndicate is fulfilling its part of the agreement and Wednesday deposited 2,000,000 in the subtreasury to maintain the surplus. The contract soon ends, and after that a new bond sale may be required as expenditures exceed receipts and future funding will be needed to sustain government operations.
Political exhortation urging Republican unity and campaign prep
Harvest of politics message urges voters to consider the right men for office and support the entire Republican ticket. It warns opponents will attack, calls for missionary work to win converts, praises state and county committees, and urges active, loyal support to build a strong majority in the fall and influence next year’s presidential race.
Federal officials join political campaigns in new era
The present administration abandons the idea that federal office holders should refrain from political campaigns. Secretary of the Navy Herbert travels to Alabama, following a path set by Carlisle to Kentucky and Smith to Georgia. An open letter from Sam Evans arrived too late to influence Cleveland. The shift comes after a prior Cleveland order. Back then Republicans held many government posts, making political activity pernicious. now Democrats in office render such activity commendable.
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Navy
Herbert
Alabama
Carlisle
Kentucky
Smith
Georgia
Sam Evans
Cleveland
Socialists call for common sharing and laws contrast
The writer rails at socialists claiming they demand communal ownership and sharing of all property and wives and children. He argues there is no law against their socialism but says they try to force others to share while professing reluctance to share with those who have less.
West farmers ask for real markets not empty promises
The writer accuses Horace and other Democrats of promising world markets for farmers that never materialized. Farmers in the West express skepticism, suggesting those promised markets disappeared with political rhetoric and left wool gathering the sheep of western producers.
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West
Horace Oies
Wool Growers Cry Over Wilson Tariff Effects
The Ohio Wool Growers Association warns that free wool under the Wilson bill harms farmers by lowering wool values and sheep numbers. They urge Fifty Fourth Congress to correct the mistake with protective duties on wool and related agricultural products, warning President Cleveland of accountability if veto occurs.
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Ohio Wool Growers Association
United States
New England
Congress
Cleveland 1
Trade lessons from imperial rivals highlight policy failings
The writer accuses U S leaders of naivety about China and cites recent concessions to Great Britain as proof that the Cleveland administration is asleep at the wheel. The piece argues incompetent leadership undermines business, urging sharper focus on economic policy to protect national interests.
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United States
China
Great Britain
Cleveland
England
Barley Ship From Russia Arrives in Milwaukee Market
Telegraphic despatches report a shipload of barley brought from Russia to Milwaukee and placed on the market. Iowa has produced enough barley to meet U S brewery demand at fair prices, yet the Wilson German bill pits western farmers against cheap Russian labor, drawing protests from citizens who see broad damage to farmers and the public.
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Russia
Milwaukee
Iowa
United States
America
Frugal Folly: Gum In Berry Thickets and Paper Borrowing
A sharp quip compares a fruit grower who fed berry pests spruce gum to halt berry picking with a neighbor who borrows his neighbor’s paper to save money. The commentator notes thrift can verge on folly and moral laxity.
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Tue
Beaton Backward Ride Suggested In Campaign
The suggestion bids Beaton ride the democratic donkey backward to keep view of his platform portion as he travels the campaign trail. If not, goggles would be needed on the back of his head.
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Beaton
Drake Enjoys Statewide Speech Tour Despite Partisan Bark
Gren Drake travels across the state delivering speeches at soldiers reunions and old settlers picnics while Democratic papers persistently criticize him.
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Gren. Drake
Jenking Endorsed for Party Ticket Despite Opposition
The Democratic papers show uneven support for Jenking, deemed a better man than eftew, yet he keeps his name on the ticket for the party's sake. The remark labels some papers as ungenerous for seeking to remove him.
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Jenking
Eftew
Ivia Announces Cedar Rapids Campaign Kickoff September 21
Ivia stated that Judge Kabb will open the democratic campaign at Cedar Rapids on September 21 with a formal kickoff. The timing for Gestow’s campaign branch remains unannounced.
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Ivia
Judge Kabb
Cedar Rapids
Gestow
Texas Counties With No Newspaper Or Post Office
A quip notes that sixty four Texas counties lack a newspaper and a teen without a post office faces a blank scene. The remark casts a sharp eye on rural infrastructure and the quiet risks of isolation in small communities.
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Texas
Kicking the Kicker in Prosperous Iowa Spirit
A rhetoric laden piece extols agricultural plenty in Atlantic and surrounding Iowa, praising grain crops potatoes fruit and livestock and criticizing a pessimist described as a detriment to the community. The author portrays a thriving rural scene while lampooning a chronic complainer labeled a populist blight.
Poultry trade praised as Iowa birds head to San Francisco
The Carroll Herald notes a Sibley poultry dealer shipped a car load of Iowa chickens to San Francisco where they are sold by the dozen in a large commission house. The piece urges farmers to expand poultry farming as a lucrative alternative after sheep industry declines.
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The
Carroll Herald
Sibley
Iowa
San Francisco
Returning Iowans Find Contentment in State
It is a hopeful sign for Iowa when discontented people who left last year to seek a more favored spot are coming back well content to settle down here for the rest of their days. Anyone who thinks there is a better country should travel a year and work off their discontent. Lona is good enough for anybody.
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Atlantic
Iowa
Earth
Lona
Democratic badge rocked by Balter Mackey firm stance
SAM Evans Balter Mackey and Co oppose the democratic badge saying they will not stand still and be rubbed in. Large crops of vegetables improve living standards and lower costs for the poor. Abundant fruit this year shifts pill and nostrum sales and improves public health.
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Sam Evans
Balter
Mackey & Co
Babb
Sound Money
Defender in first heat of the great yacht race cements American supremacy
The article notes the Silver Cup as a symbol of American shipbuilding prowess, with the United States holding it for forty four years and likely to keep it. It contrasts English claim with American excellence and mocks British claims while referencing Dan Lamont and Uncle Sam. It also includes a lengthy satire from NASBY on the Bland Silver Act and a card of thanks from the Sterling family.
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the Weekly Telegraph
Ayres & Hallowell
JRO
Aupreme Judee
Owis
Republican State Platform
Walnut Street
U.S
van Dan Lamont
Washington
Uncle Sam
Dan Lamont
Handsome Dan
Rochester Post-Express
Loverlgn
Nasby
Bascom
Kinberry
Munissippal
Fiananseerin
Finanseer
Petroleum VY
Finanaeer
Toledo Blade
J. W. Sterling
Mr. Price
Theo
G. Steinke
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