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Newspaper
Benton County Times
Location
Vinton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1906
Page
2
A Vinton Iowa column denounces political mudslinging and calls for clean elections while critiquing Pat Murphy and local editors. It argues against bossism, notes County Treasurer Milo Whipple, and praises bipartisan support for a nonpartisan judiciary with veteran captains Parker and Bradshaw.
The Dysart Reporter reaffirms its independence and impartial stance in politics while stating a single endorsement. It urges voters to elect Hon. C. B. Bradshaw as district judge, signaling rare support from the paper.
The Times editor has led a busy two weeks delivering speeches every night and answering political digs from the county Republican press. With democracy backing him, he stands firm against the Buzzard and its brood and has managed to ward them off.
County residents denounce the Vinton Eagle and announce a push to end backroom nominations at chicken dinners and hotel offices. The author argues two years hence will be a presidential year and urges voters to curb the Vinton ring, asserting Republicans once led but now face reform.
A letter from C B Bradshaw of Des Moines Iowa urges Democrat voters to back him for district judge and to vote for him alone to avoid aiding Judge Burnham. He asks recipient Mr FLA Salisbury Vinton Iowa to influence friends in his interests.
The Commoner appeals to Iowa Democrats urges high turnout for Claude R. Porter in the November 6 election. Porter, eight year veteran of the Iowa legislature, would shift control from the Republican Party and appeals to Democrats on broad principles. Readers are urged to act as one-person committees to mobilize neighbors to vote.
Gro R Knapp advertises farm loans at five percent with optional payments and claims to offer the lowest rates in the county, promising flexible terms to farmers seeking funding.
Colonel William J. Bryan addressed a vast Des Moines audience praising Claude R. Porter and denouncing the Register and Leader over railroad funding claims. He urged resignations from committee members tied to railroads, defended Porter's record, and attacked Governor Cummins and La Follette allies amid a heated Iowa political clash.
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