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Democratic Nominating Clearances Note Prosecuting Attorney Candidates
We announce Ss. W. Axtell as a candidate for prosecuting attorney subject to the democratic nominating convention. William C. Hulse seeks re election to the office of Prosecuting Attorney of the Fourth Judicial Circuit subject to the democratic nominating convention decision.
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Emerson Short
Mth
Ss. W. Axtell
WM. C. Hulse
Harrison county sheriffs race heats up with nominees
Citizens in Harrison county seek the Democratic nomination for sheriff as campaigns begin. Republicans eye seven potential candidates before their county convention with three already named. Shelbyville Democrat editor Scott Ray is nominated for senator for Shelby and Decatur counties, praised for strong representation. Indiana Democrats win 103 township trustees and carry the state by 7,000 to 10,000 in the latest election. Vincennes Lan Tir News criticizes a high price tag for the Democratic office and questions a weak mortgage-bound paper’s judgment.
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Scott Ray
Shelbyville
Shelby
Decatur Counties
Democracy
Indiana
Vincennes
Indiana Veterans Granted Pensions Amid Fast Office Disposition
Sixty five Indiana veterans were granted pensions on Monday. The dispatch with which Democrats dispose of cases in the pension office has never been equaled since the pension department was organized.
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Indiana
Honest man and statesman Rogcee Conkling dies at 1 50 a m
Rogcee Conkling died at 1 50 a m Wednesday. His public record is spotless. No charges. He had no equal in his party. The Democratic state convention meets next Thursday with county delegates due by Wednesday. The editor of the Democrat travels Tuesday afternoon to meet the “boys” on the train. Ancre for Hare of Scotland fined fifty cents for a shave after a Democrat slept with him in a hay mow the night before the election. Gro A Byrn of Brazil nominated by Clay and Owen counties for senator. praised as brilliant and gentle. Forty four Indians granted pensions Friday. The piece accuses the bloody shirt faction of falsehoods about soldiers. Jayhawker Ingalls expresses rage. Dee Whizz comments on the reaction.
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The
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Hare
Scotland
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Gro. A. Byrn
Brazil
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Owen Counties
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Dee
Louisiana site election alters party balance in state
A disrupted report describes a Tuesday election affecting the state’s political makeup as Democrats gain ground while Republicans face challenges. The piece notes shifts in power and commentary from local newspapers.
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Cate
Cyrus E Davis Said To Be Gagkene County Favorite
The Greencastle Star Press notes Cyrus E Davis as a leading stump speaker and likely congressional candidate. It reports a Republican or Democratic shift in township elections with 103 trustees elected and a statewide popular vote lead of about 7 000 to 10 000, highlighting party gains.
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Ese
Cyrus BE. Davis
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Greencastle Star Press
Will Fortune’s Indianapolis Paper Praised as Typographical Beauty
A reader brandishes the Indianapolis Sunday Press and lauds Will Fortune for his long association with the Indianapolis Journal and his sustained quality. The letter extols Fortune as a favorite among Indianapolis newspaper boys and celebrates the paper’s fine typography.
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Indianapolis Sunday Press
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Indianapolis
Republican defends switch to Democratic ticket over tariff
Henry Pierson of Taylor township, lifelong Republican and ten year voter, challenged by Republicans at the April election for voting Democratic due to the robber tariff. He declares his ticket will be straight democratic from now on.
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Henry Pierson
Taylor Township
Democratic County Vote Count and Pension Roll Figures
The piece notes Democratic gain in IRERNE County with a 137 vote margin for Republicans. details county results by township and estimates what the Democratic margin would have been if all voters had participated. It cites Pension Agent Zollinger with 37,000 Indians on the pension roll and 7,000 additions during Cleveland's term. It references Indianapolis Journal's claim on Indiana trustees elected in 1886 and 1888.
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Greene County seeks delegate at St Louis convention
Senator Mullennix urges Greene County Democrats to secure a delegate seat at the St Louis convention. The Bloomfield News hints at future coverage of “Rings” and criticizes the News as a longtime ally of a corrupt faction while urging honesty to boost circulation.
Township trustees face charges amid Knox county GOP shift
The Knox county political shift to Republicans after a Democratic official's defaulting era leads to trustees billing for services since last August. Johnson township 500, Vigo 389, Steen 315, Busseron 226, Harrison 350, Winder 200. Steen’s size likened to Highland, Dem trustee Bland billed 48. Busseron size similar to Washington, Dem trustee Bogard charged 66. The piece argues the lesson is to elect Democratic officials.
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Busseron Township
Washington
Bogard
Mugwumps Back Revenue Reform in Campaign
The leading mugwump papers agree revenue reform dominates the presidential race. The New York Times and others support Cleveland for re election on tariff stance while noting civil service remains subordinate to tariff reform amid fear of spoils safeguards with a GOP return. The writers praise mugwumps as level headed.
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Bec
The Mistakes of Workingman and Political Drift
A fragmented editorial laments labor movement missteps and notes shifting support among working men. It argues the natural home of labor is the Democratic Party, warns Republican and monarchical factions, and predicts political realignment ahead of local and national contests.
Democratic Convention Calls Indiana Delegates April 24 1888
The Democratic State Committee invites Indiana voters to attend meetings across the state to select delegates for a national convention in Indianapolis on April 24 1888. Delegates will choose a platform and nominees for governor lieutenant governor state officers and judges. Delegates are apportioned by 1884 vote totals.
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Maros
lSss
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Stateme Court
Supreme Court
Ossie PL Gray
Editorial warns GOP collapse amid disarray and apathy
The Eye notes a gloomy outlook for Republican prospects in the coming national campaign. It argues leadership and enthusiasm are lacking, with many defecting to potential Democratic alignments as the party appears leaderless and disintegrating.
Indecent Ingalls Sparks Civil War Tone in Defamatory Crusade
A New York Star capsule condemns John James Ingalls for indecencies and perverted rhetoric against Lincoln. The piece denounces Tagaux leadership as malignantly dirty campaigning invoking Civil War memories and warns of a renewed political warfare without risk of bullets.
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Republican plea to southern whites faces hard test
The piece argues Republicans must prove good will to the South with concrete actions, not promises, amid long history of inaction. It cites Halstead on Sherman defeats and notes Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana leanings. Editorials from New Orleans Times Democrat, Chicago News, Cincinnati Enquirer, and New York Star criticize party strategy and impending Supreme Court vacancy outcomes.
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Republican financial policy and its lasting damage
A New York Times (Indiana) correspondent critiques Republican finance from the era of 1874 to 1878. The piece argues the party fostered a disastrous concept of money and repudiation, tying it to corruption scandals and weakened civil service reforms, and urges a return to honest governance and the payment of legal tender notes.
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