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Newspaper
Boone County Progressive
Location
Boone, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1914
Page
6
Boone County Progressives chronicles February weather outlook and Democratic county office contest. Notes Thomas Taggart declines U S Senate bid, while Hicks forecasts a cold February. Local voters urged to report irregular delivery and reflect on party leadership.
West Virginia Progressive party officials at Parkersburg voted to remain independent and nominate a full ticket, opening headquarters at Wheeling to operate through November. The piece also notes Democratic and Republican tensions in New York and Indiana, praising standpatters' resistance and highlighting Wayne County Republicans offering fusion, which Democrats refused.
The Elkhart Progressive Democrat reports attempts to fuse Republican and Democrat voters in Elkhart county to win county offices. It notes the plan, opposed by independent Democrats who warn voters will focus on constitutional convention and progressive legislation rather than office."
The open letter from George W. Stout criticizes Indiana Democrats and their 1911 1922 tax and state spending policies. It recalls his 1912 Port Wayne remark and argues for a formal retraction while noting Democratic increases in salaries commissions and the tax levy. It draws parallels to 1858 Whig efforts and 1860s Republican resurgence.
Washington dispatches report tensions between the White House and the Department of Justice as President Wilson grants pardons against Attorney General McReynolds guidance. The piece notes past cases including Arthur French and William Dunbar, plus appeals for clemency for dynamiters Murray Tennett and John Butler, signaling a possible ongoing power struggle over mercy.
The Saturday Evening Post argues Tammany Hall endures forty years of scorn because many citizens fear losing. It notes a Democratic rival could defeat Tammany only if organizers steal votes, and urges voters not to waste ballots. If Democrats unite, they could win, though Tammany may still dominate any formed coalition.
The Lafayette Courier notes that history repeats itself in human nature under similar circumstances. An editorial compares the current political situation to the first of 1868, pointing to a Republican organ claiming the return of Progressives to the Republicans.
The Pioneer notes Democratic editors remembered by appointing authorities. Names include Teane R. Strouaé of Rockville's Tribune, R. P. Carpenter of No bigsville Times, Josaph A. Beane of Goshen Democrat, George Schwin of Covington Friend, and C. H. Hagen of Kekoma Diepatch. These men have continued their editorial duties.
A reflective note contrasts two Democratic editors with similar long tenure. One receives rewards for faithful service while another, seeking office for the first time, is turned down. The piece hints at ongoing political bitterness and shifting rewards within the party.
H L Vinton, Tippecanoe county circuit judge, was appointed special judge to try Elvira Ashwell v Miller on note after prior reversals by higher courts. No trial date set. could hear in April or May with exact day to be decided later. Other cases to be scheduled later.
The Research Club of Lebanon arranged a February 17 lecture at the Presbyterian church by Dr. Burton D. Myers of Bloomington. Indiana University faculty will speak on eight educational subjects, with six responses invited per lecturer, focusing on eugenics in a bid to extend scientific information through club channels.
Misses Katherine Wilson and Madge Shelby and Joy Shelby along with Miss Zent a Pavey and A J Shelby from Lebanon witnessed The Whip at the Murat theatre this week. Mrs Ethel Gibboney of Indianapolis accompanied her husband to Lebanon Tuesday and stayed as guest of Cora Riley while here she was ill. Mel Gibboney, a former Lebanon resident, also noted.
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