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Newspaper
Boone County Progressive
Location
Boone, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1914
Page
6
Fragmentary OCR shows a Boone County Progressive notice with misread names and addresses. It mentions a publication at corner ath and Labanan atreeta and a subscription rate in advance, dated September 1, 1812, with postal filing notes and delivery terms. The readable text is corrupted but indicates a local newspaper notice for subscriptions and postal matter.
The ticket lists Beveridge as U S Senator from Indianapolis and Pierson as Secretary of State from New Albany. Bower of Fowler chairs the state treasury, Lott of Vincennes the auditor post, Manning of Kokomo attorney general, Kendall of Greenfield state superintendent, Lewis of Indianapolis clerk for the Supreme and Appellate Courts, Culmer of Spencer state geologist. Vail of Goshen is judge on the Supreme Court Fifth District. Appellate Court nominees include Pearson of Bedford and Salsburg of Indianapolis in First District, Coons of Muncie and Roe of East Chicago with Underwood of Fort Wayne in Second District.
County ticket results list the Judge ML Worley, Representative C W Johnson, Prosecutor W J Darnall, Auditor-Treasurer Robert Swope, Recorder James Kt McCann, Sheriff Joe Cain, Clerk L J Kern, Assessor James French, Surveyor Briant Fulwicer, Coroner Dr H W Millikan. Commissioners include Charles A Kern, M Riker. Councilmen Abraham Eebert, Watson Masters, James W Slagle, George Burton, and at-large Charles W Cook, C D King, Joseph Witham.
The piece critiques Indiana Tammany boss power after the Sulzer ouster and Edward H Schmidt’s dismissal, urging reform. It recounts Schmidt’s duty arresting era gangsters in Terre Haute, the ensuing vengeance by Tammany, and the broader Indiana Progressive movement seen through Bev eridge and Shively speeches, Vincennes barbecue plans, and attacks on tainted primaries.
In July the Newburg Progressive rally drew more voters than both major parties in a presidential year. Voters learn direct US Senate voting, with Beveridge as favored, while Democrats and Republicans hide their candidates. Progressives push reforms, party boss reform, and a trade tariff plan amid party realignments across Indiana and nearby states.
Vermont Republican Charles A. Prouty, famed Interstate Commerce Commission veteran, rejects standpat nomination and seeks Progressive support. He contrasts with New York’s Charles S. Whiteman and pollyfox progressive faction, portrayed as a worthy man likely to make a fine senator.
Guy McMullen of Burnetts Creek and Joseph Byers of White county join the Progressive party after leaving the Republican ranks. McMullen cites standpat control as the reason, while Byers notes a Democratic drift and a wartime record. A Kokomo Progressive meeting featured fifty Civil War veterans and over twenty five new Democratic recruits pledging to aid the reform effort.
State Senator B. B. Shively of Marion left the Democratic Party and runs on the Progressive ticket for Congress in Indiana's Eleventh district. He spoke at Winslow and Newburg, drawing fifteen former Democrats and local workers to endorse his bid in the southern part of the state.
In White county five former Democrats sit on the Progressive county ticket, in Clay three, and in Grant three. Across many counties the trend repeats as capable former Democrats align with the Progressive state ticket. Developments of 1914 convince men of all parties that the Progressive party is permanent and pursuing its own path appealing to diverse voters.
To Pike county, and where Progressives in 1912 failed, the 1914 Progressives nominate the best county ticket since the Civil War. Township tickets are being named. The county organization surpasses old parties, and Mulhall and James E. Watson are cited as records against tariff commission legislation. The standpat machine’s support for a tariff commission is denied.
In Perry township Lawrence county Indiana only four Republicans remain. Progressives carried the township in 1912 and have made large gains this year. The shift is credited largely to Walter Armstrong a new party leader of unusual force and activity through personal campaigning.
James Beach of Henry county notes the 1912 ear ned township result shows a Progressive majority of six votes. The new party is in better shape, with two Republicans in Stony Creek joining the Progressives in the last week.
Bart Holmes of White County shifts from longtime Democratic leadership in his community and the Tenth district to become an ardent Progressive worker, expressing fatigue with the old party's machine.
Charles A. Sims of Elnora Indiana departs the Taggart organization and is nominated by the Progressives of Daviess County for the county clerk post.
Forrest Hearn and Alfred Stout of Madison Indiana recently left the Republican party to become Progressive workers. James Lods, a White County Democrat from Indiana, also left the Democratic organization to align with the Progressive movement.
Transfers record multiple property deeds across Whitestown Thorntown Lebanon Perry and Jackson townships. Notable moves include George L. and Naomi Rader to Celestial Lodge No 526 $850 and Robert B Williams to Rolla B Williams $9000. Also Walton Wise and Thorntown parcels, and the Butler college operetta cast picnic note.
Lola Mary Campbell, age 17, the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Campbell, died after illness. A telegram from Dugger Arkansas reported by Albert E B Witt said Lola Mary went home before her father could reach her, dated July 22 from Seligman Missouri. The community extends sympathy to the Campbell family.
A local notice lists arrangements of roses and white carnations from families including Mrs. White and Kenneth, Winifred Ellis, Mia, Cora Nelson, Velma Brown, Mrs. Sue Milkes, Mrs. Emma McCullen, Miss Jane Brown, Mrs. Moluie Beckathorn, Elizabeth Mercer, Israel White, and Mrs. America White and daughter. It honors past chief Bruce Taylor and features tributes from the G. A. R. and First Christian Church. Grandchildren are mentioned amid references to gates ajar and an American flag beside pillow white roses.
Martha Emeline Copeland of Boone County died at her Lebanon home at 8 44 pm after a bout with tuberculosis laryngitis she had been ill since September Born September 22 1854 she was 59 years 10 months She married Taylor S Copeland Sr November 12 1871 and survived by husband children Charles and Harry in Indiana and Taylor Jr in Barrien and Grace at home Also surviving two brothers and three sisters Members of Center Baptist Church since 1871 she was among its oldest adherents Funeral from her home at 10 30 am Friday with Rev O A Cook of Franklin officiating Interment in Center Cemetery
George Wilkins White a Lebanon resident since 1887 died at 6 22 pm Sunday at his home 413 West Washington street aged 67 years 3 months 28 days cause senile dementia born March 22 1847 near Ladoga Indiana served in Union Army reenlisted 1864 moved back and forth for family duties survived by six of eight children two sisters and one brother funeral arranged by Grand Army of the Republic with G A R at grave and First Christian church involved burial Oak Hill cemetery distant attendees listed flowers donated by multiple local families
Dr Edward Young of Sheriden returned from Texas Sunday after being summoned for his brother Abijah Young's illness. Abijah, 40, died in Indianapolis the same day at Crown Hill cemetery burial followed a residence funeral. Survived by wife and seven sons aged from five to twenty.
Pearl Dale of Crawfordsville died at 10 a m Friday at the home near Lebanon where she had lived with Tivious and Mable Tinder for four years. Death was from tuberculosis after a six month illness. Survived by two brothers Roy and Leon Dale and sister Dora Dye. Funeral Sunday at 2 p m at the United Brethren church with Rev. D L Rush officiating. Burial at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Cynthia Ann McGuire died at 42 West Pearl Street at 5 30 Saturday evening from tuberculosis. Born September 20 1854 in Monroe county Indiana she was 59 years 9 months and 28 days old. Survived by three brothers John Henry Edward Elvin and sister Stella May Fish. Body shipped to Chicago and cremated. burial in Oakwood Cemetery Chicago.
Across the Atlantic the Indestructible Wheel Works gain notice with inquiries from Norway and Belgium. The factory runs at reduced capacity in the quiet season as most employees take vacations.
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