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Newspaper
Boone County Progressive
Location
Boone, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1914
Page
6
Publication details show The Progressive Office at corner Journ and Lebanon streets with weekly issues on Thursday. Addressed to subscribers with instruction to report irregular deliveries and return undelivered copies promptly.
United States Senator Beveridge of Indianapolis heads the slate with secretary of state Pierson of New Albany and treasurer John Bower of Fowler. Other statewide picks include Auditor George W. Lott of Vincennes and Attorney General A G Manning of Kokomo. State Superintendent John W Kendall of Greenfield and Clerk of Supreme and Appellate Courts Edward F Lewis of Indianapolis. Also Geologist Jethro Culmer of Spearer and Supreme Court Mudge Justice Lew W Vail of Goshen. Appellate Court judges Henry Pearson of Bedford and Elias D Saleburg of Indianapolis. District selections: George H Coons of Muncie Willis E Roe of East Chicago Homer C Underwood of Fort Wayne.
The list enumerates county and city offices with candidates: Judge J. M. Worley, Representative Charles Johnson, Prosecutor W. J. Darnall, Auditor D. L. Creath, Treasurer Robert Swope, Recorder James R. McCann, Sheriff Joe C. Cain, Clerk L. J. Kern, Assessor James E. French, Surveyor A Briant Fulwicer, Coroner Dr. H. W. Millikan, Commissioners Charles A. Kern and S. M. Biker, Councilmen Abraham Fekert Watson Masters James W. Singie George Burton, and at large C D King Joseph Witham Charles W. Cook.
In a flawed retrospective, Kern’s charges of fraud against United States Senator Benj E Shively link past Democratic caucus manipulation to current electoral pressures. The piece recalls secret ballots, campaign expenditures, and pledged votes, noting Kern’s 1910 interview about eight allegedly bought votes and the need for voters to cast a direct ballot this year to express true will.
A 1914 Angola speech by Albert J. Beveridge praises the Progressive surge in Indiana with pledges from dozens of lawmakers, naming candidates for Congress in multiple districts and urging youth turnout. He links brewers to prior bribery attempts in Maine and extols a new era of reform, citing Beveridge’s remarks at old settlers’ meeting.
A critical piece arguing that bosses push a pro gressive label via Senator Borah of Idaho to mask deeper party splits. It contends the 1912 Chicago conflict was a principle battle, not a personal feud over southern delegates, and accuses Borah of misrepresenting the insurgent history.
New Progressive publications join the political fight in Indiana. The list includes Progressive News Huntington Progressive News The Indiana Courier East Chicago Jasper County Herald Rensselaer White County Citizen Monticello Independent Princeton Bulletin Washington Progressive Observer South Bend World Bloomingdale Journal Hartford City Danville Progressives Progressive Herald New Castle. The Blooming ton Journal gains local support and the movement nears one hundred official and friendly papers.
Albert J. Beveridge remains a persistent advocate for equal suffrage and urges Indiana to convene a constitutional convention to modernize the 1851 framework. He leads the Progressive campaign, arguing both major parties block reform, while a reformist path gains vigor among young Progressives at Fort Wayne.
Portage township in Porter county reports 184 Progressive votes, up 42 from 1912. In Richland Grant county a Progressive club gains more than 50 members, with 14 former Democrats. Grant County totals exceed 700 on the Progressive rolls at Marion, while Vanderburg issues flyers on county candidates. Mitchell club tops 400 members. In Fayette and Wayne Democrats again seek a joint rep candidate. Ferguson withdraws. Shipsewanta hosts Prosecution contender nominations for LaGrange and Elkhart. Voting registration shows 90% Progressive in one Grant precinct versus 50% for Democrats and Republicans, and 98% Prohibitionists and 70% Socialists registered, signaling strong reform mobilization and weak party organization.
The speaker praises pioneer families who faced hardship with flag devotion and family love. Scarcity of books, reliance on the Bible, and sharp communal wit shaped honesty and public speaking. They labored without complaint, died without fear, and left a land built by their blood, urging modern readers to honor their sacrifices.
The article explains that voters will directly select a U S Senator, with Albert J Beveridge listed first on the Progressive ballot. It advises marking the Bull Moose circle to vote a straight Progressive ticket and notes an open letter predicting Democratic defeat in Indiana and Beveridge’s election, plus a map of Center township precinct boundaries.
Citizens urged to attend Col Roosevelt speech in Indianapolis Saturday evening with special cars departing Lebanon at 5 22 p m. Albert Beveridge to visit Jamestown Advance and Thorn Town. County commissioners arrange voting machines display at the courthouse and voters in Center and Sugar Creek Townships urged to study them. Residents note Democrats reducing the state debt as registration day approaches Monday October 5.
Court notes in Addison L Howard vs Peter Cox discuss guardian appointment with two summonses returnable October 8, 1914, and orders to produce defendant. W F McLaughlin & Co awarded $68.95 and costs against Temuel Chambers. Frederick W Jutson sues Samuel T Royal for rent totaling 24 dollars. Sarah H Beck vs Henry C Cox executor, demurrer overruled and defendant ordered to answer in ten days. Lara Simmons and Elizabeth Perkins granted leave to amend complaint. Charles Lechrone vs Randolph Quirk for foreclosure.
International News Service reports that in the sinking of the Aboukir Cressy and Hogue off the coast, casualties among naval officers were high. Fifty seven officers killed and sixty nine rescued, with detailed losses per ship and ongoing official casualty tallies. Survivors’ accounts add to confusion over the event and the number of submarines involved.
Berlin announces U-9, which sank three British cruisers, returned to base undamaged after a 400 mile voyage to and from the scene near Harwich. Imperial bonds issued total 4,889,000 marks. American relief mission officers under Major Ryan depart for England to distribute remaining funds via consuls in Germany.
International dispatches report a German cruiser bombarded the oil tanks at Madras last night. Two fires were started before British guns drove the cruiser from the harbor. Two men and a boy were killed by shells. A Ghent report says Belgians with an armored train defeated 2500 Germans with many casualties and prisoners.
The Dorcas class of the M. E. church held a miscellaneous shower in honor of newlywed Mrs. David Glendenning at Miss Velma Smithson’s North Lebanon Street home. Miss Mary Louise Mahan delivered baskets as Cupid’s Messenger as guests enjoyed conversation, music, and refreshments.
Andrew Rinehart of Indianapolis, manager of the Lebanon Reserves, was in the city yesterday seeking a game with the Frankfort team for October 5. Rinehart said the Reserves have played nineteen games this season and won two, making a match with Frankfort highly desirable.
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