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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1901
Page
2
A bustling city page surveys local candidates Linville Jackson and Watson for alderman, Judge Wilkes’s re election, and Beltway politics. It notes presidential shifts toward civil service merit, Lodge’s Boston speech optics, prize money from the Spanish war, and Roosevelt’s reciprocity stance amid looming Pacific cable debates.
The report cites Governor Odell leading a Democratic backlash amid a heated campaign. Senator Vant of Missouri contemplates re election, while Senator West notes Republicans stalled Sherman law provisions in the Senate. Thanksgiving dinner plans in Greeneville and local ads follow, with a mix of politics and commerce.
The president appointed State Senator Nevada N Stranahan to the Port of New York collectorship on Friday, a move seen as a triumph for New York Republican factions and a likely removal of George R Bidewell, whom Platt had sworn would stay as long as he remained in the Senate. It remains to be seen if Platt yields without protest.
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