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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1900
Page
4
The item indicates mailing or post office classification in Corydon Indiana. It mentions second class matter and an office location in the Democrat Building with a $1.00 amount.
Local notes recount election talk in Harrison and Corydon townships. References to vote price claims, party boosts, and shifts in McKinley and Bryan support. Mentions Corydon post office delays, Porto Rican tariff debate, and a looming Republican majority influence.
After voting ends, Mr. Bryan returns home and addresses friends from his porch. He appeals to Lincoln and Jefferson, expresses hope of victory within twelve hours, and vows never to desert liberty even in disaster. He rests at home with family, sleep coming minutes after arrival.
The piece argues a 50 cent per ton coal price rise by producers exceeds a 10 percent wage hike for miners, shifting costs to consumers. It claims anthracite scarcity lets sellers add charges, notes a 590,000 trust donation to the GOP, and accuses party leaders of catering to trusts. It cites Coora Shields dethroning Coopelia Boone and reducing the Republican majority from 140 to 55.
The report notes Hanna holds the inside track for the 1904 GOP presidential nomination amid a landslide that skewed toward the wrong candidate. It claims no Democratic donors contributed to the campaign fund and mentions Kessinger's upset win in Pusey and Republican strength in Heth Township.
The new officers including The Clerk Mr. Bline Sheriff Mr. Loitch Assessor Mr. Habermel Surveyor Mr. Sharp Coroner Mr. Nye and Prosecutor Mr. Luckett assume duties immediately. Treasurer Mr. OConnor waits until January 1 1902. Commissioners Love and Mathes begin in December. Trustees assessors advisory boards and road supervisors take charge now. certs of election to be secured. bonds filed. vacancies to be filled by the Board of Commissioners. A caution on legality of electing Justices or Constables.
Chairman H. J. Friedley receives thanks for his tireless work as Harrison County voters elect a Democratic majority Tuesday. The electorate endorses party success and denounces Republican financial misdeeds and drunkenness in office.
Harrison County voters condemned Republican grand juries for failing to prosecute defaulters in a Tuesday vote. The action targets local judicial action and allocates political pressure to address perceived leniency in prosecutions.
Voters delivered a strong showing for Judge Zenor with a projected 4500 majority, while Harrison county signals Republican losses. The piece notes shifts in Corydon headquarters and warns Republicans to brace for future battles as party names and regional loyalties shape Indiana politics. W S Taylor plans to stay in Indiana four more years. Kentucky is cited as redeemed.
The passage touts Scotts Emulsion, claiming vast sales and world reach. It lists ingredients Cod Liver Oil and hypophosphites and asserts benefits for sickly children, pale cheeks, and early consumption, offering free samples through Towser Chemists and general druggists.
The report lists township majorities for President with Democratic majority in Co . 313 showing the county’s election split. The fragment notes a Democratic lead in the county’s townships and a total figure of 313 in one jurisdiction.
After a Republican rally in Corydon, a bully in a wagon tried tearing down a Bryan portrait at David Hardman's home near Moberly. Miss Anna Hardman grabbed a fire poker and clubbed the intruder, sparing a potential fatal outcome.
The record lists majorities for township trustees by candidate and party. Democrats Hauswald 79, McCauley 24, Gettelfinger 64, Rector 30, Martin 51, Pitman 23, Vogt 48, Kessinger 22, Hausz 150, and Bennett as Independent Democrat 7. Republicans Cooper 53, Beanblossom 67, Taylor 95.
Report shows enrollment 372 with 350 long-term, 325 average daily attendance 281 and 77 percent attendance. Tardiness 11 cases, 100 minutes lost. withdrawals 115 and re-entries 120. Truancy 2, corporal punishments 3. Tardy 11, not absent 29, not tardy nor absent 29. Parent visits 11 and other visits 10. Jesse W. Rippe, Superintendent.
The Senate stands 49 Republicans 27 Democrats 9 Independents with five seats uncertain. The House has 190 Republicans 166 Democrats. The piece argues for consolidating states and territories into a stronger Union, expanding the army, and benevolently assimilating other nations to prove Great Power status.
Tharrah cheers as McCauley defeats Jones in Taylor for the Democratic vote. The county declares support for Bryan in the wake of local party contests.
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