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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1902
Page
4
Local notice lists subscription price at $1.50 per year and provides address Glasscock Brock on South Third Street with telephone 115 for contact. Long distance services available.
The Republican Recorder notes E. M. Itoord is a candidate for Roscher, subject to the county Republican convention. No further details are provided.
The Republican State Committee orders a two day delegate convention in Indianapolis at Tomlinson Hall April 23 and 24 to adopt a state platform and nominate officials including secretary of state auditor treasurer attorney general and supreme court judges. Delegates number 1687 with 844 needed for choice and Crawfordsville faces fifteen delegates. J P Goopmen chairs the Ninth District meeting at statehouse April 23.
The article urges Covington and surrounding townships to support a new electric line, citing job creation, higher values, more taxes, and enhanced county prominence. It stresses a clean investigation into a Michigan City prison matter, calls for thorough state charity board scrutiny, and urges citizens to back rapid completion of the project for lasting community benefits.
The Republican party avoids entering the city offices contest due to lack of a full party ticket and to keep harmony among its ranks. It condemns The Friend for dragging the Republican into the fight and criticizes attacks on Citizens ticket candidates while praising individual officeholders if elected.
A brief note states the democratic ticket believes two party papers in the city defend it. The speaker says they have been accused of being hired to assist and declines participation as it is not their fight.
Washington correspondent reports civil service commissioner William Dudley Foulke pressing ex-Collector D. W. Henry over an alleged 500 raised by employer assessments to fund his reappointment bid. C. O. Self of Sullivan is summoned to disclose what he knows with a Saturday deadline, as decisions loom on Covell or the Indiana Terre Haute posting and sweeping office examinations commence.
Eva Kincade sues Charles K Win cade for divorce. Cornelia A Miller sues Geo M Miller for divorce. Geo Van Housen sues Toledo St Louis and Western Ry for damages. Josephine Welch sues John Welch for divorce.
William H. Lucas of Wayne township sold his LQ acre farm to Sampson Reed of Fountain county for 14400 dollars according to the Rev Fardeyville Journal.
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