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Newspaper
Decatur Weekly News
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1902
Page
2
The Decatur News notes Joe Johnston’s gubernatorial nomination in Alabama and criticizes his candidacy. Rueben F. Kolb accuses Johnston of dishonesty and insincerity, calling him a selling planter in a pointed political clash.
The piece questions how Confederate veterans will vote about Joe Johnston amid accusations he withheld money owed to soldiers and school children to swell his Treasury. It notes Dill and Cory leading in the State Superintendent of Education race and urges a strong finish, praising Sorrel Top.
The text argues Morgan County whites should oppose the man who voted against the New Constitution that ended the negro vote and who backed the old constitution granting equal voting rights. the referenced candidate is Joseph Johnston.
The article notes only three men friendly to Governor Jelks appear on the official ballot as committee men from the district. It urges readers to write a fourth Jelks ally, suggesting Ifon Thos Sangilers of Limestone, and to include Mr. Sanders. It criticizes Johnston for claiming to be a business governor by withholding appropriations to soldiers and schools, increasing Treasury balance at their expense.
The piece argues Mr Johnston hates the new constitution and would restore the old one, crippling reforms and enfranchising those previously disfranchised. It highlights his opposition to the Railroad Commission appointment by the Governor and presents Col Falkner's letter urging careful consideration of the issue.
A Cincinnati Cordage and Paper Co representative quoted by C J Hildreth claims that one hundred fifty dollars could secure the votes of L and N shop men for Johnston. Hildreth suggests the money equates to about twenty cents per man, "the price of two drinks."
The News endorses Governor Jelk style candidacy, opposes ex Governor Johnston, and predicts Johnston’s defeat. It notes clean, open county and state races with one disputed instance. It forecasts the Democrats naming William Dorsey Jelks as their next governor.
An era of near disaster on Oak Street as a streetcar lost control after a faulty meter and dangerous slip caused a wild dash toward downtown. A veteran motorman and crew kept calm as passengers packed the car, with no fatalities reported amid the crowd.
A runaway electric car battle ends when a brave motorman halts the vehicle after a chaotic chase. The management praises the crew for safe handling and promises service restoration within days. Separate reports note a Park City Utah mine explosion killing thirty five. The Chicago freight strike is settled with merchants losing ten million dollars and workers gaining sixty thousand per month.
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