Flickinger Born German American Leader In Defiance Politics
Charles A Flickinger and Marys Flickinger Republicans vie for Defiance Ohio public works seat. Flickinger born in Rehnish Bavaria August 28 1836 rose from a German immigrant youth to merchant and campaign speaker. He led the ticket in 1884 and heads the board. In Ohio political flare a prosecutor questions Democratic candidate Powell over 1885 fraud forgery allegations.
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Harles A. Flickinger
maRies A. Flickinger
Board of Public Works
Rehnish
Bavaria
Germany
J. J. Flickinger
United States
Richland Township
Defiance County
Ohio
Defiance
Canal
Abraham Lincoln
State Republican Committee
State Board of Public Works
Irish Times Shifts to Republican Support in Editorial
The Irish Times declares itself a Republican paper and urges Irish readers to back the Republican state and county ticket. It criticizes Democratic leaders for vice, forgery, and corruption while praising Mr Powell’s political trajectory and past party switch.
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Columbus
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Irish Times
Hoadly
Republican Party
Governor Hoadly Recommends Salary Increase for Governor
The Sixty seventh general assembly raised the governor’s salary following Governor George Hoadly’s 1886 recommendation. He stated the pay was not liberal but adequate, urging action in the first week of the session to aid his successor, with the law taking effect January 12 1888.
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Sixty-seventh
General Assembly
George Hoadly
Hoadly
Kiesewetter Self Essay Toast Draws Mixed Reactions
Editor notices reveal Emil Kiesewetter, Ohio auditor and gubernatorial hopeful, drafted a lengthy self praise editorial for Democratic editors. The piece extols his four years as auditor, cites tax relief, and claims broad popularity, while critics question motives and accuracy.
Republicans urged to resist Democratic campaign tricks
A partisan notice warns Republican readers to stay alert for Democratic schemes to mobilize votes and spread false statements. It claims Democrats from Columbus pay workers to mislead Republicans and emphasizes clashes over protectionism versus free trade and concerns about Governor Foraker.
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Columbus
Foraker
Republican Party
Dow Law and Tax Rise Warned in Democratic Drive
A newspaper column warns voters that electing the Democratic ticket would abolish the Dow law, triggering higher taxes by shifting $2,000,000 in tax burden. It accuses campaign managers of repeating 1885 frauds and ties Gov. Foraker to the issue and to Mr. Powell, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate.
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Powell
Nopopy
Foraker
John C Brown State Treasurer Candidate Biography
John C Brown born Jefferson County Ohio in 1844 served as a one legged Civil War veteran. He enlisted in 1862 with Company E of the Fifty second Ohio Volunteers and fought until Peach Tree Creek where he lost his leg. He became Jefferson County treasurer in 1867 and served multiple terms. In 1885 he was elected state treasurer by a large majority and is in his first term.
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Powell
Ohio
Brough
Lincoln
Gen. Jones
Delaware
Str
Emul Kiesewetter
Mr. Kiesewetter
Modest Neel
Emil Kiesewetter
Kiesewetter
Foraker
Columbus
Franklin County
Mansfield
State
John Brough
William D. Morgan
Hoadly
John ©. Brown
John C. Brown
Jefferson County
Dan McCook
O. W. IL
Peach Tree Creek
Atlanta
Brown
Coolman Under Oath Reveals Campaign Money Use in 1883
The Payne committee records show D. C. Coolman admitting funds were disbursed to county committees during campaigns era to aid Democratic efforts. The report notes ten to twelve thousand dollars tied to state campaigns while trustees dispute cost per capita figures for Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' home, heatedly contrasting Democratic and Republican claims.
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Coolman
D. C. Coolman
Payne
Appen
House Journal
Tarkersburg
Air
Ely
Columbus
United States
Thomping
Powell
Foraker
L. McHugh
Democratic Committee
McHugh
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MR. Powell
Cincinnati
Dan Dalton
Hamilton County
David K. Watson
London
Madison County
Dickinson College
Helso
Law School
Boston University
Watson
Republican State Executive Committee
Arthur
THE
S. Ae
Anleoh Hae
State House
Columbus, O
Cleveland
Pacific
United States of America
DOW Law
Boodle Record
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