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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1903
Page
5
The Democratic committee men are ordered to assemble Saturday to load campaign material for next Sunday's countywide distribution. The piece criticizes the Island Park convention bosses and accuses them of using old sneaky tactics to avoid public discussion.
An election in Ohio on Tuesday November 3 1903 is described as the most important in years with outcomes impacting business. The piece argues a Republican defeat would threaten the country by energizing socialist policies led by Johnson and Clarke, while predicting Republican success but warning against any remnant of socialism.
A reader from Defiance county petitions voters to oppose a controversial paper and urges support for honest Democrats in upcoming elections. The letter denounces the Island Park convention mess and calls for citizens to vote next Tuesday with eyes open for good government.
The editorial lauds the state ticket as strong and the county slate as reputable with F. L. Hay for representative J. E. Hosler treasurer Orley Welker commissioner and Thos F Carey infirmary director. It urges Republicans across precincts to boost turnout next Tuesday and notes good weather may tempt farmers to stay in fields but loyalty to the country requires voting early.
Defiance College football teams up with Ft Wayne college for a Thursday game at the College Athletic Field. Kickoff at 2 30 p m with tickets available at drug stores. Admission 25 cents. The Defiance squad recently played the local high school to a 5 5 draw and showed marked improvement.
The text accuses Democrats of raising work hours and cutting pay for city hauled crushed stone, claiming 50 cent per yard reduction. It urges votes for Hay, Hosler, Welker and Carey, portraying the GOP as protecting workers’ wages.
A public ballot proposal to amend Section 2 of Article 11 of the Ohio Constitution is described for the November 1903 election. The amendment would adjust representation by county based on population, with voter instructions on ballots and certification by the Secretary of State.
A 1903 Ohio record details proposed amendments to the state constitution and municipal classification. It includes provisions on legislative bill passage, governor veto power, and election timing, with signatures of state officials and adoption notes. The notice closes with a birth announcement for Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Ulrich and their baby boy.
Sheriff John McCarty of Defiance County announces the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November 1903 as the election day. Voters will choose a governor lieutenant governor supreme judge attorney general treasurer auditor school commissioner and board of public works district senators and county representatives as well as vote on constitutional amendments concerning veto power representation taxation and municipal classification. Returns from the election will be transmitted to the township city or village clerk and sealed for one year until the dates of the election.
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