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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1928
Page
2
The Delphi Citizen lists Democratic ticket candidates and civic leaders including Joseph Robinson Albert Stump Frank C. Dailey George Mackintosh Addison Drake Arthur Hamrick Dr George Sweigart Jap Jones John Linebarger Curtis Shakel Mary Mack Thomas Branaman Walter Million Harry Reed Gus Hall John Hamling Jr Albert Clifton Thomas Kearns Charles Thompson Charles Billings Lester Dickinson.
Frank W. Murphy a Minnesota farm leader and Republican delegate backs Smith and attacks Hoover as unsympathetic to agriculture. He cites Democratic Farm relief pledges and notes Smith's platform aims to aid the farm sector amid the tariff debate and price concerns.
The snippet discusses voters urged to oppose Parker or abstain from voting due to concerns about corporate contributions and doubts about Al Smith’s democratic integrity. It frames these doubts as a certainty rather than a chance.
The piece rails against anti Catholic prejudice towards Al Smith, praising Jefferson and Lincoln for religious liberty. It contrasts Democratic support and Republican opposition to Smith with critiques of ship subsidies and the Coolidge era, citing Senator Fletcher and editorials by Tracy. It frames liberty as core American principle and condemns intolerance across parties.
Official figures from Tyler Page clerk of the House of Representatives Washington listing state electoral votes and popular totals for the presidential election. The data shows 581 15,725, 016 8 386, 503 A 822,856 as part of the record.
The article notes farm policy disputes at the Republican National Convention with Mr Murphy of Wheaton Minnesota criticizing the party's stance on the farm issue. It highlights the principle that the commodity benefited should bear surplus handling costs and contrasts Democratic support under Governor Smith. It mentions Murphy as a 5,000 acre farmer and Corn Belt Farm Organizations chairman. Also includes legal notices from Carroll County Indiana probate cases for John Y Plank and Christopher Columbus Burkholder estates and a notice of administration for Louisa Biesecker.
A local commentator urges only farmers content with current agricultural conditions to support Herbert Hoover, signaling the political stance that prosperity in farming warrants backing his policies.
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