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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1905
Page
2
The Denton Journal, dated Saturday morning November 18 1905, is published by Melvin & Johnson, with editors Edward Melvin Renj and F Jonson Johnson. The issue presents local news, notices, and period advertisements typical of a small town newspaper.
Mr. B Howard Haman leads a bid in Maryland to pass an oyster culture bill to save the Chesapeake stock, fund road building, and reduce direct taxation. He argues current road methods waste public money and that leasing bay bottoms could fund highways, aid farmers, and revive Baltimore industry, with broad state support advancing a nonpartisan project.
The election in Wicomico County on the seventh showed a pact between Democrats led by Elihu E. Jackson and Republicans led by William H. Jackson to reject vote buying. A large fund was placed with James E. Ellegood to prosecute violations, and testers noted no bribery on election day. Democrats won by about five hundred. the column argues this proves bribery can be halted and urges similar action elsewhere, citing national fundraising and the push for a simple secret ballot.
A summary notes large Sun day subscriptions for destitute victims in major U S cities, Collier's Weekly predict s future use of voting machines, and calls for intelligent voting. It mentions Governor Pennypacker's reform efforts in Pennsylvania, a special legislative session, T Freeman Rasin advocating ballot simplification, and possible campaigns by Austin L Crothers for State Treasurer and John Walter Smith for the U S Senate.
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