03 Aug 1899
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Newspaper
Des Moines Leader
Location
Des Moines, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1899
Page
1
A garbled ad style excerpt rushes between claims for Radway's Pills and a political convention speech. It supports a medical tonicity claim for Liver and digestion products, then shifts to a lengthy, fervent republican convention address praising Iowa leaders and urging continued national prosperity under McKinley.
A scrambled report from the Republican State Convention shows John C. Sheenin of Masai titling a nomination for Supreme Judge as Joan and Sherwin emerge as candidates. A vote on the ballot format triggered protests and was quickly rejected amid the tense proceedings.
The fragment lists various stomach remedies and potions sold under obscure names like Stomach WMitters and Hostetter's Stomach As Good. It reads like an old patent medicine pitch with cautions and promotional claims about digestion and regulation, mentioning private revenue stamps and pills.
The article lists numerous individuals and districts as committees and officers chosen at a district meeting. It mentions names such as Pickelle, Freeman R. Consway, K. K. Evan, and various local officials and ward divisions, detailing permanent organization and central committee selections across multiple districts and counties. The prose reflects a formal, period newspaper tone with many names and positions enumerated.
County committee in session with Chairmen Bickel and Meents pushing for reform. Report from Sioux County suggests increasing delegates to thirteen. committee approves. Permanent officers elected including M Curtis of Clinton as chair and Howard Tosford as vice. Debate on changing voter eligibility ends with opposition to altering the process.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a formal statement, names, and possible acknowledgments but is largely unreadable. It references individuals such as Fabris and Curtis and includes stray phrases about honor and a meeting. The piece lacks a coherent event, place, or date to anchor a definite summary.
The Iowa convention saw Governor Shaw renominated by acclamation after spirited debate over nominating speeches. Leslie M. Shaw’s supporters pressed for a rising vote as McPherson urged an acclamation, while Shaw himself spoke of party unity and loyalty to the state in a lengthy address.
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