Kenyon Appointment Shifts Balance In Capitol Row
President Harding moves to disrupt the agricultural bloc by appointing Senator William S. Kenyon to a Federal circuit judgeship, a move seen as targeted at the bloc's leadership and a potential spark for a third party threat. Critics warn of reactionary backlash and question how farmers will view the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenyon
Republican Party
New York Herald
Louis Siebold
Republican
Harding
Wilson
Agriculturists
Tepublican
Congress
United States Shipping Board
Lasker
Chicago
Gallivan
Massachsetts
Shipping Board
Navy Building
Washington
William Marshall Bullitt
Louisville
I Street
Taft
Bullitt
United States
Hughes
Daugherty
Marshall Field
George Wharton Pepper
Pepper
Philadelphia
George W. Wickersham
New York
Lawrence Maxwell
Cincinnati
John Marion Payne
Truxton Beale
Washington, D. C
Paul D. Cravath
Richard Lindaburg
Newark
Henry S. Priest
St. Louis
Andrew Squire
Cleveland
C. A. Severance
St. Paul
Levy Mayer
Silas H. Strawn
Walker D. Hines
James Byrne
Allan McCulloh
Mme. Hauge
J. M. Hartfield
King Warley
Frederick P. Fish
Boston
Mabel Boardman
J. G. Milburn
George Vanderbilt
Old Guard Leadership Obnoxious to Kenyon
Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi denounced Senator Kenyon’s federal judgeship nomination on the Senate floor. He said the appointment did not come from the President or the Senate majority and praised Kenyon for his stand against the Newberry issue, noting that farmers watching Congress are paying close attention to the decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
United States
Sons of the Soil
Harrison
Capper
Kansas
Jie
North Dakota
Ladd
Senator Ladd
Kenyon
Newberry
Joint
Congressional Commission On Agricultural Inquiry
Searchlight
Independent Monthly
Washington
Lynn Haines
Walsh
Montana
Pomerene
Reed
Hitchcock
King
Ashurst
Robinson
McKellar
Trammel
Jones
New Mexico
Araway
Heflin
Pat Harrison
Senator Newberry
Senator Kenyon
Mississippi
Congress of the United States
Borah
Norris
la Follette
Willis
Adoption of New California Constitution Recalled in 1879 Vote
San Francisco February 14. Recounting old Dispatch Democrat notes from 1879 the piece reviews the adoption of California's new constitution. It covers the political fights, party roles, and key figures like Hugh Glenn George Perkins Levi Chase J Mansfield W. W. Foote and W. D. English along with county results in Mendocino and statewide outcomes. It notes the shift to elected railroad commissioners and taxation of mortgages under the new framework and contrasts with the earlier constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B
San Francisco
Cal
Dispatch-Democrat
California
Koown
Hugh Glenn
Colusa County
Levi Chase
San Diego
Republications
George C. Perkins
J. Mansfield
Railroad Commission
Southern Pacific Railroad
Democratic
W. W. Foote
W. D. English
Mendocino County
Assembly
B. Pember
Robert McGarvey
Richard Florrison
Wa. Holden
McGarvey
Harrison
Holden
Yar
Walter L. Bransford
Forsythe
R. H. York
J. AW. Donohoe
Donohoe
York
Archibald Yell
Mendocino City
Gray
G. Morton
Goates
James Foyer
Bigelow
T. Day
Hopper
J. R. Thomas
W. P
Emory College
Georgia
Barton Dozier
G. M. Mason
B. B. Fox
I. N. Stapp
M. W. Howard
Charles Luce
Luce
Ole Simonson
J. P. Cunningham
Gordon
Hargrave
Wade
Andrae
Glenn
Perkins
Chase
Manfield
U. S
Senate
Willits News Recap of Storms and Local Losses
Weather notes report 5.38 inches of rain in the past week, total 22.07 inches for the season, mountains white with snow. Muir's old mill to resume spring operations with logging crews in Big River woods. John Pelletti, 34, Italian-born laborer, fatally injured when a car incident at Ten Mile camp. backbone broken and internal injuries. died after about 36 hours. Funeral planned for Sunday. Pelletti previously worked for Northwestern Redwood Co. and Union Lumber Co. in various camps. survived by a brother in Sonoma County and cousin Bertoli of Willits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willits
Mt. San Hedrin
Mt. Shasta
Muir
Big River Woods
Bert Waters
John Pelletti
Ten Mile Camp
Northwestern
Italy
America
Northwestern Redwood Co
Union Lumber Co
Old Country
Trentino
California
Ten Mile
Sonoma County
B. Bertoli
Card of Thanks for Beloved MotherTom Jameson and Family
The Jameson and Jamison families express gratitude to those who helped during our mother’s last illness and those who assisted with the funeral arrangements. Frank Jamison and Family thank you all for kindness and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Jameson
Frank Jamison
Also Mentioned on This Page
William S. Kenyon
Rep
Iowa
Ken
Ken-Cap- Kian
Madden
House Appropriations Committee
Ohio River
Old Guard
Murtaugh
Anfordton
LeGrande Morse
Morse
Pemberton
J. J. Mathews
D. C. Smith
Willis H. Prather
Lee Cunningham
J. C. Hurley
W. F. Ornbam
R. L. Cleveland
James R. Elder
J. Berkovits
W.S. van Dyke
Frank Reynolds
E. G. Brown
George Ray
John Burgess
Ukiah Township
George A. Johnson
Justice OF the Peach
A. J. Fairbanks
Third Dist
James
Atty
Chas
Mannon
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!