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Newspaper
Duncan Arizonian
Location
Duncan, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1912
Page
2
The Duncan Arizona weekly newspaper notes it is published every Wednesday and entered as second class mail matter. Subscription is two dollars in advance. Editor L. F. Vaughn announces offices for advertising contracts in Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Democratic Party ticket announced with Woodrow Wilson for president and Thomas Marshall for vice president. The convention delegate note emphasizes value of unity and support within the party.
The line contrasts beauty with ugliness and notes the burden of early routines. It suggests a long day ahead for persistent effort despite adversities.
The passage notes Democrats favor a Moses figure over a Jonah, signaling a preference for leadership that steadies a sinking ship. It contrasts two archetypes in a political moment stressing pragmatic authority over warning signs.
The article notes noted players may relocate to Washington as a reward, drawing parallels with political figures. It highlights a potential housing arrangement and the expected benefits for the players and their teams.
The remark notes Democrats urging respectful debate while accusing Republicans of excessive profanity. It mentions Tom Platt backing Theodore Roosevelt as Vice President and hints at unforeseen consequences from that decision.
A statement suggests Teddy Roosevelt announces a new political party just as Eugene V. Debs runs a campaign aiming for a record vote, signaling a dramatic third party dynamic in a tense election.
In 1852 the Whigs failed to realize their party was dead until they received a funeral invitation in November of that year. History is poised to repeat itself.
The text traces party fragmentation with progressives splitting into La Follette and Roosevelt camps. It notes Roosevelt supporters further dividing into bolters and non-bolters and predicts eventual further splits, including a Colonel figure likely to disengage.
The El Paso Herald repudiates Hearst and his crowd following a major Democratic convention defeat. The article notes the evident split and weakens Clark’s rumored links to Hearst, framing the event as a decisive repudiation.
The passage notes Hearst represented the main opposition to Bryan-Wilson at the convention and argues Wilson's success is as much Hearst's defeat as Bryan’s victory. It claims Hearst methods are unlikely to gain sway in the Democratic party or yield political success.
In a telegram to Governor Hunt, William Jennings Bryan praised Senator Eugene S. Ives for his extraordinary and forceful advocacy for Woodrow Wilson. Bryan credited Ives as one of his most able lieutenants in the effort to defeat Clark and Tammany Hall.
Josephus Daniels, Democratic national committeeman from North Carolina, explains he allocated five hundred press seats to rural weeklies, asserting country papers are the backbone of democracy while asking what metropolitan journals have done for democracy. A New York newspaperman was told all seats were gone.
Thomas R. Marshall, Indiana governor and 1908 nominatee, leads a national campaign aiming to November election. A lawyer by training, he opposes centralized federal power and argues only states can regulate trusts and monopolies.
An Arizona advocate Eugene S. Ives lauds Woodrow Wilson and the progressive wing in the 1912 campaign. The piece extols Ives as a energetic, faithful Democrat and supports Wilson as a reform president breaking party bosses and Wall Street influence. It argues Roosevelt and Taft era strife will end as the people reclaim governance.
At a June 22 1912 Board of Education meeting a resolution was adopted postponing free text books for the year. The text book act takes effect August 18 1912 and bids cannot be opened before then. Schools begin mid September or late July, creating a gap without books. The Attorney General advised postponement is within the board’s power.
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