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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1916
Page
2
National Republican ticket lists Charles E. Hughes for President and Charles W. Fairbanks for Vice President with a Congressional emphasis on C. A. Kennedy as a representative candidate.
The Daily Journal presents a nonpartisan view comparing Wilson and Hughes. It credits Wilson with the Federal Reserve Law and other measures while noting missteps abroad and reluctance to war. It portrays Hughes as a strong, accomplished leader from Glens Falls and argues he would guide a new America in a changing world.
The Iowa Baptist convention opens in Forest Avenue Baptist Church Des Moines with welcomes from Governor Clarke and Mayor Moviecar and addresses by Rev Ee M Griffin and John G Farmer. Dr C D Gray of Chicago speaks on The Challenge of Latin America as 500 delegates attend with expectations of 1200 by convention end.
The speaker endorses Hughes for president and urges backing Kennedy for Member of Congress. Kennedy is described as a conscientious worker and reliable ally who will support Hughes’s presidential agenda to the fullest extent.
The opening of the Peacock revival meets Sunday at 10 30 am aims to fill the gospel shed for the first service. Worth and Secretary Campbell arrive, the choir meets at the tabernacle tonight, and full attendance is urged for six weeks of meetings daily at 10 30 am 2 pm and 7 30 pm with lessons at 7 30 pm except Mondays.
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