Democratic State Convention Call for Iowa Delegates 1892
Iowa Democrats announce a state convention at Council Bluffs on May 11 1892 at 10 30 AM to select 26 delegates to the National Democratic Convention in Chicago June 1 1892. Four delegates at large and two per congressional district will be chosen with county quotas and Horace Boies vote tallies shaping representation. Cleveland is listed as Minnesota’s first choice for the national convention with Boies second.
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Iowa
Council Bluffs
Chicago
Horace Boies
Washington
Democratic State Central Committee
Chas. D. Fullen
Cleveland
Minnesota
Boies
Chicago Tribune
Ex Congressman Neidinghouse Titled Tin Plate Fakir
The Sioux City Tribune ridicules former congressman Neidinghouse calling him the tin plate fakir of St. Louis in a sharp political jab within its pages.
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The
Sioux City Tribune
Neidinghouse
St. Louis
Australian voting to be used in Iowa general election
The general election in Iowa this fall will use the Australian ballot system. The Democratic party supported the law ensuring a secret and fair vote, and though voters may need time to adjust they will come to value its advantages.
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Iowa
Democratic Party
Tribune mocks rivalries of leading Democrats
The New York Tribune publishes a humorous piece on Democratic presidential nomination rivalries. The Baltimore News quips that the Tribune relishes the feud like a schoolboy enjoying a switch his father whittled for thrashing.
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The
New York Tribune
Baltimore News
the Tribune
Democratic Party Deliberates on Presidential Timber
The party members compare figures to identify their strongest available man and aim for a unifying candidate whose nomination seems highly desirable and whose election would follow months later.
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Democratic Party
Court Bluffs Nonpareil Comments On Prohibition Issue
The Court Bluffs Nonpareil says republican convention delegates may vote freely on prohibition as a state issue, noting the 1888 national platform recognizes license. The Des Moines News adds that Register, Gatch, and Cummins have driven 14 000 republicans from their party, foretelling a smaller, harmonious result.
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High
Des Moines News
Register
Gatch and
Cummins
Is Iowa a doubtful state according to Governor Irwin
The April Forum presents Governor John N. Irwin arguing Iowa is doubtful politically due to the prohibition and railway questions. He condemns prohibition as a failure in Iowa cities and notes public sentiment defeats laws when enforcement contradicts it.
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John N. Irwin
Iowa
Lowa
Asse Towns
Republican Party
Prohibition Pressures Split the Republican Rank and File
In Iowa a clash over prohibition tests party unity as anti prohibitionists push for their plans while Gov Irwin criticizes the rise of small politicians causing quarrels and decay. The piece argues that moral considerations may curb party loyalty to pursue prohibition goals.
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Republican Party
Irwin
Iowa
Union
Iowa Official Register carries partisan error in liquor plank
The Iowa secretary of state allegedly omitted a clause from the liquor plank in the Democratic platform printed in the Official Register. Critics say the misprint misrepresents the plank adopted, while supporters accuse Republican papers of garbled reports.
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Iowa
Associated Press
Committee On Resolutions
C. 38. Burkit
Secretary of State
Prediction of Prohibition Politics After Gatch Bill Defeat
The Odebolt Chronicle condemns Republicans for killing the Gatch bill and predicts 1893 will see Democrats gain power. It argues the party’s defeat invites a stricter license law in 1894 and foresees a Democratic Senate and saloons in every Sac County town. It accuses lawmakers of serving corporations and calls the twenty fourth general assembly a disgrace.
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Republican Odebolt Chronicle
Iowa
Republican Party
James F. Wilson
Sac County
Express Companies
Pullman Car Company
Western Union Telegraph Company
Twenty-Fourth General Assembly
Electric Jitters Allegedly Improves Health and Looks
Prompts that good looks depend on healthy vital organs and claims Electric Jitters acts as an alterative tonic targeting the liver stomach and kidneys to cure pimples blotches boils and improve complexion. Sold at Clarke and Junkin's drug store for 50 cents per bottle.
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Clarke & Junkin
Free Wool Bill in Congress and Tariff Debate
Washington dispatch outlines Representative Springer push for a suspension to pass the free wool bill amid disputes over sugar bounties and tariff policy. It notes investigations into immigration, treasury spending at Ellis Island, and shifts in Democratic support for free coinage, with analysis of wool usage and calls to end the tariff.
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Springer
Washington
Harrison
Blaine
Lord Salisbury
Treasury Department
Boss Platt
New York
Congress
Farrison
Platt
Thomas C. Platt
Owen
Indiana
Nettleton
Joint
Lease and
Senate Immigration Committee
Treasury
Ellis Island
Chandler
Senate Committee On Immigration
Mills
House
Senate
Republican Patriotism and Harrison Family Income
A lengthy ledger lists the Harrison family incomes over four years including President Harrison’s salary of 200000 and various relatives in public service with amounts ranging from 8 000 to 16000. The piece endorses the Minnesota platform on coinage and argues for sustaining the gold silver exchange ratio rather than revaluing the bullion.
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Harrison
Carter B. Harrison
United States
Tennessee
J. D. Scott
Port Townsend
Russell B. Harrison
Alvin Saunders
Utah
Baby McKee
Frank
Customs
Washington
D. W. McClung
Ohio
Wm. Haines
Post Office Department
Peene
Parker
Berlin
Scott
Treasury Department
Patent Office
Synes Mas
J. J. Taylor
Ciao Vili
Minnesota
Chicago
Minnesota Democrats Endorse Bimetal Coinage Plank
The Minnesota delegation to Chicago outlines a plank favoring both gold and silver coinage. It calls for government to adjust the coin value ratio if metal values shift, permit free coinage, and aligns with New York Democrats in demanding repeal of the Sherman silver purchase act.
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St. Louis Republic
Chicago
Cleveland
New York
Alliance Men in Congress In The Arena
Mr Hamlin Garland sketches the nine Farmers Alliance members in Congress. Nine are in the House from four states Kan sas Nebraska Minnesota and Georgia. The two senators are Peffer and Kyle Kyle the youngest and tallest in the Senate. Garland notes their roots as farmers and their hard lives shaping a radical commoner stance.
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Alliance
Congress
Hamlin Garland
Farmers’ Alliance Party
House
Senate
Jerry Simpson
John G. Otis
John Davis
Ben H. Clover
William Baker
Kansas
O. M. Kern
W. A. McKeighan
Nebraska
K. Halvorsen
Minnesota
Thomas E. Watson
Georgia
Kyle
Peffer
Garland
The High Science of Breadmaking in a Lab Kitchen
Edward Atkinson narrates a laboratory style breadmaking method using a twenty five dollar Aladdin oven and a machine kneader. He describes a half oatmeal half flour dough baked in a humid, nonventilated oven at 300 to 350 degrees to create a moist crust and nutty flavor, with careful timing to avoid overbaking.
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Edward Atkinson
Atkinson
Are There Lucky People in Fortune Building Opinion
The piece debates luck and merit as drivers of success. It cites fortunes of the Vanderbilts and Rothschilds, notes perseverance matters, and suggests aligning with a thriving individual. It also warns against unlucky ties while recognizing sudden breaks can restore prosperity.
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Vanderbilts
Rothschilds
New York Dog Show Names Miss Whitney Judge for Newfoundlands and St Bernards
Miss A. H. Whitney, a Lancaster Massachusetts born school teacher, is appointed judge for the Newfoundland and St Bernard classes at the New York dog show. She has long cared for dogs and now rears thirty St Bernards and ten pugs on her Lancaster farm. The show superintendent praises her extensive knowledge of St Bernard dogs.
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New York
A. H. Whitney
St. Bernards
Whitney
Lancaster
Mass
St. Bernard
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Shell
Stewart
Republican
Russell Harrison
Montana
Louisville Courier-Journal
Clarkson
New Brunswick
Watson
New South
Bismarck
Emperor William
U. S. Gov't Report
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