Democratic State Ticket Listed for Governor and Other Posts
The slate lists Horace Boles of Blackhawk as Governor, S L Bestow of Lucas as Lieutenant Governor, L G Kinne of Tama as Supreme Judge, Peter A Dey of Johnson as Railroad Commissioner, and J B Knoepfler of Allamakee as Superintendent of Public Instruction. Election is set for Tuesday November 3. Stormy Jordan and J Ellen Foster back the Republican ticket. the note quotes President Harrison on high license versus prohibition.
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S. L. Bestow
Lucas
L. G. Kinne
Tama
Republican Party
Harrison
Quote on party alignment among young men and founders
A political remark notes that young men in the country, including descendants of the republic party founders, are now aligned with the democratic party. The statement attributed to J S Clarkson reflects shifting partisan loyalties.
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Republican Party
Democratic Party
J. S. Clarkson
Prohibition and bootlegger fears color GOP success
The piece argues Republican victory would satisfy both prohibitionists and bootleggers since no evil would be licensed and no license would be required. It frames the outcome as a political irony with broad social implications.
Republicans Silent on Railroad Control, Critics Say
The platform omits any stance on railroad control or regulation. Critics question how Farmers' Alliance members can back a candidate if the platform ignores a key demand shared by all Alliances.
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Farmers’ Alliance
Prohibition Iowa Growth Compared With High License States
Table from official census reports tracks a decade of population and growth in Iowa under prohibition versus neighboring high license states. It highlights relative gains in urban and rural areas, showing shifts in economic activity and demographic changes across regions.
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Prohibition
Iowa
Wheeler War Record Recalled in 1889 Des Moines Register
The Des Moines Register on July 1 1889 mocked Candidate Wheeler noting doubts about his Northern sympathies though he claimed no wartime role. It cites friends saying he moved from Chicago to California at the war’s start and left the U S for Europe in 1864 returning after the war.
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Wheeler
Des Moines Register
Union
Chicago
California
United States
Europe
Republicans Abroad Oppose Iowa Prohibition Policy
The representative papers in other states oppose the Iowa Republican stance on prohibition. They say their parties are not aligned with Iowa’s policy and thousands of Republicans will vote Democratic tickets this fall rather than compromise party integrity. They won’t mourn a defeat of prohibition in Iowa even if brought by Democrats helped by Republicans.
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Iowa
Peffer
Liverpool
Tle
Custom House
Chicago
Treasury
Washington
Mr. Petter
Chicago Herald
Sam
Lowa
Democratic Party
Tts
Gilles
Lowns
Local option clause sways voters in party lines
The Keokuk Gate City notes Governor Boies' stance on prohibition and argues the Democratic platform includes a local option clause. It states all Democratic candidates are bound by it, predicting no opposition in the next legislature, while many Republicans also back Boies and will vote for him this fall.
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Keokuk Gate City
Fiorace Boies
Boies
Wheeler Silence In Iowa Campaign Draws Fire
The piece questions Hiram C. Wheeler's stance on issues, noting his Cedar Rapids convention remarks and arguing voters should compare him to Governor Koies. It asks whether Republicans will support a candidate who does not declare his principles.
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Hiram C. Wheeler
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Koies
Wheeler
Ingalls Urges Republican Readjustment for Survival
Quote from John J. Ingalls, former U S senator, stressing that the future Republicanism must adapt to altered American life conditions or face demise. He warns without adjustment the party will perish.
No U S Tinplate Industry Yet Despite Claims
The Dubuque Telegraph notes the St Louis Stampings admission that no skilled tinplate workers exist in the United States and imports from Wales would be needed to produce tinplate. It asserts no tin mines in America have yielded commercial quantities and references minimal Welsh tin material coating a few sample plates.
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St. Louis Stamping Company
Wales
United States
Dubuque
America
Iowa Republicans Split Over Prohibition Says F B Tracy
At the National Editorial Association meeting in St Paul F B Tracy of the Fort Madison Plain Dealer told the St Paul Globe that the Iowa GOP is divided over prohibition. He warned the Farmers Alliance may siphon votes and that boss ism could cost the party the statehouse and legislature.
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National
Boies
Pardons and suspensions under Governors Larrabee Boies
A table compares pardons and suspensions from both governors. It shows Larrabee granting more absolute pardons and far more liquor case suspensions than Boies. The record asserts the table’s reliability and non disputability.
Omaha Bee backs prohibition for Iowa after staunch Nebraskan stance
The Omaha Bee, a republican paper active against prohibition in Nebraska last year, now supports Iowa prohibition. It argues Omaha serves as a distribution point for brewers to reach Iowa bootleggers and whiskey joints, contending that defeat of prohibition would leave liquor traffic regulated only in few lawful places and harm cheap beer and poison whiskey imports. It suggests brewers trust funds are aiding current Iowa law to preserve their large state trade.
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Omaha Bee
Nebraska
Iowa
Omaha
Brewers Trust
Stormy Jordan Finances Reinstated Fines by Iowa Governors
The notorious Ottumwa saloon keeper Stormy Jordan faced thirty five thousand dollars in fines for liquor law violations. Governor Larrabee suspended the penalties, freeing him, while Governor Boies revoked the suspension, restoring the fines. The piece praises Boies for not pandering to saloon interests and notes Larrabee pardoned more saloon men.
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Jordan
Ottumwa
Ot Jordan
Iowa
Larrabee
Boies
Iowa Republicans reject prohibition as party doctrine
Sam Clarke of Gate City cites Iowa Republican stance on prohibition. He notes that while some Republicans oppose prohibition, the party and papers do not treat it as Republican doctrine and will not make it a party belief.
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Iowa
Sam Clarke
Republican Gate City
Republican Party
Prohibitory Law Debate Refuels Iowa County Action
The piece argues for allowing counties to choose prohibition or its restriction, citing the Des Moines Register’s 1889 stance that prohibition failed in many counties. It urges voters to back county level control to curb saloons and links state elections to potential new laws enabling local votes on liquor, emphasizing prosperity and restraint.
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Iowa
Des Moines Register
Horace Boies
Scott County
Dallas County
Register
Republicans Plan Editorial Takeover in Iowa Newspapers
A confidential circular from Chairman Mack outlines a plan by the Republican State Committee to control editorial pages of Iowa papers. It claims democratic papers are better edited and that the scheme aims to disseminate editorials as if locally produced.
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Clarkson
Republican State Committee
Iowa
Des Moines
Pennsylvania
Mack
Republican Party
National Committee
Iowa Republican Telegrams and Tariff Debates 1891
A leaked 1891 LeMars circular from Edgar Mack and E D Chassell outlines plans to distribute two weekly columns of edited state campaign material at no cost, while criticizing party control of newspapers and detailing tariff and monetary reform positions. The document includes strong criticism of centralization and references to farmers’ tax burdens, political platforms, and the push for tariff reform and silver coinage restoration.
West voice rails at tariff tolls on farmer resources
Governor Boies laments tariff spoliation of farm resources and urges relief for the West. He counters Senator Potter’s claim that tariff costs are tiny, arguing woolen goods duties are substantial and harming producers.
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Boies
United Voice of the
Great West
United Voice of the Great West
Potter
Boles Accepting Nomination for Iowa Governor
Governor Boles formally accepts a re nomination for Iowa governor in a public letter read last week. The missive, dated Des Moines July 25, outlines his campaign positions and urges voters to read it carefully alongside a Democratic committee slate led by J. D. M. Hamilton and others.
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Boles
Iowa
Des Moines
ISO
John D. M. Hamilton
Henry Stivers
E. Whiting
Chas. A. Clark
Nathaniel French
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Johnson
J. B. Knoepfler
Allamakee
J. Ellen Foster
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Missouri
Republican State Central Committee
Edgar E. Mack
Storm Lare
E. D. Chassenl
LeMars
Sumner
Edgar ED Mack
E. D. Chassell
Towa
Lowa Democrats
Maur
Horace Botts
Harris& Cuddy
Fairfield
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National Bank
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