Democratic State Ticket Names For Key Iowa Offices
The slate lists W. H. Chamberlain of Buchanan for Secretary of State G. B. Wirrer of Ida for Auditor W. L. Waite of Wayne for Treasurer P. B. Wolfe of Clinton for Supreme Court Judge Cyrus H. Mackey of Keokuk for Attorney General Peter A. Dey of Johnson for Railroad Commissioner Theodore W. Ivory of Mills as Supreme Court Reporter.
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W. H. Chamberlain
Buchanan County
G. 8. Wirrer
Ida County
W. L. Waite
Wayne County
Supreme Court
P. B. Wolfe
Clinton County
Cyrus H. Mackey
Keokuk County
Peter A. Dey
Johnson County
Theodore W. Ivory
Mills County
John Seerley Seeks Congress Seat in Des Moines County
Congressional candidate John Seerley of Des Moines County files for the First District race. He positions himself as a challenger to the incumbent and outlines key objectives for his campaign.
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John Seerley
Des Moines County
Judges Named for Second District Elections
The article lists judicial nominees for the Second District: E. L. Burton of Wapello County, W. J. Babb of Henry County, and Dillon H. Payne of Davis County.
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E. L. Burton
Wapello County
W. J. Babb
Henry County
Dillon H. Payne
Davis County
Democrats County Convention Nominates Local Officers
The Democrats of Jefferson County Iowa will meet at the court house in Fairfield on Saturday September 20 1890 at 10 o clock A M to nominate candidates for County Attorney Clerk of District Court Recorder of Deeds and Member Board of Supervisors. Delegates two per precinct plus one for every 25 votes over 15 cast for Horace Boies in 1880 governorship. Primaries held September 13 at 5 P M unless changed by township committeeman notice in The Fairfield Tribune.
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Jefferson County
Court House
Fairfield
Iowa
Recorder of Deeds
Board of Supervisors
Horace Boies
Buchanan Cedar
Seucees
Des Moines
Liberty
Lockridge
Locust Grove
Mga
Batavia
Polk
Brookville
Round Prairie
Walnut Fairfield City
At & Pp
Fairfield Tribune
Taylor
Canada
Europe
McKinley
Scotland
Congress
Chicago Tribune
Democratic Primaries Batavia Precinct Meeting Set
The Batavia precinct in Locust Grove township will hold a Democratic primary meeting at the Batavia town hall at 2 PM on September 15 to elect seven delegates to the county convention and a township committeeman.
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Batavia
Locust Grove Township
J. W. de Bois
Democratic platform pledges and policy positions for Iowa
The document endorses Governor Boies and the twenty-third general assembly, backing Australian ballot and pharmacy bills, liquor control, railroad policy, and pension support. It denounces Reed’s stance on free speech, supports silver coinage, a revenue tariff, broad taxation on luxuries, opposition to the McKinley bill, and commercial reciprocity. It condemns federal election manipulation and defends local election autonomy.
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Iowa
Boies
Twenty-Third General Assembly
Union
Congress
Reed
South America
United States
Burton Babb and Payne Nominated by Ottumwa Democrats
At the Democratic judicial convention in Ottumwa on Tuesday Ek L. Burton of Ottumwa W S Babb of Mt Pleasant and Dillon H Payne of Bloomfield were named as the ticket. The article suggests strong prospects for all three and promises fuller coverage later. It calls the ticket good.
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Ottumwa
Ek. L. Burton
W.S. Babb
Mt. Pleasant
Dillon H. Payne
Bloomfield
Senator Plumb’s Tariff Reform Speech In Senate
Some of the best tariff reform speeches in the senate are being delivered by Senator Plumb of Nebraska. He is not a Democrat, mind that.
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Senate
Senator Plumb
Nebraska
G A R Pushes For More Pensions At Boston Meeting
The G A R at its annual Boston gathering last week urged for even larger pensions. The speaker asked if soldiers desire the earth with sun moon and stars included.
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Boston
Congressmen Gear targeted for replacement in regional race
Voters from the district north of the C., B. and Q. railroad indicate they have had enough of Congressman Gear who represents the protected monopoles and trusts of the east. The note signals a push for change in the national legislature.
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Gear
Phelps Sued in Patterson Over Five Dollar Bar Bill
William Walter Phelps, the American minister to Germany, facing a lawsuit in Patterson New Jersey from a bar keeper over a five dollar liquor bill during the current Republican administration.
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William Walter Phelps
Germany
Patterson
N.J
Washington factions clash in merry yet costly squabble
The text describes a heated struggle among Republican factions in Washington. It characterizes the dispute as a merry quarrel that will allow honest men to secure their dues, highlighting internal political conflict and its perceived potential outcomes.
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Washington
Walker Seeks Congress Seat From Van Buren County
Wm. Walker of Van Buren county is a Republican candidate for congress this fall. Strong opposition to Gear exists though his nomination is nearly assured.
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Wm. Walker
van Buren County
Congress
Gear
Boies as Democratic 1892 Presidential Candidate Hinted
The Des Moines Leader urges Horace Boies for the 1892 nomination and notes the Iowa Democratic majority could swing decisively, though uncertainties remain about the fall election.
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Des Moines
Horace Boies
Iowa
Iowa Crop Bureau Estimates Lower U.S. Corn Yield
The Iowa crop bureau projects total U S corn yield at about 1 400 million bushels this year down from 2 200 million last year The Iowa yield is estimated at 280 million bushels this year versus 317 million last year
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Lowa Crop Bureau
United States
Lowa
Railway attorney among Republican judicial candidates
W E Chambers is listed as attorney for the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railroad on the Republican judicial ticket in the district. The Centerville Journal predicts railway interests who manipulate nominations will face strong opposition this year.
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W.E. Chambers
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Company
Centerville
Jmonal
Democrats Endorse A. R. Anderson for Congress in Eighth
The Democrats in the Eighth district back A. R. Anderson for congress after a Farmers Alliance nomination. Known as a strong campaigner from Iowa with solid party backing, his election appears likely.
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A. R. Anderson
Farmers’ Alliance
Anderson
Ilowa
Washington Judge Resigns. Burton Favored as Successor
A letter from Dell Stuart in Ottumwa states his resignation as a district judge has been sent to the governor. It is expected Governor Boies will appoint Judge Burton to succeed him, with no other appointment seen as broadly acceptable.
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Ottumwa
Dell Stuart
Washington
Govenor
Govenor Boies
Burton
Senator Wilson Questions Farm Depression Theories
Senator Wilson of Iowa says the farming depression is not the result of actual facts but of lies about it. He accuses the Farmers Alliances of being filled with awful liars and suggests farmers fail to know their own hardship. He notes Congressional speeches do not pay mortgages.
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New York
Unfaithful congressman Gear labeled tool of trusts
The article denounces Gear as wholly loyal to eastern monopolists and railroad interests, accusing him of betrayal of Iowa. It calls for an overwhelming defeat to teach constituents not to tolerate such unfaithfulness.
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Iowa
Congressman Gear
West
Gear
Far East
Iowa Republican convention praised by Cedar Rapids Gazette
The Cedar Rapids Gazette Republican lauds the Iowa party for shedding disreputable elements and presenting banner delegates. It notes nominations now favor representative men over sporadic good picks and commends the over one thousand delegates as a magnificent body of citizens compared with past state conventions.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette Republican
Iowa
Seerley Nominated by Democratic Convention in Keokuk
The Democratic convention in Keokuk named John J. Seerley as the congressional nominee after three ballots. Seerley led on each ballot and won 57 votes on the final ballot, with Dayton Hamilton supporting unity. The article notes Seerley’s strong showing in prior races and argues he will represent district interests against railroad and corporate influence.
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John J. Seerley
Congress
Keokuk
Benjamin Eicher
Washington County
J. D. M. Hamilton
Lee
J. J. Seerley
Des Moines
Seerley
Hamilton
Eicher
Familton
Mr. Seerley
Lee County
Democrats
Cleveland
Burlington
John Sleary Gear
Jefferson county man declines renomination at Keokuk convention
Edw. Campbell Jr of this city refuses to permit use of his name for a congressional nomination. Despite strong support for his candidacy, he says campaigning is over due to age and rest. Campbell endorses Seerley E. A. Howard of Jefferson delegation and plans to contribute until election.
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Keokuk
Jefferson County
Lad Hon
Edw. Campbell, Jr
Campbell
Congress
Seerley
E. A. Howard
Jefferson
John Henry Gear Criticized for McKinley Bill Support
The piece condemns John Henry Gear as the most vulnerable Iowa delegate in congress. It accuses him of silent consent on the McKinley bill while others protested, urging voters to remember his stance when he seeks re election this fall.
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Iowa
Congress
John Henry Gear
Ways and Means
House
Gear
McKinley
The Republican Way exposes Iowa officials’ coverups
A Des Moines Leader report alleging deep corruption in Poweshiek and state Republican offices. It claims thefts were concealed to protect the party, cites a former attorney general paid in full only to avoid treasury losses, and calls for voters to oust “rascally” Republicans in Iowa.
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Poweshiek County
Iowa
State House
Quay
Pennsylvania
United State
Des Moines
Who Is Colonel Mackey In The Helena Battle?
The Ottumwa Courier editor is teased by Captain Evans about Colonel Mackey's past. Evans recalls Mackey at Helena on July 4, 1503, leading a battery under fire, exhorting his troops, and later pursuing rebels as the Union flag rises again.
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Ottumwa Courier
Mackey
Sam Evans
Ottumwa Lie
Courier
Helena
Colonel Mackey
Southern states show unprecedented population boom in census
Washington correspondent reports census returns to Superintendent Porter reveal extraordinary southern growth. Texas leads with 600000 gain, Alabama 357000, Georgia 298000, Arkansas 269475, Delaware 29392, Florida 2700. Alabama and Tennessee lag in gains. 151000 basis for a congressman could increase representation for most states.
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Washington
Missouri Republican
Porter
South
Alabama
West Virginia
Tennessee
Texas
Georgia
Delaware
Florida
Arkansas
Ken
Regional Population Shifts Prompt Redraw Debate
Figures show disparate state gains from the South vs the Northwest. The data is cited as reasoning that Republicans have abandoned plans for a reapportionment bill in the current session.
The Duty on Potatoes and the McKinley Bill
The Chicago Tribune argues the McKinley tariff on potatoes harms farmers when crops fail. It notes imports rise while domestic production falls, calling higher duties a burden on consumers and questioning protectionist logic.
White Nominated by U.S. Democrats in Sixth District
At Ottumwa the Democratic convention placed E White of Keokuk county in nomination with Gen Weaver opposed by a minority. The Greenback Labor convention backed Weaver if nominated. Perry Engle of Jasper county was nominated by Greenback Labor should Engle withdraw White remains favored.
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Ottumwa
Red. E.white
Keokuk County
Gen
Weaver
White
Perry Bb. Engle
Jasper County
Eagle
Rep
Ile
Farmers’ Alliance
General Weav er backs Mr White in coming conflict
The text notes General Weaver will support Mr White in an upcoming confrontation and will actively participate. It suggests a strong stance against Major Lacey with direct and forceful language. The tone implies a political or military rivalry and a pledge of vigorous action.
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Major Lacey
Gen. Weaver
Mr. White
Free sugar claims debunked by Indiana Journal reply
The Indianapolis Sentinel rebuts the Laudian apolis Journal claim that the McKinley bill creates free sugar. It states the bill taxes refined sugar while freeing only raw sugar, imposed duties to benefit refiners, and adds a two cent bounty to growers and a per pound levy on consumers. It condemns the sugar trust and warns voters against the sham of free sugar rhetoric.
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Laudianapolis Journal
Congress
Cuba
Indianapolis Sentinel
Journal
The
Sentinel
Havemeyers
Spreckels
Sugar Trust
Senate Finance Committee
Star Trust
Republican Sugar Trust
Taruf
Sss
Senator Quay Opposes Federal Election Bill Amid Tariff Fight
Senator Quay declares the federal election bill shall not pass this session as Republicans threaten House rejection of Senate amendments to the tariff bill. Democrats enjoy the scene and press the fight.
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Quay
Senate
House
Weather notes and rainfall report from the region
The past week ran slightly below normal temperatures at Central Station by 6 degrees with average sunshine. Rainfall shows light totals statewide, with southern localities receiving heavier showers. Adams County records 4.50 inches and Des Moines 1.15 inches among others. Telegraph reports confirm widespread rainfall Friday night into Saturday morning. Corn matures quickly under improved conditions. late potatoes and pasture show recovery. threshing indicates lower small grain yields.
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Central Station
Adams County
Union
Wayne
Davis
Des Moines
Page
van Buren
G.,r. Tl
PP. R.y
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TION
Batavia Precinct
Burton, Babb and Payne
Tucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Missouri
Northwest
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