10 Feb 1892
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1892
Page
1
James G. Blaine issues a letter stating he will not permit his name to be presented as a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination.
W S Wilson of Sheldon is appointed deputy state superintendent by J B Knopfler the superintendent of public instruction. He is highly spoken of as an educator.
A proposed presidential ticket lists Horace Boies of Sona for president and Roswell P. Flower of New York for vice president, claimed as a sure winner for the ticket.
At a Des Moines meeting last week the committee decided to hold a state convention in Council Bluffs on May 11 to select delegates for the national convention.
The governor is the city’s hottest topic, more discussed than Grover Cleveland was months before his nominating convention. Public conversation centers on Boies as a leading presidential contender within Iowa circles.
The letter by David A. Wells on the tariff question commends the Springer plan and urges broad attention from all in favor of this major reform.
A concise two column letter from the state capital presents non partisan legislative news. It aims to inform readers with attractive clarity and brevity.
The Chicago Times urges Boies for president in a vigorous editorial praising his chances. It calls Iowa Democratic success last fall the greatest recorded in American politics.
The Tribune lauds Congressman Seerley for court duties, noting his care and faithfulness. It states he will be among the district’s best congressmen and reflects appreciation for his new responsibilities.
A political statement urges Democrats to keep focus on tariff reform as the path to prosperity, arguing the issue will uplift businesses and citizens and should not be abandoned for other topics.
Thayer, former Nebraska governor, submitted to the Supreme Court decision after a Sunday letter to Boyd. Boyd relieved him of office on Monday, making Thayer a Democrat with no dispute to his title. The western democracy appears to be progressing.
R H Moore of Ottumwa Democrat is a candidate for delegate to the national convention. Bob publishes the only Democratic daily in the sixth district and gained party support after his strong campaign against J G Hutchinson the Republican nominee for governor. Moore is favored by many Democrats despite bitter opposition from Republican critics.
The West favors Governor Boies as a strong Democrat on the eligible list for the party's convention. Journal notes his repeated victories in Iowa and potential to carry more states, including New York, while recognizing opposition to keeping him as an option.
The speaker argues western Democrats must embrace reform over yesterday’s loyalties, citing Horace Boies’s shift as proof that conviction matters more than party stripes. He warns against factionalism that could hand power to Tammany and depress the party’s western gains. Laughter and applause follow.
The piece reports on Mr. Blaine and Mr. Harrison renewing a political compact, their aides discussing joint nominations, and lawmakers reacting to moves in the 1892 presidential contest. It notes congressional maneuvers, including tariff bill plans, and mentions Ex-President Cleveland's Washington visit and postal revenue estimates.
The speaker urges young people to choose good company as a reflection of character and to cultivate magnanimity. He emphasizes doing good to others as the greatest life pleasure, believing that patient, constant benevolence makes a life worthwhile.
The western Democrats reject David J. Hill of New York as their nominee saying he would be a dead weight in Iowa and his nomination would end any hope of carrying the state.
David Wells of Connecticut argues that separate hills hold the sole solution to the tariff issue. He backs Chairman Springer in backing the plan as the path forward.
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