Bryan and Elimination in Democratic Nomination Debates
A retrospective on Bryan's role in Democratic conventions from 1896 to 1916 and beyond. The piece traces Bryan's influence in 1904 1912 and 1916 conventions, his tactics two thirds rule stance and bid for centrists while debating how far a party platform and its nominee must embody enduring principles.
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Bryan
Johnson
St. Louis
Wilson
Judge Parker
Parker
Roosevelt
Baltimore
Champ Clark
Nebraska
Clark
Wall Street
Tammany Hall
Mr. Bryan
McAdoo
Palmer
Cox
Edwards
Marshall
Hitchcock
Owen
Oklahoma
Meredith
Iowa
Middlewest
Waterloo Times
Republican
Iowa Climate Makes Iowa Best Farming State
The Burlington Hawkeye notes Iowa’s climate as the key to its unrivaled farming success. It credits perpetual soil quality and a diligent farmer, but asserts no crop failure occurs due to favorable weather and timely rains. It also jests that corn requires steady cooperative weather, prompting continued praise of Iowa’s climate.
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Iowa
Lowa
Burlington
Principle The Real Platform
The text argues the core issue in politics is principle and platform over the candidate. It emphasizes that platforms determine a party’s success and that selecting a standard bearer, while important, is secondary to the platform’s power and the candidate must possess strong mental force and understanding.
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Davenport Democrat
Fairfield Ledger
Treachery blamed by Chicago convention leaders and rivals
The Kansan City Post notes that successive Republican contenders Governor Lowden General Wood and Governor Johnson blame treachery by delegates and bosses for their defeats. Each claims the people backed them though delegates chose differently. A triumvirate of Johnson Wood and Lowden is suggested as the national wish.
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Chicago
Lowden
Wood
Johnson
California
United States
Messrs
Blackstone Hotel
Julius Caesar
Kansas City Post
Back to the Soil Desires Draw Youths From Towns
A Burlington Hawkeye column argues that young farmers travel to towns to learn and often return to the land wiser and more content. It cites a well to do father and a city dazzled youth as common patterns, noting rural prosperity and fulfillment when families stay on or return to the farm.
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Burlington
Vignettes From Iowa Papers Span Politics and Daily Life
A collage of brief notes from Richland Clarion Fairfield Ledger Keota Eagle Burlington Gazette and others relays satirical quips about school petitions voter platforms humor at hotels and gas price shifts. It cites Bert Chaplin horse care misprints and regional gossip with light political commentary and small town observations.
McManus an Ideal Candidate for Congress
Keokuk Gate City endorses Edward W. McManus as a strong representative for the first district praising his Americanism honesty and grasp of public questions. The letter urges independent voters to support his election to safeguard district and national interests.
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McManus
Winneshiek hens lay over 1.25 million dozen eggs in 1919
The Winneshiek county assessor reports hens produced 1 257 760 dozen eggs in 1919 to curb egg costs. The eggs were valued at more than a half million dollars.
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Winneshiek County
Public letter defends lime and phosphate in farming practice
A reader rebutts criticism of lime and phosphate use, citing Illinois and Indiana farmers and the Prairie Seeman as supporters. The note argues lime is a soil conditioner, enhances clover and alfalfa outcomes, and urges applying phosphate with manure for best plant development. Fairfield, June 30.
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Illinois
Indiana
Prairie Seeman
Illinois Agricultural Association
Tennessee
Farmers of
van Buren County
Fairfield
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State Highway Commission
Fairfield City
Harding
Bloomfield ‘Republican-Democrat
Bergdoll
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Shenandoah World
Irene Robins
M. L. Crow
Sioux City
Birds of A Feather
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