Democratic State Convention to Nominate Iowa Officials
The Iowa Democrats schedule a convention in Davenport on August 18 1892 at 10 30 A M to nominate Secretary of State Auditor Treasurer Attorney General Railroad Commissioner and two Presidential Electors at large with one additional elector per congressional district caucus at 9 A.M. Delegates are apportioned by county votes for Horace Boies 1891 and party leaders invite farmers and laborers opposing protectionist policy to participate. township and county organizations must be organized first.
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Horace Boies
Carnegie
Democratic State Central Committee
Chas. D. Fullen
Manufacturer wealth vs farmer fate in Indiana note
D E Williamson former Indiana attorney general reflects on a trip to Muncie. He contrasts thriving manufacturing plants and global markets with farmers stuck in a home market, paying royalties and bearing labor burdens. He labels the farmer the Atlas carrying all burdens while manufacturers grow wealthy.
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Muncie
D.E. Williamson
Indiana
Temperance Alliance Withdraws Support From Iowa Republicans
The Iowa State Temperance Alliance executive committee withdraws support from the Republican party in Iowa this year in protest of its cowardice at the recent state convention. It urges a firm protest by friends of the law to compel the party to remain true to its professed goals.
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Iowa State Temperance Alliance
Republican Party
Iowa
Friends of the Law
Democrats Shift Support to People's Party in Kansas Convention
Kansas Democrats at their state convention last week abandoned a state or electoral ticket and declared support for the People's Party to defeat Republicans. In 1890 the vote was Republicans 115,025. People's Party 106,972. Democrats 71,357, a Republican majority of 63,304.
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Benny
Kansas
People’s Party
Democratic
Carnegie Deemed Burchard of Campaign by Inter Ocean
The Chicago Inter Ocean likens Carnegie to Burchard in this campaign and notes the Republican aim in the House to filibuster to waste time and block progress.
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Chicago Inter Ocean
Carnegie
Burchard
House
Objection Targets the System Behind Carnegie’s Wealth
The critique focuses on the social and economic system that enables individuals like Andrew Carnegie to amass vast fortunes. It argues the problem lies with structures of power, wealth accumulation, and inequality rather than the person itself.
Mill owner appeals to authorities to curb striking workers
The country’s largest protected labor employer pressed civil authorities to shield his mills from a worker backlash as he pushes wage cuts. He defends protection as beneficial for laborers.
Carnegie Cable Hails Harrison Nomination In US Victory
Andrew Carnegie sends a congratulatory cablegram from Sunningdale England praising Harrison after his renomination in Minneapolis. The message notes the American people recognize a good thing and extend heartiest congratulations.
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Harrison
Minneapolis
Sunningdale
England
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Carnegie Congratulates Harrison on Nomination Amid Labor Strife
Andrew Carnegie of Cluny Castle Scotland telegraphed his congratulations to Benjamin Harrison upon his re nomination. The continued protection policy Harrison's election assures means much to him though his Homestead steel works has become a fortress to force workers to accept wage cuts.
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Andrew Carnegie
Cluny Castle
Scotland
Benjamin Harrison
Harrison
Homestead
Tariff Seen as Fraud Against Labor and Farmers
The tariff harms labor by enriching employers who pay the least for labor while charging higher prices for goods. It is a fraud, and laboring men and farmers should not allow themselves to be humbugged by it any longer.
Political shifts of early party figures in New York
A past snapshot notes J. Whitelaw Reid once fought Democratic battles in the New York Tribune while Chauncey Depew led the Democratic side as governor nominee. Frank Niscock is described as a Democratic congressional nominee before becoming a Republican senator and party leader.
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J. Whitelaw Reid
New York Tribune
Chauncy Depew
New York
Frank Niscock
Congress
Carnegie and allies defend property rights while opposing tariffs
The passage argues that Andrew Carnegie and similar figures demand control over their property and labor terms yet deny freedom to others by supporting a protective tariff. It accuses them of hypocrisy for appealing to labor while restricting others.
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Andrew Carnegie
Iowa Republican Party in Crisis Over Prohibition Issue
The Iowa Republican Party loses confidence of both prohibitionists and anti prohibitionists. Leaders may switch sides for votes, eroding trust. Anti prohibitionists refuse to be hoodwinked, while sincere prohibitionists should withhold endorsement to teach sincerity this year.
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Republican Party
Iowa
Democratic House Passes Key Bills Amid Filibuster Opposition
Last Friday the Democratic majority advanced several measures despite Republican resistance. Bills enacted include free tin plate, silver lead ore, restricting imported wearing apparel to 100 dollars per resident, extending railroad land forfeiture for delays, establishing local government in Utah territory, and requiring automatic couplers and continuous brakes on carriers for safety.
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United States
Utah
Democratic VP nominee Stephenson Earns Republican Welcome
The Democratic candidate for vice president in 1892 is less known nationwide than Cleveland era figures but Bloomington Indiana neighbors praise Stephenson. He has twice won a Republican district seat in Congress, and General McNulta led the parade and gave the welcome speech on his Chicago return.
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New York Evening J Post
Cleveland
Stephenson
Bloomington
Congress
Chicago
MecNulta
Depew Names Grover Cleveland The Typical American
Chauncey M. Depew lauds Grover Cleveland as the standard American citizen. He praises Cleveland’s Buffalo law career, Buffalo mayoralty, and rise to national office, noting a clean, economical administration and universal respect.
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Grover Cleveland
Buffalo
Chauncey M. Depew
Stephenson Praised As Strong Democratic Ticket Pick
Adlai Stephenson, a Peoria Democrat and vice presidential nominee, is hailed as a strong choice by supporters in Illinois. George T. Vage, a longtime friend, notes Stephenson’s sterling worth and integrity, while Altgeld campaigns across the state and Palmer supporters anticipate a tougher race for the Democrats.
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George T. Vage
Peoria
Ill
Adlai Stephenson
Illinois
Page
Worthington
Stephenson
Altgeld
Gen. Palmer
Metamora
Colonel Ingersoll
Davis
Abraham Lincoln
McFarland Portrait Highlights Iowa Republican Leader
The Des Moines News portrays Secretary of State McFarland as a weak, opportunistic figure in Iowa politics. It accuses him of absenteeism, railroad influence, shifting stances on taxation, prohibition, and anti monopoly positions.
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Des Moines News
Iowa
McFarland
General Assembly
A Strong Character Lauded: Cleveland’s Fidelity and Courage
Geo. W. Childs of the Philadelphia Ledger praises Grover Cleveland as a public-spirited figure who united private and public duties. He notes Cleveland’s tariff reform challenge in 1887, his rare integrity over personal gain, and his readiness to forgo re election to stand by his convictions.
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Geo. W. Childs
Philadelphia Ledger
Cleveland
United States
Clarkson on Carnegie in Homestead dispute dispatch
A New York dispatch reports J. S. Clarkson saying Carnegie’s fortune was earned by his workmen and that he has written on wealth responsibilities. Now he can reinforce his philanthropist image amid the Homestead clash.
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New York
J. S. Clarkson
Carnegie
Homestead
Carnegie urged to settle disputes and aid workers
The passage argues that workmen are justified, denies any business convulsions justifying large cuts, and calls on Mr. Carnegie to resolve the quarrels promptly. It urges generosity to workers and to translate cooperation ideals from magazines into action.
Harrison Attacks Chicago Platform in Tariff Debate
Indianapolis Sentinel reports President Harrison denounces the Chicago platform as harming wages and industry. It cites his letter to the New York Republican State League and criticizes tariff policy, arguing tariffs do not raise wages and warn of wage declines in iron industries. The piece contrasts Harrison with public sentiment and supports returning to revenue tariff policies.
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Harrison
Chicago
New York
Republican State League
Baron Carnegie
Scotland
Minneapolis
White House
American Protective Tariff League
United States
Issa
Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
Tammany Endorses Cleveland and Stephenson Platform
Tammany's loyal support was resolved at a July 5 meeting by a 24 member committee. It endorses the Chicago Democratic platform and pledges solid backing for Grover Cleveland of New York and Adlai E. Stevenson of Illinois. The action places Tammany fully with the national ticket.
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Tammany Hall
Chicago
Grover Cleveland
New York
Adlai E. Stephenson
Illinois
Tammany Committee of
Twentyfour
Tammany
Cleveland
Stephenson
Tammany Leaders Rally Voters for Cleveland Stevenson
Richard Croker urged district leaders to mobilize all workers from now to election day. He called for unwavering effort to secure the largest plurality for the Democratic ticket and to convert skeptics to loyal support for Cleveland and Stevenson.
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Richard Croker
Cleveland
Stevenson
Tammany Hall
Croker
Hill
Ile
Defeat of Spencer Smith by Republican State Convention
The Republican state convention defeated Spencer Smith the railroad commissioner after long influence by jobbers farmers and railroad interests. Delegates from Chicago Burlington and Quincy Northwestern forces led the effort to renominate a man easier to control. Dubuque and other cities backed Smith.
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Sioux City Tribune
Spencer Smith
Smith
W. ©. Brown
Co. M. Levy
W. J. Davenport
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Judge Hubbard
Cedar Rapids
Nat
Omaha
Rock Island
Des Moines
Campaign of the Iowa railroad commissioner race described
The Iowa farm and city delegations shift vote patterns at county conventions influencing Spencer Smith and Perkins. Railroads manipulate Pottawattamie and Woodbury counties to back Verkins, while farmers and jobbers oppose him and favor a trustworthy Democrat candidate who will win easily.
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Pottawattamie
Spencer Smith
W. IL. Torbet
Dubuque
Mr. Smith
Burlington
W. J. Davenport
Perkins
Woodbury County
Smith
Verkins
Sioux City
Lowa
Iowa
Forced to resign and party fights over chairman choice
Senator West accuses new Republican chairman pick W. J. Campbell of being a tool for Armour and his beef monopoly. He claims Campbell hunted the Armour line across Congress and defied subpoenas, alleging his role as paid attorney for Armour and threatening cattle raisers in the West. The piece notes the GOP begins its campaign amid these disputes.
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Republican Party
Clarkson
Blaine
W. J. Campbell
Chicago
West
Senate
Ile
Campbell
P. D. Armour
Armour
Senate of the United States
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