Democratic State Ticket Listing and GOP Vice Chairman Note
The Democratic ticket for governor Horace Boles from Blackhawk and lieutenant governor S L Bestow from Lucas appears with Supreme Judge L G Kinne from Tama Railroad Commissioner Peter A Dey from Johnson and Superintendent J B Knoepfl er from Allamakee. Election set for Tuesday November 3. M Junkin named vice chairman of the Republican state committee.
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Peter A. Dey
Johnson
M. Junkin
Republican State Committee
Nomination notification cited for Governor Boies
Governor Boies was officially notified of his nomination last Monday. He will reply in a few days. The statement quotes J. S. Clarkson on youth linking to the democratic party and John J. Ingalls urging future Republicans to readjust or perish.
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Gov
Boies
Nebras ka republican machine under Rosewater contention
E Rosewater editor of the Omaha Bee asserts confederated monopolies have controlled the Republican party machinery for over fifteen years in Nebraska. The remark reflects intra party power struggles and critiques party leadership.
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Republican Party
E. Rosewater
Omaha Bee
Iowa Republicans adopt staggered state committee elections
The Iowa Republican Party studies Democrat ideas and adopts a staggered plan to elect part of its state committee this year and the remainder next year. The move mirrors a prior Democrat approach designed to balance representation and continuity within party leadership.
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Republican Party
Iowa
Keokuk editor predicts pro repeal vote impact in Iowa
Sam Clark of the Gate City asserts anti prohibitionists are serious this year and that most voters favor repeal will cast effective ballots. He urges prohibitionists to recognize the momentum in Iowa.
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Sam. Clark
Keokuk Gate City
Iowa
Van Buren Republicans Pick Delegates for Senatorial Convention
Van Buren county Republicans chose delegates for the senatorial convention and instructed them to support Vail the current senator. Vail reportedly said no Jefferson county man will be nominated and if he cannot secure the nomination another Van Buren county man will be chosen, and the winner will be a farmer.
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van Buren County
Vail
Jefferson County
Prohibition Supporters Reject Law Despite Hopes
In Ft. Madison, a Republican paper quotes ministers, workers, lawyers and other citizens who urged prohibition relief but now oppose the law. They declare the situation worse than ever and state none would vote for the law again.
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Ft. Madison Plain Dealer
Sugar planters to receive large bounties in Louisiana
A list shows enormous sums to be paid to Louisiana sugar planters as crop bounties, with some amounts over 200000 dollars. The policy taxes citizens to enrich a few, a point highlighted by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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Louisiana
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Republicans split over prohibition stance support in Iowa
President Harrison signals split on liquor policy as he states the Republican party backs high license rather than prohibition, aligning with Iowa Democrats who push for higher license levels. The remark in California remarks clarifies party position on alcohol regulation.
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Harrison
Iowa
California
Ledger editor accused of fabrications in political dispute
The Ledger editor faces accusations of dishonesty as a forger in a political clash. The Tribune notes the Democratic platform was printed from committee copies, claims the Ledger piece was mendacious, and urges the Ledger to publish a proper amende honorable.
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Ledger
Republican
Tribune
Executive Committee
Hatton critiques Cedar Rapids serial and Iowa GOP
Frank Hatton editor of the Washington Post and former Iowa Republican leader contends the party backs a prohibition law unenforced in half the state. He characterizes the gubernatorial candidate as a farmer who rules via telephone and warns that party bosses and prohibition intolerance could tilt Iowa to a close, uncertain race.
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Frank Hatton
The
Washington Post
Republican Committee of
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Hatton
Des Moines Leader Says Democratic Platform Has No Omission
The Des Moines News reports it has settled a so called dispute over the local option clause in the democratic platform. Letters from I B Richman and Wm P Daniels and T B Perry confirm the clause was not omitted. The piece mocks republican claims of an omission and calls for Republicans to share their thoughts on their own platform.
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Des Moines News
Committee On
Otvum- Wa
I. B. Richman
Muscatine
Wm. P. Daniels
Cedar Rapids
T. B. Perry
Albia
Des Moines
Woodruff backs Boles. Dubuque figure shifts from Republican ranks
Hon. M. C. Woodruff of Dubuque declares support for Governor Boles this fall. He criticizes Prohibition and high tariffs as reasons for leaving the Republican party and pledges to work for democracy. Woodruff’s prior roles include a seat on the Iowa railroad commission, editing the Dubuque Times, and aiding the Henderson campaign in the Third district.
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M. C. Woodruff
Dubuque
Boles
Woodruff
Boses
Dubuque County
Iowa
Henderson
Colonel Henderson
Congress Creates Hundreds of Offices and Raises Payroll
The document notes that the fifty first congress added 1,695 government offices after two sessions, with an annual payroll increase of 5,198,148 dollars. It criticizes Republican actions including passing the force bill, subsidy bill, and tax refund, describing lawmakers as acting like bank robbers.
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Ffty-First Congress
Various Medicines and Funeral Costs Marketed Nearby
A compact listing shows constipation remedies and fever treatments with funeral expenses totaling about two hundred dollars. De Witt's Little Early Risers pills are priced at a quarter. Clarke and Junkin sell these items to customers.
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de Witt
Clarke & Junkin
Philadelphia votes for Quay reform and party change
A bold Philadelphia petition by 150 prominent Republicans urges Senator Quay to retire from party leadership after a sweeping scandal. The document links Quay’s control to a state party defeat and a city treasury defalcation, calling for new leadership and reform to restore confidence. It also highlights Lee White as a candidate with farmer and business credentials challenging the current leadership.
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Matt Quay
Republican National Committee
Philadelphia
Senator Quay
Republican Party
Quay
Political pot simmers as Wheeler fight heats in Iowa race
A Des Moines correspondent reports a heated campaign with Wheeler targeted by a bold but mocked Young Men's Republican Club. Farmers and rural voters are wary of beardless, city backed candidates. The district of Wayne and Lucas eyes banker L. W. Lewis for nomination.
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Des Moines
Wheeler
Cedar Rapids
Court House
Republicn
Wayne
Lucas
L. W. Lewis
Iowa Republicans Plunge Into Open Conflict Over Prohibition
A writer argues Iowa Republicans, once dominant, now split on tariff and labor issues. He cites Cedar Rapids state convention demands, condemns contract labor, laments want of faith in prohibition, and cites A J Hirschl and Senator Lawrence opposing harsh prohibitions. The piece predicts a Democratic rise if GOP stays split.
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Kate Field
Washington
Iowa
Congress
Cedar Rapids
Pennsylvana
Dbecause
Pennsylvania
bBecause
Europe
Phou
Democracy
Democratic Party
A.J. I Hirschl
Davenport
Lawrence
Sioux City
Republican Party
Personal Liberty in Temperance Debate Sparks Controversy
Dr. Dio Lewis denounces prohibitory laws as impractical and defends broad personal liberty. He cites historical examples from Puritans to Czars, argues government must protect the rights of the ignorant and weak, and predicts a united temperance movement within a year.
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Dio Lewis
Inquisition
Russia
South
California
Republicans Bolting Council in Iowa Ward Revolt
In Pottawattamie County Iowa Republicans reel from a statewide prohibition bout as merchants bankers lawyers and laborers desert. The defection touches city council members and city officers with a growing sense of a larger revolt than the anti seed movement last fall. A partial list names L A Casper Peter Smith K E Sichugart Christian Straub Ed Watts William Sudenstodt Frank Fowler Patrick Murphy and others indicating broad cross town and county opposition to the state convention’s prohibition endorsement.
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Iowa
Wpottawattamie County
Isa
Bowman
Boies
L. A. Casper
Cedar Rapids
Peter Smith
Baker
KE. L. Sichugart
Exalderman
Christian Straub
Ed. Watts
William Sudenstodt
Frank Fowler
Patrick Murphy
W.K. Kemp
Peter Tholl
John Ditts
Dr. CO. B. Judd
Judd, Wells & Co
Hiram and
George Baird
J.P. Williams
Grand Army
Frank True
W. PF. Sapp
W. F. Sapp
Sapp
Republican City Committee
George H. Riehmond
James G. Bradley
Prohibitory Liquor Law Shaping Iowa Men
The prohibitory liquor law is teaching Iowa men to be hypocrites and sneaks. It makes them violators of one law and erodes respect for all law as contraband liquor is secretly shipped into towns, causing men to unman themselves by breaking a law that is only a sentiment.
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Lowa
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