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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1896
Page
1
The speaker notes Iowa Republicans urge cooling support for Allison who is described as out of favor. Tillman rejects populism as mere wrath and warns its excesses harmed its cause. The remarks frame a cautionary stance within party discourse.
The democratic county convention will convene at the court house Saturday at two o'clock PM. It is hoped that the wards and precincts generally will be represented.
James G. Berryhill of Des Moines withdraws as a Republican candidate for Congress in the seventh district. With incumbent Mr. Hull seeking renomination, the contest is expected to be contentious and hot.
Joan R. Tanner, recently nominated Republican for Illinois governor, was convicted of manslaughter in 1868 for the death of Thomas Erskine. He received a two year sentence but, after an arrest of judgment and a new trial, was finally acquitted.
Of 770 delegates chosen for the national convention McKinley holds 429 votes but Clarkson and Manley insist the nomination is far from assured. Clarkson estimates only 208 votes real for McKinley with 403 total, 81 contested, 155 not elected, and eight doubtful.
The Chicago Tribune quotes that business leaders, wary after recent turmoil, unified against McKinley. They seek a candidate promising industrial peace and fear a return to McKinleyism and past upheavals if elected.
A Washington correspondent estimates 275 sure delegates for the silverites, 329 against, and 190 doubtful. With 894 total delegates, 459 needed for a majority. Georgia 26, Indiana 30, Iowa 26, Kentucky 26, Ohio 46, Virginia 24, West Virginia 12 are in doubt. Outcome hinges on these states as the convention approaches.
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve advertised as the best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers and skin eruptions. It guarantees satisfaction or money refunded with price two cents per box and is for sale by Geo. D. Clarke.
Byron W. Horr argues in New York in April 1896 that trusts and monopolies dominate capital, trigger corruption, and distort distribution. He urges tariffs, patents reform, public ownership of utilities, and heavy taxation of natural monopolies to curb power and restore fair prices and jobs.
Des Moines leader W. W. Witmer, a thirty year figure in the Iowa Democratic ranks and ally of ex Gov Boies, denounces free coinage at 16 to 1. He argues a parity with gold is essential, warns of a silver basis harming wages and trade, and urges the party to maintain monetary parity.
Democrats of Iowa meet in a delegate convention at Dubuque on May 20 1896 at 10 am to select four delegates at large and two per congressional district for the National Democratic Convention in Chicago on July 7 1896. Also to elect alternates and address business.
Dr. Crane of Trinity Methodist Church Chicago analyzes current events before a sermon. He argues money value uncertainty harms business, calls for a settled tariff policy, and urges Congress to refrain from drastic policy shifts for twenty years.
Bea versville druggist G Cailloutte credits Dr King s New Discovery with saving his life after a la grippe battle. He tried many physicians before finding relief from the first dose and recovered after three bottles. Clarke s Drug Store offers free trials.
An advertisement urges fortifying the system with Ayer's Sarsaparilla during epidemics. It claims thin impure blood increases susceptibility to disease carried by the air and advises prudent use.
Senator Irby after returning from South Carolina contests threats to bolt the party if free coinage is not adopted. He says Democrats want to stay in the party and that many constituents oppose mass defections. A sound-money faction also argues delegates may favor a conservative platform with a standard bearer aligned to northern electoral votes.
The piece tracks McKinley’s momentum for the Republican nomination as Indiana and Michigan conventions align behind him. It recalls the 1876 Blaine episode and warns of possible tricks at the St Louis convention, urging vigilance against schemes by rival factions within the party.
An ad touts Electric Bitters as a universal headache remedy promising permanent relief. It claims to ease habitual constipation by toning the bowels and urges trial with bottles priced fifty cents and one dollar at Clarke's Drug Store.
The piece traces early Republican era coinage acts from 1873 through 1890, arguing the 1878 act and subsequent measures delayed specie resumption. It discusses the push to restore currency, the Sherman silver purchase act, and the argument over a single gold standard versus free coinage of silver.
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