Democratic State Ticket Pronounces Key State Officials
The slate lists candidates for Secretary of State W H Chamberlin Buchanan county Auditor Geo B Witters Ida county Treasurer W L White Wayne county Attorney General C H Mackey Keokuk county Supreme Court Judge P B Wolfe Clinton county Clerk of Supreme Court E J Sankey Decatur county Supreme Court Reporter Thedo Ivory Mills county Railroad Commissioner V Peter A Dey Johnson county
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W. H. Chamberlin
Buchanan County
Mills County
Peter A. Dey
Johnson County
John J. Seerley Campaign Entry for Des Moines County
Congressional candidate John J. Seerley of Des Moines County enters the First District race. He seeks support from local voters and outlines platform points relevant to district interests.
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Congress
John J. Seerley
Des Moines County
Judges of the Second District Named
E L Burton of Wapelio county WoL Babb of Henry county Dillon H Payne of Davis county named as judges for the Second District in the report detailing judicial appointments.
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E. L. Burton
Wapelio County
Wol. Babb
Henry County
Dillon H. Payne
Davis County
County Officials Named in Local Roster
For County Attorney C. E. Stubbs. For Clerk of the District Court F. B. Taylor. For County Recorder Allen King. For Member of the Board of Supervisors Wm. Case.
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C. E. Stubbs
F. B. Taylor
Allen King
Board of Supervisors
WM. Case
Democratic platform pledges and tariff reform platform excerpt
The text proclaims support for Governor Boies and the 23rd Iowa General Assembly, backing Australian ballot and pharmacy bills, liquor control, railroad regulation, and pension laws for veterans. It denounces Reed era suppression of free speech, calls for free silver coinage, opposition to the McKinley tariff, and favoring commercial reciprocity while urging safe, local election conduct.
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Boies
Twenty-Third General Assembly
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Congress
Reed
South America
United States
Iowa doubts Gear in Congress race as Eastern tours loom
In Des Moines Iowa Sept 21 a dispatch notes Speaker Reed will tour Iowa after adjournment to bolster Republicans in Gear Henderson and Lacey districts. The first week of October kicks off active campaigning with R G Harr of Michigan slated for twelve speeches beginning Oct 11. Gear’s failure on pensions tariff and blue-pension promises is cited as hurting his return amid calls he may need Eastern support. J M McKain voices concern that Gear’s eastern focus and “boys in blue” pledge fallout jeopardize his Western base.
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Chicago Daily News
Lowa
Des Moines
Reed
Congress
Gear
Blaine
Iowa
Mack
Mr. Gear
J.M. McKain
Rowley
Republican Party
United States’ Treasury
Republican
Democrats Face Duty To Poll Every Vote
If every Democrat does his duty this fall the result will be the election of the Democratic state ticket. The duty is to see that every Democratic vote is polled.
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Rogers
McKinley
Bradstreet
New
Massachusetts
Europe
Comment on John H. Gear and eastern mill bosses
The Chicago Tribune accuses John H. Gear of repeatedly stumbling into political traps set by eastern mill bosses. The piece urges constituents to replace him in Congress with a capable leader who will protect their interests rather than those of privileged industrialists.
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John H. Gear
Congress
Chicago ,Tribune
Ingalls called out as a sham of politics and finance
The excerpt criticizes Senator Ingalls calling the Democrats ignorant and disloyal. It alleges Ingalls funded the Abilene bank with about $10,000 for private gain, bought farmers notes at high discounts, and invested in western Kansas bank stock, triggering farmer outrage.
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Ngalls
Pennsylvania
Ingalls
Senate
Abilene, Kansas
Choldt
Western Kansas
Stand Up for Iowa Critics Hit Fairfield Ledger
A quarreling editorial from Fairfield Ledger criticizes a local paper and its owners for urging readers to stand up for Iowa while investing outside the state. The piece accuses the institution of county control, hypocritical rhetoric, and benefiting from county printing contracts, urging skepticism toward political and press motives.
Scratched politics prompt fear for Republican ticket
The Keosauqua Democrat reprints a Republican critique of party leadership and treatment of old soldiers. It argues discontent stems from broken promises, biased appointments, and neglect of veterans' rights, warning that disillusioned Republicans may bolt or withhold support.
Stand Up For Iowa Fellows Post Bills From County Funds
A tax paying farmer denounces local fellows who collect every dollar from Iowa and Jefferson County, then invest it in western ranches. He urges leaders to reinvest at home or stop criticizing others for lacking home support.
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Jefferson County
Iowa
Fairfield
Ledger
Montana
Lowa
Political press targets Gear and tariff foes in 1880s critique
Chicago paper labeled Gear a chump and urged Iowa Republicans to reject him in favor of Western reformers. It argued Gear and three Western Ways and Means men sided with eastern mill bosses against free Pan American markets, boosting costs for Iowa households by millions.
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Chicago Tribune
Gear
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Blaine
Lowa
Iowa
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Senate
Congress
East
Rising tariffs push up prices on stone and hardware goods
A frontier notice from Zanesville Ohio warns of tariff driven price hikes on imported granite marble and boxing costs. A Grand Rapids Michigan circular from Foster Stevens & Co details widespread rises across axes saws lead tin glass zinc and ammunition with a critique of McKinley tariff policy.
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United States
Tam
Wael
Townsend
Zanesville
Ohio
The Magazines October Foran Review Highlights
The October Foran maintains its high standard with Edward Bellamy on First steps toward Nationalism and Boutwell discussed in The Decadence of New England. Other notable pieces cover Social Problems and the Church Normal Sciences and the Idea of Life After Death.
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Edward Bellamy
New England
George S. Boutwell
October Centiay frontispiece and notable essays in reform
The October issue opens with a Joseph Jefferson frontispiece and his final autobiographical reflections on his craft. It includes T P Bickford’s illustrated study of prehistoric cave dwellings in Chaco Canyon and the Chelly region. Articles address fall elections, reform, and independents, with pieces by Lodge and Judge Thompson. Rose Cleveland writes on Florida, Lovett on fallacies of woman suffrage, and Dellamy offers a humorous dog tale.
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Joseph Jefferson
F P. T. Bickford
Chaco Canon
New Mexico
Canon de Chelly
Arizona
Henry Cabot Lodge
Thompson
National Civil Service Commission
Rose Elizabeth Cleveland
Florida
Lippincott
M. Helen Lovett
Elizabeth W. Dellamy
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Grand Rapids, Mich
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Edward C. Rogers
American Paper Manufacturers’ Association
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