Democratic Ticket Names for State Officials
The slate lists Claude R. Porter for Secretary of State Nils Anderson for Treasurer E H Gillette for Auditor J M Parsons for Attorney General A Hanson for Railway Commissioner full term H E Wills for Railway Commissioner short term Earl R Perkins for Clerk of Supreme Court William A Spurrier for Judge of Supreme Court and W H Ferren for Supreme Court Reporter.
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Claude R. Porter
Nils. Anderson
Supreme Court
Earl R. Perkins
WM. A. Spurrier
Congressional and Judicial Races Listed for Districts
The notice lists candidates for Congress First District D J O Connell of Des Moines county and for Second Judicial District judges W H C Jaques Wapello county Henry C Taylor Davis county with C C Leech T M Stuart Lucas county. Also clerk Charles Linder Polk township Albert Snyder Brookville Recorder Martin Liblin Cedar township Board member W C Spalding Fairfield and County Attorney M B Sparks Batavia.
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Congress
D. J. O'Connell
Des Moines County
Martin Liblin
Cedar Township
W. C. Spalding
Fairfield
Democratic candidate OConnell to speak at courthouse
D. J. OConnell the Democratic candidate for congress in this district will speak at the courthouse Saturday afternoon. Everybody is invited to hear him.
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D. J. O'Connell
Court House
Navy War Record Shows Few Losses
The navy achieved notable victories with minimal casualties totaling seventeen killed and forty eight wounded during the war, highlighting a remarkable combat record and low loss of life.
Georgia Democrats Win Big Victory in Local Election
Georgia Democrats secured a wide win in the recent state election defeating the populists by about 60 000 votes. The populist faction is portrayed as demoralized despite vigorous campaigning the party conducted.
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Georgia
Illinois Court Allows Midterm School Entry
An Illinois court ruled that school children may enroll at any time during the term. The decision counters the Moline school board policy which barred entry after the first weeks of four until spring. The ruling’s broad appeal grows as teachers have sometimes floated similar ideas.
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Illinois
Moline
Watterson On Spain War Purifying Fire Amid National Decay
In a long editorial Colonel Henry Watterson argues the Spanish-American War arrived at a time when the nation needed cleansing. He laments moral decline and wealth-driven contrasts while viewing the conflict as a necessary scourge and purifying flame.
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Henry Watterson
Spain
United States
Judge Ney for Congress Urged by Davenport Democrat
The Davenport Democrat urges support for Judge Ney for Congress arguing he unites the party in the second district. The piece defends Ney against charges of gold standard opposition and notes the paper’s stance on party harmony amid tariff debates. The column also references a White House move relaxing the Cuban tariff to aid starving citizens and provoke broader tariff reflections.
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Davenport
Judge Ney
Congress
THE
Tribune
Porter
United States
Iowa
John J. Ney
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Tillighast
Lane
Ney
Secretary of the Treasury
Hendrix
National Banker’s Convention
Denver
Republican Committee
House of Representatives
Ible
Williamsburg
Scholl
Manguokata
Mr. Tillinghast
Vollmer backs Democratic slate after mayoral tenure
Henry Vollmer, former Davenport mayor, reaffirms Democratic support for state, congressional, and county tickets. He warns against Republican influences and says the party of the common people, as Abraham Lincoln once represented, is the Democratic Party.
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Henry Vollmer
Davenport
Abraham Lincoln
Henry George Jr Declines New York Governor Run
Henry George Jr rejected a Free Silver Party nomination for New York governor. In a letter he explains he will focus on writing his father’s biography to advance freedom principles rather than pursuing political office. He says he supports free coinage neither strongly nor as a core aim.
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Henry George, Jr
Free Silver Party
New York
Mr. George
Chicago
House of Want
House of Have
Expansionist Heritage and the Case for U S Growth
The Dubuque Herald argues history shows expansion has shaped the nation since the revolution. It notes how independence and territorial gains followed wars, from the northwest to the Pacific, Texas, California, New Mexico, and the southwest, urging acceptance of Puerto Rico and the Philippines as a current expansion question.
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Dubuque
Mississippi River
Jefferson
Northwest
Mississippi
Texas
California
New Mexico
Southwest
Puerto Rico
Philippines
Healy
Marshalltown
What Scrofula Is and Hood’s Sarsaparilla Cure
Scrofula is an ancient blood disease. The text claims Hood’s Sarsaparilla purifies blood and cures sores boils pimples and skin diseases caused by scrofula taints. It touts widespread praise and urges immediate treatment.
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Hood
Judge Ney Seeks Uniting Iowa District Democrats
Judge John J. Ney accepts the Democratic nomination for Congress in Iowa's Second District urging unity to heal party rifts. He defends bimetallism and opposes the Walker bill, pledging loyalty to the party while outlining currency policy and campaign goals.
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Judge Ney
Iowa
Republican stance on monetary question stated
A letter from Mr. Rigby, Iowa Republican meeting chairman, urges the party to uphold the gold standard and reject international silver ideals. It argues for silver and gold as wealth bases and condemns moneyed plutocracy, framing the choice as God or Mammon for voters.
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Tribune
Iowa
Rigby
Indianapolis
Iowa Republican plea for gold standard in state politics
Dear Sir this letter argues the gold standard is essential for stable money and prosperity. It calls Iowa voters to elect Republican congressmen to secure permanent federal legislation validating gold as the monetary standard and to end the silver controversy. It urges support from influential local leaders and cooperation with The Tribune.
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Manchester
Iowa
Congress
Dubuque
Executive Department
Towa
Wre . T. Biasy
Individual Freedom versus State Socialism in Bayard’s View
The Chicago Chronicle recalls Bayard’s stance on individual liberty and opposition to socialism highlighted by his 1895 Edinburgh Institution address. He denounces protectionism, links it to class legislation, and argues for self-reliance, enterprise, and naval commerce as pillars of national strength.
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Bayard
Chicago Chronicle
England
Mr. Bayard
John Hay
Edinburg Philosophical Institution
United States
High Seas
Daniel Webster
Congress of Farmers
Atlanta
America
O Connell Named Democratic Candidate for Congress
The Farmington Herald profiles D J OConnell of Burlington as the Democratic nominee for the first congressional district of Iowa. Born in Cincinnati in 1862, he moved to Iowa in 1881, taught school, entered journalism, studied law at Iowa State University, and opened an independent practice in Burlington. He is described as reserved yet ambitious, accepting the nomination to serve the party and campaign.
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Farmington Herald
D. J. O'Connell
Burlington
Iowa
Cincinnati
Ohio
Minnesota
O’brien
Iowa State University
Southeastern
O'Connell
Mr. O'Connell
The Old Brigade Poem From Atlanta Constitution
A verse laments the fading of veteran brigades and honors fallen Civil War figures like Stonewall Jackson and Robert E Lee. It contrasts old soldiers with new brigades marching toward future fields while remembering Grant and Sherman.
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E. H. Gillette
J.M. Parsons
A. Hanson
H. E. Wills
W. H. Ferren
Congressional
W. H. C. Jaques
Wapello County
Henry C. Taylor
Davis County
Cc. C. Leech
T. M. Stuart
Lucas County
Charles Linder
Polk Township
Albert Snyder
Brookville
M. B. Sparks
Batavia
Lewis
Jd. B. Lewis Company
Foston
Mass
J. F. Wilson, Jr
Scrofula
the Tribune
Royal
Roy
OLD Brigade
Atlanta Constitution
Stair
Ayers Starr
Rockville, Wis
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