Political ticket candidates listed by counties
For Governor Horace Boies from Black Hawk County and Lieutenant Governor S L Bestow from Lucas County. Supreme Court Judge L G Kinne of Tama County and Superintendent J B Knoepfler of Allamakee County. Railroad Commissioner Peter A Dey from Johnson County.
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S. L. Bestow
Lucas County
Supreme Court
L. G. Kinne
Tama County
J. B. Knoepfler
Allamakee County
Peter A. Dey
Johnson County
Local County Official slate announced
For Representative HON D P STUBBS For Sheriff J D BATES For Treasurer G L D MCGAW For Member Board Supervisors J M GON TERMAN For County Superintendent MISS ADA PEEBLER For Coroner T E V FARISS
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D. P. Stubbs
J. D. Bates
G. LD. McGaw
J. M. Gonterman
Miss Ada Peebler
T. E. V. Fariss
Democratic Push Promotes Australian Ballot Law
The county comments on Senator Vale presiding over a Bonaparte bank unfavorably. Democrats claim victory will pass the Australian ballot law, a measure feared by Republican managers. Vow to vote next Thursday with a day of earnest work for your ticket. go early and stay all day.
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Senator Vale
Bonaparte
McGaw Praised as Fit Treasurer Candidate
G. D. McGaw is described as a capable business man who is careful, painstaking, and dependable for the duties of the treasurer role.
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G. D. McGaw
Gonterman and Peebler Seek Local Office in Key Elections
The Democratic candidate J. M Gonterman runs for supervisor while Ada Peebler vies for school superintendent. Both are described as capable with wide support and many friends who will vote on election day.
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J. Mgonterman
Ada Peebler
Democrats poised to sweep state offices and legislature
The forecast expects Gov Boies to win next Tuesday by 10 000 to 30 000 votes and the full democratic ticket to carry both the senate and the house. Democrats also believed safe in Ohio and New York.
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Gov. Boies
Senate
House
Ohio
New York
Election plea for Edward Campbell to state senate
A Fort Madison Democrat endorsement urges Jefferson and Van Buren counties to elect Hon. Edward Campbell to the state senate. The message calls him a farmer and friends of farmers, praising his ability, honesty, and judgment to represent the district.
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Fort Madison
Jefferson
van Buren
Edward Campbell
Senate
Wheeler Opposes Free Schools On Principle Charged In Dispatch
A Chicago Herald dispatch reports Candidate Wheeler is opposed to free schools on principle and would not patronize them. He reportedly protested school taxes on his Sac county property for years. Lee argues education should be decided by parents, not the state, and that school taxes are an unjust burden on non-users.
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Chicago Herald
Wheeler
Sac County
Lee
Republican ticket urged to back governor and rivals
A political appeal urges voters to support Horace Boies for governor and eight other Republican nominees including 8 L Bostow Edward Campbell Jr and D P Stubbs. The speaker argues repeal depends on both the governor and a cooperative legislature with the lieutenant governor's crucial role in the senate and tie breaking.
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Horace Boies
L. Bostow
Edward Campbell, Jr
D. P. Stubbs
Senate
Westfall predicts Boies victory and shifts in party lines
Mr. Westfall of Woodbury county, running for governor on the people's ticket, says Governor Boies will win next month. He forecasts democrats splitting over silver next year and a sharp free trade issue in four years. He notes Iowa's farmers' alliance vanishing into the republicans as leaders are exposed. The alliance supposedly dissolves as farmers move to the industrial union, which includes toilers but excludes lawyers and bankers.
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Westfall
Woodbury County
People’s
Dubuque
Boies
Farmers’ Alliance
Iowa
Industrial Union
Wheeler
Democratic State Committee Plans For Next Tuesday
The article notes the democratic state committee intends to ensure success next Tuesday if its plan is fully carried out. Local committeemen have sole responsibility to mobilize the vote and must perform their duties thoroughly and without error.
Prohibition Banner Counts Salons in Des Moines
Iowa City Press cites a Des Moines Republican procession banner claiming three hundred saloons in the city under prohibition rules. The piece notes high expenditures and debt in enforcing the law amid prohibition control in the capital.
Watkins Attitude Toward Old Soldier Pensioners Questioned
The Ledger cites a Tribune claim that NER Watkins called pensioners government paupers. No denial has been made, and sources claim a gentleman confirms the statement while others corroborate it. Old soldiers may respond if the charge is true.
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the Tribune
Watkins
Jefferson County
Wheeler Named as Governor Candidate Accused of Board of Trade Gambling
A report claims Hl. C. Wheeler Republican candidate for Iowa governor gambled on the Chicago board of trade. The charge, long known in Odebolt, notes a $60,000 farm mortgage tied to option trading. Wheeler issued a brief denial saying he is not now a dealer in options.
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Hl. C. Wheeler
Board of Trade
Lowa
Board of Trade of
Chicago
Odebolt County
Chicago Board of Trade
Odebolt
Wheeler
Des Moines
Republican Plan of Campaign Reflects Cowardice and Bribery Allegations
A critical editorial accuses Republicans of cowardice in stance and a deliberate effort to buy the Iowa governorship. It details a circulating contract, showing pledges to mobilize and secure votes, funded by large sums, with supporters urged to outwork Democrats before election day.
Bates Favored for Sheriff Over Crane in County
Editorial endorses J. D. Bates for sheriff, arguing strong local support and Bates as a clean, practical temperance man. It criticizes Crane as unfit, noting his questionable record and urging Bates as the safer choice for the office.
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Crane
J. D. Bates
S. J. Chester
Capt. Westenhaver
Bates
Mr. Crane
Des Moines Banner at Y P S E Convention Debate
At the Y P S E convention in St Paul last summer the Iowa delegation carried a banner reading Des Moines, capital of Iowa, the largest city in the world without an open saloon. The phrase highlights prohibition sentiment and city pride during the event.
Des Moines Rally Banner Claims Liquor Loopholes
A Des Moines Republican rally banner alleged there are three hundred liquor outlets run by Democrats in the city, admitting widespread surreptitious sales. The speaker argued high license could cut these venues to a fraction and curb the traffic by law, urging a legal change.
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Des Moines
Veritas of a Prohibitionist in Iowa Governing Debate
Daniel B. Turney, a pro prohibition candidate for Supreme Judge, questions Siriam Conceal em Wheeler's stance on enforcement and local option. He cites unanswered questions about Wheeler's abstinence, competence, and policy positions, urging readers to scratch Wheeler in the governor race and support Isaac I Gibson. Springhill, Warren County, October 24, 1891.
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Siriam
Em Wheeler
Mr. Wheeler
Odebolt
W. S. Wood
Wheeler
van Houten
Isaac
Gibson
Daniel B. Turney
Springhill
Warren County
Prohibition opined by Rev. H M Brooks in Christian Oracle
Rev H M Brooks presents eight reasons for opposing Prohibition in a brief argument. He asserts the gospel should address drunkenness, rejects political party remedies, questions church unity, and warns against politicizing faith. He notes the Bible prohibits drunkenness, not manufacture.
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Prohibition Party
Prohibition
Church of Christ
HH. M. Brooks
Iowa Republicans rally against free whisky in crackdown
Cedar Rapids Gazette reports a wave of anti prohibition sentiment across Iowa as Republicans denounce free whisky, urging voters to stamp out the curse. Horace Boies poised to win, while campaign leaders claim prohibition harms taxes, jobs, and state growth.
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Lowa
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Temperance positions outlined by Christian Union
The Christian Union explains its temperance stance and invites discussion only on its defined positions, noting limited space and the decision not to publish all critic letters. It emphasizes a measured approach to debate and aims to clarify its policy directions for earnest temperance supporters.
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Christian Union
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