Democratic State Ticket Names for Iowa Officials
The ticket lists candidates for Iowa state offices including Secretary of State W H Chamberlin Buchanan county, Auditor Ged8 Wittera Ida county, Treasurer W L White Wayne county, Attorney General C H Mackey Keokuk county, Supreme Court Judge P B Wolfe Clinton county, Clerk E J Sankey Decatur county, Supreme Court Reporter Theo W Ivory Mills county, Railroad Commissioner Peter A Dey Johnson county, and First District Congress John J Seerley Des Moines county.
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Democratic
W. H. Chamberlin
Buchanan County
Witters
Ida County
W. L. White
Wayne County
C. H. Mackey
Keokuk County
Supreme Court
P. B. Wolfe
Clinton County
E. J. Sankey
Decatur County
Theo. W Ivory
Mills County
Peter A. Dey
Johnson County
Judges of the Second District Named
E L Burton of Wapello county W J Babb of Henry county and Dillon H Payne of Davis county are named as judges for the Second District in the official roster.
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E. L. Burton
Wapello County
W. J. Babb
Henry County
Dillon H. Payne
Davis County
Democrats Delegate Convention to Nominate County Officials
Jefferson county Democrats meet at the Fairfield court house on Saturday September 20 at 10 A M to nominate candidates for County Attorney Clerk of District Court Recorder of Deeds and Member Board of Supervisors Representation is two delegates per precinct plus one for every 25 votes over 15 cast for Horace Boies for governor in 1889 Precinct delegate counts are listed with locations The primaries occur Saturday September 15 at 6 P M unless changed by the precinct committee and each precinct should elect a county central committee member All interested Democrats are invited to participate.
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Jefferson County
Court House
Fairfield
Iowa
Recorder of Deeds
Board of Supervisors
Horace Boies
Blackhawk
Buchanan
Des Moines
Wee
Liberty
Lockridge
Fairfield Tribune
County Central Committee
F. B. Taylor
Third Ward Democratic Primary at Keltner's Sept 15 1890
The Third Ward Democratic primary meeting will be held at Keltner's grocery in Fairfield on Saturday Sept 15 1890 at 8 o'clock P M for selecting five delegates to the county convention electing a member of the county central committee and transacting other business as may properly come before it. H B Kestner
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Fairfield
Co. Snook
Andy Boyd
B. F.gudgel
Keltner
H. B. Kestner
Fourth Ward
Stubbs
H. L. Brown
Brookville
John Everett
Penn Township
Center School House
Des Moines
Des Moines Township
W.E. Cowan
W.S. Shoemaker
Blackhawk Township
Center Schoolhouse
Blackhawk
ED. Woolums
Fairfield Township
D. Walsh
Lockridge Township
Z. Leafgren
Four Corners
J.L. Leapgren
Fourth Ward Democratic Primary Meeting Planned in Fairfield
The Fourth Ward Democratic primary will be held at the Stubbs building in Fairfield on Saturday September 15 1890 at o'clock P M to select five delegates to the county convention choose a county central committee member and handle other business. H L BROWN
Walnut Township Democratic Primary Meeting Set for Sept 13 1890
The Walnut township Democratic party plans a Sept 13 meeting at Germanville at 7 39 PM to select eight delegates to the county convention elect a member of the county central committee and handle other proper business Also nominating a township ticket with H J KIENTZ as Township committeeman
Brookville and surrounding precincts hold Democratic primaries
Notices for Democratic primary meetings across Brookville Penn Des Moines and Batavia townships announce dates in September 1890. Sessions allocate delegates to the county convention and central committee seats, with officers named for each precinct.
Seven delegates chosen by precinct committee
W S Shoemaker Precinct Committeeman notes the purpose of selecting seven delegates to the fore.
Blackhawk Township Democratic Primary Meeting Set
Blackhawk township Democratic primary meeting to select four delegates to the county convention and elect a county committee member will be held at Center Schoolhouse Blackhawk on Saturday September 15 1890 at 8 oclock P M ED Woolums township committeeman.
Fairfield Township Democratic Primary Meeting Notice
Fairfield township Democrat Party will meet at the court house in Fairfield on Saturday September 13 1890 at 2 o clock PM to select six delegates to the county convention nominate a township ticket elect a member of the county central committee and address other business as appropriate. S D Walsh
Lockridge Township Democratic Primary Meeting Notice
Lockridge township holds its Democratic primary at Z Leafgren's Four Corners home on Saturday September 15 at 2 PM. Delegates to the county convention township ticket and county central committee member will be chosen, with additional business as needed. J L Leapgren.
Cedar township Democratic primary meeting announced
Cedar township will hold a Democratic primary at No 3 school house on Thursday September 15 1800 at 7 PM to select six delegates to the county convention elect a member of the county central committee and discuss other business as directed by Oscar Snook township committeeman John H Gear was nominated for congress by the Republicans in this district on September 4 and is the focus this time.
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Cedar Township
Oscar Snook
John H. Gear
Prohibitionists Put State Ticket Forward in Convention
Prohibitionists announced a state ticket at the convention while declaring a plan to field a congressional ticket in every district and a county ticket in each county, outlining broad electoral ambitions.
Kennedy Speech Denounces Quay In Ohio House Fight
On the third page the vigorous speech by Ohio Republican Mr. Kennedy denounces Senate Republican leader M S Quay in a partisan House confrontation.
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House
Kennedy
Ohio
M.S. Quay
Blind leader of the blind derided by Tribune
The Chicago Tribune ridicules John H. Gear as a blind leader who keeps falling into ditches. It claims eastern mill bosses have trapped him and urges constituents to elect a Congress member with better eyesight and brains to serve their interests over the fat fryers.
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John H. Gear
Congress
Chicago ‘Tribune
Vermont Gubernatorial Result Shows GOP Decline
In Vermont last week Page the Republican candidate won with 33 318 votes Brigham Democrat 19 214 and Allen Prohibition 1 216 Page led by 14 104 and 12 888 despite lower total GOP support than two years ago when 45 077 19 046 and 1 349 favored the Republican by 27 682 The Republican vote fell by 14 759 while Democratic votes rose by 165.
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Congress
Vermont
Page
Brigham
Allen
Prohibition
Northern Democrats See Value in Democratic Ticket
A Stuttgart Arkansas paper reprints a vigorous communication by T. H. Leslie, an old soldier, who previously voted Republican and now advocates for Democratic candidates. He argues northern Democrats see the Democratic party’s value after moving south and urges voting to support city and national progress.
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Stuttgart
Ark
T. H. Leslie
South
Jefferson County Event Calendar Highlights This Fall
Coming events include the Jefferson County Court opening on September 22 and the annual Jefferson County Farmers Insurance Union meeting on September 20 in the Supervisors room at 10. Also the Democratic County Convention and the Soldiers' Reunion run late September. Other items list opera openings and fairs at Creston, Sioux City, Ottumwa, Mt Pleasant, Salem, and nearby venues with dates through October and the general election on November 4.
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Jefferson County
Jefferson County Farmers’ Insurance Union
Supervisors
Democratic County Convention
Court House
Jefferson County Soldiers
Patti Rosa
Creston Blue Grass Palace
Whittier College
Salem
Iowa
Sioux City
Ottumwa
Nineteenth
Iowa Reunion
Mt. Pleasant
Leonard Brown on the Force Bill Speaks Out in Iowa
Leo Brown of Des Moines, a leading Republican, argues against Harrison administration autocracy and the force bill. He cites Clarksons defense of the bill while critiquing the creditor class’ control of legislation and calls for unity with southern whites while opposing federal ballot usurpation.
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Leonard Brown
James S. Clarkson
Des Moines
Iowa
Clarkson
Mr. Brown
Harrison
Congress
House
Brown
Dudley
Des Moines Register
Siler
Tribune
Lucas
Lie
American Republic
Mississippi Valley
Butler
England
Ireland
United States
Henry Vane
Walter Raleigh
Robert Emmett
Dip Warren
Jasper
Jeremiah
Judea
Keokuk editor attacks McKinley policy in 1890s tariff debate
The Keokuk Gate City reprints Sioux City Tribune rhetoric condemning McKinley’s tariff doctrine. It argues for protectionism while citing Iowa politicians like John H. Gear and criticizes Gear’s support of the policy. The piece frames the stance as anti free trade and calls for rejection of the doctrine.
Quote on McKinley bill limits markets cited by Blaine
James G. Blaine argues the McKinley bill contains no section that would open markets for more wheat or pork. He contends the act fails to expand trade or boost exports.
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James G. Blaine
Cross Lanes News Roundup of Moves and Local Notes
Andy Mohler moved to Ottumwa and K D Y Culbertson returns to Ogden to lead its schools this year. John and Joseph Hupp sold twenty fat cattle to C Risk averaging 45 dollars each. Mrs Sarah Lanning of Topeka visits her sister Mrs Culbertson. Miss Rachel Clark of Kankakee is visiting Byron Clark. Ron Snider’s threshing engine was damaged and sent to a factory for repairs. Sam Brown of Fairfield joined Rev John Kennedy on Sunday. Wm Lagle starts housekeeping in J F Haydens place. KF Laughlin clearing part of his farm. Ht D Smith travels to Des Moines for Highland Park normal college. Miss Mary Hidy recovering from illness.
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Cross Lanes
Andy Mohler
Ottumwa
K. D
Tax Levy Proceedings of JetPerson County Board
The Board of Supervisors convened at the County Auditor's Office on Monday September 1 to levy the 18M tax and school district taxes. The record lists numerous district and township levies for teachers' funds contingent funds school house funds and city taxes across Burr Oak Clay Blackhawk Polk Fairfield Buchanan Round Prairie Cadar Van Buren Liberty Des Moines and other townships with adjournment to the next morning.
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Board of Supervisors
JetPeerson County
Iowa
County Auditor's Office
PSO
A. F. Cassel
John McLane
BE. A. Howard
Burr Oak
Ind
Soldiers' Relief Commissioners report funds paid in 1800
The board met with all members, reading and approving yesterday's minutes. The relief commissioners reported year ending Sept 1 1800 paid 1 063 25 for soldiers and families. Samuel Zeigler appointed as Soldiers' Relief Commissioner to serve. Continued on eighth page.
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Soldiers’ Relief Commissioners
Samuel Zeigler
Also Mentioned on This Page
John J Seerley
Des Moines County
Democratic County
TION
Walnut Township
Germanville
H. J. Kientz
Nan
Batavia Precinct
Batavia
Locust Grove Township
Spark
Soscuisko
Warsaw
Daniel Brown
Stark
New Hampshire
Bunker Hill
Mr. Clarkson
Southland
North
Keokuk Gate City
8. M. Clark
Iowa Press
McKinley
Clark
MacKinley
House of Representatives
Ht. D. Smith
The
Highland Park Normal College
Mary Hidy
Board OF Sutpervisors
District Township
District of Clay
Polk Township
Teachers’ Fund
S Mills
General Township Fund
Locust Grove
District of
District of Brookville
District of Batavia
Batavia City
Fatrfield Township
Limill
Fairfield Ind
Fairfield City
City Fund
Buchanan Township
Instrict
I's Mills
District of Trenton
Round Prarie Township
Cadar Township
District Township Teachers’ Fund
Smills
Dolher
van Buren Tad
Liberty Township
Py Mills
Des Molnes
Ly Mills
Vorlock
A. F
Cassel
Hackney
U. S. Gov't Report
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