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Fairfield Tribune

Location

Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 18, 1879

Page

2

Democratic ticket listed for Iowa governorship race

The Democratic State Nickel lists nominees for statewide offices: Governor N H Trimble Davis County Lieutenant Governor J A O Yeoman Webster County Supreme Court judge Reuben Noble Clayton County and Superintendent of Public Instruction Erwin Baker Mahaska County.

N. H. Trimble Davis County J. A. O. Yeoman Webster County Supreme Court Reuben Noble Clayton County Erwin Baker Mahaska County

Local Officials Elected To County Posts In Board Vote

Senator A R PLEACE and Representative W B CULBERTSON win major county races alongside S K WEST as Treasurer and WM COLLINS as Auditor. J S BECK secures Sheriff seat with J. T. HUTHINS to join the Board. E B WALL named Superintendent and FRANK SWITZER as Surveyor. DR BARTOW to serve as Coroner.

A R Pleace W B Culbertson S K West WM Collins J S Beck J. T. Huthins E B Wall Frank Switzer DR Bartow

Local Ballot Names For Upcoming Election

Senator A R Pierce and representatives W B Culbertson appear on the ticket alongside Treasurer S K West Auditor WM Collins Sheriff J 5 Beck Board member J T Huchins Superintendent E B Wall and Surveyor Frank Switzer in the official sample ballot for the upcoming election.

A R Pierce W B Culbertson S K West WM Collins J 5 Beck J T Huchins E. B. Wall Frank Switzer

People Able to Self Government Debate Stirs Nation

A long polemic argues that the public can govern itself and laments Republican overreach. The piece critiques censorship, jury selection, and elections under wartime reform, contrasting Democrat and Republican stances and noting recent political shifts in New York and Maine.

Democrats Nominate W. J. Knight for Iowa House

The Dubuque county Democrats nominate W. J. Knight for the Iowa lower house. Knight a leading lawyer and prominent party figure, previously a county examiner and a candidate for Supreme Judge, is described as one of the year’s best names and likely to win.

Dubuque County W. J. Knight Knight Aoks Dubuque

Blaine campaign slows as Republicans lose votes

The Springfield 7ribune notes Blaine’s slow progress in reclaiming votes since 1876. Republican gubernatorial totals dip below 70,000 after two canvassing campaigns while Democrats and Greenbackers surpass 70,000. The piece argues Republican strength came from opposition split, not merit, and warns against letting Democratic and Greenback voters repeat that in the county.

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County Treasurer Tax Sale Notice in Jefferson County Iowa

The Treasurer of Jefferson County Iowa publishes a tax sale notice announcing that on the first Monday of October 1879, October 6, at 10 o clock A M at the Court House in Fairfield, lands and town lots with unpaid 1878 taxes and penalties will be offered at public sale. The sale continues day to day until all items are offered, then may adjourn as required by law. S. K. West Treasurer states.

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Inconsistent GOP Attacks on the South Highlighted

The New York Word accuses the Republican press of fueling anti South hostility and portraying Southern crimes as national crimes. It links the clash to illiteracy and poverty among African Americans, cites Northern legislative crackdowns on tramps, and notes the next election date October 14 with Ben Bukter as Massachusetts greenback nominee for governor.

Iowa Ohio Ben Bukter Massachusetts

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