Local Ticket Candidates Named for State Posts
For Governor Horace Botes of Black Hawk county. Lieutenant Governor S. L. Bestow of Lucas county. Supreme Court Judge L. G. Kinne of Tama county. Superintendent J. B. Knoepfler of Allamakee county. Railroad Commissioner Peter A. Dey of Johnson county.
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Horace Botes
Blackhawk County
S. L. Bestow
Lucas County
Supreme Court
L. G. Kinne
Tama County
J. B. Knoepfler
Allamakee County
Peter A. Dey
Johnson County
Local Ticket Board of County Officials Named
For Representative HON D P STUBBS For Sheriff J D BATES For Treasurer G LD MCGAW For Member Board Supervisors J M GON TERMAN For County Superintendent MISS ADA PEEBLER For Surveyor OSCAR SNOOK For Coroner T E V FARISS
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. P. Stubbs
J. D. Bates
G. LD. McGaw
J. M. Gonterman
Miss Ada Peebler
Oscar Snook
T. E. V. Fariss
Boies to Speak at Fairfield Opera House Wednesday
Governor Boies will address the public at the Fairfield opera house on Wednesday afternoon October 7 at 2 oclock. The Chicago Tribune notes the McKinley bill will raise living costs in Iowa by six to seven million dollars annually.
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Gov. Boies
Fairfield
Iowa
Chicago Tribune
Campbell and Stubbs as brains for the legislature
Senator Campbell and representative Stubbs would represent brains. They are men of ability. Their influence in the legislature would be commanding. The more the people of the county learn of Capt. 8 S. H. Watkins the more they are disposed to keep him at home. His strongest opposition comes from his own neighborhood.
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Campbell
Stubbs
Capt
S. H. Watkins
Senator Wilson Skips Ottumwa McKinley Meeting
Campaign notes report Senator Wilson was absent from the Ottumwa McKinley gathering and his voice no longer rallies supporters as it once did. The absence and muted influence mark a shift in campaign dynamic.
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Senator Wilson
Ottumwa McKinley
Campbell and Stubbs poised to lead Jefferson County in next legislature
In Jefferson County Mr Campbell in the senate and Mr Stubbs in the house would secure a commanding position in the next legislature. They ought to be elected and it is highly probable they will be.
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Campbell
Senate
Stubbs
Jefferson County
Niles Backs Boies for Governor in Cedar Rapids
F. A. Niles a Cedar Rapids Republican and state agent for Michigan Mutual Life Insurance Company announces his intention to vote for Governor Boies. He is a well known figure in the city.
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F. A. Niles
Cedar Rapies
Boies
Niles
Michigan Mutual Life Insurance Company
Republican Leader Sees Youth Shifting to Democrats
J. S. Clarkson, chairman of the national republican committee, asserted that young men across Iowa are increasingly aligned with the Democratic party, a claim he said is evident in many neighborhoods. His remark linked the sons of Sounders of the party to Democratic identification.
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J. S. Clarkson
National Republican Committee
Iowa
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Republican candidate Wheeler dodges Ottumwa McKinley Day
Wheeler, the Republican candidate for governor, stayed in the background on McKinley Bill day at Ottumwa. Many Republicans grow disgusted by his cowardly campaign stance, while Gov. Boies earns praise for direct public discussion of issues.
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Wheeler
Ottumwa
Boies
Republican Nomination Speech by Capt. S H Watkins
Capt. S H Watkins delivers acceptance remarks for the Republican nomination praising the party’s support during the rebellion and pledging to vote for Republican interests and the state's welfare if elected. He notes never voting for other tickets and never scratching the ballot.
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Republican Party
Capt
S. H. Watkins
Pearl buttons and tariff talk stir Chicago imports
A Chicago importing firm paid a large duty on a pearl button invoice and questions arise why foreign taxpayers should bear the tax. The McKinley bill spurred pearl button factories nationwide, yet few are seen and many are confined near tin plate plants.
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Chicago
Sious City Tribune
Iowa Corn Popcorn Fire Tale Reflects Campaign Mood
Gov Boies in New York sparks talk that Iowa corn growers face tight profits due to occult forces. A prankish exchange cites a farmer who stored 1000 bushels of popcorn. a barn fire caused popping that covered ten acres. An old mare froze to death after mistaking corn for snow. Brighton Enterprise.
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Boies
New York
Iowa
Brighton Enterprise
Republican Platform Absent From Fairfield Ledger
The Fairfield Ledger omits state and county ticket coverage and hints that Charlie may vote the Democratic ticket, suggesting a surprising shift in local political alignment this year.
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Fairfield Ledger
Charlie
Governor Boies Pardons Compared In Iowa History
The text defends Gov Boies against attacks over pardons. It notes Boies granted 27 pardons since taking office versus 80 by Gov Larrabee in the prior two years and suspended sentences in 161 Boies cases against 179 Larrabee suspensions in the same period.
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Gov. Boies
Boies
Gov. Larrabee
Wheeler's running mate slammed as model farmer far from fit
Frank Hatton criticizes Van Lleuten as a poor candidate for lieutenant governor. He labels him a failed farmer turned lecturer whose farm is described as among the sloppiest. Hatton notes Van Lleuten's wartime service and argues the state committee should have kept Payne as nominee.
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Wheeler
Washington Post
Frank Hatton
Republican State Central Committee of
Iowa
Burlington
Missouri
A‘vance
State Committee
Payneer
Tin badges proved not made in America after all
W Watson an iron merchant now in the United States wore a McKinley tin badge and asserted it was Swansea Wales made. He claimed the buttons marketed as American tin were produced by a Welsh manufacturer and not in the United States, undermining republican claims.
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Wales
W. Watson
Birmingham
Eng
McKinley
Major McKinley
Watson
Swansea
London
Ohio
Wheeler cheer at races sparks campaign votes
Independence correspondent notes Wheeler’s cheering for the stallion Allerton at a race and suggests such antics could sway voters. The Cedar Rapids Gazette questions whether the loud cheer reflects shift in campaign issues and mocks the tactic as a voting magnet.
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Independence
Sioux City Journal
Wheeler
Allerton
Bro. Wheeler
Boies
State Central Committee
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Stubbs and Soldiers Record Highlighted in 1864 Speech
The piece recalls Hon. D. P. Stubbs as a former Iowa state senator in 1863-4 and cites a soldiers bill he drafted that passed, though in a trimmed form. Old soldiers are urged to note how Stubbs watched their interests, with a reprint of a Fairfield Ledger comment and speech from spring 1864.
Explaining Vote on Soldier Family Relief Bill
Senator Stubbs of Jefferson explains support for extending monthly relief to needy soldier families while debating tax impact and eligibility. He lauds patriotism and notes the bill as a bounty, not charity, and ends voting aye to pass in its current form.
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Senate
Board of Supervisors
Stubbs
Jefferson
Democratic Resolutions Endorse Platform and Tax Reform
Resolutions from the recent county Democratic convention pledge support for the state platform from Ottumwa and nominate candidates. They demand equal taxation, oppose double taxation of mortgaged property, and call for salary reductions or self-payment by clerks auditors and treasurers. The measures aim to relieve mortgage taxation burdens.
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Ottumwa
Jefferson County
Campbell for Senator Aims to Restore District Voice
A persuasive editorial urges electing Mr. Campbell to the state senate, praising his character, intellect, and leadership. It highlights his farm background, legal knowledge, and four years as U S marshal under Cleveland, arguing his election would elevate Jefferson County's standing and reform a complacent legislative machine. The piece warns against accepting the party platform and urges vigilance toward political promises.
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Campbell
Senate
Jefferson
Jefferson County
United States Marshal
Cleveland
State Senate
Railroads supposed to back Wheeler in Iowa convention
The Cedar Rapids Gazette contends the eight resolution committee lawyers hid railroad influence and that the platform omits references to corporations trusts and combines. It asserts Wheeler is aligned with C N W railroad managers and notes past passes and increased assessments to the railway, urging farmers to vote accordingly.
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Cedar Rapids
Wheeler
C. & N. W. Railroad
Gazette
Boies
C. & N. W. Railway Co
Iowa
Democratic convention selects Edward Campbell for senator
The Fairfield district Democratic meeting on Tuesday unanimously nominated Edward Campbell for senator. The Keosauqua Democrat lauds his long public life, broad acquaintance, high character, and courteous service as former U S marshal. Campbell resides in Fairfield and runs a large farm, his exclusive occupation.
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Fairfeld
Edward Campbell
Campbell
United States Marshal
Fairfield
Notable Convert Frances Tariff Debate In Des Moines Club
Homer K. Cope, a former Democrat, announced a party switch at a Des Moines Democratic club meeting. He condemned tariff protection as moral wrong, arguing it harms the poor and widens the rich-poor gap, claiming free trade England pays higher wages than Europe’s protected economies. Cope, noted for a Damon and Pythias performance in Fairfield, is remembered for character and ability.
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Des Moines
Homer K. Cope
Democratic Club
Mr. Cope
Cope
England
Europe
Fairfield
Damon Andythias
Knights of Pythias
Wheeler Breaks Silence on Prohibition Stand in Iowa Dispatch
Des Moines reports Candidate Wheeler has spoken on his position regarding prohibition. The article notes prominent Republicans John H. Gear Frank D. Jackson and Sidney A. Foster traveling through various sections to discuss the issue and gauge sentiment.
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Des Moines
Wheeler
John H. Gear
Frank D. Jackson
Sidney A. Foster
Wheeler labeled prohibitionist amid Iowa campaign
The Cedar Rapids convention and remarks by party members sparked questions about H. C. Wheeler’s stance on liquor. A Kansas Iowa exchange showed Wheeler answering yes to being a prohibitionist and no to wine use, clarifying his position as aligned with stricter enforcement, likely shifting liberal Republicans toward Boies.
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Cedar Rapids
Wheeler
Republican Committee
Sioux City
K. W. Brown
Ames
H.C. Wheler
Boies
Panora Good Templars oppose lemon essence sales
The Panora Iowa Good Templars lodge with almost a hundred members adopts a petition printed in the Panora Vidette urging Panora merchants not to sell lemon essence to men or boys who drink intoxicants. The group calls the move a prohibition measure and anticipates further campaigns against beverage legality.
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Iere
Good Templars of
Panora
Good Templars Lodge of
Lodge
Iowa
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N. P
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Gent's
Harris & Cuddy
First Door West National Bank
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