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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1908
Page
2
The Fort Wayne Gazette reports on Democratic and Republican figures including Allen and Adams, Fleming, and Cline as well as Taft’s Panama trip. It notes Ohio and Indiana political tensions, a plan to curb street advertising, and reforms in Washingtons prison labor and highway projects. The piece criticizes street ragamuffins and links corruption to liquor with election disorder context.
Notice lists precinct voting sites in Alley County Indiana for the May 1 1908 primary, covering county judicial legislative and township nominations. It notes required party participation and thresholds based on the last election’s total vote.
The notice lists voting locations by ward and precinct across Allen County townships, with street names, landmarks, and several precinct numbers. It includes a section detailing County Primary Election Commissioners Joseph N. Mason William Fruechtenight Wilburg Carpenter and presents candidate remarks focused on tax relief, economy, and governance.
Fragmented notice to Allen County voters announcing a Democratic primary candidacy. The letter appears garbled but references candidates, a primary, and an appeal to voters to understand the election process. Names and exact dates are unclear due to OCR errors.
Chairman Freuchtenicht explains the primary voting law and the doubt and queer provisions. Freuchtenicht and Willen Freuchlenteht, with Wilbur G. Carpenter and County Clerk Mayon, begin distributing 80 000 ballots. Ballots will be handed to inspectors outside the city at 2 pm and in the city at 6 pm, with polls opening at 8 am and closing at 8 pm city, 8 am to 6 pm county. Voters are told polling places corrected this morning. Freuchtenicht, a former legislator, explains the law to aid election officers seeking clarity.
The article outlines primary election procedures for parties with more than ten percent of county votes. It details candidate notices, ballot color coding for party ballots, order of names, language accessibility, ballot sourcing, inspector duties, judge roles, and clerk responsibilities. It specifies canvassing methods, party separation of votes, tally sheets, and the timing and handling of ballots and affidavits.
Stylish women can find suits jackets and waists in splendid materials and colors at affordable prices. Silk waists and net lace pieces are featured along with cotton linen and sheer lingerie waists trimmed with embroidery. Petticoats include silk taffeta styles and mercerized fabrics reducing cost while delivering silk-like appearance. Children's clothing care and taste shown in stock. You may spend as much or as little and still get value.
Our new Millinery Department receives high praise from tasteful customers. Distinctive hat styles attract discriminating shoppers, backed by strong sales this season. Visit the west Millinery room to see the latest models and fair prices. Hats for modest purses and the rich alike await your view.
The report outlines polling rules for a primary election, including voter residence requirements, party affiliation handling, and ballot procedures. It also notes penalties for delaying election proceedings and explains how to count cross party write ins while stressing that only the party ticket counts.
In New Haven a Democratic state convention assembled to select delegates to the Denver convention. Eight counties each chose a delegate, four districts selected one each, leaving two at large. The delegation of Connecticut will total thirteen with no expected instruction. The overall lean is against Bryan, though some members supported him eight years ago.
Several Democratic meetings drew about 300 attendees at Neumeier's hall in the eighth ward with talks by Locent F Getz and other candidates. A second meeting occurred in the tenth ward and a third at Henry Branning's residence on South Fairfield avenue where Branning spoke as a candidate for Lowenlio Cristo and other nominees rallied nearby.
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