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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1878
Page
2
By request of many friends I announce myself as a candidate for the nomination to the office of Sheriff of Stephenson county subject to the decision of the Republican County Convention H. W. Bolender.
Jesse R Leigh announces candidacy for Sheriff of Stephenson County pending Republican County Convention action. He presents himself as a Republican candidate and seeks support from party delegates.
Republican voters of Freeport wards meet in caucus at 3380 p m on Saturday HES 17 1878 to choose six delegates per ward for the County Convention on August Wth 1878. First ward Bergman Dorman liv ery stable second ward Pennsylvania House third ward Fry's Hall vestibule. Caucuses open one hour. B T Buckley 1st Ward J Brown Taylor 2d Ward John R Wagner 8d Ward Republican Committee.
The Republican voters of Harlem are requested to meet in caucus at the Town House on Saturday August 17 1878 at 4 o clock p m to choose delegates to the County Convention to be held August 20 1878. Caucus open one hour. JHO WRIGHT Committeeman.
Residents of Loran are urged to meet in caucus at Lamb's School House on Saturday August 17 1878 at 6 PM to choose delegates for the County Convention to be held August 20 1878 Committeeman Newton Kreamer urges participation and notes caucus opens for one hour.
Buckeye residents are requested to meet in caucus at the Town House on Saturday August 17 1878 at 4 o clock p.m for the purpose of choosing officers to be held August 20 1878. Caucus opens one hour. Henry Richart committeeman.
The Marquis of Lorne, husband of Queen Victoria's daughter, is appointed to serve as Governor General of Canada, confirming the royal connection and high office within the dominion's governance. The decision places a figure closely tied to the British throne in Canada’s vice regal role.
The district anticipates strong support for Maj. Hawk as enthusiasm rises for the congressional bid. Experts predict he will win by the largest majority since Washburn last ran, marking a notable shift in local politics.
Yellow fever prevails alarmingly in New Orleans and Southern cities with 2 3 cases seen in Cincinnati among arrivals from New Orleans. Officials fear it may spread to Illinois as precautions are stepped up to prevent a wider calamity.
The ring organ laments Atkins admission about months of trouble due to Jean NAL reports on the Burch ard Atkins Congressional ring. Several other prominent members face the same predicament as signs indicate a curing process near completion and the desired effect.
With Mr. Burobaiki as the Congressional candidate, no enthusiasm can be aroused, and indeed his election is very doubtful. This reason, if no other existed, ought to be sufficient guide for the convention tomorrow.
The Ogle County Republican Convention held in Oregon elected delegates to the Congressional Convention in Oregon City tomorrow. Named were Col. M. D. Swift Capt. J. L. Spear Maj. Gee P. Jacobs A. B. McCrea A. Sanborn Junius Rogers E. L. Otis Wm. Stocking J. Lawrence J. B. Bertolet Peter McKerrall Joshua White J. B. Meyers and Joseph White.
The passage argues Mr. Burchard and his earnest supporters seek his nomination despite certain defeat for Republican county candidates in the county and Daviess. It accuses them of selfish motives, claiming their Republicanism is driven by dollars and cents rather than principle.
The passage reflects General Atkins hoping Mr. Burchard would bow out with dignity to avoid further loss of support. It notes Burchard’s backers have fought hard and been defeated fairly, and urges him to acknowledge the result and step down with true manliness.
The convention will place delegates from JoDaviess Stephenson Whiteside Carroll and Ogle counties behind Maj R M A Hawk of Mt Carroll. JoDaviess favors Hawk as second choice and Whiteside plans division, making Burchard unlikely to be renominated and Hawk likely to secure the nomination.
The Ogle County convention ended the two week contest by electing Hawk delegates two to one. The race pitted Major Hawk against the Burchard ring with sharp practices and money. Critics note the incumbent’s lack of a strong record and a postmaster’s long salary and alleged neglect of duties while campaigning in another county.
The text lauds a brave subaltern officer and condemns wire pulling and tricks used by Burchard and Atkins. It predicts the people’s will defeat the corrupt ring, hoping for a loyal Union Republican who will oppose Confederate sympathizers and uphold Republican principles.
The letter to the Ogle County Reporter, published as reference, states Col Sheets has not sought Congress and would only run if nominated without county canvassing. It notes visits by Gen Atkins and Judge Woodcock, with Sheets reiterating he would wait for the people of Ogle county to deem him worthy.
Official notice by Hon. George N. Harlow, Secretary of State, that on the 5th day of November next the people of Illinois will vote on a proposed amendment to the State Constitution. The change would let the General Assembly pass laws permitting drainage projects and the creation of drainage districts, authorizing levees drains and ditches to be constructed and maintained with special assessments on benefiting property.
Rochelle Republic reporter recalls Newt Shinkle as boss boy and stroke oar for Cornell in a three mile eight oared race on Owaska Lake Auburn New York. The freshmen defeated Warward to keep Cornell masters of the field as the crowd cheered Cornell, Cornell.
Washington Letter argues dueling is barbaric and unfit for law makers as Eppa Stinton challenges Columbus Alexander. It warns South Carolina’s conflict with federal authority, calls for a national Polytechnic school, notes patent funds and post office murders, and defends Republicans while condemning Democrats as remnants of past rebellion.
Gen. Butler declares he will not return to Congress unless someone says he must not. The statement appears in an item from the Port land Maine Advertiser, reflecting his stance on political service and possible rebuke from peers.
In Waterbury Connecticut the American notes the civil service friction remains relentless as the courtly but gritty president vows to press the fight through the summer if needed, signaling ongoing political strain and battles over government appointments.
The Pottsville Miner’s Journal mocks a faction in the party, saying workers see through disguised sympathy and are at loggerheads. The piece implies tension between workingmen and the greenback element within the party.
It will strike most people that if men like Kearney can find money enough to live in idleness and go jaunting over the country, they can find enough to go to work like good men. Such as they are leeches on honest industry. Honest workingmen should repudiate them.
A Greenbacker hires a horse and returns only a picture marked This is a horse John Sherman Secre of the Treasury provoking a dispute. The stable-keeper if also a Greenbacker must accept the proof or reject his own logic and risk being seen as a grasping capitalist.
A Boston Herald quips that an imaginative Greenbacker’s four yearly currency tallies misrepresent the contraction, likening it to proving a six foot man is 24 feet tall if measured four times. The joke highlights flawed arithmetic used to argue economic trends.
The Jozoa State Register reports Democrats warned in the war era that issued greenbacks would lose value. Now amid Republican management they claim the currency is nearly as good as gold and push for more money, hoping the old prophecy comes true.
Hon J S Morrill argues that resumption secures a single unchanging value for money, separating it from bond-holders and gold-brokers. He asserts it benefits workers who rely on wages, calling it good money for the people as well as for bondholders.
The Cincinnati Gazette argues against infl ationists who favor depreciated paper money for workers. It recalls shinplaster banks that printed money claiming abundance without coin redemption, notes such lenders failed when banks collapsed. The piece credits national banks with ending shinplaster era and delivering sound paper money.
Rockvale voters held a caucus last Friday evening to choose delegates for Congressman. The gathering, organized by the Burchard faction, faced delays and repeated balloting. Initial acclamation favored Hawk, then recinded, and after a formal ballot Hawk won again, with delegates instructed for Hawk. Forreston Herald reports the dispute and eventual outcome.
A Paris dispatch reports political shocks and cultural moments shaping the foreign press scene. Archists and republic factions influence open forums, with crowded exchanges at the Grand Meeting House and ongoing debates over journalism’s role in reporting upheavals abroad. Names of editors and venues appear amid the brisk, period-voiced coverage.
From Paris July 99 1979 regular correspondent notes two major Bonapartist defeats led by Baron Saint Pay and Jules Amigues amid political shifts in France. He describes deputies invalidated by the chamber, the press pavilion opening with officials and vendors, and a quirky international dog show at Champ de Mars with oddities in Chinese and royalist exhibits as Grant’s departure stirs reflection.
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