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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1900
Page
4
The column notes an $83.00 fee for county office announcements and a $2.00 fee for township announcements, due in advance. It states no announcement will run unless the rule is followed. Samuel B. Eward and Noah T. Rogers announce candidacies for State Representative in Decatur county, pending Republican decisions, while H. B. Sherman announces for publicans of Decatur county.
Jacob Biddinger and Jeff C. Davis are listed as candidates for Sheriff subject to Republican decisions in Decatur County. Oscar M. Elder and George W. Kercheval are also named as Sheriff hopefuls awaiting party action in the same race.
George Anderson and James B. Pavy announce candidacy for Treasurer subject to Republican Decatur County decisions. Will Brazelton and J. Wesley White also seek the office pending party guidance. Ruther V. Pleak and Oscar B. Trimble named as contenders subject to similar party decisions.
Will Watson seeks the First District commissioner post subject to Decatur County Republican selection Uriah Privett and Jethro C Meek are both candidates for the Second District commissioner with the same party process pending in Decatur county authorities
J. W. Craig will be a candidate for Surveyor subject to the decision of the Republicans of Decatur County. Clyde A. Stagg will be a candidate for Surveyor subject to the decision of the Republicans.
David Hole announces candidacy for township trustee pending decisions by the Republicans of Sandcreek township. He seeks the party nomination to stand in the upcoming election.
Henry Duncan announces candidacy for Assessor pending final decision of the committee. John L. Oakley is also named as a candidate in the same notice warding the field for the upcoming election.
Burke Taggart and Kern are highlighted as key figures in the Democratic bid for the gubernatorial nomination, signaling a contest among party leaders for the top race.
The text notes that late defalcations in Cuba reveal a general absence of corruption during McKinley’s three-year term, including wars. It argues that Mr. Neely’s case has drawn undue attention and praises the administration as unusually free from public scandals.
The famous mud stone known as the Wamis ley stone, tied to Cleves Ohio, has been used on over 3000 people. It has remained in the owning family as an heirloom for more than a century after being received from an Indian medicine man, with the owners refusing thousands of dollars for it.
The piece criticizes Glidewell for avoiding the tree silver issue while recalling 16 to 1 editorials in the New Era from four years prior. It notes Mr. Clark, then editor, now joins the National Committee and attending party councils, while his successor is described as a small-town editor. The passage portrays a media power play within the party.
The article reports that the first colored lady and the second colored person graduated from Columbfus high school last week.
The census enumerators start their tasks today and residents are urged to cooperate by providing the requested information cheerfully.
The piece notes Decoration Day was observed in a generally patriotic manner and urges greater national interest to avoid decline, stressing the importance of remembering those who saved the nation.
The Kansas City platform makers must ransack distant lands including Aguinaldo’s mountains the Sultan’s harem Samoa reefs and Transvaal kopjes to gather material for their platform. They seek any place outside Uncle Sam’s land of prosperity.
Dr. Quayle of Meridian Street Methodist Church in Indianapolis extols President McKinley as a great American figure. He jokes that he could run the Philippines or Cuba but is too busy preaching, urging others to share the same view for the country’s benefit.
The Indiana Democratic editors endorse Bryan and bimetallic currency while criticizing trusts and imperialism. A participant argues the Chicago platform must change to win, warning that reaffirming it would defeat the party.
Republicans of Decatur county invite participation in a June 5 1900 primary held noon to 7 pm under Australian voting. Rules set precinct boards inspectors judges election clerks and a canvassing board with sealed ballots and lot-determined ties. Greensburg Indiana hosted with detailed ballot counting procedures and certificates for county nomination.
Adams Township Republicans vote in a joint county primary on Tuesday June 5 1900 from noon to 7 pm to nominate One Trustee One Assessor Four Road Supervisors and Three Advisory Board members. Chairman Will Earbadt and secretary E T Lannam oversee. challengers may be appointed but not kin to any candidate.
Josiah Gwin editor of the New Albany Ledger arrived for the Democratic editorial meeting. He praises Gov. Mount for refusing to honor the requisition for Finley’s return to Kentucky and defends peaceful tenure for elected Republicans. He condemns Kentucky outlaws and supports Taylor’s election margin.
A Senator recalls how Joe Choate argued a stalled government claim before the Supreme Court. Choate defended a stubborn case by noting a “small-headed tack” that clogged government wheels, provoking only restrained amusement from the justices but securing a positive outcome.
Renick Hamilton of West Jefferson Ohio escaped a fatal rectal fistula after doctors warned of death without a costly operation. He healed himself using five boxes of Bucklen's Arnica Salve, touted as a universal cure, at twenty five cents per box, sold by Grover and Bonner.
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