Bryan calls out former allies and warns party defectors tightens stance
The article examines William Jennings Bryan critiques of Democratic defectors and his harsh stance toward Cleveland and other leaders. It recalls Bryan’s 1896 statements against Gold Standard Democrats and his 1904 Cooper Union remarks on Parker and Belmont. It also covers his 1906 banquet verdict on Roger Sullivan and his demand for Sullivan’s resignation from the National Committee.
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Cooper Union
New York
Bryan
Parker
Belmont
What Office Would Gompers Get
The New York Tribune defends Mr. Keefe’s voting conscience against attacks on his motives. It argues Gompers would resent impure motives while Keefe acts as a true American citizen. The piece dismisses opposition as worthless “suds.”
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Gompers
Mr. Bryan
Keefe
New York Tribune
Marshall accused of double standards on Montgomery county saloon issue
The piece argues Thomas R. Marshall, Democratic gubernatorial candidate, used influence to oppose the county option law while claiming the temperance issue is no longer political. It details alleged brewery backing, targeted pressure on Greencastle’s Hostetter, and party leaders pressuring other Democrats to vote against the measure.
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Thomas R. Marshall
Crawfordsville
Montgomery County
Indiana
Wabash College
Crawford
Third Ward
Marshall
Mr. Marshall
Brewery
Watson
Manufacturers’ Association
Indianapolis
Tom Marshall
Pierson
Sicks
Taggart
Lieber
Crawford Fairbanks
House of Representatives
Putnam County
Greencastle
Hostetter
Peter Foley
Fifth District
Thomas Taggart
Henry Sicks
Lebanon
Burton Green
Peru
Jacksons Mare s Nest and the Dems Warned
The piece mocks Stokes Jackson, Indiana Democratic chairman, for alleging corporate coercion to back Republicans. It notes similar claims in Laporte County that collapsed when employers denied them. It cites Indiana laws against voter intimidation and boycott threats, arguing Jackson repeats outdated, sensational tactics.
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Stokes Jackson
Democratic State Committee
Laporte County
Jackson
Norman Mack
Bryan
Indiana
Mack
Stokes
Senator Hemenway Questions Marshall Over Factory Inspection Law
The dialogue centers on whether Marshall supports repeal of Indiana’s factory inspection law. Marshall opposes factory inspection and sanitary enforcement but dodges public stance, arguing his old style Democracy favors minimal government. The piece notes workingmen backing his election, and brewers allegedly misleading them.
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Hemenway
Marshall
Republican Party
Indiana
Indifference Criticized In Local Campaign Debate
The Elkhart Review condemns residents who show no interest in the current campaign. It calls political apathy unacceptable for any citizen with voting rights and urges engagement in the ongoing contest.
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Elkhart Review
Temperance Democrats Poised to Back County Option
The Martinsville Reporter notes that if temperance Democrats vote their convictions in the coming election, the county option statute will remain safe from repeal for two years.
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Martinsville
Marshall and Lincoln sparks outrage in Indiana Republicans
Indianapolis dispatch reports that Thomas R. Marshall's repeated appeals to Abraham Lincoln anger older Indiana Republicans who recall Democratic slights of Lincoln and his war policies. They question Marshall's Lincoln homage, citing his ancestor's anti Lincoln stance and the family history of Democratic bias.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Thomas R. Marshall
Abraham Lincoln
Marshall
Lincoln
Indiana
Mr. Marshall
North
Marshall the Elder
Tom Marshall
Abe Lincoln
Congressmen Watson Receives Rail Labor Lantern Token
The Terre Haute organization of locomotive engineers presents Congressman Watson with a trainman's lantern as thanks for his service to railroad workers and organized labor. Rail firemen may follow with a token for Senator Siemenway who provided an automatic ashpan to prevent injuries. Other tokens are votes on November 3 for James Alexander Hemenway.
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Watson
Organization of Locomotive Engineers of
Terre Haute
Jim Watson
Siemenway
James Alexander Hemenway
Temperance voters backing Marshall in Montgomery County
The Crawfordsville Journal argues Mr. Marshall will win all saloon votes in Montgomery County as temperance supporters back the Democratic candidates. It states the voters will act for practical interests if the county swings to Marshall and the Democratic slate.
Indiana Synod backs temperance path and county option law
The State Presbyterian Synod of Indiana met in Richmond and adopted unanimous resolutions praising the Anti-Saloon League and endorsing the county local option law. Leaders pledged cooperation to preserve the law against efforts by breweries and political parties to undermine it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Presbyterian Church
State Presbyterian Synod of
Richmond
Anti-Saloon League
Prohibitionists Split Over State Ballot Support
Ministers across the state say they have usually backed Prohibition but will support the Republican State ticket for its temperance plank. Willard A. Bartlett, the Prohibition candidate for Congress, favors aiding temperance by voting Republican gubernatorial and legislative tickets this year. Prohibitionists warn Democratic victory would harm temperance and urge support for the Republican slate, BerneWitness reports.
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Willard A. Bartlett
Prohibition
Congress
Muncie
Delaware County
Friends of Temperance Legislation
Berne
Voter priorities over taxes say what he gets for dollars
The Marion Chronicle notes voters care about value received for tax dollars, not the amount paid. It counters Mr Marshall's claim of Republican extravagance by arguing the average voter gets more today for every dollar than ever before in state and national history.
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Marshall
Marion
Debt Paying Party: Indiana Republicans and Debts
Senator Hemenway notes that since the party's founding in Indiana Republicans have been a debt paying party, honoring debts created by the Democrats. He argues it is better to build a record of debt paying than debt making.
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Republican Party
Indiana
Senator Hemenway
Guaranty of Bank Deposits Sparks Oklahoma Bank Intuition
J W McNeall president of the National Bank of Commerce Guthrie Oklahoma criticizes the Oklahoma bank deposit guarantee law at the American Bankers convention. He says the law attracts speculators, spawns new charters with tiny capitals and shifts deposit risk to the state backing, undermining private credit and inviting failed promoters to open banks. The result is increased adventuring rather than improved banking.
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J. W. McNeall
National Bank of Commerce
Guthrie
Oklahoma
American Bankers’ Convention
Denver
Colo
McNeall
Oklahoma City
Dem Governor Candidate Marshall Under Fire In Indiana Campaign
The piece portrays editor Tom Marshall as diminished in candor and clarity amid political campaigning. A correspondent recalls Marshall’s wavering presentation in public settings and his shifting alliances with Taggart, Lieber, Fleming, and Al. Ballard.
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Tom Marshall
Indiana
Marshall
Richmond
Columbia City
Joe Cannon
Opera House
Mr. Marshall
Taggart, Lieber, Fleming
al. Ballard
Tolstoy Sends Wishes to Bryan Amid Anarchist Quarrel
Count Tolstoy, a Russian anti coercive government thinker, sends good wishes to William Jennings Bryan. He notes their ideas differ on capitalism and class struggle and says Bryan’s activity is kin to his own views. The letter may not be used much by Democratic committees.
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Democratic Party
Van
Sullivan
Count Tolstoy
Russia
Bryan
Pennsylvania
Tolstoy
Brewers Dominance or People Rule Stirs Indiana Vote
The Newcastle Courier asserts every vote for Tom Marshall supports repealing the local option law and favors Tom Taggart for Senate. It frames the Indiana issue as a clash between brewer control and citizen rule with no middle ground, questioning how Democrats will vote.
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Tom Marshall
Tom Taggart
Balshazzar
Indiana
Newcastle Courier
Impertinent Appeal Against Brewers and Local Option
The piece condemns brewer billboards urging repeal of county local option. It argues county local option is Christianly dangerous to brewers, urging voters to support pro local option candidates and oppose the brewers. It labels brewers as the devil's emissaries and urges Christians to vote accordingly.
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Marshall
Watson
Reform in Kansas City Ends Saloons and Spurs Growth
The Brewers report shows Kansas City Kansas benefited from saloon abolition with $1,500,000 rise in bank deposits in a year and $25,000 annual cuts in crime prosecutions. Police costs fall and taxes drop 20 cents per $100 valuation while population grows 2 percent. Building booms and higher school enrollment follow, with fewer dependent poor cases and destitution.
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Indiana
Kansas City
Kansas
Logansport Labor Row Over Gompers Reception Committee
In Logansport a reception committee for Sam Gompers sparked protest as volunteers claimed they were drafted without consent. Henry Peters of the Typographical Union demanded removal, saying the move was published without his knowledge and that labor should not be used as a campaign side issue.
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Sam Goumpers
Logansport
Democratic Central Committee
Sam Gompers
Democratic Committee
Henry” Peters
Logansport Typographical Union
Typographical Union
Temperance Rally Threatens Party Loyalties in Indiana
Crawfordsville Journal reports a brewery alliance led by Tom Taggart planning a punishment of Republicans for backing county local option. Temperance voters urged to oppose Tom Marshall and Democratic nominees. Jim Watson’s fate hinges on temperance courage and the six lawmakers who supported local option.
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Indiana
Tom Taggart
Tom Marshall
Jim Watson
Taggart
Crawfordsville
Indiana Local Option Law Since 1895 Noted by Senator Hemenway
Senator Hemenway notes Indiana adopted a local option law in 1895 under a Republican legislature and has since been expanded by Republicans over a dozen years. He adds that Democrats only recently conceded the local option principle's accuracy.
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State of
Indiana
Hemenway
Prohibitionists urged to vote Republican in temperance clash
The writer argues the Democratic party aligns with brewers and saloons, urging Prohibitionists and temperance Democrats to back the Republican party which supports stronger temperance laws. The piece frames the choice as a patriotism test amid ongoing temperance battles.
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Cleveland
Parker, Sullivan, Et al
Grover Cleveland
Banco
Bryan and Parker
Chicago
Roger Sullivan
National
National Committee
Sulli
Marshall and
Albert Huristone
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