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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1871
Page
4
A Pittsburg invitation to Baltimoreans to view the Connelsville railroad completion led to a lavish dinner and wine spree, costing about 15000 dollars. The piece argues officials should not spend public money on such revelry and calls for reform. It notes a US England treaty ratification and a Harrisburg July August 9 Prohibition convention to nominate temperance candidates for state offices.
Delegates from Indiana and Westmoreland counties met at Union Depot Hotel Pittsburgh at 17 o clock. They unanimously endorsed General Harry White for senator, praising his Republican record and opposition to waste. J R McAfee and Everett Moorhead named to notify White of the nomination. White accepted the honor. Conference adjourned sine die.
At a July 10 1871 meeting in Pittsburg the Judicial Conferees of the Tenth District unanimously nominated James A Logan of Westmoreland for President Judge. The body praised his capacity and integrity after counties Indiana Westmoreland and Armstrong endorsed him. The Pittsburgh Commercial cited continued support for General Harry White in the Senate race and urged Indiana county backing.
The piece asserts Studge Suffington’s resignation last spring and praises his bench service, endorses Silas M. Clark of Indiana county as the better Republican candidate, and predicts a swinging GOP majority with proper effort. It also reprints a humorous older editorial appeal for money, noting subscribers who have paid nothing and lampooning reliance on charity for ink and paper costs.
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