People's Party Ticket Listswide slate for state and local offices
The Garnett post printer publishes a People’s Party ticket headlined by WM. J. Bryan for president and THOS. WATSON for vice president. It lists candidates for chief justice Frank Doster governor John W. Leedy lieutenant governor M Harvey congressman at large J D Botkin secretary of state W W Bush treasurer D H Hefflebower attorney general Z C Boyle auditor H Morris superintendent of public instruction WM Stryker congressman second district M S Peters appellate judge Manford Schoonover state senator J N Caldwell fourth district judge S A Riggs representative J D Stevens probate judge Ed Stein county attorney T Richardson clerk district court C Hiatt superintendent of public instruction S S Irwin coroner Dr Splawn and Ry Herrington for commissioner Lat district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Doster
John W. Leedy
M. Harvey
J. D. Botkin
WV. W. Bush
D. H. Hefflebower
Z. C. Boyle
H. Morris
Wm. Stryker
J. D. Stevens
Ed Stein
T. Richardson
Hiatt
Irwin
Dr. Splawn
Ry Herrington
Town Revolt Over Silver Debate Sparks Bold Letter
Conway Marshall, a local real estate and insurance agent in Lecompton, receives an Underwriters pamphlet urging distribution and a warning about fire losses paid at fifty cents on the dollar if free silver wins. Marshall vows defiance, questions insurer tactics, and notes Lecompton’s shift toward Bryan and Watson with Lane University figures among supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conway Marshall
Underwriters Insurance Co
Conway
Marshall
Lecompton
Kansas
Bryan
Lane University
Smith
Free Silver and Freedom Rally Voice in Anthem
A historical verse calls for free silver and political reform from Rockies to Maine. It urges Bryan’s cause against crown, monarchy, and Wall Street as mobs march for liberty, labor, and monetary change with references to Grover Cleveland Carlisle and a national bimetallist stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockies
Maine
Johnny Bull
Monopoly
Bryan
Knights of Old
Columbia
Grover
Bonis
Cleveland
Carlisle
I. Y. Arugr Ron
Free caps for hollerin at the Burton meeting
Two Garnett boys debated caps tied to politics. One wore a McKinley and Hobart cap and claimed his cost nothing, since others hollered for the Burton meeting. Henry Harnest gave the signal, and the enthused boys earned caps free for their cheers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
McKinley
Henry Harnest
Coin Harvey Secures Gold At Chicago Bank
W H Harvey author of Coin’s Financial School went to the Metropolitan National Bank of Chicago and drew out 2500 in gold after a recounting delay. He planned to use the gold as an object lesson in speeches and promised to return it before the election, then had it secured in a strong box at the first National Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Harvey
Metropolitan National Bank of Chicago
Harvey
First National Bank
SpRiNcHty
Chicago
Cincinnati
United States
Congressman Crowther
Senor
Moses Huamay
Republic of Mexico
Senor Hhamay
England
America
Miosida
Mexico
Free silver debate fuels Bible cost comparison dialogue
A letter dated September 3 urges Democrat support for freedom and humanity while criticizing ministers backing the gold standard. It cites a Baptist preacher’s Bible Readers Pocket Dictionary with gold talent valued at $26,280 and silver talent at $1,5250, prompting readers to compute a 16 to 1 ratio. The writer references Bryan’s remarks in Western New York about preachers and gold, and notes T M Kenny and Henry Clews hedging on free silver and panic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Reliue
Awnina
Miss
Chicago
Bryan
New York
T. M. Kenny
Studebaker Employes and Union Claims Stir Workers
A Pueblo Reform Press letter from Chicago Workingman protests a Chicago Tribune claim that Studebaker of South Bend employs mostly Poles on starvation wages. He cites 75 percent Polish workers, 95-cent to $1.05 daily wages, and notes many cannot read English. He pledges American workers’ solidarity and disputes the idea Studebaker is intelligent on the money question.
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Chreaco
Studebaker Bros
South Bend
Ind
Carriage and Wagonmarkers' Union
Poland
Chicago
America
Chieapo ‘Tyshune Ot Yessterlay
Sihfend
Studebaker Fins
Tuk
South Beni
Stinlebakers
Notre Dame College
Tribune
the Tribune
Elaint
Reform Press
Pueblo
Colo
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Eer
Benenmulva
All Reforma
W. 0. Champe
Anna Champe
J. M. Avexanpen
W. H. Ausnose
Axsocute Editors
Garnett
People's Party
WM. J. Bryan
Watson
Peters
Manford Schoonover
J. N. Caldwell
A. Riggs
Bryan and
Georgia
Washington
Valley Verge
Ship of State
John Sherman
Sam
Mark Aurelius
Wall Street
Morton
Mammon
Buzzard's Bay
Kathasiasee
Henry Clews
Studebakers
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