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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1882
Page
2
From the New York Times the piece notes how in Pennsylvania a single political machine led by one man tightly controls the Republican Party. It contrasts Cameron’s long reign with weaker party bosses elsewhere in the Union.
A draft plan to form a new Dakota state by annexing part of its territory aims to yield two U S senators and a congressman. Critics accuse Republicans of vanity and injustice while praising reform rhetoric from rival papers. The piece also notes a smallpox outbreak across many states with deaths in Pittsburgh Cincinnati and New York City.
The Cameron state convention meets in Harrisburg on May 10 while the Independents convene in Philadelphia on May 24. Democratic convention timing remains unfixed. With three gubernatorial candidates, a lively, evenly balanced race is anticipated. At Philadelphia GOP primaries, Independent or Wolf supporters were ostracized, and prominent Republicans faced sneers and hooting for aligned with the independent movement last fall. The machine faction argues these defections forfeited GOP standing, while the loyalist faction vows to prove their rights as citizens and voters next fall.
The piece notes who wields influence in Congress, hints at Speaker authority being too strong, and cites Senator Brown pushing a clerkship plan at $1 200 yearly. It mentions Ways and Means visits to the President and Folger, Sargent’s cabinet prospects, a page autograph mix up, and the Geneva Award Fund hearings with two hours per branch.
Fragmentary OCR shows multiple city names including Philadelphia Harrisburg Sunbury Williamsport Lock Haven Renovo Kane and Erie Niagara Express with notations on leaves arrivals and distances. Times listed include morning and afternoon slots such as 750 a.m 905 a.m 254 p.m 515 p.m 840 p.m and 930 p.m with various city pairs suggested across the line.
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