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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1900
Page
5
The Cedar Rapids Republican faced tough odds with its candidates. It touted Hobart and Clark but ended up backing them unsuccessfully, hurting both prospects.
Theodore Roosevelt of New York appears on the Republican congressional ticket as candidate for vice president. Robert G. Cousins of Tipton is named for Congress.
The Dubuque Herald notes Democrats in the Sixth district naming Judge A C Steck as their congressional candidate. It comments on Major Carr's quiet stance and predicts Democrats will win Iowa, while Oswald Ottendorfer refuses to back Bryan on a 16 to 1 platform. It also remarks on Judge Remley’s defeat and McKinley not giving campaign speeches.
The text advocates giving Parson Potter of Jones County a chance, noting his roaring prohibitionist stance and election to the legislature on the Democratic ticket, and calls the feat a matter beyond mere county reputation.
The Fifth district delegates favored Merriam 90 percent two years ago and Mullin this year. Col. Mowry, a Fifth district man, earned only 25 percent of Third district delegates, and Remley and Clark received only modest support.
The text notes Kansas Republicans won by 15 000 two years earlier and cites expansion support among Democrats. It links McKinley prosperity to political stability and compares 1893 bank deposits of 42 151 434 to 1897 45 445 894, with June 30 of this year at 91 147 050. It highlights savings deposits of 58 208 011.
The Des Moines crowd labels the state officer nominating meeting a Cummins demonstration and urges Governor Shaw to appoint Cummins to Gear’s vacancy. Cummins writes to representatives for endorsements and gauges assembly mood after Gear’s elimination. He remains persistently optimistic despite rebuffs.
Ervin E. Reed attracts favorable action countywide as Monticello may present him as the sole candidate for county attorney. Supporters praise his educational preparation and note his army service as quarter-master of the Forty-ninth Iowa fostered self reliance valuable to the legal profession.
The county ticket shows few candidates this fall as past contenders lack ambition. Some may accept nominations for publicity, but no one seeks the job. Even Gene Moore stays silent while Jim Voorhees assists with campaign banners hoping for a Bryan election outcome.
Community notes cover Linn county events and nearby disasters including a Marion basket picnic on August 30 and drownings in Davenport and Clinton. Fires in Manchester destroy four frame buildings and several theft arrests occur in Davenport. Summaries touch on political debates and a notable Illinois lawyer's support for McKinley.
The state Republican platform aligns with the national platform and endorses its congressional delegation. It avoids state issues and ideological labels, focusing on national questions and distinct party contrasts this year.
Eureka reports a special election in Anamosa granting a franchise to R Hall of Cedar Rapids for telephone exchange use. The measure passed 86 to 53 on a total vote of 189, with concerns raised that Hall pursued speculative aims. Ward results appear in the council proceedings.
Editorial urges ending dual candidacies in the district stating the Second and Fourth districts each have two judges while the Fifth has none and has sent four candidates to state conventions in a year. It calls for a district wide agreement on a single standard bearer, possibly via a district convention.
From the Vinton Eagle the Cedar Rapids Republican’s bid to topple Col. Clark’s candidacy over Remsey failed. Clark is a prominent figure, but other contenders exist and the state convention enforces strict district procedures.
A brief item from the Wyoming Journal notes a Monticello Fair meeting next week. The letter states the fair will be larger and better than ever, though locals remain not enthused about mid-summer fairs and attendance is expected to be light.
Dr C R Ellison of New York and his brother Senator F O Ellison will depart next Tuesday for Aitken Minnesota, 150 miles north of St Paul, to spend two weeks fishing and recuperating after a recent typhoid illness. The trip follows ten days of visit in Anamosa.
The Anamosa fair calendar lists August events from the 13th to the 17th 1900 with acts including premier acro bats the Martello Family and Webb and Hassan. Events feature four daily big races plus various excursions and attractions at the amphitheatre guided by W D SuHeran president and T BE Watters.
Farmers thresh from the shock to cut labor and costs. H A L Bigley thrashing 604 bushels of oats for Frank Clouse last Saturday afternoon in two hours. His machine threshed 1534 bushels after two o clock and was set twice with feeding done by hand.
Cyrus Heisey, volunteer weather observer, notes government thermometer readings in the first days of August. August 4 recorded 93 degrees, August 5 46 degrees, August 6 95 degrees, and August 7 94 degrees, indicating unusual temperature fluctuation in the period.
A. C. Tice instructs sending the most popular paper in Iowa to Sioux Falls South Dakota care of the Standard Oil Company. Archie also sends greetings to inquiring friends and notes that Soo Falls is a hot town in an Ana mosa Journal entry.
A list of Republican nominees including William 3B Martin for secretary of state born in Vermont, G B Gilbertson for state treasurer from Minnesota, Frank Merriam for state auditor, David J Palmer for railroad commissioner, Charles W Mullan for attorney general, and Chancellor Emlin McClain for supreme court judge. Biographical details cover birthplaces, early careers, public service, and professions.
The Manchester team, excited over a long losing streak, faces Monticello and the Oelwein club. The Monticello Express notes Manchester has now lost thirteen in a row to the Great Western protege, with fans promising another walloping if Monticello visits.
The movement spreading from Rock Island influences officials on the Union Pacific and Lake Erie and Western who bar cigarette smoking as a condition of employment, signaling broader industry action.
County Superintendent Paul of Anamosa visited last Monday, meeting local officials and touring facilities as part of outreach efforts.
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