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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1896
Page
5
James E. Blythe announces pursuit of the Fourth district congressional seat. The piece notes Iowa Republicans will elect a strong Allison delegation on March 11 and Jones county to send fourteen delegates to the upcoming republican state convention.
The text notes Senator Tillman’s sharp remarks, President Cleveland, and Mr. Ferguson winning the Cedar County district court clerk position by a Linn County jury. It mentions the state central committee directing district conventions in Des Moines ahead of a large upcoming state convention.
In a letter Harrison states he will not pursue the presidential nomination, a move seen as consistent with his wish to see Allison nominated and his reluctance to seek the office.
After a month in session the legislature has made no progress beyond quarrels over the method of revising the code and the law concerning living pictures and faces on the soldiers' monument.
The publisher of the Chicago Dispatch, Dunlop, was found guilty of violating postal law by sending his paper through the mails with obscene advertisements.
The legislature opines the code commission failed while many agree. Hon. J. Y. Stone was the sole member to oppose the commission's assumed lawmaking powers, which now cause trouble.
Linn County district court is 80 congested with cases and bar and business leaders petition Judges Wolf and Thompson to hold court continuously to clear the docket. The move may lead to a legislative push to create a separate Linn County judicial district.
Indiana General Michener states no extremist has won the presidency and that conservative voters hold power. He believes Senator Allison would appeal to such voters and predicts Harrigan supporters nationwide will favor Allison’s nomination.
After weeks with the National Editorial association editors name Allison as the safest candidate. He is widely favored after Reed and McKinley exhaust their resources, positioning Allison to be ready for the real battle to follow.
Drs Moines Iowa Feb 1 1896 report outlines week three in the Iowa General Assembly with no general laws changed liquor legislation quiet and efforts to alter the soldiers monument. Senate races on cigarette bill pass with 31 votes to 11 opposition while committees push codes and reforms and requests for new county veterinary deputies.
The Jones County Farmers Institute met January 29 1896 at the Wyoming opera house. Sessions featured essays on agriculture relations to other pursuits weather meteorology and city life effects on nerves along with discussions on pasture seeding stock management and fair practices. The program included music speeches recitations and resolutions praising local residents and foreseeing improved farming methods.
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