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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1902
Page
5
The Cedar Rapids convention showcased factional strife over acclamation nominations with Linn Jones and Cedar counties trading positions. The roll call backed Judge Thompson while Ellison was blocked. ties and loyalties between counties were scrutinized amid calls for parliamentary order.
The article portrays Senator Bailey of Texas as a chivalrous Southern figure who confronted Senator Beveridge of Indiana last Monday in a Tillman style display. It notes rising excitement among Southern gentlemen as they search for a shared political issue for the Democratic party.
George E. Roberts buys the Iowa State Register and merges it with the Leader forming The Register and Leader with a capital of 300000 dollars. Incorporators include Roberts Strauss and M D O Connell. Roberts will control editorials while Harvey Ingham becomes associate editor.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette notes President Roosevelt’s critique of the Democratic party’s attacks on American soldiers. It contrasts England’s honors and compensation for leaders with American critics who denigrate those who served in public duty. The paper also mocks Cedar county officials over Jamison plan redistricting actions.
The Des Moines Capital quotes Mr. Bryan accusing ex President Grover Cleveland of filling his cabinet with corporation agents and placing railway attorneys on the bench to serve former clients. It calls a charge without solid evidence an arrant demagogue.
The piece argues Linn county faced a risky role in nominating ex Senator Ellison through a judicial convention while Cedar county could decide the outcome. It alleges Linn overstepped, incurring odium for the defeat of its candidate. It also recalls democratic senators pressuring Admiral Dewey for campaign material and his blunt claim that Aguinaldo was a thief and robber.
The Register and Leader announces Harvey Ingham moves to associate editor as the paper consolidates with the Algona Republican. Mr Patterson failed to retain the collectorship and was asked to resign after Treasury approval. Mr Sammis will take the position.
Unless Mr. Bryan revises his lecture subjects he is liable to gain the reputation of a scold. The remark suggests criticism of his current topics and warns of potential loss of respect.
Senator Moffit defines acclamation as the spontaneous viva voce vote of the majority, describing it as the public assembly’s unvoiced expression. The remark frames acclamation as the decisive, nonwritten form of consent in legislative settings.
The Democratic convention will be held in Cedar Rapids on the 24th. The call appears in Democratic papers this week. Judge Bishop, after a prudent move last week, did not accept the supreme court appointment and instead married.
Jones County endured a stern judicial convention with its bowl seen as a notable feature of the ordeal. Delegates remained earnest, making the event less a joke and more a serious proceeding.
OOS Miss Maude Lambert of Marshalltown is dead with indications pointing to murder by poisoning. Police hunt for Wn. Miller a Dubuque hotel porter involved in a $14 bank deposit case. Reports from Maquoketa describe Wallace show fakirs swindling buyers for sums from $5 to $60.
The Celar Rapids Record reports a convention showdown where Judge Treichler and Judge Rothrock were nominated by acclamation, then Judge Thompson. Ellison sought nomination while a point of order argued against acclamation voting. Chair Moffitt ruled for acclamation, prompting protests from the Jones county delegation. The piece condemns the ruling as a peak of gag rule in Republican district history, likening it to past city council maneuvers by Mayor Snouffer.
The Anamosa Harekits Rothrock Treichler and Thompson were nominated by acclamation while Jones county contested with F O Ellison. Linn and Cedar counties largely supported the motion, sparking denunciations from fair minded men as an unprecedented outrage.
In the Dubuque Telegraph Herald the Cascade Pioneer is urged to seek democratic harmony by avoiding insults toward Bryanites. The writer condemns such talk as blackguardism and billingsgate and argues for respectful discourse.
S G Franks sold wool from seventy sheep for 86 dollars and 25 cents and reports sixty eight fine spring lambs, shaping the year’s flock increase. Br C Clapp dies at home in his eighty fourth year. funeral at M F E church tomorrow at 2:30. Linn County politicians debate judicial nominations distribution among three counties amid temptations to seize all. Jones County Druggists met at Masonic Hall with attendees from Anamosa Monticello Oxford Junction and others. banquet at Commercial House. Paragoric price rise discussed due to many June weddings, no action.
A collage of quips on social behavior and relationships. The piece mocks gender norms with wry aphorisms about marriage at resorts and the folly of men who claim to understand women or gardening.
The July Cosmopolitan presents refined paper prints showing the Mount Pelee catastrophe with clearer depiction than previous illustrations, highlighting the disaster’s impact through careful art.
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