Republican County Convention at Anamosa Aug 8 to nominate county officers
The Jones county Republican Central Committee schedules a convention in Anamosa on Tuesday August 8 at 1 pm to nominate a County Clerk Recorder Surveyor and one Supervisor to succeed LL Clark. It also selects 18 delegates for the State Convention in Des Moines August 25 and 18 delegates for the Davenport Congressional Convention August 31 and 18 for the Judicial Convention when called.
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Castle Gri
Oxford
Jiry Wees
Richland
Fairview
Roma
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Scotch Grove
Hale
Washington
Wayne
Wyoming
Val Ry
Order of the County Central Committee
T. E. Boorn
Washington Township
Elon Raffety
Iate
Tom Keogh
North Carolina
Tom Excle Digger
Washinton
Congress
Judge Ellis
Waldo M. Potter
Cotton
Clinton
John Mahin
Henderson
Muscatine
Wolf
Cedar
Heberling
Jackson
Maj. Farwell
Col. Shaw
Jones
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McKean
Chapman
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W. M. Rogstes
C. F. McGrew
Peters
Ureka
Population surge in Kansas sparks census count note
The Austin Dispatch relays that Kansas may lead population gains in the nation, with an expected census figure near one million, up from 864,399 ten years prior. The piece also critiques Democratic slander and praises patriotic figures while warning against political vanity.
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Political Crosscurrents and Election Prospects in 1880 Missouri
The piece surveys party fortunes with Republicans touted as capable to win five Missouri seats, Gratz Brown’s Senate bid, and Democratic infighting. It notes treasury figures on war debt reduction, mocks civil service reform rhetoric, and cites Nasby's blunt take on post offices and appropriations amid looming Garfield victory.
Debates Over State Auditor Candidacy And Congressional Contests
The Maquoketa Excelsior notes J C Deitz of Jones county as a strong State Auditor candidate with wide support. It cites emigration figures for the year to June and discusses political maneuvering in Clinton county amid looming Congressional contests and calls for party unity to avoid split delegations.
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J.C. Deitz
Jones County
The Baby Act in Maquoketa Sentinel on Electoral Commission
The Maquoketa Sentinel accuses Democrats of false cries about 1876 fraud and recalls the electoral commission that split eight Republicans to seven Democrats over Hayes and Wheeler. It notes Democrats supported the electoral bill while Republicans opposed it and cites key senators.
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Fragmented political polemic on 1876 election and local races
A lengthy political column rails at Democratic fraud in 1876 while praising Garfield's Electoral Commission role. It critiques Tilden, omits reform calls, and notes local party maneuvers, conventions, and candidate rumors for congress, clerk, recorder, supervisor, and surveyor positions in Jones and surrounding counties.
Don Cameron Returns from White Sulphur Springs Visit
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial Don Cameron and wife traveled from White Sulphur Springs Virginia to their Harrisburg home. In Washington he met Governor Jewell for talks on the campaign in northern states. Cameron said he had just returned from recuperating and felt the health was impaired after Congress adjourned and the Chicago Convention.
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Campaign talk and new book notice from 1880s Iowa pages
The interview covers health, the 1880 campaign, and Garfield. Dacus profiles a Jesse James life book by N. D. Thompson & Co. The item notes a Monticello Township stray mare appraised at thirty dollars and an auditor in Anamosa, dated July 12, 1880.
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Monticello
Jones County
Robert Dott
Anamosa
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