Common Names Boost Votes In State Primary Analysis
The piece argues that familiar names helped Allen and White win in unknown counties by leveraging voters’ ease with common names. It suggests a campaign method appealing to voters who favor the easiest names, noting effects on Bleakley and others and predicting future advantages for candidates with common surnames in less prominent offices.
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Allen
White
Bleakley
Allen and White
Chagsell
van Duyn
Shaw
Clarke
Holden
Proudfoot
Smith
Jones
Black
Brown
Cuba in Turmoil Threatens U S Intervention
The article discusses Cuba's ongoing political and financial instability under President Gomez. It warns that worsening conditions and rising uprisings among African descendants could push the United States to deploy troops and marines to protect American interests and property.
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Cuba
United States
Gomez
Taft
Primary campaigning costs and Iowa political shifts
The piece notes high campaign expenditures by candidates like Kenyon Lafe Young Holden and Dunn while arguing primaries favor wealth over modest means. It praises Iowa Republicans for nominating John T. Adams and questions Col Charles A. Clark’s Taft alignment, referencing Cedar Rapids figures and a controversial telegram to Committeeman Hart.
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Kenyon Awears
Lafe Young
Holden
Dunn
Linn County
Reform
Chamber
Charles A. Clark
Cedar Rapids
Hart
Chicago
Taft
Col. Clark
Cleveland
Iowa Delegates Back Hart for National Committeeman
Ten Cummins delegates from Iowa endorsed E. H. Hart for national committeeman, praising his work with the so called steam roller. The vote expresses confidence from opponents of the Taft nomination and aligns with Rooseveltian observers.
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Cummins
Iowa
E. H. Hart
Steam Roller
County Boss Says GOP Names Won’t Be Printed
The county Democratic boss states Republican candidates named for the county convention on June 29 will not be received by the county auditor or printed on the official ticket. He warns the move may meet strong resistance.
Democrats Begin Scrape Amid Chicago Turmoil
The passage notes the Democrats start their contest next week and that any early clashes were swallowed by Chicago’s ongoing uproar. If Chicago turmoil and its echoes persist, Baltimore will hear nothing else next week.
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Chicago
Baltimore
Chassell Defeated By Allen In Secretary Race
Official canvass shows Ed Chassell defeated by Senator W. S. Allen of Fairfield by 768 votes. Chassell was believed ahead by 540 before the final count.
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Ed Chassell
W. 8. Allen
Fairfield
Chassell
Political primary stirs debate at Chicago exhibition
The piece argues the Chicago exhibition shows no spark for a youth entering politics. It says the primary aims to prune bosses but turns politics into a business. It claims the Cummins delegates from Iowa back a team roller and note experience in running such a machine.
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Cummins
Iowa
Primary is a well demonstrated failure, Cascade Pioneer reports
The Cascade Pioneer concludes that the primary is a well demonstrated failure while noting upcoming sobering processes and a colonel who found men unshaken by his iron roar during a trek to Chicago.
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Chicago
Woman Delegate’s Illness Prompts Husband Substitution
Mrs Isa bella W Blaney of California cannot attend the republican convention due to illness and will instead send her husband as her delegate. This gesture highlights generosity in political participation.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Isabella W. Blaney
California
Democratic presidential nomination campaign featured in Chicago fireworks
A Topeka State Journal note describes the ongoing lively struggle for the Democratic presidential nomination, speculating the spectacle may overshadow the race or be eclipsed by Republican fireworks in Chicago.
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Topeka
Chicago
Milroy franchise extended and regional notes
Hopkinton voters approve a 25 year extension of the Milroy electric franchise. The Arlington News changes hands to M L Gordon of Auburn Illinois. A Maquoketa class graduates high school. Deaths include A Wadleigh of Clinton and a Gedar Rapids shooting suicide. Depots planned for Stone City Strawberry Point Hopkinton Fayette. Miss Myrtle Stanger and Wm Taylor marry. The State Bar meets June 27 28 in Cedar Rapids.
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Hopkinton
Milroy Electric
W. F. Lake
Arlington News
M. L. Gordon
Auburn
Ilinois
Maquoketa
BR. A. Wadleigh
Clinton
George Hansen
Hale Township
Charles Koering
Stanwood
Albert Hronik
Oxford Junction
John Mertz
Manchester
Pentony
Shimg
Ray Perry
Gedar Rapids
Gilbert L. Hauser
State University
Emma Taylor
State Bar Association
Cedar Rapids
G. Saunders
Council Bluffs
A. B. Holbert
Greeley
Williams
Independence
Messrs
F.G. and
K. Ray
Citizens State Bank
Anamosa
W. A. Cunningham
J. K. Ray
W. S. Hellberg
James P. Ball
Ball
Delaware
Burlington
F. E. Cook
Davenport
Iowa City
Dubuque
Cedar County
Delaware County
Board of Supervisors
Delaware County News
Tama County
Toledo
Brad Hopkins
Wales
C. HE. Wales
Springville
Fred Ensign
Arthur Mitchell
Storm Lake
A. Ensign
Cleghorn
Rev
C. F. Ensign
Marion
Sam Logan
Alpha
Texas
W.S. Johnson
Anna Johnson
E. E. Hicks
Monticello
John Simpson
Wright
Epworth
Roosevelt critique and public fatigue amid contested elections
A persisting critique of Roosevelt’s political tactics and calls of fraud. The piece argues the push to power stems from a craving to serve and a rage at barriers, while press access at hearings may amplify unfounded claims. It urges calm judgment and questions the gate that lets the pig through.
Rail Fence Philosophy from a Kansas City Journal
A column of wry maxims on marriage hair and illusions. It jokes that most of a man's illusions depart with his hair and that a leaping year girl may misjudge. Notes varied bits on wives husbands and parental roles with playful sarcasm.
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The
Kansas City Journal
Roosevelt idol fades in Coburg Rapids note
A Coburg Rapids Republican telegram protested Roosevelt’s nomination claiming twenty percent of Republicans would not vote for him. The piece notes forty percent is closer, and mocks Roosevelt as an idol who is now an object of pity or scorn.
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Linn County
Coburg Rapids
Roosevelt
Iowa Delegation Names National Committeeman Adams at Taft Caucus
The Iowa Republicans chose John T. Adams of Dubuque as national committeeman with 14 votes to Hart 10 and Moore 2. Hart of Council Bluffs remains the current committeeman serving his third term. Moore of Cedar Rapids won two Taft votes amid Cummins efforts to influence the slate. Other caucus picks include Perkins of Sioux City for resolutions and Devitt of Oskaloosa for credentials.
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Iowa
John.t. Adams
Taft
Adams
Dubuque
John ‘T. Adams
Hart
Moore
Cummins
BE. E. Hart
Council Bluffs
R. Moore
Cedar Rapids
Adama
George D. Perkins
Sioux City
Devitt
Oskaloosa
Luther Brewer
Young Now a Political Orphan Among Iowa Republicans
Chicago letter reports ex senator Young visiting the Iowa convention as a visiting correspondent for a Chicago newspaper. His change of stance draws subdued attention and his advisory influence appears minimal as camps ignore his input.
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Young
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Fine Funeral in November at Congress Hotel
The Chicago Inter Ocean reports Jim Woodruff stopped Chauncey Depew in the Congress Hotel lobby and quipped about whether Taft or Roosevelt would win the election. Depew privately suggested it was about which candidate would receive larger floral offerings, hinting at a political funeral in November.
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Chicago
Inter Ocean
Jim” Woodruft
Chauncey M. Depew
Congress Hotel
Taft
Roosevelt
Denver Republicans Reject Cuba Lead Role
In a brisk rebuke the Denver Republican derides the chance to lead the army into Cuba, noting colonels are all otherwise occupied and criticizing the opportunity as ill timed and deplorable.
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Denver
Cuba
Taft Leads In The West As Roosevelt Fights For Delegates
Temporary adjournments marked the Republican convention as Taft supporters pressed for control. Roosevelt factions clashed over credentials with a plan to seat contested delegates. a mass crowd filled the hall while police struggled to manage access. Roosevelt bolt rumors surfaced but were denied as the credentials committee stalled.
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Florence Jacobson
Foevest
Root
Taft
Cal. Roosevelt
Col. Roosevelt
Dean Walter
Sommer
Catholic Church of Sts. Peter and Paul
Dean Sommer
Rosewater
National Committee
Father Callaghan
Roosevelt Banch
Hadley
Roosevelt
Miibu Root
Lafollette
Cummins
Borah
McGovern
Wisconsin
Missouri
Committee
Roosvelt
Credentials Committee
McKinley
Burton
Ohio
Not Guilty With Costs In Traer Justice Court
Not guilty verdict rendered after dime-dark comic docket entry cites a $3.14 cost recovery by the justice of the peace, with a warrant issued and the defendant discharged following a plea of not guilty. The note attributes the actions to J.J., Justice of the Peace.
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J.J
Justice of the Peace
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