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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1897
Page
5
The returns show a decisive victory for Shaw with a margin exceeding 30 000. Republicans gain a strong legislative majority while Democratic gains are noted in Jones County though overall results lag behind two years ago.
Des Moines reports show Representative Arnold defeats Voorhees by about eight votes in the race. Shaw leads GOP in Iowa with an estimated 31,782 plurality, while Democrats predict as low as 20,000. The legislature remains mainly Republican with 38 Republicans to 12 others in the Senate, and 61 Republicans to 39 in the House. Additional statewide results feature Van Wyck elected mayor in New York and Wolcott’s re election in Massachusetts, with mixed gains for parties in Kentucky and South Dakota. The Jones County campaign aftermath notes tensions over Warden Madden and Carpenter’s defeat, urging business return and election aftershocks. A theft case involving letters between McMillan and Perkins surfaces, with Satterlee implicated and potential lawsuits and arrests to follow.
The Republicans elected nearly the entire ticket while Democrats pressed for both representative and sheriff. They capitalized on Republican county convention errors. At one point Voorhees looked set to win sheriff, but Washington township returns lowered his tally. Arnold now holds a plurality of eight. An unofficial table on this page lists each winner’s plurality and township by vote.
In several counties Republicans gained while Democrats secured key wins. Nietert and Dows elected as Republican representatives in Linn. Jackson elects Democrat. Grundy and Cedar counties swing for Democrats with notable wins for Tom Miller and Penrose re election. Scott and Delaware counties lean Republican. Dubuque Democrats shrink. governor race totals Shaw 8745 White 3053 Clivett 1124.
Nebraska voters gave the fusion ticket a bigger margin than the Bryan ticket in the previous fall election, underscoring strong support for the aligning candidates.
The article reviews six years of Jones county elections, noting Democratic dominance in 1891 and continued success in county officer races. It highlights a history of Democratic control and the evolving vote patterns over time.
The piece humorously contrasts women and men through social quips about car fare purses penholders pompadour hats and powder. It ponders fidelity engagement and naturalness with witty jabs at fashion manners and honesty in relationships.
A poem-rich segment depicts autumnal finesse with geese snow and harvest imagery. It includes a Shaw meeting attendance note and a delay on a Klondike lynching rumor denied by travelers, mentioning Theodore Roberts, Dr. M. H. Calkins, G. W. Lathrop, and John Russell among others.
Supreme Court synopses from Town session cover cases of public interest. Morgan v Dallas County holds traveler may cross an unguarded bridge rather than ford a wide, deep stream. juries and negligence questions discussed. The State v Smith ruling preserves jurors may be kept together during trial unless objected. Neusham v McNair decides a diamond shirt stud is a family expense liable by wife. Also notes Beaconsfield and Gladstone relations and other court observations.
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