Jones County Canvass Covers Prohibition And Politics
The Jones County Times argues Mr. Byerly favors license systems, signaling repeal of mulet law and looser saloon rules amid reform sentiment. It recalls Peet’s senate bid, railroads ties, and voters’ need to choose senatorial ballots while endorsing McNeilly and McMaster for supervisors. The column notes high school football death from overexertion and Taft’s southern campaign outreach as a politics and policy snapshot.
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Byerly
Jones County
Brewera’ Association of
Davenport
Iowa
Times
Atanda
William
A. C. Smith
Eagle Grove
Clarion
Old campaign rhetoric and local graft jabs emerge in chatter
A letter warns Lilly Hogan about long county service and hints at aging, while Judge Tracy presses a slow campaign in Jones County. The piece notes public sales by the district and mocks a jug campaign tactic as Haskell and Hearst clash on a slander suit, echoed by an old woman’s quip.
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Judge Tracy
Jones County
Haskell
Hearst
Judge Smith Claims Bryan Is His Own Grandfather
Judge Walter I. Smith asserts that Mr. Bryan is his own grandfather and the father of Roosevelt policies, while Des Moines Capital doubts La Follette's proposed magazine will spark a powder magazine.
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Walter I. Smith
Mr. Bryan
Roosevelt
Des Moines
la Follette
Harriman Urged to Wait for Posterity by Friends
A Cleveland lender notes Harriman can afford to wait for posterity as the only unacquired goal he has yet to annex. A friend remarks he ought to, implying patience over further acquisitions.
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Cleveland
Harriman
Jerome eyes blue light for Great White Way
Jerome of New York appears set to give New York's Broadway the look of blue lighting. The move aims to alter the public visage of the famed street and attract new attention.
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Indianapolis
Jerome
New York
Walter Smith Speaks on Republican Policy at Opera House
Judge Walter I. Smith addressed a Friday evening audience at the opera house, outlining Republican ideals on national policy, tariffs, education, and labor. He praised county candidates and contrasted Republican protective aims with Democratic views, highlighting currency concerns and the 1908 platform.
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Walter I. Smith
Congress
Opera House
M. W. Herrick Begg
Jie
Merrick
Dr. Chapman
J. M. Babcock
Porter
United States
Judge Smith
Mr. White
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Ife
Sunny Jim
Bryan Taft clash over currency reform and imperial energy
The speech attacks Mr Bryan highlighting a Democratic bill on currency regulation with bank deposit guarantees. It notes Democratic vote counts on substituting the bill, critiques Bryan on past issues, and extols Taft’s record from prosecutor to secretary of war and his role in Cuba and the Panama Canal.
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R. M. Peet
Peet
C. B. Paul
Senate
Mr. Peet
Congress
Mr. Bryan
John Sharp Williams
House
Europe
Mr. Taft
United States
Supreme Court
Superior Court of
Cincinnati
United States Court of Ohio
Philippines
Ile
Cuba
Panama Canal
Instructive Allegory on Local Politics from Anamosa
A saddle of political satire recounts a mock town talk between Democratic nominee Mr Byerly and a Republican neighbor. The farmer weighs local votes versus national tickets and warns republicans that assembly choice affects U S Senate alignment, ending with a partisan appeal.
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R. FE. D
Mr. Booth
Byerly
Jackson Township
United States
B. Yea
Mr. B
Claude Porter
Porter
Republican Party
Iowa
United States Senate
Congress
General Assembly
Dr. Chapman
Babcock
U. S
Secretary of State Instructions On Senatorial Primary Ballots
The issuing directives require any voter seeking a senatorial primary ballot to affiliate with the party holding the primary and to file a written request with election judges. The form declares party affiliation and intent to support the party candidates in the general election, with an oath required if challenged.
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United States Senate
Iowa
Major Lacey
Jones County
Slayward
United States
Congress of the United States
Honest Democratic Opinion From the Wyoming Journal
The Iowa populace shows little interest in campaign meetings this fall. Election returns will reveal the state of mind, with crop prosperity and rising farmland values possibly yielding an old time Republican majority.
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Wyoing Journal
Iowa
Neat Book issued by Jones county Republican group
The Jones county Republican committee produced a notably attractive booklet with one page per candidate for congressional, legislative, and county offices. Each page shows a halftone portrait and a brief life sketch plus a note on qualifications, praised by Cedar Rapids press for its quality and design.
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Republican County Central Committee
Cedar Rapids
Republican
Jones County
H. 11. Reed
Jones County Central Committee
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Roosevelt Democrata
Bryan
Parker
Ina
Minority Report
Mesers
M. J. McNeilley
C. W. McMaster
Clay Township
McNeilly
M. Babcock
Hia
Lilly Hogan
Walter Smith
Towa
The
Monticello State Bank
Avery
Feom
Monticello
Lovell State Bank
Geo. L. Lovell
R. C. Stirton
Name Savings Bank
Saskatchewan
the National Realty Company
Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Association
Castle Grove
Jones
Offigcers
J. A. McLaughilin
S. M. Mosford
J. A. McLaughlin
Andrew Davidson
Dennis Delay
James Hogan
J. A. Howie
Adjustiers
Arthur Fairbanks
Thomas I. Kehoe
J. J. Noble
Lowa
the Diamond Creamery Co
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