Republicans in Convention Nominate Four by Acclamation
In a closed party gathering, Republicans at the convention nominated four candidates by acclamation for the DAC seat. Delegates cheered as names were presented and approved without opposition.
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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1902
Page
1
In a closed party gathering, Republicans at the convention nominated four candidates by acclamation for the DAC seat. Delegates cheered as names were presented and approved without opposition.
The Muscatine county Republican convention elected a full slate led by A. C. Noble for auditor and Charles Richman for clerk. Ed P. Day won the second county supervisor seat after a lively ballot, with Day’s nomination followed by support for the second supervisor candidate. Chairman Titus rallied enthusiasm and delegates adopted a resolution endorsing Seventh Judicial District judicial nominees and authorizing D. W. Jackson to name delegates to the district convention.
Are arriving daily. Remember Hine Bros for high class novelties located at 217 East Second Street.
Chicago dispatch notes rising temperatures and a fair to warm weekend on September 13. Reports indicate Iowa residents face empty bins prompting a rush to dealers for anthracite or furnace substitutes amid ongoing concerns.
Flames sweep through northern Oregon threatening Emmenclaw and Elma Washington as hundreds fight the infernos. Bridges, mills, stores and homes burn. Refugees flood Elma while smoke shrouds Portland Tacoma Seattle and nearby towns with no lives reported yet though casualties are feared.
New York September 18 The American Liner Philadelphia wins the Trans Atlantic race ahead of the Fuerst Bismarck. Philadelphia arrives at Sandy Hook at 1 30 this morning while Bismarck remains unseen at 10 o clock. Ships departed Southampton last Saturday with Philadelphia slightly ahead.
Washington reports the president will meet leaders next Tuesday to outline his tariff stance for the Iowa and western states. Senators Allison Aldrich Hanna Spooner and Platt are invited, with rumors of possible conservative promises. Harold J. Mahin.
Holada murder case may move to another county due to local interest. Attorneys say a fair trial here is unlikely. if granted, the change would likely go to Marengo, though that seems improbable.
Judge Chytraus in the circuit court permanently blocked 40 margins from being paid by the board of trade in the Patten oats settlement. The ruling declares margins beyond fair price unlawful while asserting such adjudication belongs in court, not the exchange. Several firms hurt in the oats market on settlement day had secured temporary injunctions to restrain margin payments.
Chicago reports soft coal up to 9 dollars a ton with anthracite scarce. Pocahontas smokeless coal reaches 9 dollars in Avon Dale while other districts quote seven dollars. Dealers anticipate further increases amid a chill forecast and ongoing miners strike signals.
Secretary Shaw announced plans to release four million dollars of treasury holdings by depositing with national banks holding free unpledged bonds. He also moved to anticipate roughly four million dollars of October interest. He said there is no alarm in current conditions.
Reunion committees are requested to meet at City Hall Monday morning at 9 o'clock for important business per order.
In Wilkesbarre on Sept 13 strikers misidentified fifteen union bricklayers as non unionists and attacked them. Deputies arrived to prevent further violence after strikers had disabled the trolley line stoned cars and emptied passengers from the street.
Lincoln Neb Sept 12 W J Bryan denounces Iowa Democrats for rejecting the Kansas City platform at the state convention. He calls them blundering cowards for dodging the money issue and questions their willingness to endorse the national gold standard or state any ratio. He warns the party cannot be trusted to state its positions.
The Republican caucus in Seventy Six township Friday named candidates for local offices. Justice of the Peace Jos. McMichael. Constable N Longetreth. Assessor Edgar Meeker. Trustee Dewey Timberlake. Edgar Meeker serves as secretary and Warren Meeker as committeeman.
Ottumwa Iowa September 13 Special. The street car strike took a serious turn as blacksmiths employed by the company walked out this morning. The city now depends on electric power which may be shut off if the stoppage continues.
A rumor reports a meeting last evening in the city between labor leaders and John H. Kaiser about the box makers' troubles. No result is known yet, but expectations are high that the matter will be amicably settled with little difficulty.
Mr and Mrs Epereter and their baby traveled this morning on the Western to Town City to visit relatives and friends for several days.
A brief table of contents lists headlines including Republican county convention on page 1, alongside topics on forest fires in the west and Roosevelt tariff remarks. It signals coverage shifts across sections from schools to real estate and church notices through the week.
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