Statewide Hustlers and Local Campaign Doubts in 1892 Indiana
Special dispatches from Indiana counties report political turmoil and shifting loyalties. Allen County leans Democrats as Harrigan trails, with 11,200 Democrats and 6,200 Republicans. Blaine’s Fort Wayne claim suggests Cleveland may win about 7,000 votes in the county, a sizeable swing from 1888.
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New Harmony Register
Inpravavouis
Allen County
Harrigan
Harrison
Blaine
Fort Wayne
Cleveland
Weaver
Statewide Legislative Polls Point to Democrat Victory
Special dispatch reports from July 31, 1802, based on county returns, showing Democrats leading in the livigier of the next legislature according to the latest statewide tallies.
Glande Matthews Tours New York Talks Politics
Special to the New Harmony Register notes Governor hopeful Glande Matthews visited New York, met with Cleveland and other politicians. He observed the Democratic lead in the state and friction among Republican leaders, suggesting a fragile political landscape ahead.
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New Harmony Register
IspiaxaPponis
Sp. Daly
Glande Matthews
New York
Cleveland
Labor War at Carnegie Iron Works Shapes Indiana Vote
Evans Pros ser, Republican county committee chair, says the labor dispute at Carnegie protected iron works could push Indians to Democrat in the coming election. He blames the Homestead lockout on Carnegie and suggests government action to cancel the contract. He notes iron sold below tariff and says wage cuts aim to outbid smaller mills, with politics in Indiana potentially shifting. Floyd county may swing 1,000 Democratic votes if laborers vote as talked.
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Inn
Evans Prosser
Republican County Committee
Pennsylvania
Carnegie
LT N
Frick
Indiana
Progacr
McCabe backs Cleveland Stevenson in GOP split
Worthington Republican Dr. N H McCabe announces support for Cleveland and Stevenson citing GOP efforts to strip states of ballot control and cede power to federal appointees. Lorenz Scharrer of Dubois County loses his right arm after a grapevine trimming mishap leads to blood poisoning and amputation. A Cass County woman trusts Christian Science to replace teeth after six months without new teeth. Indiana Arsenal at Indianapolis receives 50 000 breech loading rifles by train from Springfield Massachusetts. Porter County opens first crematory in Keats. James Ellis of Washington County dies when a barn door collapses on him during a hay sheltering attempt.
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N. H. McCabe
Worthington
Greene County
Cleveland
Stevenson
Republican Party
U.S. Arsenal
Indianapolis
Springfield
Mass
Porter County
Keats
James Ellis
Washington County
Political and social glimpses from Indiana riots and reforms
Republican efforts rally in Crawford county around Chase with past-election echoes from 1888. Reports cite party splits, endorsements, and looming majorities while noting local incidents from Huntington chicken raids to limestone reproductions for the fair and curious agricultural tallies across cities like Vincennes, Fort Wayne, and Richmond.
Illengis Louis Questell’s 100 year old powder-gourd owner
White county resident Louis Questell owns a powder-gourd claimed to be a century old grown by his grandfather on ground now in Gallipolis Ohio. The item appears among a list of local notes and anecdotes from Harmony township and surrounding areas.
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Louis Questell
White County
Fu Il
Gallipolis
Robt. Morrell
Thillsboro
Davenport
Calvin Station
Ed Smith
Chicago
National Capital Notes on Tariff and Campaign Politics
Special to the New Tarneiny Register from Washington on August 2 1892 covers Aldrich and Harrison tariff politics. Critics cite McKinley bill failures while Carnegie era interests loom. Minnesota GOP rift weakens Harrison support as Carlisle counters Aldrich. Adjournment blocked by world’s fair deadlock. fundraising and patents add to the political chatter.
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Tarmeiny Register
Wasuinxetos
D.C
Aldvich
Nhede Island
Aldrich
Harrison
Carlisle
Raum
Wittelaw Reid
Republican Fund
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