Fusion convenes as Love Feast rips party lines apart
A raucous populist gathering in Osceola delegates names to county offices amid sharp clashes between fusion backers and Democrats. Nominees include Cornish for county judge, Norton for clerk, and Ehlers for sheriff, with ballots and speeches amid tense, partisan maneuvering and late-night bargaining.
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Polk County
Cornish
Walrath
Riday
Democrat
Democrats
Attair
Pup
Clerk
Norton
Pleasant Home
Fillman
Stromsbury
Platte
Will Ehlers
Stromspurg
Cole
Finnegan
Kelly
John Lees
Henry Hewitt
Mr. Merrick
Lees
Willman
Stromsburg
J. “Bai. Wamaley
Valley
Fusion Disaster in Polk County Poem Satire
A satirical poem condemns fusion's collapse in Polk County. It mocks figures like Colonel Horst Jones and Thelan, laments the state’s discord, and warns of political ruin as fusion fades and populist rhetoric festers. The speaker foresees continued strife and decay in the wake of fusion’s failure.
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Geo. W
Conrad Thelan
Dsuret
Beave
Lwu
McCune
Jones
Bhoaud
Thelan
Horst
Fusion
Polk
Polk County
Bredson
Hoy Jones
Colonel West
Pops
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OG. L. LeMar
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Apping
George
Wai
Clare
Reuth
John F Strumsburg
Way
Con
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John T
Strumsourg
W. A. At
Ascesla
J. Ireland
T. J. Skidmore
John Tongue
W. Carlson
Wm. Ehlers
W. B. Jones
J. N. Norton
A. P. Tilley
A. B. Johnson
Geo. Horst
W. J. Brigham
W.S. Funkhouser
Otto Hasselbalch
J. B. Gilwart
P. J. Carlson
Calmar
Felier
Rydberg
Prof
O. L. LeMar
R. E. Dearborn
Pueian
Ilie Aninfproial
Panies
Merrick, Jiu
Riya
Panie & Can
Reform
Bryan
John Fillmian
Cooper, Wells & Co
St.’ Joseph, Mich
W. O. Johnson & Comp’y
Aaw&y
Drop Leaf
Wm. Rogers & Sons
Rogers
Ye Seo
Surrey