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Potosi Journal

Location

Potosi, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Aug 06, 1902

Page

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Republican Ticket List for Judicial and Public Offices

Republican ticket lists candidates for Supreme Court judges Henry Lamm Moses Wiltybark Edward Hungbeer and for Court of Appeals Edward C Elliot plus Superintendent of Public Instruction J I Ot White and Railroad Commissioner W S Crane and Barney W Fraunthal. Congressional candidate Joan H Raney and State Senator Mary Clymer also named.

Supreme Court Henry Lamm Moses Wiltybark Edward Hungbeer Juyge JI Ot. White W.S. Crane Barney W. Fraunthal Congress Joan H. Raney Marry Clymer

Nature Packs A Year With Volcanic Eruptions And Quakes

Between volcanic eruptions, earthquake shocks and floods Dame Nature has contrived to keep things from being montonous this year.

Montonous

Republican Voters Swallow Empty Promises in County Politics

A terse critique argues that Republican voters are offered fabrications and inducements to support county Democrats, but receive nothing substantial in return. The piece asserts entrenched incentives keep voters aligned with partisan appeals while outcomes remain unchanged.

Republican gains questioned in county election returns

Such Republicans who voted for Democrats two years ago to win county offices should assess their gains. The Independents hint that the county election doodle will likely pass to Republicans, but last election’s returns do not support that insinuation.

Missouri Voters Demand Action On State Funds

Discrepancies in state funds cannot be ignored. Missouri residents will be shown the verdict next November, as the public seeks accountability and a clear notice to address ringsters and mismanagement.

Missouri Ringsters

Town Republicans Declare Platform in Support of Home Industries

Town Republicans in their state platform affirm the party’s historic policy of protecting home industries. They praise rapid national resource development and the securing of industrial and financial independence, asserting the town declaration reflects the Republican party as a whole.

Republican Party

Ex Governor Stone to Visit County Over Baking Powder Trust

Ex Governor Stone is to visit this county shortly in connection with his senatorial candidacy. We trust the governor will explain to our people how he became associated with the lobby in the interest of the baking powder trust. Baking powder is a necessity in every household and the question is one of local as well as state interest.

Stone

Democratic harmony in county party factions noted

The county shows two groups within the Democratic Party echoing the national scene. The party organ and loyal Democrats push campaigns on party principles, while prospective county office candidates prefer to keep Democracy in the background to mislead Republican voters about any principled stance.

Political Meeting Draws State Leaders to St Louis

A week ago in St Louis a meeting of the new Democratic State Committee drew all state department heads from the capital to ensure the ring kept control. Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Superintendent of Schools, Auditor and others attended with "Gamehoe Bill" Stone among them.

New Democratic State Committee St. Louis Gamehoe Bill” Stone

Raney Nominated for Congress at Ironton Convention

Hon John H Raney of Wayne County was nominated by the Republican convention at Ironton last Thursday. The selection is a good one and Raney is an able man, superior to Democratic nominee Edward Robb in qualities for Congress. Even if not elected, he will likely cut the Democratic majority notably.

John H. Raney Wayne County Ironton Raney Edward Robb

Tariff debate resurfaces as campaign issue mirrors past divides

The speaker criticizes Democrats for reviving tariff talk in the current campaign while predicting a delayed effect. He recalls 1987 when tariffs swayed national sentiment and warns that the memory of consequences from a Republican return to power will deter another wave of protectionist rhetoric.

Republican Party

Senator Farris Faces Off Against Lobby Ring

Senator Farris denounces the lobby influence ruling state government and vows to resist being made the sole scapegoat. He argues officials in Jefferson City drive the lobby’s spread and warns that stripping the ring would not cure the system.

Farris Jefferson City

Democratic County Ticket Pushes Despite Republican Censures

A newspaper column argues Democrats will ignore party principles this year, aiming to win by steering Republican voters away with booze and boodle. It claims Republican votes have been corralled toward the Democratic ticket and mocks GOP rustics as sheep driven to the polls.

Mossback

Certification Debt Debate Shapes State Fund Security

The piece argues Democrats defend certificates of indebtedness as state bonds while Republicans concede they are debt but not cancelled bonds in full. It contends defeating the constitutional amendment would not repudiate the debt, but would keep the 10 cent tax until certificates are liquidated, restoring cash to the school fund. It warns that adoption would leave a perpetual 3 cent tax and no cash restoration, signaling disapproval of current fund handling.

Allen

Independent faces equivocation over GOP influence

The Independent expresses anxiety about its own admission that Republicans may be influencing its coverage. The piece signals concern about editorial independence and the risk of bias in reporting.

Independent

Local Tactics and Whiskey Influence in County Election

The piece cites charges that corrupt influence swung county votes through money and whiskey from the opposing side. It notes Republicans won nationally and statewide, but Democrats controlled key county offices, with the Independent accusing Democratic liquor support of swaying Republican voters, especially in Potosi precinct. It argues the same tactics may recur in future elections.

Independent Potosi Ats

Democracy’s partisan memory reshaped by past presidents

A reflective political piece argues that Democrats claim lasting fidelity to founding principles while miscasting Republican legacies. It cites Senator Carmack’s praise of early Republican ideals and warns future Democrats may similarly reassess 20th century figures, including McKinley and Roosevelt, as parties drift.

Official Call for Republican Primary in Washington County

The Republican Central Committee of Washington County Missouri orders a primary on August 40, 102, at precincts countywide to nominate Republican candidates for county and township offices. Nominated are County Clerk, Circuit Clerk, Sheriff, Prosecuting Attorney, Collector, Treasurer, Probate Judge, County Court judges, and a Coroner. Also two Justices of the Peace and a constable across townships.

Republican Central Committee Washinton Missouri Motos Onty Makure Central Committee Representative J. J. Deave F. M. Dancenworr Norman F. Robinson Harmony Township Joseph E. Sloan Bellevue Township Jules F. Boyer Union Township M. E. Repmodes Potosi

Primary Election Judges and Rules for Missouri Precincts

The document lists election judges for Vetosi, Mineral Point, Old Mines, Cadet, Cruise, Fertile, Richwoods, Hamilton, Brazil, Liberty, Walton, Turner's Store, Belgrade, Sunlight, Caledonia, Sherlock, Concord precincts and others. It sets voting rules, oath for Republican voters, poll hours, and cost assessments for various offices, with candidate announcements and names like J. J. Deaves and F. M. Dancenworr. It also names several candidate notices for sheriff probate judge presiding judge county judge and other offices in Republican primaries alignment.

Vetosi W. T. Manter F. Will Mineral Point R. Maclay Wm. Gillispie Old Mines James C. Portelle William Allen Cadet J. M. Arnett James B. Govera Cruise Joseph E. Reesar John Maclay Fertile J. W. Martin Amadee Boyer Richwoods C. A. Stocking J M. Schmidt Hamilton Albert Abrams AB. Norton Caledonia Precinet Frank Grisham W. W. Hornsey Sherlock

Roosevelt and Parties Move Forward in Tandem

A Seattle Post Intelligencer reflection notes the Republican and Democratic parties advancing together as the era evolves, while the Democrats are described as a generation behind the GOP in strategy and tempo.

Roosevelt Seattle Post Intelligencer

Local suits and notices from Steelville Mirror report injury claim and deaths

Mrs Belle McPherson sues De Soto for damages over a broken sidewalk. Iris Armstrong of Bonne Terre dies suddenly while pleasure driving near Flat River, after heart disease. John Lawrence farm on Meramec river hosts a beaver dam lake with rainbow trout that vanish, possibly returning to an underground cavern. Asylum commissioners Allen Green and Wells meet to finalize transfer to Board of Managers with details to finish.

Belle McPherson de Soto Iris Armstrong Bonne Terre Flat River John Lawrence Meramec River Steelville Mr. Lawrence Steelville Mirror Messrs. Allen, Green and Wells Board of Managers

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Jefferson Dickson Calhoun Democratic Party Senator Carmack New England Democratic Club Abraham Lincoln Tilluan South Carolina Carmacks Carmack McKinley McKinkey P. H. Ward Richwoods Township LE. R. Hanson Dodge Irobate J. W. Houston J. A. Henson Breton Township L. A. Page Johnson Township Joseph Wilkinson Richmonds Township T. H. B. Paul J. C. Coleman Cole Belgrade Township C. S. Martin Secon James W. Cole Cis Harrison Mercantile Rederick ‘Ywill, Real Estate and Insurance Imagent C.D T.S. White W. C. Ion Dockery Farmington J. HM. Johnson Broughton Dr. King Loshaw P. E. Hofmann Midssouri G. K. Talley Bismarck N.J. Townsend M. E. Rhodes Attorney At Law Prosecuting Attorney Washington County Court House Potosi, MO Lronton Chaim Sloman Wisdom Tle Wis John J. Nicholson Tosi W. BR. Nicholson W. ‘Tl Scott T. J. Fhangus Carlyon Geonak Sree Register Iron Mountain Arkansas Louisiana Nexas Great Southwest Memphis Hot Springs Ark H.C. Townsend G.vp T. Pemete Louis Coryments &c Commoniege Tuteuss Man & Co Scientific American New York York Branagh & Co Washington
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