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Newspaper
Salem Times Register
Location
Salem, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1900
Page
2
The piece rails at Washington influence and parochial squabbles as it questions McKinley’s Canton campaign, lauds Hill’s American platform, and cites Manila trade figures and war costs. It notes Col Chas O B Cowardin’s death, roasts UK press views on American handling, and covers Roanoke Carnival and Reed’s absence amid foreign policy tensions. It ends by contrasting Tillman and Hanna on integrity and power.
A clean strong ticket from a Kansas City convention highlights Adlai Stevenson of Illinois as the nominated vice presidential candidate. The report also notes Vice President William Jennings Bryan and the expected nomination of Hon. W. J. Bryan for president, reflecting a pivotal party moment.
The piece argues the ticket is among the strongest possible and should triumph at the polls to save the country. It notes the convention platform is printed in full on page four and calls it very interesting reading.
The World reports a thwarted conspiracy by Spanish and Cuban agents with New York links. A warning letter led to investigations by Charles F. Dick and B. B. Odell, with special detectives guarding the President in Canton. Odell confirms the plot but laments public exposure and calls it a fake.
The piece notes how repeated presidential contests show the victor of the first race often loses the second and predicts Bryan will win in 1900. It cites Jefferson Adams Harrison Cleveland and Harrison Adams patterns, and Thomas J. Harvey’s Leslie's Weekly remark that Bryan will wear McKinley’s shoes.
The Springfield Republican argues no party can risk weak candidates being attacked as unclean. It praises McKinley and Bryan as honorable men and notes McKinley’s poor surroundings burden the campaign. It contends a leader choosing such advisers shares responsibility for them.
In Roanoke the Carnival week lingers in memory with vivid scenes of revelry and festive excess. The writer questions whether public behavior reflected decorum or primal impulses, noting spectacle may fade while curiosity about social norms remains. A harvest of confetti and grain suggests lingering results remain to be seen.
Cras Burns writes from Kansas City July 3 1900 about the Democratic convention week. He notes Sam Jones and Sam here too observes the citys lively West vibe with hotels casinos and women in shops and dice games. He describes chiggers in the countryside the ease of services and rail travel from Missouri Pacific and Way Freight and mentions Armour Company proximity. He ends with travel warnings goose grease and local humor.
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