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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1878
Page
2
The page reports Hoeven’s beheading in Berlin for attempting to kill the emperor, plus Nihilist activity in St Petersburg. It warns against Mr Daily in Douglas County and cites divisions in the Nebraska political scene with delegate counts and convention rules. It also notes eclipse science claims and New Orleans opinion on Northern aid to the South.
The Lincoln Journal defends Republican candidates against slander from rival papers. It argues abuse harms only a few malcontents and not the party, praising the strong pool of state hopefuls and dismissing sensational attacks as jealous, envious, and malicious.
A memorial note reports the death of Postmaster R O Adams of Deadwood in the Black Hills and notes no successor yet appointed. The message taunts a rival figure Richard the Great about past claims on Cheyenne route and mail service, ending with a sour goodbye.
The Brownville Granger claims Mr Daily has no desire to run for governor and would keep his $5,000 a year post. It alleges the Paddock Welch faction plans to control the Republican convention with Daily as a conduit, trading favors for future offices and aiming to dominate Nebraska’s party power dynamics.
Excent any Tzachuck is reported to be in town. Clerk Tzachuck, John, is not along. He is renting from his arduous labor of earning from the State two dollars, sixty two and one half cents a day in the capacity of student in the University. Reform marches on in the ponderous 'Ceachuck.
For the office of Secretary of State no better name has been mentioned than B. D. Slaughter of Lincoln. Mr Slaughter would make an excellent Secretary and would fulfill the duties of the office with credit and honor.
In Beatrice Nebraska a scheme led by Mayor Hale and associates to issue 700 deeds for town lots stirred riots. Officials were forced to cancel deeds and resign. Colby and Hale faced public denouncement as the plot collapsed amid threats.
Butler canvasses Massachusetts with Wendell Phillips and Caleb Cushing among supporters. Marble pressed over a Tilden letter. Blaine to speak in Des Moines while McCrary camps Keokuk. National and Republican factions clash as Essex widow nerves fray. Kelly wins greenback nod in old district. Edgefield meeting draws colored voters as Carpenter deserts. Cabinet members back Republican drive. civil service money underwrites efforts. Pennsylvania Republicans push for silver coinage and a national bank currency with legal tender retirement.
General Dilworth is the preferred candidate for Attorney General by the western half of the state and will enter the convention with strong support from central and eastern Nebraska. He seeks the office on merit, not faction, and is regarded by friends as the leading candidate for the legal adviser role.
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