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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1886
Page
2
Publishers announce a two dollar annual subscription for the TxrxGnarn with expiration dates printed weekly. Subscribers should renew promptly and report expirations. agents listed include Lee Hurnhard Chappell G S Kineman Dry Springs and others.
The fragment lists candidates and offices for state and county positions including Governor John M Thayer, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Attorney General, Commissioner of Public Lands and Buildings, Superintendent of Public Instruction, and congressional and legislative contenders. It names officials from Hall County and nearby counties like Red Willow Dawson and Valley counties with several local names and precincts.
Several hundred dollars are now due on subscription and we wish to collect it the present month. The time to which each subscription is paid is printed with the address. Please examine and if your time has expired let us have the money. Bus and Callanan.
The Republican state convention at Lincoln nominated Gen. Thayer for governor on the first ballot and named L. Lawes for secretary of state. Incumbents Treas Willard Auditor Babcock Attorney General Leese and Land Commissioner Scott were renominated. Lane received the superintendent nomination. The article notes Cheyenne county Democrats remain competitive and calls for concerted effort to elect Congress members and local officials. A humorous incident involved an ex delegate from Chappell who had been imbibing. John McIntosh of Kimball was presented as a candidate for Commissioner.
The account reviews a Democratic convention at Camp Clarke on October 11 with half the seats filled and proxies for 34. It notes tensions over venue, river side claims, and political maneuvering. It cites Rushville Standards on Republican shifts and critiques North Platte land office official Wu Neville for denying final proof notices to the Telegraph, amid partisan friction.
An Indian agent has been appointed at Pine Ridge though Major Bell had been acting agent and the community now faces disruption as people must travel to North Platte for land office business. Congress authorized a Sidney office but none is established.
The Observer alleges misquotes Trenx onaApit and accuses the source of untruths while noting the Antelope precinct cast twenty straight Republican votes last week. The Rustler seeks reputation by publishing that its editor claims someone else said eighty. the editor calls the claim cowardly false about Mr Clarke.
The editor appointed by Tux Kimball fills a top leadership role deemed essential for the paper, reflecting editorial needs and organizational priorities during a period of transition.
In Fremont yesterday Conarrss Max Doxsry was renominated. The nomination event highlighted Doxsry's continued leadership and support from local officials and community members.
The Democratic county convention convened in Sidney on Saturday afternoon with Ludge W. Norvell as temporary chair and FYHS Del Castro as temporary secretary. Delegates present included J. B. Timmony, John McSantosh, A. J. Walrath, B. Clark, Chas. Wells, and others from Antelope, Hig Springs, Bushnell, Chappell, Court House Rock, and Countryman areas. organization became permanent.
Delegates to state and congressional conventions named by towns including Antelope, Rush Creek, Sidney, Wrights, and more. Ballots select J W Norvell as chairman with F H DeCastro as secretary. nominees include Wright, McIntosh, and Persinger for various county and district posts. Adjournment follows final committee adjournment.
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