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Newspaper
Steubenville Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1908
Page
2
A retrospective note recalls Gen. Hollingsworth as a former Ohio senator whose voice and vote favored the common people against monopolies. It cites his support for mine safety, railroad worker protections, wages liens, election purity, and anti gambling. It lauds his aging as a strengthening asset for workingmen in the Ohio Valley.
In Harrison county the 22 members present divided along lines with anti members causing a sad note in local Democratic harmony. Pittsburg houses appear to be aligning, signaling a remarkable outcome of political maneuvering and ring shrewdness.
Judge Harmon again declines the Democratic nomination for governor yet is expected to be nominated anyway. The piece surveys widespread disasters including floods tornadoes landslides and shipwrecks and notes Bryan’s wealth and Taft Roosevelt dynamics amid a collapsing political fight.
The Temperance Democrat slate nominates Harmon for Governor and Earb for Lieutenant Governor. The party endorses the ticket as it prepares to compete in the upcoming field of candidates.
In Jefferson County many delegates declared they would not vote for Bryan if he were the nominee. Additional delegates outside the convention share the stance. The report notes Ryan is weaker today than at any time since 1806.
A New York businessman refused to dine in the same room as Booker T. Washington, arguing a social snobbery then deemed uncivil. The piece weighs in on decency and equality, contrasting Washington’s cultured stature with the snub and questioning social norms. The Hamilton County delegation backs anti Bryan, noting his declining popularity after a late primary loss and uncertainties about his nomination.
Harrison County Democrats convened in Schwaben hall to name the party’s congressional candidate. McCombs was nominated amid a tense, factional atmosphere as delegates debated loyalties, temperance, and support for Bryan while Flynn, Gruber, and Muth received competing endorsements from Belmont Jefferson and Monroe factions.
A volatile Jefferson county Democratic convention resembled a free for all with chronic rancor toward Chairman McFadden. Supporters and opponents clashed as factions including Bryan and Parker adherents, temperance and whiskey advocates, and McFadden and McKee loyalists voiced bitter remarks, leaving a bad impression on many attendees.
A letter from F W Devoe & Co extols thrifty painting using Devoe brand. The text shifts to a local political meeting with J H McKee and H A Bell contending, motions and votes on Spriggs and Bryan, committee selections, and a disputed slate of fourteen nominees for seven positions.
A testimonial touts Hyomei as curing catarrh and coughs with claims that the product treats nose throat and lungs through a medicated inhaler. Beall and Steele guarantee refunds if it fails and offer an outfit for 1.90 with ongoing treatment at 50 cents a bottle.
War has been declared by leading druggists to fight stomach troubles with Mi-o-na Tablets. They guarantee to refund the 50-cent price if unsatisfied and claim Mi-o-na strengthens digestion and relieves headache dizziness nervousness coated tongue distress after eating. Beall & Steele sell Mi-o-na under an absolute guarantee to cure or refund.
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