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Newspaper
Sullivan Times
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1886
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR shows candidate names including JOSH BEASLEY BEN E BRIGGS and JAMES L NASH with titles Clerk Auditor Treasurer Sheriff Recorder Surveyor Coroner Commissioner and party or filing context unclear due to garbled text.
The Evertyropy group urges residents to vote for Democratic nominees in town offices next Monday. The effort highlights local candidates and calls for active participation in the upcoming municipal election.
Mr C E Barrer is a candidate for Joint Representative for Sullivan Vigo and Vermillion counties. Turn Democratic nominees for town offices are the best that could be made. Every Democrat should be at the Court House next Monday and vote for every one of them. There is a big boom along the district for John T Beasley for Joint Representative. All see he is the man for the place. Eight Senate terms expire with this Congress. They are Hale Edmunds Dawes Aldrich Hawley Miller Sewell and Mitchell. They are all Republicans. The right to work must be enjoyed by everybody and not made dependent on membership in any society.
The speaker argues that workers must cast free ballots at every election and insist that class laws be removed from statutes. Without this, the labor question will never be settled, as the fight centers on eliminating protections and embracing competition.
The county convention next Wednesday should run smoothly with no moves to set things up. As an off year, any attempt to issue instructions could disrupt the party and split it as at Charleston. Many advise the convention to keep clear of instructions to prevent mischief.
The New York Bureau of Statistics of Labor reports 222 strikes in the year ending Nov 1 1885 with 97 successes 34 failures 32 compromises and 59 pending. It notes 26 866 workers involved and $206 159.68 in expenditure. A Bloomfield Democrat comment urges voters to support competent officials and public service over party machinery.
An Albany dispute shows Knights of Labor pressure against non union masons. Mr Young, a boys mason, faced brickyards refusing sale under boycott threats, hindering his contracted building project.
After agreeing to finish a contract soon the brickmasons decide to join the Knights of Labor to secure work. The union demands 50 each for admission, quarters threaten Albany work unless paid, and with help they pay 25 each as a down payment while remaining balance is paid weekly. The ban is lifted and Mr Young gains permission to buy materials.
The Martin county Democracy in convention directs delegates to cast the county vote for Gerard Reiter of Knox county for Auditor of State. Reiter, with eighteen years in Knox county’s Auditor office, is praised for his official experience and social standing. The Hosier Democracy recognizes his leadership as crucial to the state canvass next fall.
The Sullivan County Democratic Central Committee met on Saturday April 17 to plan township conventions for selecting delegates to the county and state nominating conventions. It lists township reps and schedules conventions from April 30 to May 1 1886 with representation based on votes for Governor Gray in 1884.
The Democratic Town Convention at the Court House last Tuesday evening named I P Eyewart as their candidate for Trustee in the 2nd Ward but he respectfully declines the nomination. He wishes the Democrats success in the upcoming Monday election and signs his message with respect.
Congress debates President Cleveland's arbitration plan with proposed labor commissioners and a department of labor to study and act on disputes. A Pacific railroad funding bill neighborhood shifts: Hayden and Hoar proposals extend payment terms, differ in semi annual sums, and seek a 3 percent government return on deferred debt. Experts from treasury and interior to testify, but full House consideration is uncertain due to crowded calendars.
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