Vollmer Chosen Democratic Chair Triggers Intra Party Backlash
Anti-Cullop Democrats react strongly to William H. Vollmer becoming district Democratic chairman. They claim his selection marks a reassertion of party machinery, forecasting gloom for Cullop’s re election as anti machine sentiment rises across the district. The Vollmer Cullop faction faces erosion in Knox and other counties as Nameless operative roles are blamed for past nominations.
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Vollmer
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Bloomington
Cy Davis
Greene County
Nisin Padgett
Daviess County
Volluwr
Targart
Cultop
Congress
Vollmer-Cullop
Knox
Taggart Machine Reigns Again In District Politics
The Sullivan Times reports Thomas Taggart’s political machine margins victory as William H. Vollmer is named district chairman after Dr. J. B. Archer’s death. The anti machine faction suffers a setback as Vollmer, a Knox county figure, leads the party line in the second district.
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Thomas Taggart
Sullivan Times
William H. Vollmer
Vincennes
J. B. Archer
Shoals
Washington City
Democratic Committee of the State
Indianapolis
Vollmer
Knox County
Times
Press Recall Sparks Debate Over Vollmer Subserviency
The letter questions Vollmer's suitability and accuses the Times of eagerness to be subservient. It asks if the Times would use the recall to target Vollmer and suggests a power struggle within the newspaper ranks.
Purcell Opposes Vollmer for Democratic District Chair
Royal E. Purcell of the Vincennes Sun criticizes the selection of William H. Vollmer as district chairman. He notes past alignments with Mayor McCarthy and Archer, comments on internal party differences, and questions Cullop’s future congressional candidacy amid a stirred local political scene.
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Royal E. Purcell
Vincennes Sun
William H. Vollmer
McCarthy
Washington
Archer
Cullop politics tangled by planned retirement move
Indianapolis hearing reports Cullop plans to retire from politics after the current campaign. The delay follows Vollmer’s appointment as Second District chairman aiding Cullop’s possible exit with anti Cullop Democrats ready to knife him unless he vows not to seek another nomination. Vollmer may back Judge Hunt for 1916 in a bid to clear the field.
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Democratic State Committee
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Sullivan
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Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure and Reward
A 100 dollar reward pledge claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh at all stages by a constitutional internal treatment. The notice urges sending for testimonials and lists F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio, as the manufacturers and claims sale by all druggists. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Ohio
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Progressive voter returns to GOP in Fulton County meeting
G O P Rochester Ind June 30. At the Fulton County Republican Convention the chairman introduced Dr Wilson A Smith Rochester who spoke for ten minutes on his reasons for returning to the Republican party. About a quarter of delegates had been Progressives in 1912 and attendance was the largest in years.
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Rochester
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Democratic Party
Congress
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Gregg Township
Newspaper Offer Bundles One Year Subscriptions
The Terre Haute Star and the Union offer a combined one year subscription for 2.50 dollars in a promotion aimed at readers seeking affordable daily news access.
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THE
UNION
Terre Haute Star
Humphrey Attacks Democratic Tariff and Economy
Washington congressman Wm E Humphrey speaks in New York asserting that six months of Democratic tariff policy and the New Freedom have harmed the economy. He cites lower steel orders, rising unemployment, erased wages, and lost foreign markets, arguing the administration overspends and damages business.
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Democratic Party
Congress
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Second District politics stir Indiana Democratic rift
Vincennes reports show William H. Vollmer named State Committee member intensifying anti Cullop feelings in the Second District. Local opposition to Cullop grows as Vollmer's ties to the party machine are noted. Morgan County Republicans tout strong ticket as Progressives drift back. Fresh concerns over Cullop’s weak showing and party cohesion spread through Martinsville and Washington regions.
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William H. Vollmer
Democratic State Committee
J. B. Archer
Washington Hospital
W. A. Cullop
Vollmer
Skiddon
Cuillop
Fairbanks-Taggat Democratic
Cullop
Democratic Party
Oscar Bland
Linton
Bland
Democratic State Committee hires woman writer for feature articles
Indianapolis June 30 The Democratic State Committee has engaged a woman newspaper writer to prepare feature articles about Indiana Democratic candidates. Secretary of State L G Ellingham certifies California Auto Foto Company filed voluntary dissolution papers under a 1913 act. The company is now dissolving, with the act’s provisions having been complied with. Dated June 26, 1914.
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Democratic State Committee
Republican Party
Indianapolis
State of Indiana
Department of State
L. G. Ellingham
Secretary of State
I .L. G. Ellingham
California
General Assembly of
Notice to Non-Residents Sullivan Court 1914
The State of Indiana Sullivan County issues a notice in the Sullivan Circuit Court for the September term 1914 regarding the case ESTA PIRTLE versus parties to be named.
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Indiana
Sullivan County
Sullivan Circuit Court
James D. Pirtle
Walter F. Wood
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