Anti Cullop Drift Shrinks Support In Second District
Charles Evans Hughes to speak in Sullivan signals rising anti Cullop sentiment in Indiana's Second District. The piece details Cullop's dwindling pluralities from 1908 through 1914, noting district shifts, gerrymandering, and the impact of progressive split votes. It warns Bland is favored as election nears.
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William A. Cullop
Congress
Cullop
John C. Chaney
Daviess
Greene
Knox
Lawrence
Martin
Monroe
Owen
Sullivan
Oscar E. Bland
Linton
Bland
Gwen
Monroe County
Morgai
Oscar Bland
John N. Dyer
Vincennes
J.L. Shepherd
Dyer
Mr. Cullop
Wilson
Mr. Bland
Cullop Signals Return Bid for Congress in 1918
The Jasonville Leader reports Congressman Cullop may seek re election in 1918. In a letter dated Oct 12 1916 from Vincennes Indiana Cullop says he has not decided but would run again if Democrats want him and the people support him. He notes he could be dead by 1918 and reserves retirement if voters demand it.
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Jasonville
Dempsey
Cullop
Jetter
Mr. Cullop
W. A. Cullo
Joseph W. Humphrey
Cullo
House OF Representatives
Washington
D.C
Vincennes
Ind
J. W. Humphrey
Congress
Cullop political raid cripples Sullivan County rural mail service
A detailed account accuses Representative Cullop of demoralizing rural mail delivery in Sullivan County by forcing a motor route to supplant established horse routes. It describes protests by patrons, rushed appointments, and subsequent partial reversals benefiting his political allies, leaving many patrons with unreliable service and altered delivery patterns.
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Cullop
Sullivan County
Congress
Mny
Sullivan
Calico
Cutlop
Bland to Close Campaign in Sullivan County Meeting
Oscar E Bland of Linton Republican candidate for Congress will end his speaking tour in Sullivan county with an address at the Dugger opera house at 7 30 tomorrow night. Auto parties will attend. Bland’s prospects are excellent as he highlights a wash house law and a clean record while Cullop faces farmer and miner discontent over civil service tied to his campaign.
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Congress
Bland
Cullop
Washington
Civil Service
Oscar FE. Bland
Linton
Sullivan County
Dugger
Opera House
Mr. Bland
Mr. Cullop
Hughes to Speak in Sullivan Then Terre Haute Demonstration
Republican presidential nominee Charles Evans Hughes will deliver a 40 minute talk in Sullivan from the court house steps with an elevated platform. He will travel by special train arriving at 10 30 and depart at 11 30 for Lin ton Bloomington and Brazil then hold a Terre Haute meeting at night.
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Charles Evans Hughes
Sullivan
Evansville
Illinois Central
Hughes
Linton
Bloomington
Brazil
Terre Haute
Mr. Hughes
Court House
Oscar E. Bland
Congress
Senator Kern
Forks
Honey Creek Hill
Seventh Street
Sullivan County
Robinson, I
T. &. Hoover
O. L. Springer
W. P. Stratton
Cullop Busy on Meron Carrier
Marion Shade receives letter stating services are no longer desirable signaling changes in local transport operations and prompting review of carrier status.
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Marion Shade
Carrier Shade target of Cullop push for resignation
Marion Shade a Merom route 1 carrier faces political pressure from Congressman Cullop who vows to remove him despite strong patron backing. Allegations include missed stamps and mislabeling amid a route reshuffle blamed on Cullop allies with Mervin Cooper named as Shade’s replacement potential.
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Marion Shade
Merom
Congressman Cullop
Shade
Cleveland McKinley
Cullop
Mervin Cooper
Mervin
Drainage Petition Filed Affecting Gill and Turman Lands
A circuit court petition filed by Walter J. Cooper Harvey C. Cooper Mary Cooper D E Rockenfield James R Riggs G T Carrithers E Stanley Frank C Boone Jacob A Morris J D Watson and Bessie L Riggs seeks a drainage project over a large area of Gill and Turman townships.
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Gill and Turman
Circuit Court
Walter J. Cooper
Harvey C. Cooper
Mary Cooper
D. E. Rockenfield
James R. Riggs
G. T. Carrithers
E. 5. Stanley
Frank C. Boone
Jacob A. Morris
J. D. Watson
Bessie L. Riggs
Washington visitor Rush Eaton sees relatives here
Rush Eaton of Washington D C is visiting his sister Mrs Will Hamimell and other relatives here.
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Rush Eaton
Washington, D. C
Mrs
Will Hamimell
Cullop Post Office Accused in Mass Unaddressed Mailings
The Sullivan Times political supplement was mailed unaddressed on Sullivan routes and other county paths. Carriers labeled only with route numbers, failing to return misaddressed copies, seen as a flagrant violation and a sign of the post office’s subservience to Mr. Cullop.
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Carrier Shade
Cullop
Shade
Sullivan Times
Sullivan
Marriage Licenses Listed for Several Local Residents
Lloyd Martin 43 poultryman of Jasonville with Josephine Grasick 27 near Coalmont. George Andrew Fritzlan 22 miner and Maude B Buffington 21 Carlisle. James Elmus Carter 35 miner and Goldie C Allen 20 Carlisle. Fred L Marshall 36 engineer Glendora with Lillie Marshall 24 Sullivan. Joe Wallace 19 blacksmith and Hazel Jackson 16 Pleasantville.
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Lloyd Martin
Jasonville
Josephine Grasick
Coalmont
George Andrew Fritzlan
Miner
Maude B. Buffington
Carlisle
James Elmus Carter
Goldie C. Allen
Fred L. Marshall
Glendora
Lillie Marshall
Sullivan
Joe Wallace
Blacksmith
Hazel Jackson
Pleasantville
Former Sullivan Minister To Speak Here
Dr. Frank E. Jaynes of Wabash, former pastor of the Christian church in Sullivan, will deliver a Republican speech at the courthouse Friday at 7 30 pm under the direction of the Republican state committee. He is now pastor of the Christian church at Wabash and is expected to attract a large crowd.
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Frank B. Jaynes of
Wabash
Frank E. Jaynes
Christian Church of
Court House
Jaynes
Republican State Committee
Christian Church
Union R F D Patrons Delayed Paper Delivery
R F D patrons will receive their papers Thursday of next week instead of Wednesday. The paper will be printed Wednesday afternoon and will carry the latest election news.
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R. F. D. Patrons of the Union
Hospital Trustees Reject All Bids For County Building
Sullivan County hospital board rejected all bids for the new county hospital building because the estimates were too high. Bids came from Mayrose, Warner & Co of Terre Haute at 25 800. Ainsworth Construction Co of Terre Haute at 24 907. Lewis W Peters of Murph theseboro at 25 200. St Louis Building & Construction Co at 27 460. Heating plumbing and elevator were not included.
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Sullivan County Hospital Board
New County Hospital
Mayrose, Warner & Co
Terre Haute
Ainsworth Construction Company
Lewis W. Peters
Murpheysboro
Ill
St. Louis Building & Construction Company
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Charles E. Hughes
Dugcer
Mas. Hughes
Carrier
R. F
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