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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1883
Page
4
The central committee invited nominees and press to a Friday gathering to organize the campaign. About 250 attendees formed an organization. Democrats forecast a 50,000 majority. Ohio results demoralize Republicans and spur Democrat morale.
Returns from outlying districts show badly's lead increasing and may reach 15000 amid uncertain official figures. Prohibition loses by about 70000 votes as total polled reaches 711971. Iowa's result remains largely unchanged from last week’s tally.
The Journal reports a physician advising a patient to avoid malaria districts and a political warning that Republican voters are more harmful than malaria. The returns show the advice was acted on and Gov. Hoadly expresses gratitude for the pointer.
Amid lingering war smoke from Ohio, Republicans ponder the future and chant What will the harvest be The forecast proclaims a democratic result. By early November 1884 the weary vocalizers are expected to be dismissed with benediction and ushered into an era of rest and good governance.
The ReFLector praises the Chapman Fair beginning next Tuesday. Catholic organizers have mounted major efforts to ensure a successful event. Readers are urged to attend and enjoy, with details available in forthcoming columns.
The Kansas City Times announced a large delivery arriving in Leavenworth by Union Pacific train at six in the morning. The edition carried a full report of the previous day's reunion proceedings attracting veterans at breakfast. Phineas Fogg was said to be outdone.
The passage comments on Ohio's weather turning miserable, Governor-elect Hoadley’s illness with malaria and subsequent recovery by a 15000 vote margin, while Foraker and Foster face political discomfort. It notes a peculiar climate puzzling observers and hints at Republican sympathy and predictions.
A writer questions whether the Republican stance on prohibition is principled or partisan after Ohio shows a pro prohibition majority and a 70,000 vote defeat. The piece asks if the GOP should abandon prohibition as a party measure or defend it as a principle.
The October crop report from the Bureau of Agriculture shows total corn at 1.6 billion bushels with more soft corn. State averages fall variously with Minnesota and Dakota hardest hit. wheat yields down 100 million bushels nationally. Ohio Illinois Michigan Indiana Iowa and California show lower per acre yields. Kansas leads at 17 bushels per acre. Oats fall short, barley up, tobacco below average.
Union Pacific not satisfied with central branch directors election at Atchison last week. Beloit commission decision denounced. hints of retaliatory steps to burden people with harsh laws. Solomon Branch surrender seen as start of resistance. Public support favors law and a push toward fair freight and passenger rates.
A deprecating note discusses Capt McClure possibly announcing this week as an independent candidate for Judge of the 8th Judicial District. The piece questions the move, notes his reputation and friends, and critiques the non-partisan convention that nominated him while urging acceptance of the convention's result.
Through ex-Governor Crawford's efforts Gov. Glick has vested over 1,000,000 acres of excellent land once held by the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad. The move aims to unlock public value and develop regional opportunities.
Washington letter reports 1,000,000 plus acres in Kansas restored from Indemnity status by order of the general land office. Lands lie between Larnard and the western Kansas line, except some Wichita district tracts. Restoration enables settlement of about 6,000 homes of 160 acres each and marks a key gain in the railroad land contest.
The Emporia Daily Republican and the Council Grove Cosmos praise M. B. Nicholson as an able, upright lawyer and a man of broad view, warning against partisan limits. They defend his Morrris county district residence and urge support of the convention nominee despite some misgivings about motives.
A poetic lament reverberates from Ohio and Washington as news of Foraker's death spreads. The verses mourn loss and celebrate a political victory with a somber, nation spanning chorus, reflecting on freedom and the aftermath of conflict.
Springfield Republican reports strong public interest in baseball with the Bostons attracting large crowds and generous gifts to players. The team won the pennant on merit amid a season of growing crowds, theatre appearances, and widespread town acclaim.
Speaker Cox cites a major political fall for the Republican party and narrates a long joke about a man named Jim in Virginia who describes a descent and a fall from a ladder to illustrate a political point. The crowd roars as the speaker urges another big fall this fall.
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