Republican County Convention for Jefferson County Nebraska
Republican electors are called to elect delegates for the Jefferson County Convention to be held in Fairbury on Saturday October 2 1897 at 2 PM. Nominations will be made for County Clerk County Treasurer County Justice of the Peace County Superintendent Coroner and County Commissioner 2nd District. The central committee favors full delegation and set caucus date September 29 1897. Chairman J B McDowell Secretary
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Republican Party
Jefferson County
Nebraska
Fairbury
Opearet
Jonani Lisi Theta
A. J. Burnham
Preai
Stentor
de Fairbury
Washington
Lincoln
Eureka
Cab Crook
Newton Veetnt
Jefferson
Peru
Coun Centnel Committee
Vrj
Ntral
Irman
J. B. McDowell
Diller
Nebr
Jonathan C. Redding
Lowe’s Implement Store
Redding
Sam Jones
Col. Bixby
the State Journal
Local Races Target County Treasurer and Clerk Posts
Announcements reveal multiple candidates for county level offices in Nebraska. G B Murray of Harbine, W Feixwaves Reynolds, A J Fairbury and E L Cures seek county treasurer or clerk posts, all contingent on Republican county conventions.
County Superintendent Candidate Announces Candidacy
County residents are notified that an individual declares candidacy for the office of county superintendent subject to the will of the Republican party. The statement signals intent to pursue the position in upcoming elections and invites party support and scrutiny.
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Tendent
Republ
Political pot simmers as tariff debate fuels old arguments
The excerpt ties farmer losses from sheep value, tariff theory, and political figures like Bland Tilman and Bryan to claims of temporary prosperity under free trade. It cites international trade tensions with Argentina and compares 1890s and 1870s monetary debates, noting Judge Cox’s ruling on removal from office and urging protectionist policies.
Bryan era rhetoric in Alaska and Yukon remarks
Fragmentary Republican letter from Grand Island mocks Bryan and populist gold standard talk. It references Alaska gold hunters, Chicago water, railway officials, and farm wheat prices while ridiculing political phrases and the Yukon mouth claim.
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R. W
Grand Island
Bryan
Mexico
Alaska
Chicago
Yukon
William Jennings Bryan
Nebraska
Bryant
Potters Eld
Foreign Wheat Growth Sparks Fearful Political Trick
A statement notes foreign wheat growing nations driving up wheat supply while expressing grave fear of a sly political maneuver attributed to Mark Hanna. The remark blends economic concern with partisan suspicion about Hanna’s tactics.
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Mark Hanna
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John N. Dryeen
Buffalo
C. W. Kaley
Webster
Ep. Recoip
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Harbine
Elf
A. J. Cn
Mt Halen
Republican County Convention
E. L. Cures
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Steele City
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The
Atchison Globe
Bland
Tilman
America
Germany
United State
Bismark
Argentine Republic
Cox
Supreme Court of
District of Columbia
Louisville
Kentucky
John Sherman
Samuel J. Tilden
Giott
the Dominion Company
Dept.y
Methodist Episcopal Church
Epworth
Ce Coe
Soeteny Eray
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A. T. Kaupp
Hutchinson’s Restaurant
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