Bryan township race ends in narrow lead
Report suggests a tight contest in Bryan Township with the female candidate maintaining a slim edge. The piece highlights impressions of the campaign and lingering uncertainty as results trickle in.
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Newspaper
The Joliet Weekly News
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1908
Page
1
Vote Returns in Joliet County Show Shifts in Ballot Trends
Report on a staged canvass in Joliet County reveals early tabulations from the section ballot sample. Data covers West Side districts, mills, and factory areas with voter movement between Taft, Bryan, Deneen, Stevenson and third-party tickets, noting shifts among new and old voters and the influence of the labor vote on governor and national races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steel Mills
Stansd
Lls
Stove Works
N Buren Street
E Mills
Tendard
Bryan
Taft
Mwere
Deneen
Aft
Chafil
Debs
Ublican
Bry- Tinsen
Stevbne
Social
Stevnd
Pwo
Agen
Parker
Pee
Roosevelt
Stevenson
Chafin
den Feen
Prohibition
Socialist
West Side
Smith
Exchange Street
Rockdale
uSzek
Independence Party
Governor
Hisgen
Aftéen
McKenna
Ryan
McKenna Mills
Ispell
Jackson Fair School Contest at Brown Church
The Jackson Fair school contest will be held Friday evening Oct 23 at Brown church. It includes spelling mental arithmetic oratory and essays. Open to the county with Jackson barred, the contest features best paper on The Colonization of North America, oratory, interme and primary grade events. All friends of education are invited to attend and encourage the good cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Fair
Brown Church
Jackson Barred
North America
Oratory
Interme
Eerie
Illinois bankers push for votes on new banking amendments
The Bankers Association of Illinois urges bankers to influence the November vote on enacted banking amendments approved by the legislature and governor. The changes require a majority of votes cast to become operative and introduce stricter oversight, cash capital requirements, and loan limits to banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bankers’ Association of
Ilinois
Illinois
Ilinois State Journal
General Assembly
Deneen
Aipd
Haredsons
Byery
Igsy
Circuit.com
Straw Ballot Challenged by Joliet Readers
The News prints a special straw ballot to gauge voting sentiment in Joliet and Will County. Readers are asked to vote privately, blank the four year column if unused, and mail the ballot marked as untrieved to avoid identifying respondents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet
Will
Will County
Joliet Daily News
McNaughton Attacks Elgin Courier Editor at Elgin Event
Coll McNaughton, Joliet Democrat candidate for Congress, accused the Elgin Courier editor at a Coliseum address of misrepresenting him over a tariff on watches. He claimed the editor belonged to an Ananias club and pledged affidavits from 200 persons to support his charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coll McNaughton
Elgin
Elgin Courier
Elgin Press
Mer- Naughton
Coll. McNaughton
Joliet
Elgin. Courier
Ananias Club
Coliseum
McNaughton
The
Courier
Dar
Speakers Highlight Bank Plan Tariff and Roosevelt’s Tack
In Syracuse a gathering featured Congressman Ollie James, with Beall of Texas, discussing the bank guarantor plan and tariff. They challenged Speaker Cannon while noting Roosevelt’s stance on the Tillman rate pill. Attendees included George Alschuler and Myque Corbett with local Democratic leaders introducing the speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollie James
Kentucky
Syracuse
New York
National Committee On Speakers
Congressman Beall
Texas
Joseph Cannon
Roosevelt
Sena
Tor Ben Tillman
George Alschuler
Aurora
Myque Corbett
F. O. Hawley
Peter Klees
Barney O'Neill
Democratic Club
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Jackson Fair School
Howard M. Snap
Congress
Ernor
MONEY
Ity
As Near
Inois
Epic Cauritrys
New York World
New York State
G. E. Jarvis
Homer of
Fairbanks
Morse @ Co
Alway
Will Co
Fairbanks, Morse,& Co
van Buren and
Desplaines
Joliet, Illinois
Bryan, Dem
Rep
Debs, Soc
Hilgen, Ind
Chafin, Proh
Dem
Deneen, Rep
Democrat
Republican
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