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Newspaper

The Monroe Journal

Location

Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1916

Page

4

Candidate Essay Commands Legislative Service in Union County

A lengthy candidate statement from D. A. Houston outlines positions on road legislation school book costs taxes and public expenditures. The piece urges voters to elect Houston as representative, praising his experience and urging support for J. M. Niven for County Commissioner and for Waxhaw and Jackson township representation.

Union County Mecklenburg School Book Trust Yester State Board of Education New York State Senate Corporation Commission State Council of the Farmers Union D. A. Houston Houston J. M. Niven Waxhaw Board of County Commissioners A. W. Heath Jackson Township Jackson Sandy Ridge Niven

Jawn's Column Predicts Nominees and Local Wit

Local columnists debate Republican nomination odds for Roosevelt Hughes Root and Teddy while predicting Democrats’ presidential fate. A monetary pledge sparks chatter about a Redpath tour in Monroe. A sign clock joke at Krauss’s Garage amuses, and residents discuss charity, church influence, and a new Monroe Chamber of Commerce. Squire Simpson counsels Union County farmers to plant less cotton and more foodstuffs amid uncertain prices.

Gilmer Joyce Roosevelt Herndon Hasty Hughes Teddy Settle Haigler Bret Root Hatgler North Carolina Mr. Stack Lincoln Monroe Squire N. Simpson Union County

Notice to County Candidates on Primary Expense Assessment

Union County remains exempt from the statewide primary law for county offices. Candidates must pay five dollars and file notice ten days before the primary. failure means exclusion from the county ballot. VANN chairs the Democratic Executive Committee. Flag brand canned Corn promoted but not essential to the notice.

Union County Democratic Executive Committee Sissy Ee Vann Democratic Euseulive Committee

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