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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1904
Page
7
Kansas members in Washington express near unanimous support for Franklin D. Roosevelt's renomination. Representatives Miller, Reedur, Calderhead and Murdock relay strong backing, noting Kansas loyalty and a desire for instructed delegates. Commentators trace Roosevelt’s popularity to his anti-corruption stance and bold leadership, with the East seen as pivotal and GOP unity in Kansas emphasized.
E W Hoch opened his campaign against Governor Batley in Atchison Kansas with about 200 attendees, though a reporter counted 387, weather dampened attendance, and Hoch read rather than spoke without manuscript amid a turnout tied to anti Batley movement led by Yeung and Donald. He framed the Republican party as beset by internal strife and urged cleansing leadership, invoking Theodore Roosevelt and urging a party reform movement to replace machine politics with civic righteousness.
Wheat prices fell sharply after a raid on the pit as local buyers and selling pressure pushed May futures down to lower levels before a partial recovery. Cattle remained steady from 3.60 to 4.68 with hogs higher on large receipts and general market nerves. Minnesota and Chicago receipts showed mixed activity as traders weighed demand from bulls against selling pressure.
The report covers grain futures and cash prices with wheat, barley, oats, and flax notes from Kansas City, Minneapolis, Duluth, and Chicago. It also details livestock bids in Kansas City and St Louis, and summarizes cotton, stock market opening, and bond activity with firm tone and mentions of key firms like A. M. McDearmott Commission Co and Chicago exchanges.
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