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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1896
Page
5
A candidate withdraws from the appellate race citing personal reasons and plans to remain in the primary field. The move affects remaining timelines and could alter the ballot composition as filings adjust before the waiver region’s events.
Fragmented OCR notes reference a group contesting a candidacy and a named senator, with several misspelled personal names and party references. The text mentions a republican engagement, a district clerk, and local political players in a murky report.
Fragmentary OCR text references a representative Ben Hoyts and a Burtis of fianten City with mentions of nomination and ward matter. Content is garbled. no clear event, dates, or coherent facts to confirm.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a round trip involving Plitavurg Ps and Return-Dune Faro with references to Gren Fork Island and May Qinways Ltd. CAL, Rook Jalan Pakeeneer Ueuot, and a phone note. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
A fragmented notice notes revised fares for return-ride tickets and a new fare schedule affecting rail passengers. It references disjointed phrases about Pa and Resi feland, with unclear locality and agency. The readable portion hints at ticket changes and passenger data at a depot.
Fragmented political reporting details county central committee activity and delegates amid party struggles. References to Charles F. Johnson and varied factions suggest a volatile summer convention period with disputes over leadership and alignment within the Douglas County scene.
Expect to beat Dennison as Judge L Houk emerges as a probable appellate candidate. The field includes several named Republicans and Democrats, with Newton slated for a June 2 gathering. The piece outlines court-adjacent figures, party lines, and looming endorsements for the central contest.
A Democrat and notable figure, Charles Holliday, police commissioner, stood out at the Saturday convention and the primaries as a broker who backed Quermyer. His role drew attention as he guided delegates and influenced the race.
Harry Richter predicts Troutman and Potter will control the Connecticut State Convention. Hishter of Morrin county, longtime insurer, political figure, says Richter and Miller may contest the Morre-Chane Marion district seat. He notes Richter believes Trautman Potter forces will hold a majority over Morrill, with potential outsiders in governor’s race.
Mil t Brown is mentioned as a leading Republican candidate for lieutenant governor. Senator Sifu Drawn of Gar en ny is also prominent as a potential nominee. The piece notes Brown's senate record and hints at party support in the district race.
The text discusses support for John J. Ingalls in a county race and notes that 30 percent of locals favor Ingalls. It mentions a contributor named Bakar and references a city district legislature race and allies backing Ingalls in upcoming primaries.
A fragmentary report describes three populist conventions in Colby Kansas on June 33 with delegates and candidates. mentions the Sentinel convention in a Tutts-nihal district on the 27th and an appellate court convention in Restor Verurtmneht on the Seth. Spells of names and places are garbled but indicate multiple candidates for governor and senator amid local party activity and county delegates.
Ed Madison is discussed as a potential candidate to succeed Harry Landis in the state senate. The article notes political maneuvering, court actions, and party shifts affecting Morrill and others, with Madison previously defeated in a bid and now positioned for another run.
Friends express confidence that David Overmyer will be a National delegate at large to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. County conventions have instructed for Overmyer and John Martin, giving him strength despite Shawnee’s actions. Senator Martin told a State Journal reporter he believed the convention would include Overmyer despite attempts to shut him out.
A fragment from a 19th century county political scene describes delegates and instructments for Allen for Overmyer and Overe urver at Martin. It names several candidates and factions in Douglas county and Jefferson county, detailing endorsements, speaker prospects, and upcoming nominations for the legislature and the Chicago national convention.
Fragmented OCR outlines Hoenscheidt amid political organizing in Topeka with a new labor front. It cites attempts to recruit prominent politicians, German elements in city politics, responses from Hoenscheidt, and claims of ongoing membership growth. Mentions plans for events, agricultural communications, and travel fare notices, all in a tense, period-voice report.
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