The Supreme Issue and Ohio Politics in The Evening Post
The Evening Post argues for Governor Foraker's reelection and a Republican Legislature, warning that a Democratic win would invite election fraud, ruined police systems, and loss of reform. It links Ohio's fight to national constitutional principles, urging voters to support constitutional government and oppose Democratic misrule, with broader ties to civil rights in the South and national reform.
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Ohio
Foraker
The
Evening Post
Cincinnati
Democratic Party
Post
General Assembly
Hoadly
United States
Executive Department
Executive Department of the
Dakota
South
Campbell and trusts in Ohio race over brewery ties
The Democratic candidate James E. Campbell faces scrutiny over alleged brewery trust ties. Governor Foraker had pressed the issue, citing a prospectus it claims links Campbell to an English brewery trust. Campbell denies direct or indirect agent status, urging revision of the issue.
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James E. Campbell
England
Xenia
Foraker
Mr. Campbell
Ohio
Dayton
Washington Bureau
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Supreme Court
Washington
Mt. Vernon
Campbell
Dseme
Governor Foraker the Boy Captain on Slocum Staff
The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette lauds Ohio Governor Foraker as a youthful captain who, under Sherman, carried critical messages during pivotal Civil War moments. It notes his daring canoe dispatch past torpedoes at sea and a night ride to warn Sherman during Averysboro and the NC campaign, praising his courage and leadership.
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Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Army of the Tennessee
Ohio
Sherman
Foraker
Savannah
Joe Johnston
North Carolina
Slocum
Averysboro
John Logan
Hazen
Cincinnati Democrats Back Registration and Nonpartisan Board
The Hamilton County Democratic convention in Cincinnati unanimously endorsed voter registration and a nonpartisan election board, demanding the board be nonpartisan in fact and name. They call for Mike Mullen, Tom Cogan, Buck Brady, Dan Dalton and allies to appoint the board, arguing the system is fine but seeking control over patronage and expenses.
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Jim Campbell
Hamilton County
Cincinnati
City of
Campbell
Mike Mullen
Tom Cogan
Buck Brady
Dan Dalton
Corruption Allegations Tear Through Dayton Convention
The piece accuses Campbell of rising via boodle influence while Payne’s defeat in the U S Senate race is blamed on money. L T Neal, Campbell’s competitor, says delegates betrayed their constituents and sold votes to corruptionists. He charges the gang used money to win and urges Democrats to reject him.
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Campbell
Payne
United States Senate
Ohio
L. T. Neal
Dayton
Campbell says tariff should not lead Ohio campaign
In New York an interview, Mr Campbell warned that elevating tariff as the campaign issue would swamp them. He shifted focus to Forakerism and Home Rule. His rival Mr Neal labeled Foraker’s mistakes the true issue and called Campbell’s plan demagogic and fraudulent. The Democrats seem split and at sea with no winning argument.
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Campbell
New York
Ohio
Why He is a Republican. Stephen A. Douglass Jr. speaks in Ohio
Stephen A. Douglass Jr. argues his father would be a Republican today and praises the party for taking positions. He contrasts Republicans for action with Democrats who, he says, oppose measures after they see them. He criticizes Ohio Democratic control and calls the registry law obnoxious to party leaders.
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Stephen A. Douglass, Jr
Ohio
Mr. Douglass
State Auditor Poe Warns of Tax Savings by Republican Relief
State Auditor Poe spoke at White Chapel detailing tax relief from the 1889 Republican levy. He cites a 27 million increase in the grand duplicate from 1887 and estimates this year’s duplicate will exceed last year by at least twenty million. He tabulates county savings from a two tenths mill reduction, totaling 346 139.60 statewide, and criticizes Democrats as he asserts the party’s decline.
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Poe
White Chapel
Ohio
General Assembly
Adams
Acecleperanse Aegeta Assaest
Ob Allen
Ashland
Ashtabula
Athens
Auglaize
Belmont
Brown
Butler
Carroll
Clermont
Clinton
Columbiana
Coshocton
Crawford
Cuyahoga
Defiance
Delaware
Franklin
Fulton
Gallia
Geauga
Greene
Guernsey
Hamilton
Hencock
Hardin
Harrison
Henry
Highland
Hocking
Holmes
OR Huron
Baus
Jackson
Jefferson
Knox
Lake
Lawrence
Licking
Logan
Lorain
Lucas
Noble
Ottawa
Paulting
Perry
Pickaws Pike
Portage
Preble
Putnam Richland
Ross
Sandust Seioto Seaves Shelbs Stark
Summit
Trumbull
Tuscara
Union
van Wert Vinton
WEEN
Lester Cee
Washington
Wayne
Williams, Woot
Rotten Ohio Democrats Charged With Treason and Decay
A heated indictment accuses the Democratic party of treasonous plots against the Union, ballot fraud, and moral rot. It frames Ohio Democrats as utterly rotten and fearfully demoralized, selling honor to Standard Oil and opposing reform laws while courting vice and fraud.
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Democratic Party
Union
Louisiana
Ohio
Dow
Waybackville
Metropolistown
Indolenceburg
Church Avenue
Satan
Democratic Party of
Republican Party
Standard Oil Company
Campbell blames Foraker and blasts nonpartisan boards
The Cincinnati Times Star mocks Mr. Campbell in a harsh critique of his speeches. It accuses him of rash attacks on Governor Foraker, reckless vituperation, and contradictions as he targets registration laws and nonpartisan boards. The piece labels him a used-up candidate, backed by a Cincinnati-Columbus tally sheet gang and Allen O. Myers as key organizer.
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Campbell
Cincinnati Times Star
Foraker
Dayton
Hamilton County
Bucyrus
Mr. Campbell
Farmers and Protection in Wood County Speech
In Bowling Green Mr Campbell argued that tariffs protect farmers by raising prices on manufactured goods they buy, while Mills bill reforms fail farmers by freeing wool and favoring only two crops. He cites wheat and wool protection, warns against free trade, and links tariff to farmer prosperity amid political attacks. The piece cites the Cincinnati Times Star.
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Mr. Campbell
Wood County
Mills- Campbell
New York
India
Russia
Australia
Campbell
Mills
Cleveland
Cinecinnati Times Star
Campbell's shifting stance on home rule harms campaign
The Democratic managers suffer embarrassment as Campbell adopts a dark lantern method, changing the location of his they-note address several times. His Batavia statement denying brewery ties was followed by an affidavit, seen as evasive or misleading, risking voter trust.
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Campbell
Batavia
Washington
Honest Elections and Republican Election Safeguards
The Republican Party proclaims honesty in elections and outlines measures to prevent fraud. It cites past efforts by Republicans in Ohio and Indiana to curb Democratic fraud, notes nonpartisan election boards, and explains minority party representation in precincts without registration laws. The piece urges approval of these safeguards by all honest men.
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Ohio
Indiana
Hamilton
Franklin
Republican Party
Campbell endorsed by Washington Sentinel for Ohio governor
The Washington Sentinel, a liquor dealers’ organ, praises Hon. James E. Campbell for personal liberty work and his watchful role as former chairman of the House alcoholic liquor traffic committee. The piece argues magnates and trusts back Campbell to advance their interests, especially in the U S Senate, and calls for strong legislative margins in Ohio.
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Campbell
Washington Sentinel
James E. Campbell
Ohio
Congress
House
Carlisle
the Sentinel
Quirky Bits and Local Quips From Uncertain Times
A collage of odd anecdotes and wry remarks from a bygone era. Mosquitoes fed on vegetables, a man carries beer wrapped in a prohibition sheet, a lawyer hawks fast marriages, and a Cleveland bookkeeper faces embezzlement. Charley’s table prayer and a fishy Brandywine tale add folklore flavor.
Fads and Fashions Show Lifestyle Shifts Across Cities
The piece catalogs Paris gossip and Western Massachusetts fashion trends with bed spreads of butchers linen, leaf shaped handkerchiefs, and Victoria lawn cases. It notes Lenox as a fashion Mecca, new dances, horse show trends, and evolving tombstone styles from white marble to dark granite. It also advertises Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery, Dr Sage’s Catarini Remedy, and Carter’s Little Liver Pills amid light quips, employment notes, and regional curiosities.
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Massachusetts
Lenox
New York
Berlin
Victoria Lawn
Pierce
Golden
Pleasing Health Promised by Syrup of Figs and Miscellany
A varied clink of product ads and light quips: Syrup of Figs praised for cleansing the system. 5c and 81.00 bottles sold by druggists. Quips on Paris labor, garden Oregon, and social banter mix with notices about Hale’s Honey of Horehound, Pias Toothache Drops, Carter’s Little Liver Pills, eye water, Piso’s Cure, and Tansili’s Punch cigars.
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Eansi Brewery
Washingtonroperty
Parrot
Boodle
Neal
State Auditor Poe
Bach County
Kay Campbell
Beg
Kay
Allen O. Myers
Fugleman
L. A. Russell
Governor Foraker
Chicago Tribune
Ohio Democrats
Bes Campbell
Pike County
Paynes
Standard Oil Trust
Itis
Puaoxsutawney
Tarpon Springs
Fla
Clarence
Arlington Hotel
Petoskey
Mich
W. Va
Brandywine
Pennsylvania
Charley
Kingdom of Heaven
Paris
Dr. Sage
James
B. F. Johnson & Co
Main Street
Richmond
Greece
Alexander
Dobbins
N. C
Carter
Sovrm Austranta
London Telegraph
Oregon
Oregon Immigration Board
Portland
Mary
Mistress
China
Lasovenere
Prince of Wales
London
Hale
Pike
Wuex the
Czar
Denmark
Italy
Garibaldi
Isaac Thompson
Tansili
Sciatica
Charles A. Vogeler CO
Baltimore, Md
Curtis Puevisnine Co
Philadelphia, Pa
Epps
Dirt Service Gazette
James Epps & CO
Homeopathic Chemists
Moody & CO
Suntiles Cave
Warren St
N. Y
Hood
Tutt
Murray Ste
W. Baker & Cow’s
W.baker &Co
Dorchester
Mass
Asleel
McMullen Woven Wire Fence CO
North Market
Ontario Sta
Chicago
Jones
Ted
Binghamton
College OF Music
Cincinnate
Incor
Cal
Peter Rudolph Neff
Chadwick
Po Theodore Holland
P.O
Phila
Sprague
Miller
Sidney C. Miller &Co
Bron Blishe C
Chesney
Washington, D.C
Austin
Mild Street
Arkansas
One Rock
Arm
Frey. Fitzgerald
U. 5. Diers. Adianepolis
Dod
Ty Fitzgerald
Pension
Mick & Sun & Ciecinaati
Prasitoy Co
American School of Telegra Madteun
Wis
Stuuy
Hoek
Bryani
St.Louis
Missouri
A &G
Omaha
Joseph H.hunter
Hazelrive
Warren, Pa
Arrouvey
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