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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1904
Page
5
Sheriff I R N Brown proclaims a Warren county general election will be held on in Warren County. The notice outlines officers to be elected and eligibility rules for judges inspectors or clerks and lists polling locations. The proclamation designates the election date and emphasizes ineligibility of public officials and federal or state officers to hold election roles.
Voters choose officers on Tuesday November 8 between 7 A M and 7 P M in districts. Officers include President and Vice President by thirty four electors, Supreme Court Judge, U S Congress from the Twenty eighth district, Warren County Assembly, and County Treasurer. Voters may vote straight party or select individuals. can write in unprinted names. Listed names include James Orlando Brookbank John H Negley Isaiah Good William S Parker John C Sturgeon Archibald Johnson J Frank Graff J C Millin Charles W Dahlinger Albert P Burchfield J Welfred Holmes William McConway.
The document lists Republican electors for president and vice president, naming 21 individuals including Pitcairn McCauley Elliott McCall Brock Rayburn Crossan Patton Wolfenden Bosler Landis Fleitz Johnson Whitehouse Werley Wolfenden Brown Schieffelin McConnell Alexander Hays Lauder Deardorff.
The list names Parker and Davis among the Democratic contenders with a long slate including Robert Wilson Irwin Stanley Woodward Davenport Harry Nicholls Joseph Reeves Wainwright John M Campbell James M Stewart H Maxwell Rowland Moses Veale Emil Hall and others. Local parties prepare for upcoming primary as voters weigh experience and party loyalty.
A long list of residents and voting signatories includes Arthur J. Dennis Frank R. Field William A. Stroup John D. Ortlip Elmer H. Young John A. Sturgis Patrick Smith Edward Kuppinger Walter W. Rihl Julius Weber and others like Paul B. Wreath Christian Sauer Frederick W. Skorsets Herman Lemke Adolphus A. McKeen Harvey W. Shay and Francis J. Rogers.
A roster of individuals associated with Socialist Labor is documented, including Edmund Seidel Detlef Rehder Charles Durner James Erwin Albert Gay and others. The list features numerous names spanning political activists and party affiliates.
James Brann Republican and J Waldron Miller Prohibitionist contest a seat in the General Assembly. Brann seeks reelection amid party support while Miller campaigns on prohibition advocacy. Local voters choose between incumbency and reform oriented platforms in the upcoming election.
County officers announce polling sites for Warren County districts in multiple boroughs and townships. Locations include Warren Borough rooms, schools, halls, and district election houses across Youngsville, Tidioute, Columbus, Clarendon, Bear Lake, Sugar Grove, Grand Valley, and many others with specific streets and buildings named for each district.
A long list of individuals connected to prohibition era activities is presented, including Herbert T. Ames and Edward B. Cooper among others. The compilation names politicians, lawyers, and public figures such as Elisha Kent Kane and Capt. M. S. Marquis, reflecting a broad network associated with enforcement or advocacy during the period.
Five individuals listed in the 384 document are James M. Stewart, Isaac Hiester, Lucian D. Woodruff, and Thomas B. Foley with the broader context of Independence era record keeping.
A partial socialists party roster lists Edward J. Cook Henry Peter John S. Holmes William D. Altman Thomas J. Frederick Andrew P Bower Elwood W Leffler Robert B Ringler John H Nase Alfred Chatelain Edward A Evans Bernard V Kennedy William H Keevan Walter Nelson Lodge Peter C Heydrick Davis A Palmer Conrad J Rechsteine.
Judge nominees listed include John P. Elkin Republican Samuel Gusting Thompson Democratic Independence A A Stevens Prohibition George W Bacon Socialist and Archibald A Grant Socialist Labor, indicating a multi party slate for the Supreme Court races.
The text lists congressional candidates including Joseph C. Sibley Republican Salem Heilman Democrat John E. Gill Prohibition and William L. Foster Socialist.
The text outlines voting qualifications for male citizens twenty one and over including US or state citizenship residency and tax payment requirements. It also states annual general elections on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November with possible variations by law. Finally it directs election returns to the Prothonotary in Warren with specific filing times for judges and districts to ensure public inspection.
The Erie Railroad offers coach excursion tickets daily except Fridays and Saturdays, plus 15 and 60 day tickets valid to Chicago with stopovers at Chicago in either direction. Details from F. H. Garfield, Jamestown NY. Also a large fall and winter millinery display at Kerther's.
Historic timetable shows daily and Sunday rail arrivals from Dunkirk to Titusville with stops including Fredonia Falconer Sandy Hill and Youngsville. Trains arrive Buffalo 11:00 am and 7:25 pm and depart Buffalo 6:55 am and 3:30 pm Central time. A J Smith and W J Sparks are listed as general agents.
Tionesta Valley Railroad timetable taking effect July 3 1904 lists southward trains from Sheffield and Loleta with connections at Sheffield to P and F R R and B and O Ry. Key runs include No 2 8 45am from Sheffield to Winlock No 4 4 30pm to Loleta No 6 6 15am to Winlack and No 1 6 20am Loleta to Sheffield.
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