Missouri Senate Fight, Folk vs Stone Deepens
Special correspondence notes a brewing clash in Missouri between District Attorney Folk and Senator Stone. Democratic divisions risk harming the party’s ticket as Folk may seek the U.S. Senate in 1890 while Stone fights to protect his own position, with tensions centered on Cook and Allen and concerns of potential cross-party damage.
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Washington Post
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M. H. Barker
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Scott Assigns Speakers for Campaign Tour
Senator Scott announces Taft will speak in South Bend Indiana October 5 Wheeling West Virginia October 10 Grafton West Virginia October 11 Martinsburg West Virginia October 12 and Baltimore October 15 Former Senator Thurston Nebraska will speak in West Virginia the week of October 3 Senator Fairbanks will speak in Maine September 6 and 7 and Connecticut September 8 and 9 Attorney General Maony will speak in Vermont August 2 and Bar Harbor Maine August 31 Republican representatives Dayton West Virginia Biedter Ohio and Charles B Landis Indiana were political visitors at the Republican headquarters today
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Platt says Root declines New York governor bid
Senator Platt announced receipt of Elihu Root’s letter declining the Republican nomination for governor. Root’s refusal is final, pushing open convention plans, with Odell also favoring it. Saratoga convention expected to determine the nominee. Utah Socialists nominate full state ticket led by Joseph A. Kauffman for governor. Joseph E. Haven named American commercial agent in the West Indies.
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Political Gossip on Simpson and Republican Stances
The piece discusses ex Representative Jerry Simpson’s New Mexico ambitions and his past as a Populist from Kansas. It notes possible Democratic prospects if he wins the nomination, plus broader observations on Chicago convention rumors, railroads opposing Kern, and historic patterns of stumping nominees.
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Voter turnout and party voting patterns 1880 to 1902 analysis
The analysis notes rising registered voters from 1880 to 1900 but falling actual votes cast. It cites 92 percent participation in 1880, 61.2 percent in 1900, and 54.5 percent in 1902, with 43,000 more voters in 1900 than 1880 yet 30,000 fewer votes than the earlier year. It discusses expectations for close contests and the historically low share of polls won by victorious parties.
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Parker Speeches Limited by Need for Message
Esopus, Aug 22 Judge Parker will not tour or speak just for show. A confidant says he will only speak when he has a definite point to make and believes the moment and place suit the message. Carlisle at Rosemount discusses campaign matters with Parker. Former Rep Taylor and Cartiste may be reviewing the Brigham Roberts case and Smoot issue as Mormon question discussed tonight.
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Ohio
Brigham H. Roberts
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Reed Smoot
Russia Faces US Passport Policy Question
The State Department forwards to Russia a request tied to American passports held by naturalized Russian Jews. Secretary Hay asserts no discrimination against American Jews in Russia, while warning of possible Russian regulatory effects on travelers. The department mails notices to Russian birth citizens with passports, reaffirming equal protection goals and dissent from Russian rules.
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Mr Chance’s New Position as Post Office Chief Clerk
Merritt O Chance has taken the oath as chief clerk of the Post-office Department. He succeeds Blain W Taylor who resigned to private business in Hikins WV. William Mooney will replace Chance as head of Supplies with a salary rise to 2500 per year. Chance, among the department’s youngest chief clerks, rose from Messenger to chief clerk to the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General and later served as confidential clerk to Secretary of War Elthy Root.
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Hikins
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Elthy Root
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Funds for Republicans in New York conference
Senator Aldrich of Rhode Island met with Cortelyou at Republican headquarters to discuss campaign finances amid uncertainty from many absentees. He voiced confidence Rhode Island would back the GOP and noted business leaders likely oppose a change in administration. Secretary Morton arrived with family aboard the Dolphin and met Cortelyou after touring navy yards.
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Hunter's Certificate Filed for Republican Candidate in Eleventh District
Frankfort Ky August 22 The nomination certificate for W Godfrey Hunter Republican candidate for Congress Eleventh district was filed and recorded in the secretary of state's office this morning D C Edwards opponent appears to have won the majority vote in the primary John S Leach Philippine Public Printer is in Washington on vacation after visiting the World's Fair Appointed World's Fair judges include Oscar J Ricketts S J Kubel and William E Prescott Theodore De Vinne among judges Public Land for Irrigation Purposes arid office instructed Santa Fe NM land district to withdraw four township proposals totaling 82 00 acres for irrigation purposes
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Columbia Union
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William E. Prescott
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Prescott
International Typographical Union
Baltimore News
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Oklahoma banker wins $3 million Philippine certificates
Outbid Eastern firms for 33,000,000 in temporary Philippine certificates of indebtedness. M. I. Turner of Oklahoma City bought the entire lot at 103.41 after a spirited bid that left competitors like Konitz & Bros. Fisk & Robinson and National Park Bank in close pursuit. The oversubscription nine times signals strong market credit for the Philippines and pleased War Department officials.
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New York
Fisk & Robinson
National Park Bank
Guarantee Trust Co
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William Solomon
War Department
Philippines
Birmingham Mint Powers Global Money Supply
The Birmingham Mint in Birmingham England profits by minting coins for many governments worldwide. It recently shipped 10,000,000 Egyptian pilasters valued at 15 million dollars, weighing five tons in sixty cases. The firm has a long history of coin production for the British government since 1797 and serves India, Canada, and other nations.
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Coins Sent to China and Europe in 19th Century Minting Efforts
The article notes coins have been struck abroad in China, Italy, and France, with plants and workers sent overseas to mint locally. It cites eight Chinese plants, 1862 Italian copper blanks, and 750 tons of metal used in Marseilles for Napoleon III era coinage, then mentions Texas labor tensions affecting cotton pickers and marketability.
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Doctor and Professor Debate Travel Comforts on Cars
A humorous exchange from the Chicago Tribune features a doctor and a professor amused by travel quirks. The Doctor dislikes dust and cinders while traveling by train, the Professor notes the rub in tolerating them.
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