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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1906
Page
3
The Freeman Tribune Pub Co releases a twelve page official paper issue. Readers are invited to view the complete publication for notices and community information.
The Iowa City Republican urges honesty over horse sense and denounces fake county contests in Carroll Delaware Des Moines Lee and Audubon. Critics from Des Moines Capital Sioux City Journal and Freeman-Tribune accuse Cummins forces of controlling the convention and seek to expose deceptive maneuvers.
The Freeman-Tribune notes progressive papers align against the Perkins bolt in Des Moines and Lee counties, calling these bolts inexcus able and on par with similar acts in Delaware, Scott, Carroll, and Audubon. The Register and Leader emphasizes the duty of the state central committee to oversee the convention.
The Sioux City Journal accuses governor Cummins of allowing fake contests to boost his candidacy while Perkins supporters stage dubious challenges in Scott Carroll and Audubon counties. It argues Cummins rejects contests in Des Moines Lee and Chickasaw Montgomery and condemns Perkins maneuvers as farcical and anti democratic.
Political maneuver described as a plan by Hunter and Blythe to contest counties in the northern half of the state. The effort would disfranchise 214 Cummins delegates and 63 for Perkins, with Perkins counties appearing in the list used to mock fairness. The piece hints at factional politics and calls the plan an attempt to nominate Perkins.
Hon. Geo. D. Perkins urges a three member arbitration panel from the national committee to settle contests before the state convention. The Freeman-Tribune opposes, arguing Allison and Larrabee should select the third member. The piece asserts Cummins leads in contested counties and will secure delegates despite potential fake contests.
Earl Smith son of A T Smith found a flat metal piece about the size of a dollar while removing gravel at Parker Mound south of here. The object may have been used as money in earlier times.
Stratford plans a large Fourth celebration with a morning parade and city park exercises. A Webster City at Stratford baseball game is set for the afternoon, with East Marion and St Plunkard bands providing music and a Calithumpian parade to cap the night.
Waukee Iowa June 28 The Walnut township caucus was carried for Governor Cummins 116 to 59 giving Cummins 64 delegates and Perkins 63 to the Dallas county convention Saturday. Delegates from Perry wards are contested leaving the county in doubt amid arrests for alleged fraudulent voting by Cummins supporters.
A reader from Aledo cites a Fort Dodge Messenger report noting Webster City’s potential revival with William Sunday. The letter recounts a previous five week Union revival that drew a thousand converts, filled a 2500 seat tabernacle, and left ongoing revival spirit in the community.
The June 1906 supervisors session records adjourned meetings at the county auditor’s office addressing Castner Williams Ackland drainage districts. Protests were filed. actions were deferred and rescheduled through June 14 with appointments of engineers and benefit appraisers and adjustments to drainage districts 14 21 and Castner Williams plus Ashland.
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