THE CINCINNATI TIMES-STAR
May 14, 1904

POLITICS
scans from newspaper collection of
Ruth Adams-Battle

transcribed by: Liz Stratton

Ultimatum of Radicals
Redhot from the Oven.
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Self-Styled Hamilton County
Democracy Declares Principles
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The new organization known as the "Hamilton County Democracy" – which the regulars calls the "radicals" – has issued a red-hot circular over the signatures of Edward J. Dempsey, chairman, and D. S. Oliver, secretary. Portions of it read as follows:
"This organization has but one purpose. It resents bossism and is determined to drive from leadership those whose political activity consists in seeking the rewards of treachery rather than fighting the battles of Democracy. A clique of politicians, who for 25 years have been a millstone about the neck of the party, not yet satisfied with the ruin they have brought, and supposing there is no limit to the sufferance of the people, are again asking for control. Thinking to save themselves from defeat they have raised the cry that free silver is the issue and that the purpose of this organization is to promote this or that 'ism.' We hearby declare that we will agree to the selection of national delegates, who will be entirely satisfactory to Mr. Harlan Cleveland and Mr. John E. Bruce – the Bernard candidates – and who will be committed to the interest of Mr. Judson Harmon's candidacy, or that of Richard Olney, and we will impose but one condition: These candidates must put themselves on record that they favor decency in local politics as well as safety in national politics."

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Lowman Will Not Run
Against Daniel Kiefer.
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Max May Issues a Circular –
Latest Local Political Gossip.
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Attorney Jesse Lowman, who was chosen to run against Daniel Kiefer in the Thirteenth ward, has sent his resignation to the Conservatives. The Radicals, in their statement of the circumstance, say that when Mr. Lowman learned that the Radicals do not intend to send Free Silver delegates to the National convention he decided to join them, after reading Dr. Groesbeck's letter.
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Attorney D. S. Oliver, who is a candidate for delegate to the National Democratic convention from the First ward, says the conservatives are claiming by publication as their own some of the radical candidates for delegates and committeemen.
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Max B. May, candidate for delegate in Precinct I of the Second ward, has issued a circular to the voters, promising to stand for only men who favor sound and conservative issues.
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Frank O. Suire has been chosen as a candidate for the National delegate by the radicals in the First district.
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TOOK MORPHINE.
Joseph Newman of Wilmington, N.C., a traveling salesman for a Cincinnati distillery, committed suicide in a Detroit hotel by taking morphine.
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WATCHMAN'S CASE.
"My executive told me I should be at the polls during the primary election." was the excuse made to the Board of Public Service Thursday by Market Watchman J. Bush, for not being on duty at the Sixth street market, when it was robbed recently. Bush was supposed to be on duty from 6 p.m. until 6 a.m. Jos. Lockner, another watchman, said he, too, was away between 5 and 6 a.m. the board took the matter under advisement. It was stated by one of the members that no man in the city employ is expected to leave his post for any cause except with the assent of his superior officer, which is always granted for good cause, and that it is well understood in political circles, so that both men violated the rules. Bush lives in the Sixteenth ward and Lockner in the Tenth.
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