Thomas Revelle Launches Anti-Cannon Campaign in Mt. Vernon
The insurgent Republican candidate challenges incumbent William E. Humphrey on his ties to national party establishment figures.
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Following scathing denunciation by Victor Murdock, the Kansas insurgent, of Cannonism and Aldrichism and the iniquitous part they played in national legislation, Thomas P. Revelle, the anti-Cannon candidate for congress from the district, formally opened his speaking campaign at Mt. Vernon Tuesday night. Revelle spoke at the Mt. Vernon Opera house at night and, accepting the challenge made by William E. Humphrey in the Post Intelligencer ten days ago, he opened his guns on Humphrey's record. He told of the servile part Humphrey played in the Cannon regime, which Mr. Murdock had but a few hours before severely condemned as a menace to the nation and the Republican party.
“He opened his guns on Humphrey's record.”
This reflects the 'Progressive' era of politics where grassroots insurgents challenged party machines—a dynamic that echoes modern-day primary challenges against entrenched political leadership.
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