George E. Harris (1862-1953) served as editor of the Cassville Republican in the 1880s and 1890s and oversaw a period when the paper was at its most political. Harris chided Democrats, Populists and a coalition party with the name "Demopops" (or "Popocratsy") and ridiculed the opposition with mock prayers that he asserted were uttered at their meetings. In 1908, Elihu Newton Meador (1878-1959) purchased the Cassville Republican and went on to serve as editor and publisher for 41 years. In addition, Meador also served as the mayor of Cassville and president of the Cassville school board.