Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-09-28


isred' tho am the ORly opposing candi-
date. And yet according 10 his own show
ing and the reported proceedings referred
10 by him, my name was not before the
convention, but before the committee.
which he to say the least, arlfuly con-
loundI with the Convention.
Genuine modesty should, and always
will, be admitted by the good. 1t ever
deferred to by those who are less virluous
--as may be seen by their endeaVor to
counterfeit it. My opponent breaths forth
IN the following strains which are perhaps
peculiar to himsef.--He says mo man
should desire to hold any Office for IT'S
e@oIuments only, and least of all, should
he desire 1t, as TO the office Of Prosecu-
tor. Ii he does, he is not fit for the STA
ton" Here the question is settled as
10 any one who desires an Office as for its
emOlumenis onIyj Mr.. Devore beipp
Judge. lie continues, "as for myself,
(hlmselt) feel far unequal to The duties
vi the office" What is he here driving
al? Does he acknowledge his INABILITY
TO discharge the duties Of the office: #
so, what Is he running for? Is il for the
emolulnents? 1t is said there is but one
step from the sublime TO the ridiculousP
Has he made it? will not undertake to
determine.
When consented 10 be a candidate
for the office Of Prosecuting Attorney, it
Wss at the solicitation of my democratic
friends; they wanted full, free express
sion OF opinion at the Polls between two
candidates. | was willing to run, provi-
ded no third candidate should be out for
the same Office. The notice or call for
The convention, did not state (see the
Standard of the 18th Augusty that the
convention would 60 into nomination of
candidates for county officers, but that
they would nominate candidate for rep
resentatlye, and appoint delegates to a
district convention; and transact such
other business as might be thought proper;
which latter clause is almost always inser-
ted as matter OF course, land supposed to
mean, generally, the appointment of COM
mlttees. My opponent had repeatedly
said,sincs the election last fall, that he
would not again be candidate for any
elective office, and was also informed
that My name had not properly been be-
fore the cOnventon-which information
seems TO be corrO6orated both by the re-
ported proceedings, and Mr.. Devors'S own
4 account ef'them. The convention held
last year appointed their committee to re-
port the names Of all the candidates TO
the convention. Ii was done according
ly. The convention voted first on the
candidates separately; and then on the
two highest where there were more than
two tor the same office. But Mr.. Devore
says that some the transactions of this
convention were secret, and relies on the
members otths convention TO have mat
ters corrected. Were there any Of tho
transactions of last years convention se-
cret! What part of this years was?
A word in relation to this great big re-
port that has called from my opponent
more than column Of the Standard
MIR. Wilkins of Russelvile told me in the
presence of Col, R. McNight, that it was
matter OF conversation amongst some Of
the members Of the convention that was
not candidate. might here, if would
use the language Of my competitor, and
ask who was interested to make and pro-
mulgAte such a statement; but will not.
1t Is sufficient that no man had any au-
thorIy from me to make such statement.
Ihat such Information was in circulation
there on that day can have no doubt;
because OF the number and credabilitV of
my lntormints. Mr.. Wilkins was the
hsl TO give intelligence of the report al.
luded lo-sayng HAT it was one Of the
DeVores Who made the statement, and he
thought Newton.
Ii is not my purpose, neither do in
tend 10 say that any OF the Mr., Devore's
used undue means TO procure their bro
lher's nomination, or defeat that of mine
Il only speak from information. | was
in the Court House all day-but the Two
facts alluded to by Mr.. Devore; namely,
that Of their not VoIng, and that Of their
not being on the committee, do not, nor
does either Of them prove that there was
not such ah unfair report in circulation
on the day ofahe convention, as have
before stated Whence did it originate
and whom would it prejudicef Could
not such reports have the desired effect,
they may not have come from
any one on the committee, or who voted.
A. ELLISON.