The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-11-18
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Goldsmith's Village Schoolmaster, he

mer is. of that ilk. For even though de-
featel in being chosen tho nominee Of
.lhe Democracy for Slate Representative,
or in defeating us at the Polls, he wishes
10 Argue, the whole result 10 be miss
lake, and that he good easy and innocent
soul did nothing but what was fair and
proper, and in reply 10 the following
article, which was exceedingly mild in
describing his gross and ungrateful
ireachery1 to q party which had trusted
and honored him v ith lis Offices, he sends
us disclaimer; but to our charge:
..... Henry j, Boehmer, .as
Was candidate for nomination for Representative,
at the Democratic Convention, andwas unsuccessful.
In his township, and In Monterey, npd SO FAR as MS
influence extended in the county we learn he used it
to defeat the Democratic candidates, as well for Rep
resentatve. for County Officers. After his person
nj pledgemade at the Representative convention anu
after his township voting to nominate John B. Fru
chey for Sheriff, and G. II. Rice for County Commis
sioner he used all his influence In the county secret
ly to defeat these candidaeshetore the people, nnh 70
elect Free Soil and Maine Lnw candidates, us Sherf
and County Commissioner, Fraudulent and mutila.
ted tickets, purportingto be Democratic were pnmed
off at the polls upon the voters who voted for Rev
VIM j. Wilson, OF the Disciple church, heretofore
known as a whig, and who ran as a FreeSoil and
| Maine Law candidate, not ten OF the voters helhg
truly in favor of Free Soil or Aainellnw prncipes.
! Mr.. BRAKEMAN, of Cincinnati, also, the Wing can
didae for Treasurer Of State, WINS substituted for
Mr. Breslln the Democratic Candidate for that ofhce;
Mr.. Brakeman, receiving all but ~ votes IN Town
shin giving 65 votes for the Democratic Ticket. This
also it Is reasonable TO conclude Was ny the same H.
| 1uence and procurement 49,. .
| Precisely how this result was effected we doJnot
| pretend to say, hut whattver may have been Mr..
BGhmers individual vote, we consider ourselves
authorized to say that he abused the confidence re-
| posed in him by the party in the course he pursued
and that he deceived the German voters, as TO the
| principles of the men for whom lie procured their
votes His action it is true, has effected nothing
but after having received for years the trust and
confidence of the party the spirit he manitests, ex
| hibits beyond question that lie has acted in thls
Instance reckless OF principle of his pledged faith
| and from motives descrCdable TO him as man and
| q politician. eHn- ~ j. 10 E9eisN H.
We append Mr.. Behmer's statement
| promising that we Aever denied the
pitiful trick Of voting for us and The
nominee for Sheriff, while denouncirg us
everywhere 10 his German friends, ant
others, in violation ofh promise.) Nt
might with propriely refuse TO publish IT
but prefer to allow the gentleman tt
exhibit, himself, merely remalking tha
we have reliable information that tht
effort 10 defeat Mr.. Fruchey was Mr
Bebmer's wholIy-that our own dim'n
ished vote was procured by his most darini
misrepresentation of our opinions and o
our posi,ion--lhat Mr.. Behmef labore'
secretly and diligently TO secure MI
Meuchem's election for Sheriff, and Mr.
Wilson's election for Representative, an
if we should not choose 10 fill our page
with The proof Of facts known 10 most
our citizens, the reason Of our modera
lion will be found in the fact that W
t desire 10 furnish no new objects for Nj
, Behmer's underhand and unscrnpulou
attacks, and we have no fears that on
, course will be misunderstood or success
, fully misrepresented, in this District
least. ......
-Is.. 81 II. ]. BGHMER.
Mr.. Ep,ToR Under the above inscriptio
: YOU have published an article in the pentu'
| ot the 18th inst. in which you have mlsreprt
seuted me before the people and assailed m
, character in manner entirely unwarrantee
to which l am mpelled by self-defence
S make the following reply: ea
folan thnt | usad nv influence
nv own or any other Township to defeat tn
d democratic candidates Cor Representative an
: County officers, secretly or otherwise.
scorn secrecy, am not member of q masonl
;, order, and have no secrecy whatever Slcl
u ness in my family prevented me IRON visltln
n friends as | was requested and called upol
s and several letters were left unanswered
- from an apprehension, that under the eXistin
circumstances / mioh be misunderstood
) could effect little or nothing as the tune f
s action was over, and indeed never was give
!, ain satisfied that the notices of ou! primal
y meeting never have been as scarce heretofo
:, in Putnam county, and the twisting all
,, hanging the mode of conducting the sam
q neyer was carried on 10 better advantage
c during the last campaign.
,r Since the Representative Convention
:, have attended Court ono daJ, and spent q
u other, Immediately befole the election, 20 s
e after a young man had hired in Glandol
d and YOU may Judge for yourself, how mut
r electioneerin can be done in such time al
on such occasion, even if | had telt dlspos
! to do so. -..
=. II is true, that on the last occasion W
,r frequently asked if you had no o2posilio
!, and upon naming Mr. WsJ. Wilson as 4
!" Free Soil candidate, and the only one, as
0, was rumored, who was out, / was request
ID to write down his name, and paper al
" tickets were handed for that purpose. .
- the time did not know, that chrisli
minister Of tho Disciple church was unfit
le candidate of Representative, as i nev
Ut found in my political catechism, yet that
Of mans religion had any thing to do with
orI democratic election, and never have hen
- heretofore, that in Putnam county religi
ie was dragged into politics until this fall.
Of write IN sopponenl's name on q Ticket VIII
W. requested, even it was against myself, neN
10 have refused and think I never shall, as
W this is the instance where j acted reckle ess
III principles and committed the unpardonal
er sin, I hope the people will forgive me if j
an shouldn't. iGgi7aII4 7@o3 a1 Dt's.I
n, Q. /, is base falsehood that t1audul'
- and mutiated tickets were palmed off at
ny nolls upon the e,voters, at least as far as j
We nirgs township is concerned where was
fit eve witness, and know how the election "
,te conducte challenge you for the e
dence. and ask for The names otlthose VIII
1 fto nd