Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1853-10-06


gone . SoudasEy Register
TO THE DEMOCRACY OF STARK AND
-- CARROLL 0UNTlES.
I Ny ma, having been recently before the
Democratic voIe-s Of The Senatorial District
composed of Stark and Carroll counties, il con-
n.eion with the Office Of q membership of rhe
Board OF qualirltion, and being in very uu.
nrremonious manner dealt with and thrown u
verbOHrd. u ter receiving considerable ma.
jority Ofthe popular vote in Stark county. with
The farest promises Of some Of lr prnminen'
leaders OF Carroll rouRw, deem it day
which owe HliRs to ml>.l and 10 my D mq,
cratic bn lhr,n, 'ur xpose the lraul AMI hnlI
up to public c'osare The gully actor, in it. 50
that he proper correction may br applied and
in fu'pr> ike mischief hr prevrnird
/. WHsr os tel yrrrlslly ureeiso,od that
neither S'"rL nor Carroll tbo'h which lorm a
gehsr district 50 !ar only 4. hr elecn Of
ernaipr aud NJ, ,mb,r Of BprrI Of Eq,lliz ion
are concr ned J Ms snfi'ied''O TO hould hv'
more than one 6l H. Two csndida'es that one
county should ge' The senator and The other
ihe M,mb.r of he Board Of Equalz ttiqn /
was al>u well undt rsood hat fer the ehe-
tion oi iht candidate for SENATOR WAS fixed,
the candidate receiving he highesrVO't in he
county ttcn rt,i led 10 he candidate for the
Board Of Equtliz ion. should be supported AS
ne nominee for that ,fice. t,r.u.,.
Now. as r J A kin,on E q, Of Carroll
county, was chosen AS n, candidE- fer the
Senate sgreeably to this understanding Stark
county was IN li,( e lie ClGidsn
fr the Board of Equaliz lion ; and
having rCtivtd Il m"jor'. Of 1877 votes over
W II. Burke the NIX; highrs competitor in
S ark county according TO he same un dcrstan
ing, | was clearly entitled to the nomination
OF course expcc ed it, as hal right to do
Ru, | had II peculiar right to expect it, Mr.
Atkinson himself had given me unmiNnkahe
assurances that. 'un Ter these circumstances
..
should have the support of Carroll county
and who can doubt that he had the means Of
controlling it ? 'H..
That may do Mr. A'knson no injustice, |
give The details of this transaction so far MS he
is concerned. and so far rs the same is person
ally known to me- On Thursday preceding
the day of the primary election. Mr.. Atkinson,
on his tltcionecring tour, camt::t New B Rim
where l was introduced TO him by a friend
In the presence of this and some other friends
Of mine. he complained much concerning re.
port which be said his enemies set ahoal a.
ganst him, to the effect. that two years ago
n order to secure his nomination, he pl dyed
himself lu be a candidate only for one term,
This report he said was false, and was well
calculated I" ipjure him. He urged the two
term principle and strongly claimed the b,n' fl
of This democratic usage ! told him i this
were the case though personal friend of Dr..
Mccall and strongly inclined to support him
should feel bound 90 for him Atkinson.
Heurged me warmly TO do so, An SIl there
were other considerations that should induce
me and even make it my interest to support
him. lie said Carroll county was entitled to
and w0uhl claim hu one of the two C ndldatcs,
aud should he be nominated for the Senate
Stark county woull BE- entitled to the c'ndi-
date for the Boarl OF Eqh liz s'ion. H.. adj
drt that il he were nominated nine townships
in Carroll coInty were in reserve rnd pledged
10 20 for The candidate who should receive the
hi chest vote in ) ark county fnr the Boarl Of
Ecu .liztion Hence it was my interest I"
20 Tor him, and should he get The nomination
and | receive the highest vote in Ssrk |
coul be sure Of chT vnse in Carroll county
anil sure of The nomination
( VII. | dill support Mr. Atkinson; he dill
obt.o he no -,inaion; and received major
ity in S.,r3 G,unJ! had. therefore. some
re son % xpect the numn stion. l'elled. ho".
ever, too muoh upon honesty and honor IL thi
matter. aud fad that vas duped. The faith
observed towards me was Panic filth.
BY some Iegtrdemsin tr ok, which | cannot
understand, but 10 which the delegate from
.M.ssllon. and Mr.. A kinson an other Carroll
County leaders. seem. to be thorough "l pts
the minority II Mr. Burke was Su Ileny con.
sverted mo maturity, and he received the
nomination over mt.