Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-09-03

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"Joe, what would you think Of coming
out as an indepsndent candidatel Ifvou
/ let ycur name be announced, IS such. in
the paper, or in our paper, (as suppose
they would not announce il in the Free
I Press. pledge you my support and in
fueuee. | will see some Of our working
fellows here about the village and have
them pitch in for YOU, too, if possible.--
Oh, yes! here is the Squire coming now;
III just mention the matter to him"
"GOod evening"" SAYS this htle fellow
TO the Squire. The Squire in return says
"Why, how are you, nv old friend: You
have got back again" (The little fellow,
it seems, had been away some place, per-
haps East
swell, Squire. have Just bsen saying
to Joe that lie had not fair play, the other
day, in their convention. Them Carroll
ton fellows and Washington township del
egates just knocked him out Of the nomi-
nation, nicely"
"Did thew"
ayes. BY George! I seen tiem at It;
| seen the game playing.p
"Oh," says the Squire, IL looked for
that; ! knew they would DO So"
"Well," says this ues fellow, II have
been n Joe 10 come out as an Independent
candidate; aod if he will consent to do so,
our party will make him their candidate;
aud tbeu we can elect that much of our
ticket; because there is a great many Re.
puLlicans who are so much dissatisfied that
that they will not voe their own nominee,
bpt will vote for Joe.'
"WeIL" SAYS the Squire, in a very care.
less ard Indifferent manner; "that will do
verv we'll"
They conversed but short time after
this when the Squire gave this little fellow
a pluck and stepped off from the rest Of
the company some distance in the direction
Of myself, and says the Squire to this pVes
fellow:
"C-h, I have about consented to be a
candidate lo' the same office that Joe was
defeated for, and think, from the manner
and way in which the Republicans have
placed things, that we can succeed with a
ticket composed of our own men, so far a.
the Treasurer and Sheriff are concerned
at all events; and | therefore think we had
better pot insist on Joe very much 10 come
Tout in that way, for fear it should spoil
ny calculation"
Oh, no, by George, Squire, if you in.
tend to he candidate--or ie it is general
ly thought by our party that we car
succeed with any of our own men, an
| in."
"WeI," says the Squire, 'let MS 90 bach
10 the crowd. lest they suspect us for plot
ting somethidg. We will talk to Jco, and
in his presence, still little as though We
would ike him to be an independent can.
Idilate, so as to keep up his feelings of dis
satisfaction towards his own party, ard /
we can do that good and strong I thinI
l,im and his friends will vote with us al
the coming election. We will try it and
see if We can make it work. If we can,
and should succeed in clectnr one or two
of our men, would It not lie rich? Polit-
icaIly, It would be rich"
Now, sins, shortly afer the Squire and
this wee fellow returned to the crowd. there
was rather a large person came forward
, who made rather giganic and lofty ap,
pemanoe--talked quite Alppant'y and as
though he was n candidate for Senstor, OF
some other Office of importance. 1t was
not Judge Bcldiaa, I think, though he
NAV have been Judge Beliing's friend or
partner in law; | am not just certain who
he was, nor is it material. | am, however,
able to say that he endorsed the idea of
Joes coming out as an indepe ndent canli.
date, and that the Democracy would sus,
tain him with its votes
However. about this time Joe concluded
he would attempt to tes: tn ir sincerity,
and observed, before he left them, that
they should think over the matter again,
and see somo more of their most inhuen.
tiaI men, and he would see some of his
warm friends and if it WAS thought to be
advisable for him to be a candidate, he
possibly would consent to the use of his
name.
"Well," SAYS this little fellow, and lust
at the same time this large person above
referred to observed in about the same
words: ....v .. Hr
"Jre, | would be very glad to have you
be a candidate; but would it not destroy
your reputation, as a good Republican,
with your own patty in The future? We
would not wish, by any means whatever.
to have you do an act for our sake that
would do you any injury in time to come
Don't be hasty, Joe, III this matter We
will see YOU again"
So Joe leaves for home at this point Of
the scheeming. AS soon as he was out Of
hearing the Squire remarked to this large
person.-l am now pretty certain ii was
not Judge Belding-that it would not do
to insist upon Joe any more, or he would
co ne ont: o.. r
"And them" said he, "my prospect would
be Knocked, for Treasurer, sure,"
Il aim" says tho Squire, "a little afraid
that old Jimmy BeI, in Carrolhon, will
heat me in the convention for the uomina.
ton. as our party is good on crippleS;
but" turning 10 those two noted charac
ters above referred to, 'you fellows must
pitch in and secure Ell. the nomination
for Sheriff and me for Treasurer. Go cut