Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-08-06
The Combat DeeDens!

The Combat Deepens!
The Plain Dealer pitches into Judg'
Ranney because he is in Mr.. Payne's way
for the Gubernatorial nomination, and ha:
had the impudence to insinuate that tn,
Judge is not "sound on the goose" anC
for the reason that he favored the Wilmo
Proyiso in lS4S-the Dealer and judge
r. then standing on the same platform
and both having since progressed Soutl
to precisely the same line of latitude
Such GOODNESS in the U. S. official is certain
ly refreshing about dog days.
The Trumbull Democrat declares tina
'the announcement of the name of judge
Ranney, as a candidate for Governor, be-
fore the Democratic State Convention
seems to be hailed with great satisfaction
by the people," and then pitches into
Judge Ranney's Revilers" after this fash
ion:
The Cleveland Plain Dealer, and &
Warren county paper, have turned theil
batteries on Judge Ranney, pouring upon
him such abuse as must disgust every hon
orable man in the Democratic party with
the course of those papers. They and theil
hackers up will discover that man of Judge
Ranney's talents, character and reputation,
is beyond the reach of their envenomed ar
rows.
We repeat, Judge Ranney voted for,
and supported the Cincinnati platform with
clear conscience and hearty good will.
If it is Democratic enough for the Plain
Dealer and other fault finders, then Mr..
Ranney should also be.
We see by the Portage County Demo-
crat that there was Ranney and Payne
contest in the appointment Of delegates to
the State Convention in that county. 1t
says-"Between these factions the feeling
was ardent if not bitter" The County
Convention appointed E. B. Tyler, A. Hart,
Isaac Phelps, and N. Eggleston, delegates ;
and ballot was then taken to decide the
Gubernatorial preference of the convention.
The ballot resulted in five majority for
Ranney, and formal vote of Instructions
was then passed, direo ting the delegation
to sustain Judge R. as the first choice of
the convention.
The Democracy of Trumbull and Ma
honing have also declared that Judge Ran
ney is their first choice for Governor, and
have instructed their delegates to vote for
him. Thus, in spite of the Dealer, the
Wilmot Proviso candidate has taken the
first, second, and third heats on the Reserve.
Col. Manypenny looms up as a formida-
bic competitor of both Ranny and Payne
in Central and Southern Ohio. His fail
ure to conclude purchase of the States
man Office is though to have grown out of
his frightening hopes of the Gubernatorial
nomination. However that may be, there
is evidently something about to turn up"
The Cincinnati Commercial gives the fol-
lowidg inkling of the sight to be expected:
1t is whispered about that the Hon. G.
W. Mannypenny, who recently failed in an
attempt to become proprietor of the Ohio
Statesman, has closed bargain for con-
trolling interest in the Cincinnati Enquirer
Mr.. H W. Derby having, for the purpose
kindly consented to part with his share of
that concern. There are rumors of quite
revolutions imminent upon this
arrangement nt-having relation not merely
to affairs within, but to contemplate party
outside of the said establish
ment. The determination of the most
adroit and unscrupulous parry politician in
Ohio at this time, to gain control of a lead
ing press, is of itself thing of some signif-
icance; and taken in connection with the
fact that there is to be observed among the
file leaders and corporals of the party, a
growing disafection towards certain rising
men of the Democracy, there is reason to
suspect that the party in Ohio, having, like
an iceberg in the warm latitudes, melted
off its bottom, is about tc roll over; and
with its (ate) head downwards, and its
broadcast part in the air, begin new voy-
age under different officers and auspices.