The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-10-09
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Tremedous Discovery!
Granny Hampton Finds Mares Nest.
CONTAINS A ROTTEN EGG.
LIES, LIES, LIES !
Desperation and BastarlIy Neanness Of
the Republican Clique.

Over a week ago the Ottawa Republican
wrthing under the hot shot from the friends
of Grow, who had been so villainously cheat
cd cut of the nomination for Sheriff by the
republican leaders of this county. promised
to come out. as a counter. blast, with some
awful exposure in reference to Mr.. Ray
mond, to foment a like dissatisfaction among
the democrats. The old Hen of the Repub-
liean had evidently laid an sgg. 1t is pre-
sumablc all the little squad Of one-horss
republican lawyers in Ottawa and whppsrs
in, had hand in the conception. "Bddy"
was duly "set," and after weeks painful
incubation, the thing has been brought forth.
OF course, the product Of 50 foul nest could
be nothing but disgusting monstrosity.-
And so it proved, ,-stinking- distorted
hapeless-hideous-a reeking with all
the filth Of the mind of its lying parsntage.
The Ottawa Republican of Saturday morn
ing, with a tremendous flourish, presents to
the public gaze this disgusting baniling. 1t
assumes this shape. The democratic COM
mittee Of this county are charged with SO
having apportioned the delegates smonethe
different towns as to insure Raymond a ma
ority in the county convention. In doing
SO, they gave to Is small country towns that
voted for Raymond, So delegates, represent
ing but AIS democratic votes TO the four
towns that voted for Ford and represented
1880 votes, they gave but 10 votes and to
three towns tha, voted for Larkin, casting
lS6 democrats votes, they gave but Z del.
egatea-
This is the Substance Of the charge. To
exc il out he omits FIVE towns that voted
for Raymond in the convention, viz: Dim
mick, Mendoza, Farm Ridge, Freedom and
Grand Rapids. Here is lie No. l. He gives
Raymond bu, So votes in the convention,
where he had ~. Here is lie No. .. lie
omits Manlius in Lark in S vote. Lie No g
He says the democratic committee made this
apportionment on purpose to Aid Raymond.
Lie No 4.
Considering that this sppor,ionmen. vas
made year and quarter ago, before Ray
mond Was thought Of as a candidate for
sheriff; and considering further that the
committee were not endowed with preset
ence to know which towns, Is months hence
would be likely to vote for Raymond or any
body else, this sta,emen. may be safely put
down as lies No. ), 6, I, and 5. Then Hise,
.Osman & Co" are accused OF having made
this apportionmcnt, whereas it was made
4 4. -
tion in August, 1857, and the committee
literally and strictly followed the instruc-
tions Of that body, lies No. Q, 10. And so we
could 60 on to the end OF the article, until
we could prove every sentence in i. to con
tain one or more distinct, intentional, shame
less fal.ehoods, running up the Ne. TO hun
dreds
But the most glaringly absurd and trans
parent part Of the whole article is, that in
giving the democratic vote Of the different
towns, it takes the vote Of 1857, when less
than half a vote was poled in tho country
tows Now this, neither the democra attic
convention, nor any man OF sense, could
consider fair. The convention of 1857 in
s.rueted the committee TO make the appor-
tionment on the basis OF the democratic vote
at the Presidential election Of 1856, when
there was full vote, and the issue was =
fair one between the parties. On this, the
only fair basis prac;icable-the apportion-
mcnt was made fifteen months age, allowing
one delegate to each town. and one for each
( 100 votes or fraction Of 100, and according
| to this basis let US see how the vote be-
! tween Raymond, Ford, and Larkin stands.
/ Here are the figures: