The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-08-24
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the delegates from Ashland County, to the
Senatorial Convention, for the purpose Of ma.
king a statement of the causes which induced
them to make a nomination Of a candidate for
Senator, ask leave to submit to the voters of the
District the following statement Of facts:
In 1S51=the counties of Ashland and Rich
land were formed into a Senatorial District I'M
der the provisions of the new constitution
At the election previous sto@this. CIV Bull
had been elected as the Senator from the Dis
trict composed of the Counties of Wayne and
Ashland and had been but one session in the
legislature when the State was re-districted.-
This was the first time that Ashland County,
since its formation, had had a representative
in the Senate of the State: Richland County
with whom we then became associated, had not
only had her Senator from a time that the men,
DRY of man runneth not to the contrary, but at
that time her incumbent had filled the Democrat
ic rule of two terms. Here then was presented
a fair opportunity for the practice of that ia
vorite doctrine of endorsement" which our
friends of Richland County now so loudly
preach. The Ashland County member was in
the middle of his first term Richland County
had no Candidate at that time needing din
~dorsemcnt; T" yet ignoring the claims of Mr..
Bull, a new candidate in the person of DIR.
Mack was put in nomination in contravention
of the rights of Ashland County, simply be-
cause Richland County had numerical power so
to do. In 1858 DR.. Mack, from some cause,
declined being d candidate for collection
Richland County not having a candidate want
ing endorsement" an opportunity was present
ed, without interfering with individual rights,
to give Ashland County a member for the SEN
ate. Instead of this, however, Mr.. Riblet
son for this nomination, as assigned by the
knowing ones of Richland, was the democratic
rule of two terms claimed for the County
In 1855 B. w. Ke logg, of Ashland County
received the nomination of the district and
was beaten by the Republican candidate which
was the case with nearly all the candidates in
both counties. Our right then to a. candidate
in 1857 was a two-fold ne-th two term
principle for the county as claimed for MIR
Riblet in 1858 as well as the want of support
from Richland County in the previous cam
paign for Mr.. Kellogg. Those rights were not,
however, to be recognized; and the reasons for
trampling them under foot would be laughable
if the honor as well as interests of our county
had not been so severely impinged upon.
Mr.. Cantwell had been a candidate for re-
election to the house of Representatives in the
same campaign which resulted so disasrously
for Mr.. Kellogg, and in consequence of the
reflection in the democratic party of Richland
County, was defeated. At the next election
that of 1S57-Mr. Cantwell insisted that in
order to put hip rAsHs al curia it was neces-
ssry that the democratic party should Endorse"
him by election to the legislature inasmuch
as his defeat had been. the fault of the demo-
cratic party rather than his own. Strange to
say, however, Mr.. g. did not desire this sin
d~orscmcnt' by an election to THAT branch of
but seemed to think that his wounded honor
would heal more kindly in the other house
Whether his previous defeat had induced Mr..
Cantwell to place more reliance upon the de-
mocracy of Ashland County than his own is
not for us to say. With the position that Mr..
% ShOuiA AdhO UCCA W
County we have nothing TODD. 1t was a ques-
ton solely for our %neighbors and if they de-
sired it they most undoubtedly had the right
to do so especially as the opportunity present
ed itself to re-eleet him to his former position
without the Infringement of any democratic
usuags
What we do complain of most Justly is, that
in righting Mr.. Cantwell, the double claim of
Ashland County should have been SO uncere-
moneously set aside.
Mr.. Cantwell, however, received the nomi-
nation and Ashland County gave him, as she
hao done the other Candidates from Riehland
! County, her cordial support. During all these
times promises were abundant as wildcat is
sues and of about the same value. In the last
Senatorial Campaign Mr.. Cantwell and his
friends repeatedly pledge themselves in both
counties that Mr.. G would not claim a second
term in the Senate, but would consider his 'in-
aorsen,ent'' made good by one term and the
rights of Ashland County should then be re-
spected. These promises, like the former, are
i now offered to be redeemed by a new issue but
as the concern has never heretofore paid in
coin, we hope not to be censured should we
entertain a lurking suspicion that the %institu-
ton is a bogus one.
1t is not only in our Senatorial connec-
ton that Richland County has reserved to
herself the lions share. When it is remem-
bered that ever since we were associated to-
gether she has had themember of the Board of
Equalization, the Judges of the Court ofCom-
mon Pleas, and in the present campaign pre-
sents a name upon the State ticket for our
support, it will not surely be thought bold in
us claiming our right to the one little Office of
Senator. 81 ao su ~
The above facts constitute in our opinion a
sufficient Justification for the course pursued by
the Ashland dele CATION in the late convention,
when they found, despite of our clearly estab-
III III .-.obk, onJ ~ roon,fold nrnrnicas hora-