The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-10-08

correspondent, having read our account Of IN
meeting in this place, addressed by HON. Ashe
Cook, asks us to give history of that HON. yen
temans political record for the past ten or iflee
years. We comply with the request, but must ne
cessarily make the sketch brief
In ls4p, the HON. Asher Cook made his appear
ance upon the political stage as Prosecuting A,tor
ney of Wood County, and was elected BY the Dem
ocratc party and in 1851 he was elected rs Probat
Judge by the same party. In the year 1853, h
made his appearance an aspirant for Legislative
honurs, at the Democratic Convention which met a
Wcudvlle, but was defeated. Chagrired at this
he left that party in 1854 and Joined the Know Moth
ngs, aud aided in establishing many lodges in thi
county. In 1853 he went to Europe, and, when h,
returned in 1855, he fancied he would make az
HON. representative for Uncle Sam in some of the
German States. The canvass for Fremont was ther
commencing, and he posted of to New York to see
IL the Pathfinder would crafty his desires If he
would take the stump for him. Ou his arrival
there, he found Fremont absent, but forthwith en-
tered into negotiations with Jesse" Before this
however, he had been to Tiffn to try to secure the
Common Pleas Judgeship, but failed in his Efforts
and, Fremont being defeated, he made two failures
that year. In 1857 he WAS a candidate for Lieut.
Governor, and by the earnest efforts of his friends
he received, on first ballot, fortytwo votes after
which he was drapped. In 1858 there was no Office
to run for, but in 1859 he was again candidate
for Lieut. Governor, and received sury vote. There
being no Office accessible to him in 1860, he run
for none. In the spring of 1861 he accepted oap-
tancy in the three months service, and came near
being in a battle On his return home, he was
again a candidate for the Common Pleas Judge
ship, but through the influence of his new polit-
cal friend, Henry II. Dodge, he failed to receive
any support in convention BY those whom he is
now opposing he was then taken up and nominated
for Representative to the State Legislature, and
elected without opposition. No sooner had he got
to Columbus than he began to show signs of max
ing anoherpary turn, by refusing to vote for Wade
for Senator, when his constituency had repeatedly
petitioned him t. do so, and by supporting the
Democratic measure of annual sessions against
the expressed wish of the popular voice of the
State. He has now 1852, returned to his first love,
and, with Dodge, Tyler, Bates and Parks is oppos-
ing might and main the regular Union Republican
nominee. As politicians; he has proven trescher-
Gus to every party, aud, he is even now, despised
by those who using him Ss tool to betray his
late political associates.
GILEAD, Wood Co., Ohio, Oct. 1, 1883.
Ed. JOURNAL. - The following is an extract
from letter received from Lady's Soldiers Aid
Society of Northern Ohio, at Cleveland.
"We acknowledge with many thanks three boxes
Hospital Stores from the Ladies of Gilead. We
are sorry TO learn that there was Aid Society in
your town could not be formed there We would
no n Or al
in our power towards accomplishing that object
We have been shipping largely during the past
two weeks Over two hundred and fifty boxes and
bbls have been sent from our rooms since Sept
18th to October lst. The greater portion Of these
goods were sent to Kentucky, Tennessee, and the
remainder to Fort Scott Camp Dennison, Gallipolis
and Western Virginia. They were distributed by
our agents at those points who attended especially
to their proper application"
There is over sixteen hundred men in the army
out of Wood county, and do not know of a single
Aid Society in the county, unless you have one in
Perysburg. Now. ladies, the men are doing their
duty in going forth to battle for their country, and
in doing many must get sick, and wounded, and
il is your duty to assist in furnishing anything you
can, that will, alleviate their suffering condition.
Don't retus because what you may contribute
will not go dir ctly to your husband, brother or
son, it will go t. some sick soldier. There are
thousands OF ladies ~ h, State constantly contri-
buting to the comfort Of the sick and wounded
through Aid Societies, and don't let it be said that
In Wood county, where the men responded noblv
to their country's call, thereby escaping the dis
grace of draft, hut becoming one of the banner
counties in patriotism, the ladies are doing moth
ing. There is as much patriotism among the ladies
of our county any other in the State if it is de-
veloped.
To those residing in this vicinity, if you do not
wish to establish an Aid Society, leave your con-
tbutiops at the drug store and the, will be packed
and shipped as fast as you contribute, and all con-
tribuons with your permission Mr.. Edtorl will
be acknowledged through the Journal.
Yours respectfully.
A. j. GARDNER.