The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1864-08-17

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tiOn-TrIckeFy Triumphant
/ The Politicians of CadiZ De-
| atthe Party--sHarmOnizIng'
All for the ''GaIIant Major
The Abolition County Convention which
convened in Cadiz, on Monday. the Sth inst.
developed facts which should set every hon
orable minded Republican in Harrison coun-
ty, to thinking. Such scenes of triekery
and fraud are never witnessed in any con-
yentiOn of any honest party, and no man,
however strong his party predictions, hav-
ing any principles Of honor or honesty, will
think for moment of supporting a ticket
nominated under such dishonorable auspi-
ces. 1t will be left for the support of party
hacks who recognize no principle but love of
spoils-who have no high sense of honor,
but are for the spOils of office, now matter
how obtained.
With a great flourish of trumpets, the
Abolition Central Committe announced that
in order that the people Of their party
might select their own candidates for coun-
ty officers, they would hold primary elec-
ton on the Saturday previous to the Con-
YentiOn. The election was held and the
people of that party made choice of the
men whom they wished to serve them in
the various Offices. The delegates were in
structed to vote in accordance with the ex-
pressed wishes of their constituents. A
vote was taken at the same time to determine
who they would support for Congress. This
was all very well. The people of the party
are the very ones that should make the NOM
inations. Well we will see how the wishes
of the people were carried out, and give our
Republican friends the reason for some Of
the actions of the Convention. The main
contest was on Auditor and Congressman -
Mr.. Bingham received about 500 votes, Mr..
Shotwell, who made no effort, 81. and Col
Poorman carried one township (Rumley. J
which is instructed to vote fer him in Con
vention. For County Auditor, Samuel
Knox received over 800 votes, Mr.. A. Nc
Cormick about rs, and VIM. H. McCov
about 20. Mr.. Knox was thus clearly tho
choice of the party majority of all the
delegates being instructed to vote for him,
thus making him the nominee of the party.
But this did not suit the click of politicians
about Cadlz who rule the Abolition party
and treat the country townships as serfs -
The gallant Major Bingham is their god
and they must do all things with single
eye to the advancement of his interests. -
The northern portion Of the county had a
GOODNESS toward Bingham which must be
"harmonlzod" Theconnivancc of Bingham
and his friends which secured the d.feat of
Grace last fall, hal made many enemies of
Bingham in Grace's neighborhood, and to
heal this breach, in defiance of the express
ed wish Of the people of their own party,
given atan open election, the politicians
OF Cndiz, by some sort of hocus-pocus, in
duced enough of the delegates to turn trai-
tor to their constituents, to defeat the nomi-
nee of the party, Knox, and foist upon the
party, as the nominee of the Convention,
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twenty votes in the county. A. Mccoy lives
in Graco's neighborhood, they thought this
would strengthen Bingham.
If Mr.. Mccoy was the high-minled man
we thought him to be, he would decline a
nomination obtained through treachory. We
do not believe Mr. Mccoy was cognizant of,
or would have counselled such course. But
if he will run with such nomination, he
becomes party to the fraud on his own
party
We hear honorable Republicans daily,
saying they will not support ticket nom-
mated under such auspices. We believe
enough Of them will vote against it to de-
feat it, and thus rebuke the Cadz politicians
who think that the country Republicans are
nothing but the serfs of NJ ,ior Bingham.
The corrupt politicians will support it as
they support !honcst" Abraham the nom
inee of the honest government swnllers,
and shoddy contractors