The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-08-02

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out, they found how we'll Lantz haC
"laid the lines" Lantz received
A to Cooper's 10.
Then came the contest on Pro
bate Judge. Judge Craig was one
Of them as has the Sins" and il
was quite question whether the
Court House could in this case
stand the outside pressure. We
heard kind of reckless Union
man offer to "stake" something that
the "Court House" would "carry
off the belt" and a gentleman from
the country, who did not know the
''ropes," was thinking of 'taking
HIM up" We reminded them,
however, Of the sAcREDNEss of the
occasion, and they didn't aCaqer
anything; hence, the confiding
gentleman who had been duped by
the apparent honesty of the affair,
saved his "V," for Judge Craig
cleared the "scratch" nicely, beat.
ing tOo good men, Murray of Wilkes
vile and Case of Elk township.
Craig is a clever gentleman, and
very good Probate Judge, achen
found IN has office =; has been rath,
er "slack twisted" in relation to
Treasury matters for the past two
years; and we propose, during the
campaign, to remind him of his du-
ties occasionally, so that, if he is
reelected, he will come a little
nearer up to the "letter" and spirit
OF the law.
Next came the race for Sheriff.
Shockey Of the Court House, AL
baugh of Madison township, and
Capt. Haynes Of Eagle, We're an
nounced. This was the last we
heard Of CAPTAIN HAYNES. We be-
lieve we are acquainted with Capt.
H., and if we are not mistaken, he
is a clever young man, fully COM
petent to fill the place. But he
came into convention with "Cap-
tain" to his name, and was an
nounced by the soldiers" This,
in itself, was enough to defeat him.
He didn't get vote! A man who
would go before a "butternut con-
vention," endorsed by soldiers. with
"Captain" prefxed to his name,
might be sure Of defeat. He should
have known better.
Albaugh's friends were confident
till the counting out commenced,
when they suddenly discovered
that Shockey was leading out al the
rate of 40 to IA. One delegate
remarked in our hearing that he
had thought Albaugh would do bet
ter, He now recognized the power
and influence of the Court House
Clique, and gave it up in disgust.
We heard delegate from the
country say to a friend, 'SThey beat
us every time" Certainly they do
the convention is but a farce-a
clap-trap to catch the unsuspect-
ing. The incumbents pave the way
to success by their wire-pulling
while in office, and you people who
come up from your farms, might as
well have stayed at home, and let
the other party nominate a ticket
and put it against the officers al
ready in the positions, for you can
not change the matter a particle.
Enough delegates are always
picked and run in, to control you,
and you do nothing but be controlled |
A DIR. Mcmahon, OF Hamden, n,was
nominated for Coroner. The DR.. is
4 stranger to us. He looks like a
good man.
Magee, of Brown township, was
nominated for Commissioner. If
Magee will be a credit to
he Commissioners who shave gone
oefore." He ought to give the peo-
Die his views on the matter of "poor
and," as that has been for some
ime the issue upon which Com
are elected
After the nominations were over
he gentleman who played fugle-
nan for the Court House wing" Of
he convention, finding that Fore
nan did not propose to come up to
pledge himself in such a farce,
moved a suspension of the rule for
nerly adopted. A consistent man,
however, who could see a point
ess than the Court House, and
,ould digest an idea outside of it,
nterposed, and the matter was
Pledges were then made
or the gentlemen by their friends,
md the result was announced.-l
Reynolds received 81, Foreman 8
votes.
Reynolds is peculiarly a clever
nan, accommodating to fault