Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-30
Trouble I'm the IeepubIican Party
of rhe 1th District.

EOmOAo inc MhtP0DIlcxAn HhEly
of the 5lh District.
We sympathize with the Ohio State
Journal. Everything connected with the
canvass now going on among Republicans
for nomination to Congress in this District,
is not lovely. On the contrary, it is the
reverse. On the 10Th, the Journal devoted
Lengthy editorial to the subject, wherein
it undertook to show how the Republicans
of Franklin county, in Convention, could
"carry the Franklin county candidate
through with a whirl." The Journal ad-
monished its readers that two gentlemen
must not be touched. Hon.. SAMUEL GAL
LowAY was one of these gentlemen. He
was not wanted, the Journal said, because
he was a"spavined politician, with an old
sore running at every joint" The other
gentleman was Mr.. LUTHER DONALDSON.
He would not do. In the estimation of the
Journal, he was only vulgar "manipula-
tor of ward meetings" Hon. E. E. WHITE
person combined all the virtues essential
for the Republican candidate for Congress
at this time. Hon. L. j. CRITCHFIELD
might do, and the Republican masses were
given permission to vote for Delegates who
should be favorable to his nomination.
And the night after the appearance of
this editorial the editor of the Journal slept
a pleasant sleep, and he dreamed that he
had done good work, in killing off, as he
supposed, Messrs. GALLOWAY and DONALD
SON. In the morning he arose serene in
feeling and bland in countenance. Imagine
his surprise, however, upon learning, few
days afterwards, that the gentleman be
manipulator of ward meetings" was de-
veloping surprising strength, and that un-
less something were done quickly, he
would secure decided majority of the
Delegates in this city, and probably ma
jority of the Delegates in the county. For
the purpose Of extinguishing his aspira-
tions, and pitching him out of the ring as
candidate, the journal on the 25th, put an
interrogatory to Mr.. DONALDSON that car
ried with it the palpable insinuation that
he was '' Repudiator"-a Repudiator of
the Chicago platform-a Repudiator of the
Coctrine that the $40 Bonds shall be paid
in coin, and Repudiator of the practice
that the holders of Bonds shall pay nothing
to the support of the various governments.
Mr.. DONALDSON declined to recognize
the Journals authority to examine him
the soundness of his political
faith, and so he refused to answer. and at
the same time gave notice that he was not
q candidate.
Once more was the editor of the Journal
happy, and he flattered himself with the
idea that Mr.. WHITE would walk over the
course in Franklin county without serious
and that he would 60 thence
through the Congressional Convention
with whirl."
But aiack and alas! The primary meetings |
we're held on Friday afternoon and night, |
and the gentleman with suspended ami
nation" is erect on his feet and master of |
The situation in Franklin county. And the
Journal frets, and pouts and scolds, by |
,urns. 1t insists that neither Mr.. GALLO
WAY nor Mr.. DONALDSON should think of
accepting nomination, even if they could
get it. 1t would not be "fair" in them to
10 so. After running on for some time in
his strain, it dismisses Mr.. DONALDSON
,urtly, and quotes literally from Mr.. GAL
.owAY's letter, in which he Indignantly
lung in the face of the Republican party
he insult they offered him in rendering him
nomination for Lieutenant Governor,
Ifter he had been formidable candidate
or Governor, as though it had any peril
lancy whatever to the question of Con-
ressional nomination.
IT the members of a party choose to
reak through rings and smash states, and
axe up and nominate somebody else than
arties who have crowded every body else
ut of the ring, we do not see that any
ody has any cause to complain. Of course
mis- being Republican quarrel, we have
othing to do with it, further than to keep
ur readers advised as to its progress and
,rmination.