The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-04-24
FROM MENDOZA.

ge6 FROM MENDOZA.
Tho tovnship and city elections Of Mando..
cams Of the first and second Tuesdays of April
respectively. The annual epasmodio efforts =
oar township politicians are often as amusing !.
. eireus or negro minstrel performance, moat
particularly 20 the present season. The Rreat
ONCE that 20 many strive for, and 20 few ever
get y that of township collector, the perquisitss
psrtaining thereto being, in these high.tax nass.
about ssvsn hundred dollars per annum, with
only about twenty-five dAys' labor. For this
ONCE this year there was legion Of aspirants.
Al were flaming. red-hot, radical republicans. of
the strsightest sect. Democrats were nowhere
In this black hole Of La Sale county. A ere.
publican caucus" was announced In aaring hand.
bills. 'for the purpose of nominating the various
township officers" on Saturday evening before
the election. A most goodly assemblagc put in
their appearance. Voting proceeded and .omi.
nations wore made. A. G. NcIntire, former
supervisor, was nominated for supervisor L. B.
Crooker for assistant supervisor; w. w. Gilman
tor asssssor; Stephen N. Banker being the lucky
recipient Of the oollectorship. Now all these
nominations having been duly made and pledged
70 % supported, certain outs cried Fraud
fraad and foul y a.d at once all sore-heads put
their heads together and made new ticket.
taking some Ct the other nominations and reject.
ing othera Geo. N. Price was selected instead
OF MeIntire, aad J. o. Lothrop, common draw.
man, but Of good democratic instincts and char.
acter, for collector. The battle ragged from early
morn thu "dewy eve;' twas "Greek mat
Greek : tho Goals of old strifes were raked omen
again; cid fabrications were newly vamped. and
new hes were freely issued and fully circulated.
The result: Lo! Geo. n. Price, boiling radical.
was elected supervisor, I. B. Croker assistant
supervisor, and J. 0. Lothrop, the hard-fssed
drayman, was elected collector! The excitement
oalminated on him. The ballot being announced.
the defeated candidates and their. supporters
skunk quietly to their homes, and the successful
ones gathered around sundry kegs of lager 10
Stake their burning thirst and rejoice over their
success. The night was glorious and the jollis.
cation uprcrious. No heads we're broken. how.
ever, and it was long after the "wse sma' hoursv
had come and gone before the jewellers retired
from the field Of victory. Gradually, the next
day' things again assumed their former quiet
course.
On Saturday following license caucus was
called, to put in nomination list Of CITY oeicers
for the election that was to take place ON thu
Tuesday following The question heretofore.
ana TINS year also, was one Of Incense or no
license. or very high license. The principal off.
GERS were mayor, city clerk, collector street su.
pervisor and marshal The old officers were all
rcnominated, except attorney; Chaa H. Gilman.
tho old attorney, being beaten, and L. B. Croker
nominated in his stead. George Emerson. far
mayor, +. A. Newport, clerk, the assessor, street
supervisor and attorney were all radicals, whilst
the treasurer and marshal were demoorsta. A
lew Of the came bolting sore-hesda that fa;l.d
to get nominationA and who preach Temperance
and practice incompetence and perRdy, got them.
selves together and were manipulated by one DR.
Corbus, who smigrated from Metxin's Greve to
this town, and who is really great township
politiciaa, In . small way Being exceedingly
anxious r. be mayor himsalf, he struck out in \
new Ssle In ;our' city elections. A republican
caucus vas called for tha arst time .. Monday
evening, to put in nomination certain radicals
and demsgogues who were not nominated at the
license csncns. That caucus was denounced AZ
democratio caucus, and everything was pulled
% catch the sphsophisticated, and every epithet
% denounoe the license candidates as democrats,
md therefore they should be thrown overheard.
Even our 'little bantam postmaster" whose
brains would scarcely I'LL the caput Of chick.a.
lee, made a thunderipg speech, that tore off
hingles, warped raftsrs and made the earth
remble, in denunciation Of our excellent mayor
md all others that should dare to run upon the
license ticket The election came off the next
lay, and the result showed that the license NOM;
nations Of the Saturday before, with two minor
Exceptions, were all duly elected. Our demo.
ratio friends are anxious to see If these sore.
reads will attempt to ostracise Mr.. Emerson and
he other republicans that. were elected to our
ity offices. We have concluded to take them,
'rovided they will bring with them letters Of
'ood character and are reliable, but not other.
rise. Y H
The spring is very backward, ana a large
mount Of building and other improvements are
elayed. ~
Messrs. Fisher d Co. are doing a heavy bust. q
less in school DESKS They received an order
his week of $1,000, to seat school houses in
linton, this State. Their seats are exceedingly
me. Yours, LEO