The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-10-20
COUNTY DEMOCRATIC NOMINA.
TONS.


1 | It is somewhat difficult to ascertain
who all the Democratic candidates are.
In the official Proceedings of the Conven-
ton as published in the Union, j. w.
Rhodes was nominated for member of the
Assembly and John Greetham for County
Treasurer. The Union in giving the
County Nominations has, "For Member
of the Assembly-Jonas Rhodes. For
County Treasurer-John&~ Greethan. I"
Under the caption o." Our Candidates y
the Union speaks of j. w. Rhodes, "nom-
inee for assemblyman,' as having "been
chairmanof the board Of Supervisors of
the town of Somers," and "Henry Greet
ham, the nominee for County Treasurer"
without place or residence 1t is fair to
conclude that Jonas w. Rhodes of Somers
has been nominated by the Democratic
County Convention for Member of the
Assembly and John Greetham-possibly,
Henry Greetham- for County Treasurer
Jonas w. r hodes, the Democratic can
didatc for iuember of the assembly" re-
sides in Somers and has been and is now
Chairman of the Board of Supervisors
Going into the Republican Caucus with
all his strength and, failing to get the
nomination for Chairman, he came out
in self nomination, and by his Republican
adherents uniting with the Democrats in
his support he has twice succeeded in be-
ing elected. He has thus done the best
he could to divide and conquer the Re-
publicans Of this town. A year ago he
claimed the Republican nomination for
Member ofAssembly snd failing to, get
it hesclaimeds that great injustice was
done HIM. And it's question how. he
voted, and perhaps q greater question
whether his open opposition would not
have been better TO. the Republican party
than his halfway friendly support The
always reliable Republicans of his town
were decidedly Of the opinion that it
would have been This year Mr. Rhodes
again claimed the Republican nomina-
ton for Member of the Assembly. The
better to accommodate all, the caucus was
held in the afternoon. Mr.. Rhodes went
into the caucus with his full force, and
without much regard, it is said, whether
Republicans or Democrats, provided they
voted for the Rhodes delegates. Over
one hundred votes were polled, and the
result was the election of delegates oppos.
ed to Mr.. Rhodes Fairly defeated in his
own town,Mr Rhodes wrote letter to the
President of the Republican County Con-
vention requesting that officer IN case
his-Mr. Rhodes shame was brought up
in the convention to announce him an in
dependent candidate, if any thing. The
letter was read to the convention and
published in its proceedings, and is as
follows: Should my name come before
your convention for its support, please
announce that if I come before the people
this fall, it will be independent of party,
and in accordance with the principle
publicly and privately ayowed by me,
the last ten years" If Mr. Rhodes speaks
truly in this communication, why was be
in the Republican7caucus only few days
before, laboring with all his forces to
elect delegates to the Republican County
Convention in favor of himself And
why was he SO often in the Republican
caucuses of his town to secure his nomi-
nation for Chairman of the Board of Su.
pervisors. A year ago last September
Mr.. Rhodes gave the people a Plain
Talk through the TELEGRAPH, claiming
the Republican nomination for the Town
of Somers and, Of course, for himself. He
closed that communication as follows
II wish to see not only National but a
Rational Republican party in the .ascen-
dancy, and shall labor in the future, as in
the past, to that end" A year ago last
September, Mr. Rhodes hads labored in
the past and would labor in the future to
see a National and Rational Republican
party in the ascendancy. In October, 1S-
70, Mr.. Rhodes processes to act independ-
r.e
ent Of party and in accordance with the
principles publicly and privately avowed
by him, the last ten. years. We. say he
processes to act independent, for he an