The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-05-31
FROM WASHINGTON COUNTY.
WAsniNaroN Co., Or. !
May %, 1872.

WASHINGTON Co., Or,
May %, 1872.
Editor Democrat:
As politics is the topic of CONVEX
sation from one eud of the State to
the other. perhaps letter from this
county would not be inappropriate.
Two years ago portion of the RAIDS
III this county became afflicted with a
swelling or soreness of the head. and
the Democrats, deeply sympathizing
with them in their affection, be.ped
them 70 elect u Democratic Sheriff,
one Commissioner, and number Of
tolerably respectable Republicans TO
Eli the various other offices. Two
years passed away, bat their wounds
were not yet healed. So i: became
quite necessary this spring. in order
to make successful fight, to apply II
healing plaster. Tom Cornelius. our
State Senator. and Tom Humphrey.
our present County Judge, were the
leaders OF the two wings. the latter
leading the scre-heads Tom Cor.
nelius. backed by King Ben, wns
far from knuckling in to Humphrey.
The Judge, seeing his goose was
cooked, Oh his be 9ded knees ilnpior-
ed Col. Tom s forgiveness, aud asked
TO be taken Internationally back into
the Radical party. Col. Tom agreed
to take bin back; but then the other
soreheads, what Was to be done with
them? They were not willing to an
unconditional surrender, and their
votes were badly needed. What
then was 20 be done? Some kind of
3 healing plaster mus: be applied.
and what should that be? = ticket
composed of ignoramuses was thought
to be the surest and safest So into
the Convention they went, and
ground out ticket which can't lie
excelled by any race, tribe or elan on
the continent Of America. I. A.
Stott, one of the candidates for Rep
resentatige, is so green he don't know
whether he lives III Iowa, Indiana or
Oregon; and Collier, the other gen
tleman On the Legislative ticket, is q
teacher in the College at Forest
Grove, and if the ability of teacher
can be measured by the shrewdness
of his scholars, We are inclined to
think he vii never get to the Legis-
lature il elected. His colleague, Mr.
Stott, has been sending his son to
school at the Grove for four or five
years, and he don't know where the
Legislature meets. When the gem
tieman who was appointed to inform
Mr., Stott of his nomination carried
the news to him, the old gentleman
didn't seem inclined to accept it. and
his son, the Forest Grove student,
spoke up and said: accept it, pap;
if you can't go l can go as your
proxy. It won't take but two or
three days, pap. Where is it to be
held?" Charley Trozier, the candid
ate for Sheriff, is as verdant as the
renowned Thompson's colt. He at
tended the convention at Hillsboro
that nominated him, a distance of
about twenty miles from his home,
and he got lost and was two weeks
finding his way back. Old Hugh
Jackson is the candidate for Treas
urer. He used to be a Democrat,
till about ten years ago he got to be
SO internal mean we had to drum
him out of the party. Their ticket
throngboutis composed of men who
are unfit for the positions for which
they are running.
The Democratic County Conven-
ton meets to-day, and no doubt they
will put forward the men who will be
our next county officers The pros
poets for Democratic victory in this
county are better than ever before -
The party is well organized and ac-
lively at work. A WORKER.
A pious Irishman, not long since,
IN exhorting meeting, let his re-
marks take an analytic turn. Me
beloved friends, said Pat, 'sall can
not be parts of the same building.
Some have to be posts, some rafters,
| ETC.. and me friends il there were