The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-09-11
Letter from Ohio.
CINCINNATI, OHIO, !
September 9th, 1873. (
DEAR ADvocATE:.
STILL POLITICAL.

STILL POLITICAL.
Since my last, the Republicans have
held their county convention and have
brought out very good ticket. Per
| haps it is not quite so immaculate as
the famous and truly good Deacon
Smith makes it in the Gazette equally
20 is it not quite so fully made up Of vii
lians and political bummers, as the
Enquirer (Dsmocratic) would have us
believe. 1t is triumph for the admin.
istration, and, should the ticket succeed
will secure the Hamilton County dele
cation in the Legislature for Delano Tor
U. S. Senator. say "shonM it succeed;
because it may we'll Re called doubtful
ticket, in Hamilton County, which went
over 5000 Democratic majority last fall.
True, the Democrats, in that campaign,
had the active cooperation of the Lib
erals, which they will miss next October.
But the Liberals will take quite num-
Der of votes from the Republicans also.
The probability Is the Democrats will
nominate pretty freely from the Liberal
ticket. The good effects of the
NEW POLITICAL MOVEMENTS,
in my opinion make it of comparatively
little moment which ticket succeeds.
The tickets iu the field are much better
than when the people allowed corner
grocery men to set up their tickets.
More active interest is taken by men,
who, short time ago, would not be seen
at the primary meetings. This is as it
should be. Men are not good or bad
because of their political beliefs, and if
this excellent interest can be kept up,
it will matter very little whether Dem
ocratic or Republican sca'awag presents
himself for office. The people will settle
the business of all such very quickly.
W. II. PARHAM, NEGRO,
was nominated for Assembly by the Re-
publcans. From their principals ana
platform the delegates we're right in pre-
senting his name to the party. This is
one of the earlier nominations of the
kind in the States north Of Mason and
Dixon's line. prefer to see the eau
causian race in Office in this country
and only commend the convention for
their act because parties, as well as in.
dividuals, should be logical. Mr.. Par
ham is Principle of the Colored High
School here; is very gentlemaaly in bis
manners, of good education and address,
and of good character. He will be I'M
doubtedly defeated. The Republicans,
last spring, run Peter H. Clark for the
Constitutional Convention, and while
their whole ticket was beaten. Clark
rau behind 4 500 votes. But, as Dem
ocrat, hoping and looking to see the Re-
publicans and the Liberals beaten,
very emphatically say that such Repub-
licans as W. Fl. Parham, would COM
mand my vote and influence, when
weighed against such men as Democratic
Sam Josephs, who for SO many years has
been Legislator in Pennsylvania.
There are few men like i'm out here
but the Districts wherein they live don't
think them the only men competent for
Office.
THE YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN Asso-
CITATIONS
are also at work, in the political as we'll
as "Brand-Snatching from the Burn
ing" business. They have held one
caucus, and with the Temperance men
will put another ticket in the field.
think III hold a convention of my own
and if I had only good imagination,
might think myself back in Elk. There
are so very many of the
ELK COUNTY NAMES
here. For instance, a p. w. Hays, a
c.. R. Farley, Geo Messenger, Gould mt
do without George Daniel Hyatt a
Julius Jones. with Derrs, Powells,
Kimes, Luhrs, Weis', McV cans, Weeds,
Spanglers, and SO on. There are sew
eral "Parsons" here, also; but as they
are all good boxing, and never were
known to edit papers, I don't think
they are relatives of the editor of the
ADVOCATE. Don't you think l could
get up little convention Of my own?
PERSONAL.
The "wild-cat District" of the dear
old Keystone State, once in q while
sends representative here. G. b.
Gould the Apollo o-Belvidere of the
"Cameron County Press" John and
Barrett Cobb, of Tionesta, and Geo. A.
Rathbun, Esq, of Ridgwsy, have all
had the honor of shaking hands with
your venerable correspondent. w. ".