Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1873-08-21
For the Herald


EDS. HEEALD:-I am in a dreadful fix, |
politically, and I want too see if ycu can
help me out. On Saturday last 1 came to
town, and while waiting for my grist,
was told by Gen. B. that His Honor, the
Mayor, had wiped the Beer Ordinance out
clean. Now, what did his Honor do that
for. They must have drunk the beer all,
or may it be he wipedit out that the Coun-
Gil might take clean swig. Well, l kept
slatherin round, and finally drapped into
the Court House, and found that 1 had
gone into the Democratic Convention.7
And here came the difficulty. l took part
in the Republican Primary Election, and
was thereby bound to support the ticket
and now having gone into the Democratic
Convention, am l equally bound to sup
port that ticket? I'll tell you all about it.
and then you can tell me more about how
1 stand. When went in the Convention
was in operation, and Mitch Gray was pro-
testing that the delegates to the Judicial
Convention should not support somebody
too much When he took his seat they
began to nominate. Somebody nominated
Gilbert Terrill for Representative. A
good-looking, pussy fellow, arose and
said: IF there is any person in the house
that can vouch for Mr.. TerrilPs accepting
the nomination if given to him, 1 am for
his nomination; if not, am fornenst it, as
for some years the ticket has been broken
up by persons nominated refusing to rum
Some thoughtIess fellow, regardless of the
gentleman's feelings, said perhaps the gen
tleman desired the nomination himself
| He smilingly denied the soft impeachment.
Mr. Williams surely was wrong when he
stated in public speech some years ago,
that 'he defed anybody to tell the gentle
man across the street from a-anybody
else" Another gentleman was also named
| for Representative, but he declared that he
was not in a pecuniarly-to
make the race, though if he were he would
delight to make it, as he felt certain he
would be elected. But it would take too
much money to carry the election. mo-
ton was made to nominate Mr.. Terrill by
ACCLAMATIoN. The VOTE WAS TAKEN BY
AYES AND NOES. Mr. c. A, Palmer declared
that for the first time since he had been ii,
Fayette county. the offices. were seeking
the men, and not the men seeking the Off
ces.
Next a motion was made to nominate
G. A. Palmer for Prosecuting Attorney BY
AccLAMATIoN. Mr.. Squire Hurless' name
was also offered by gentlemen, but he
peremptorily declined, as he could moi
possibly be here to attend to the duties o
the office. Mr.. G. A. Palmer was ther
nomin ated by TAKING THE AYES AND NOES
Having to leave, l came away fully i'm
pressed with the speedy transferring o
power from the grasp of the Republican
party to that of the Democratic. Surely
, the spirit ofSthe days of Cru Jaxn is re
turning to his followers, as the thrill o
: funeral sadness that cleaned on the coun
tenance of the Convention clearly indica
ted But, Messrs. Editors, if going int,
+ the Democratic Convention binds me t.
support there ticket, I have the consol;
:, ton of knowing that I am in good com
pany, as noticed our Sheriff, Prosecutin;
Attorney, Clerk of Court, and lots of othe
fellows, among them my friend OH
o Smith guess you know him. But a
G there are so many John Smiths, I mus
particularize little. This is the one tina
: started to mill in an ox-wagon, and havin
: been helping away a little with the Bee
9 Ordinance, he fell asleep. His oxen havin
Il got loose from the wagon, and got out O
, his sight, he walked up, rubbed his eyes
: looked in every direction, and soliloquizet
i Is this John Smith, or is it not John Smith
If it is John Smith, he's lost a yoke Q
- oxen. If it is not John Smith, he ha
# found a wagon. Tom