The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-04-05
EVERYBODY. TURN OUT!

Hon. Frank Corwin has issued the lOlloW-
ing singular ukase ordering the people OF ot
tawa and vincinity to turn out next Monday
and from 9 to I O'Clock p. NJ. TO determine by
vote who shall be postmaster at Ottawa tor
the next four years. Our people have reason
to be grateful to Mr.. Corwin for the LIBERAL.
ty Of this summons. Many radical congress
man would have limited the voting to such
only as are members of the Grant or radical
party But Mr.. Corwin makes his invitation
broad and liberal. The simple qualification ne
presents for voter is that he shall be q ''re-
publican" Now the universal definition OF
the word republican" (see Webster, Worces-
ter, &c lis zone who favors or prefers arepubli-
can form of government" That includes, we
hope, every voter in Ottawa Every voter in
the city or vicinity, therefore, whether he be a
radical, labor union man, democrat, or mem
per of the Farmers party will consider him.
self invited and at perfect liberty TO vote I'M
der this call
The radicals, we observe, have already done
some pretty fine mancuvering on the subject,
A little caucus of them is understood to have
got together and pruncd down their list of
candidates to J. r, Cameron, the present post
mater, and j. J. Kellogg,-ruling out Cullen,
George r. Radcliffe, George w. Fox,
Beach Fellows, Z. L. Waterman, Geo. Mann,
sc. AS Grant will probably appoint none but
a radical, or one who voted for him last fall,
TO the Office, the democrats on Monday had
better vote for some member Of that party
but we see no justice or reason in their choice
being confined to one of the two nominees of
this self constituted radical caucus Who
elected that caucus or clothed itwith the pow
cr to decide whom the people shall vote for:
Let this be free fight, and everybody vote
for whom they please.
The following is Mr.. Corwin's ukase or pro
nUnciamentO on the subject:
NoTICE-W Whereas, the appointment of a
Post Master at Ottawa is now pending ana
undetermined by the authorities at Washing
ton having power to make such appointment;
and
Whereas contradictory representations have
been filed with the Post Master General at
Westinghouse to the desire ofthe Republicans
Of said City and its vicinity, as To who should
succeed the present incumbent or as 10 wheth-
er there should be any change in said Office.
Now, |, Therefore, for the purpose of ascer.
tanning whether a majority of the Republi-
cans in the city of Ottawa and its vicinity de
sire change in said office, request that an
election be held by the Republicans of said
City and its vicinity, on the 18th day Of April, |
at O'Clock p NJ, for the purpose of determin-
ing whether ii is their will that a change be
made in the appointment TO fill said office, |
and if so, whom they may desire that l shall !
recommend for such appointment. Ny pur-
pose in calling this election is to enable me
to recommend such person as shall appear
by the result of said election that the Repub
licans of said City and lis vicinity wish ap-
pointed 10 said Office. .-..
The rules governing said election shall be
as follows:
1st The vote shall be by ballot, either writ
ten or printed.
End The qualification Of any person offer
ing to vote shall be that he is Republican,
AID that said election shall be held al the
Court House, inthe City of Ottawa, commenc-
ing at the hour of o'clock p NJ of the It'll
day of April, 1873, and continuing until ~
O'clock p. II. Of said day. +. CoRwIS.