Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-06-12
Democratic Nominations.

: FOR several weeks past candidate:
have been as thick as bugs on a potato
vine, and as pleasant az basket o
chips on cold winter morning. A
the day of nomination. drew near, the
excitement waxed warmer and warmer
There were a good mahy hopeful men
candidates who were sure that the deai
people could not pass them by, and
choose others who were less qualified
than they to serve the county. Finally
the day came that was to tell the tale.
Saturday last was busy day. Moth
ing unusual happened to render 1t q
marked day, unless it4was the fact that
there was an extra amount of election
eering done. Towards evening the AK
iety became great to know what the re-
suit of the days work had been. Moth
ling very satisfactory, however, could
be gathered that evening as to the re-
suit of the most hotly contested office,
that of Sheriff. There were seven can
didates for this Office, Two of whom the
Germans were running. 1t was eyi-
dent the contest lay between Butler
and Shafer. .r ..s.. -,
Two O'Clock Monday the Court House
bell rang to call the delegates from the
different townships together to count
the votes and declare the nominees. In
the meantime the excitement had be-
come great-owing to alleged illegal 20
ting in killbuck township. By throw
ing this out it would turn thescale. So,
after the Convention had proceeded to
business, committees been appointed to
examine the Poll Books, to select dele
gates TO Senatorial Convention, &C.,
the Convention was detained by wait
Ing upon the committee having the
Poll Books under examination. Ii was
evident that there would be some sharp
work, and the chairman had to calf or
der frequently. Finally the committee
were ready to report, and announced
that they found all the poll books cor
rect except the one from killbuck
township. In this they found "a illegal
or rather, Republican votes. Upon this
there was majority and minority re-
port. The majority report recognizing
the illegal votes, yet allowing the vote
to be counted. The minefits report
was in favor of throwing the vote of
the township out ,entirely. now came
the tug of war. bThefewas d bad snara,
and how to get out of it was the ques-
tion. There was plenty of discussion
on the subject, but little enlightan-
ment. Baldwin Herzer, who was DEL
egate from Paint, or appointed delegae
for that township, was eassesein his |
endeavors to have this Illegal votiag, |
which, he acknowledged, has been c4r-
ried on for'years in severalof the town
ships, stopped. He stated that somef
men-heretofore, lad boosted that thsy
were elected by swindling themselvexj
in, and that he wanted the thing stopped.
He called for the reading of the rule to
govern primary elections, which sub
jects1 the vote of any township to be
thrown out in case of illegal voting.
But little headway, however, could be
made. In the midst of the confusion |
George Weihorn, who was q vorwerk
man, said 81 makes meyenent that
Butler be Sherfff, and that he treat and
We adjourn.' daughter and ,confus-
ien.) Finally a motion to adopt the
report was made and seconded
butt was so delayed by. remarks and
until it was lost sight of,
and the motion 10 adopt the majority
report, with an amendment censuring
killbuck township for allowing Repub-
hcans to vote was finally carried, the
delegate from Killbuck voting to CEN.
sure his own township. Thus the mat
ter swas fixed np- The Germans are
terribly mad, and it is limited that Sha-
fer will run as an Independent candi-
date. We simply give this as report,
not knowing whether it be true or not.
There seems to be an inconsistency in
the whole thing. The Convention de-
clared that Killbuck. had violated the
rule, thus subjecting its vote to be
thrown ont, yet in the same breath al
lowing the vote to be counted, thus
winkfhg at llegality. .v s..
The vote Of the county Yas then an
as follows:
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