The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-09-01
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From Washington County.
MARIETTA. O. Au5. %. 1874

MARIETTA, " Aug. 20, loi4.
ED. SPIRIT: Last Tuesday the Repub
licans held their County Convention here
and put in nomination the chronic bar
nacles of radicalism One of the nom
inees has held the Office of Auditor five
years, and is still not satisfied, but, like
the leech, he cries for more Another
has been Treasurer as long as the Con
stituliun would allow him, and is only
choked of to grab the nomination for
Clerk of Courts. The Court House Ring
had it all their own way. The guileless
country candidates came up to the
scratch smiling and hopeful, but they
were so quickly and so completely floor
cd that they didn't know who or what
hurt them. 1t was the old game Of
"heads you lose, tails l win," played to
perfection In the evening these guile
less suburban aspirants returned to the
bosom Of their families seeing, like the
man who used his finger to toggle a
chain, where they had missed it. The
general turn out was small, compared
with Republican Conventions in this
county, and was decidedly spritless ali
the way through. Our Republican
neighbors seemed aware of the warm re
ceptinn they are likely to receive at the
coming election, hence the solemnity ol
the occasion.
Following Tuesdays Convention was
the Republican Congressional Conven
ton of yesterday, Wednesday } Oaly
three candidates were in the field, N H
Van Vorhes, of Athens, Prof G r Ros
setter, Of Washington, and W. F. Hunter
of Monroe. After four ballots, and al
abundance Of wriggling, ,sqnirmihg, haul
ing and button-holing the President de
clared Col. Van Vorhes, Athens syndi
cate, the nominee of the Convention
The nomination of Mr. Van Worries wa
due solely to the superior political tao
tics of the willy Athenians. Kessingel
5 Grosvenor and Jennings, of Athens
: headed the Van Worries forces and the
made the fur fly from the unsophistica
> ted and innocent politicians of Wash
ington and Monroe Counties in wa
0 most fearful to see.
Poor old Monroe, with her dark an
@ benichted hills, suffered defeat as usua
Although Mr.. Hunter is we'll known
hi. district as man possessing all th
>, requisites Of good Congressman, til
delegation that supported him bravel
l. a.lthe way through, could not compel
r. with others In political trickery an
l. bushwhacking, hence his defeat. MOI
# roe's delegation was composed of hone
men who would not resort to unfa
l. means, nor stoop to political tricker
IS and intrigue in order to nominate an
9 man, therefore they and their chol
n were slaughtered by those less console
10 tious.
" Well, the last agony is over; the b
lie gun is primed, and the wheel of the R
q publican party set in motion. Mr.. VI
c Vorhes will receive such drubbing
+ the second Tuesday of October ne
that even his nearest friends will scare
ly recognize him, so let him sing viii
0 he can.
~ Quite fire occurred here last Tue
n day. The prompt assistance OF the Il
y companies with their engines prevent
>, any further injury than slight dana
~ to the roof OF one building
- Crest preparations are being made
III make the, coming Democratic Convt
va ton success in every particular. |
ho Monroe move down upon us in phala
he order j. E: W