The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-07-08
REPUBLICAN COUNTY NOMINATIONS

FOR surveyor.
w. H. IIOLSTEAD.
REPUBLICAN COUNTY NOMINATIONS
The editor OF the Ihdependentlast week
in reviewing the action of the County
Republican Convention Of the week be-
fore raises great hullabaloo, asserting
that the ticket is composed mainly OF
Toledo men, thus trying to prejudice the
farmers against the nominees.
Admitting, for the sake of argument,
that there are five candidates on the ticket
from Toledo, we would respectfully ask
our learned contemporary if it is criminal
or disgraceful to be resident OF the
county seat? who is entitled to the most
respect, an honest Republican candidate
from Toledo, or a What-is-It candidate
from some other township? But what
are the facts in the case? The candidate
for Representative is prosperous and
popular farmer of buckingham township.
For Auditor, Mr.. Willett is a Toledo man,
having lived here for number OF years.
The nominee for Treasurer Capt Blinn
was formerly Tama man, but the people
saw fit to elect him Clerk of the Courts,
and Of course lie was obliged to move here
to attend to the duties of his office. He
bought property here because it was
cheaper to buy and sell when he got
through with it, than to rent. When his
term of Office expired he expected to
leave Toledo, but was appointed to the
position of deputy Clerk and of course
was obliged 10 remain here, We know
this to be fact because. We had almost
made arrangements to buy his pleasant
home in the event of his leaving it, ..and
were somewhat disappointed at not
getting it. Mr.. Z. NJ. Bielby was
Knight Dcxter's deputy Sheriff. lie
knows all about the business connected
with that office, and is one Of the most
popular men in the county, even if he is a
Toledo man. Mr.. +. f. Clark candidate
for County Supervisor is Il resident of
Geneseo township and is well liked and
very popular where he is known. The
candidate for County Superintendent is
Rev. III. A. Brown pastor of the Baptist
Church of Toledo, and like all pastors of
all other churches he is liable TO leave
Toledo any time-though his congregation
have the utmost confidence in him and
are well pleased with his minstrations.
lie will make good County Superinterd-
cnt. w. H. IIolstcad candidate for Sur
veyor, is also the nominee on the opposition
ticket and is as much of Toledo man on
that ticket as he is on the Republican
side. lie lived in Spring Creek township
previous to his election, and in fact some
time thereafter, till he found it very in
convenient to be 50 far away from the
'courty-seat aid SO he left his farm there,
which he stills owns and expects to go
back to when his term Of office expires,
and moved to Toledo. lie also bought
property here because he would rather
buy than rent. The only property which
he and Capt Blinn own in Toledo, we
understand, are their homesteads. The
candidate for Coroner is Mr.. J. J. Nc
Allistcr, of Tama.
We find, therefore, that there arc, really
three candidate who are bonatide citizens
.o1 Toledo at present and in al probability,
they, together with the candidate for
Sheriff will continue to live in Toledo for
two years to come if their lives are spared
that long.
AS the astutc writer in the bDdspsEdsHt
has invited attention to this point we
would respectfully call attention TO the
nominees on the What-isIt ticket. We
find there the candidate for Sheriff, Au-
>ditor, Treasurer and Surveyor are all
Toledo men. The first three have lived
here two years, CT nearly so, cat, sleep
and have their washing done here and
vote here, and are, in fact in every sense
of the word citizens of Toledo. Yet We
do not think that is any disgrace; neither
10 VIC think that win have any influence
TO cause voters to vote against them. They,
of course, are foreordaincd to be defeated.
Ut would simply be contrary to the eter-
nal fitness of things for them ia be elect.
ed They arc the candidates of the party
which is always shooting off its lip
about "Cesarism," and clamorng for one
term in office.
The writer of the Independent alludes
to one of our candidates asa perpetual
office seeker" We suppose the aforesaid
WRITER Knows how it is himself"
Another misrepresentation in the article
under consideration is that the Toledo
delegation controlled the whole Conven-
hion. As we had less than onc-tenth of
the vote of the Convention, and less than
onc-ninth of those present the transpar
'ency Of this assertion is apparent to the
msstcasual observer. Toledo had 9 dele
ssates out of 81 entitled to seats in the
Convention, and SO present. o. those 8
delegates, II we remember rightly, there
Svas but one solid vote cast and
The result OF the vote for every candidate
nominated would not have been changed
had the entire delegation from Toledo
Foted either one way or the other, CT left
she room altogether. The delegates diy;d-
ed up on every canddate-each nom
Der OF the delegation voting as he saw fit,
There was not the least particle of collu.
sion, logsrolling, wire-pulling, or anything
of the kind
There is cntirely too much chaf and
nonsense in the article IN the Indepenaeat
40 influence the vote Of single person
~ho was in possession of his right senses,
ana we would not have replied at this
!cnSth only we wished to set our deega-
tlon ana the Convention right before the
voters.
We publish this week the State RepublI-
can Ticket. 1t is headed by Hon. Samuel
). HARDWOOD, the old "War Governor"
who, probably more than any other man
did more during the war for the good
name of Iowa. He is popular and the |