Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-06-01
Democratic Primary I'm Plymouth.


The primary election held in this
city last Saturday resulted in way
which but few of our citizens, out
side of the political ring, could have
anticipated. The two offices voted
for, which are most intimately con-
nected with party politics, are Sena-
tor and Representative. The candi-
dates for Senator were C. III. Reeve
and Platt Mcdonald, of Plymouth.
and Enoch Sturgeon, of Rochester.
Sturgeon had been beaten in Fulton
county, where he was best known,
for reasons unaccountable to our
selves-it may have been because he
was active in trying TO secure the To-
cation and building of railroad
through Fulton county, and may pos
sibly have had something to do with
the stock or bonds. That portion of
the party here, who are opposed to
Reeve, thought that his nomination
was certain, if no other candidate
was brought out, and they could not
he.r tho idea of snnnortino, a man for
the Senate, who had, for the last six
years, declared the Democratic party
dead and invited his friends to come
and help him bury out OF sight its
Ioarbsome carcass. Platt Mcdonald.
was supposed to be the man who
could most easily put his foot on
Charley: but it seems they reckoned
without their host. as will be seen by
the following vote i'm Center town.
shin. The whole number of votes
was 1913.
Reeve l15
Mcdonald. ............. o.
Sturgeon. ....--......--..-. 10
Reeves majority being more tnah
tba antira vote ~ hoth the other can
didates NtcDonald,s Democracy has
noror hoon dorhtod and we bava al
,rans g,nnosad ,bot no was raooo-
it'll M ono 90 Tho leaders 10 bis mar
tv. not only at home. but in this con-
oressional district. but he locked
horns with Reeve and was thrown.
Reeves independent action has been
vindicated but how about the Dem
ocratic party? Reeve, it is thought
lacks two mr. three votes i'm the dis
trict composed Of Marshall. Fulton
and Pulaski. of having a majority.
but he ia far ahead Of either Of the
other candidates-so far that he will
probably be nominated when the
Senatorial convention is held
The vote for Representative in
canter township was also unexpeeted
Sumner 81
Snyder, present incumbent. 49,. 50
Davis. .....-......... ......... IL
"lchi~ei .''--.'''''..''-. - w
ouilnei 10 ho' consiuoieu W Doh
ocrats as very strongly ahchoreu
"l1nin ''eii iines' ou' 'noy "oAno"i
euSe 'na' ho ha' Diain'' "0i
inaoe very IAN iieiiipei Vi 'iie AeS
lsiature, tor the experience ne mas
iiao' anu TIC mas Soou reputation
lor honesty soprleiy' &C. ou1 IL was
thought Dy some OF the leaders Oh 'he
party that a chan9e "oulu pe pehe-
nciai 10 the party ohyder was not
III ia'oi Vi hiSh Piioou piii'inS anu
large salaries Tor county onhcers-
out ne got Vo'e 'na' was nieny
complimentary " iliih' oonSioeiins
the oppoSitioh he hau u contehu
Win. ne may YET NC honiinaoeu a'
the county convention next oaour-
gay.
1here was ho oPposi'ion W 'uuSo
Coroin Tor the Judgeship-that Is,
'heie was no opPoSin5 0''i'-''''o anu
he was named as the cholce Oh the
coh'en'ion'
A. IL. thomson, treasurer, hau ho
opposltion. All were In FAVOR Oh Ar
'iiui'
There was spirited contest De
tween oherin FINK anu Auaun 'in-
hedge Tor the ONCE OF oherln' out
Nlnnedge carried 100 many weights
ne got only 10 W rihA . -o'' we
shouid had oeen siao II Vlhheoge
couiu nave goI 'ne MOUNTAINEERING
wanted IL SO padiy' DuI theh our
WISHES were no' 'aAeh ih'o accouh'
Jerry Munger, the present county
surveyor mad an opponent ior the
nomination. MI n Nor'h' schooi
teacher was the man. Ringer got
% VOTES anu Nor'h ~ Noi'n h''u
peeh exposed 10 the rays ol Ihe sun
anu was suh-orowheu worSe 'i'n
jerry hliheer prooaoiy mas una
lority In the county.
FOR commissioners III the nrst us