Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-03-24
Hallclujah Bill" md "SlIppery
CharleV.O

The peculiarities OF some persons are OF
such marked character that they suggest
certain things TO the mind, and when a
name can be found to exactly fit those pc
euliarities, If given to the person entitled
10 II at an opportune moment, he can new
er rid himself Of it, There are two prom
inent illustrations Of this fact in our county
In 1857, when Col. J. s. NoRroN ran
Sgainst DR.. PECK for n seat in the Legisa-
ture, the Democrats were in high glce and
expected, through the aid of NORTON, who
had been Wing, and then BELL and
EvERErr min, to sweep tho county and
elect their Representative by a handsome
majority, as Ottawa and Wool then consti-
tutod one Representative District, and the
former was Democratic. At the meeting
OF the party in Convention ut Bowling
Green, In the orchard OF Capt. LOCK, now
belonging to WM. IIooD, after making their
nominations for county OH .e4, every one who
had ever been known to talk in meetir,'
WIS called out. Among others called upon
was WM. CAnuruERs, shouting sort OF
Do nocrat,. who in those Il iyS al Led son,-
thing to his natural zeal an joIIity by oo-
casional quaffs Of the % be joyful" On
ttking the stand, he remarked that he was
not in the habit Of mrking spocchc-, and
that he did not feel like m lkin5 speech,
bit felt like shouting glory halle!uj1h."
The then editor Of the JouRSAL was pres.
ent 10 report the proceedings, and he dub
bed CARUrHERs, IIallelujah Bill" and to
this day he is known all over the county
by that title. 1t ft him, anI he cannot
get rid of it. For several years, when 80.
ber, he would langh about it; but when
tight, would show that no was not in the
least aattered by his new name. lie is
very clever man, but he had 30 much hal
lelujah in his competition that eyeryon e
appreciated the fitness of his title and il
was adopted by commencement
Last summer, a correspondent of the
Weston Avalanche dubbed CHAs. W. EvERs
Slippery Charley" and the hit was 50 pat
that very few now think OF calling him
anything else. SO common has this desig-
nation Of the ex-Sheriff become, that many
address him by that name without think
ing, and strangers and newcomers will know
him by no other name. lie has been some
thing OF dAbblsr In politics, possessed o
certain amount Of what Is termed Low
cunning" Such persons are always 60
teemed "Slippery," aud as Slipper,
Charley had not only most appropriat,
adjudication, but was also euphoniouG, 1
was caught up by the people at once
"Slippcry Charley" was ambitious-h,
was anxious to get an Office, and even. il
his vanity, turned his eyes towards Con
gresS. That he dDea not like hls new
name, since It snggeEts trait Of charactel
not in favor with the people, is plainly ev
idenced, but the arrow has sunk to the bon,
and cannot be drawn out while life lasts
That he thinks the christener OF T" IIalIelu
iah Bill" was also his christener, IA eyi
dent by the almost weekly blackguardisn
Of that person through the columns OF hi
paper. We do not blame him for feelin,
bad about II. II is not pleasant for an am
bitious person 10 think that. after life o
sirnggle and great mental efi)rt, the 200
pIe Will inscribe upon ones iombstane th,
Aignla ant words slippsry Charley"