The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1876-09-19
Judge Hanna, Of Morgan Coun.
s;aapssty, Talks Square.
ABLE DEFENSE OF TIE DEM
OCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR
-5ve;is CONGRESS.
From the Morgan County Democrat.]
= 20 w. w. POSTON.

From the Morgan County Democrat
'7 - w. w. POSTON.
Mr. DAVIS / saw by the last Herald
that the, Athens. j Journal, a Democratic
paper, edited by Col r. W. Jones, does
not support William W. Poston for
Congress, and gives the four following
reasons:
1st. he is incapable Of filing the pc
sitfon with credit to hiinself or adyan-
tage to the people
2,E HesrAs dominated solely because
he has money, and the politicians wan
ted to get hold Of it.
3rd. He has no intelligent acguain-
tance with the politics OF the country,
and no political convictions, ,7
4th. He was nominated by the use of
disreputable means, and is in no wise
the choice of any considerable portion
of the citizens of. Athens county.
/ was a delegate to the convention
that nominated Mr.. Poston. / have no
personal acquaintance with him, there
fore cannot say anything as to his quail.
ifcations from my personal knowledge,
but this l say, l have heard him very
favorably spoken of by very reliable
and intelligent Democrats that ] have
been long acquainted with, and who
professed to know MIR. Poston. must
say that the disparaging remarks Of Col.
Jones have not Exchanged my mindin ref
erence to Mr.. Poston. ] have heard it
charged that Governor Hayes was dis
honest; / do not believe it, notwithstan-
ding Chaplain Harper's charges about
the four hundred dollars. The Chap.
lain may be.perfeclly thonest, but that
does not change my opinion of the Gov
ernor. In reference to Mr.. Poston, the
charges of Colonel Jones, as 10 Mr..
Poston's inability to represent us in
Congress, is no fact-it is but the opin-
ion of Col. Jones.
When the convention met at Marietta,
and was organized, and the Chair pro-
claimed that the announcement of can.
didates was in order, the Hon. W Reed
Golden arose and said that the delegates
from Athens instructed him to announce
the name of William w. Poston, Of
Athens county, as a candidate. A dele.
gate from Meigs announced the name
of Mr.. Hiram B Smith. Jere. Williams,
Esq, of Monroe, announced the name
Of Colonel James S. Jennings, of Ath.
ems county, when Col. Jennings arose
and stated that he had, some weeks pre-.
viously, stated to the friendsof Mr.. Pos.
ton that he would not be a candidate be.
fore this convention, and, therefore, de.
sired not to be considered candidate,
as ssIe a Ms de lee
name of P. B. Buell. when, on the first
ballot, Athens county was called W.
R Golden said he was instructed by the
delegates from Athens county 70 give
the unanimous vote of Athens county
to William w. Poston. Now, Colonel
Jones was delegate there from Athens,
and present, and did not object-theil
vote was IL; Meigs gave IA votes to H
B. Smith; Monroe gave her 16 to Col
James s. Jennings; Morgan her 10 to
Poston; Washington her 81 to Buen.-
No one having received majority Of
the votes cast, no election was proclaim.
ed !; when, a second ballot was had,
which was precisely like the, first A
third ballot, with some small variation
when a fourth ballot was had, commen.
cling with Monroe, which gave Jennings
,l6; Washington gave Poston 3, Buell.
II; Athens then gave Poston 5, Jen
,nings 5 and two blanks; Meigs, Poston
IA, Morgan, Poston 10. Poston receiv
ing 3S votes, that being majority OF
the Convention. he was; declared elected
when, on motion to. make the nomina-
ton unanimous, there was one dissen-
ting vote, and that mayhave been Col.
Jones. . - =
Since this District has been oasdit is,
Monroe has had the Democratic candi-
date twice, Washington county three
times. aud Meigs county twice Neither
MorSan Ut Alutlls nus ustu bSnl0ctat-
JIG candidate, and it was thought by
many that if Athens or Morgan presen-
ted a candidate that he should de taken.
Morgan did not present candidate, but
went for the candidate presented by
Athens, from Athens county, trusting
in the honor, of The delegates, including
Col. Jones, from Athens, presenting Q
suitable and In every way proper can
didates as, we were satisfied that the
delegates from Athens were honorable
gentlemen and would not impose upon
the Convention by announcing any but
a suitable and proper person for can
didate, the other person named from
Athens having declined in favor of Mr.
Poston and was supporting him. e3
The delegation from Morgan, believ
ing as they did, that the candidate
should be taken from Morgan or Athens
county,. and as Morgan presented M
candidate, they had no alternative bu
to support the man presented by Athens
and. in so doing, they did no injustice
to any one of the other candidates nam
| ed, as Meigs and Washington both hat
the candidate in former years, and Mon
roe so understood the matter, AMI pre-
| sented no candidate from their county
Ilid not, and do not now know, Q