The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-08-15

Democratic candidate for Secretary of
State, and made a splendid canvass.
During the campaign he made a speech
at mass meeting in this place which
was universally pronounced one of great
power and ability, inferior to none ever
before delivered here. The nomination
was not one of his own seeking, The
office sought the man and not the man
the office. Al present he is the Probate
Judge of Wayne county, and had been
nominated for reelection to that office.
He stood pledged to the support OF his
friend, Mr. Eshelman, as the Congress
sional candidate, and he persistently
declined the profiered honor until the
united voice of the convention deman-
ded his acceptance, and the friend to
whom he stood pledged and to whose
interest he had manifested unhinching
devotion and the members of his own
delegation released him from further
obligation, when he graciously but mod
estly yielded to the demands of the
entire convention. The other candidates
before the convention yielded cheerful
acquiescence to the result and will give
to General Wiley their most hearty and
earnest support, and the people will do
themselves honor by ratifying the NOM
ination by coed round majority on the
second Tuesday of October.-RaVeHHa
Democratic Press.
Gen. Aquila Wiley ofWooster, Wayne
county, was nominated by tn e Democs
racy of the 10Th district for Congress on
the lad ballot at Massllon, on Thursday
of last week. In 1872, Gen. Wiley was
nominated for Secretary of State by the
Democratic State Convention and made
gallant run, and in 1875 he was NOM
mated for Probate Judge, and was elect
ed. The General we consider one of
the best men in Ohio and one who will
make first class Congressman Van
Wert Times.
Gen. Aquila Wiley, Probate Judge of
Wayne county, was nominated for Cons
gress by the Democrats of the 10th dis
trict last week. The Wayne county
delegates went solid for E, B. Eshelman,
of Wooster, from first to last, but the
other counties settled that strife. EshN
Gilman has been placed in nomination
for Probate Judge by the Wayne county
Democratic Central Committee, in place
of General Wiley, who withdraws to
make the Congressional race -lleaiHa
GaSette.
General Aquila Wiley, of Wooster,
was nominated for Congress from the
10th district by the Democratic Con>
vention on the I42 ballot: He was an
unexpected dark horse" and was led
into the ring by Judge Kenny, just in
time to prevent the nomination of John
McSweeney, who undoubtedly expected
the nomination by acclamation as soon
as it was seen that none of the regular
candidates could succeed. Gen. Wiley
was brave soldier during the war. He
lost a leg at Mission Ridge, and was
promoted to be Brigadier General. He
is a Democrat of the deepest dye, be.
lieving in any policy that his party may
dictate, Hence he stands by the O'Con.
nor Legislature, the infamous gerrymanN
dering of the Congressional districts,
and the Potter fraud,-AsAland Times,
Re4H6ltcaH.
Gen. Aquila Wiley, the nominee of
the Massillon Congressional Convention,
is one of the ablest as well as one of the
most modest men in Ohio He has a
good army record, having lost leg in
the battle of Mission Ridge. In 1872 he
was the Democratic candidate for Secs
retary of State, and made vigorous
canvass, weighted as he was. He was
nominated few weeks ago for second
term as Probate Judge of Wayne county,
and accepted the nomination for Con-
gress against his earnest paotest, His
nomination is very happy one for the
State at large, and gives the best salts
faction at home.- Carroll Co. Chr0Atcle.