Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1880-06-05

A FEW wears ago, a man in Newark
run for Justice of the Peace. He car
ried memorandum book and took the
name of every man who promised to
vote for him. He soon filled the book
and was confident of election. The
result was that he received five votes.
On being twitted in regard to the book,
he replied it was the most valuable
book in Newark, because it contained a
list Of all the d-d liars in the city. Inc
anti-Grant Republican papers are now
publishing the names of the Republic
cans who say they will not vote for
Grant if he is nominated. II he is the
nominee, these lists will be valuable for
reference, much as the Newark mans
was. The Cincinnati Commercial is
taking the place of a memorandum book
for this occasion.
The June Vide Aaoake opens with a
delightful story by Sarah o. Jewett,
entitled "Cake Crumbs Following is
a poem by Mrs. Margaret J. Preston,
.sMaid Cicely's Steeple Cap''-A- D.,
1850. "Choosing Abe Captain" by
James Clement Ambrose, is an interest
ing reminiscence of President Lincoln
cat Plymouth Oak Farm" is an inter-
esting and exciting story of pioneer
life, by Mrs. Angeline Teal. "Daisy's
Best by Mable Edwell, is as good as a
story, although an account in detail of
how bust is made. Mr.. Benjamin in
the "American Artists Series'' writes
of the artist j. W. Champney, and the
paper has some good illustrations. OF
the serials, "Prof. M. P. Paul." is end
ed, much to the regret of innumerable
children who haYe been growing up
alongside 'sMiltiades'' for the last five
years; and the Give Little Peppers"
are having all sorts of good times, while
the ssTwo Young Homesteaders'' make
new acquaintance in the pretty town
bred "Sweetbriar Rose" The poems
of the number are excellent. d. 10th
rop & Co., Publishers, Boston.
A Washington letter to the Columbus
Dispatch of Tuesday, speaking of the
resignation of Senator Gordon, has this
statement:
1t is a strange and an unparalleled cir
cumstance for man to resign an office,
and especially seat in the Senate of the
United States. There are only two eX-
amples on record of this description of
recklessness. The fret is Henry Clay,
who resigned in 1912, when his term
lacked year of expiration. Repose was
the professed provocation, but he shortly
after entered the campaign for the Pres1.
dency, was beaten by Polk, and was re-
turned to the Senate in 1S48. The second
was that of Caldwell, of Kansas, who, by
his resignation. avoided an investigation
into the ways and means by which he De-
came the possessor of a Senatorial seat.
1t is not such strange or unparal-
leled circumstance for United States
Senator to resign, after all. John Smith,
one of the first Senators elected from
Ohio, was charged with completely in
Burr's treason. A majority of the Sem
ate voted him guilty, but 1t required a
two-thirds vote to expel him, and he
resigned his seat, and Return J.
Meigswas appointed his successor.
Senator Meigs, in 1910, resigned his
Senatorial hOnors to become Governor
Of Ohio. In 1907, Senator Tiffin resign
ed his seat and Alexander Campbell was
appointed his successor. In 1927, Sem
ator Thomas Worthington resigned to
become Governor OF Ohio, and Joseph
Kerr was appointed his successor. In
1927, Senator VIM. III, Harrison, resign
ed to accept the Office of Minister to
Columbia, and Judge Burnet was ap-
pointed to succeed him. Senator Tnos.
Corwin resigned to accept the Treasury
ship in Gen. Taylor's administration.
Salmon P Chase resigned his seat in
the Senate in 1861 to accept the position
of Secretary of the Treasury under Lin
coin. and John Sherman was appointed
to succeed him. In 1877, John Sher-
man resigned the SenatOrship to accept
the Cabinet appointment he now holds
under Hayes, and Stanley Matthews
was appointed to succeed him. This is
simply the record of our own State, and
it will be seen that the resignation of a
Senator is not SO remarkable as the ig-
norance of the Dispatch's correspondent.