Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-04-30
Manufacturing Public Senti-
ment.


Eds. Tel An article under the head.
ing Of Manufacturing public sentiment"
and signed "RajaE," in your last issue, has
attracted my attention.
As the writer says that somebody made
y pretense Of canvassing the township Of
Ashtabuls, etc., " take it for granted he
refers to me. In your issue Of April 9th,
there was short and correct statement Of
the canvass as far as made at that time.
The reasons for taking this canvass we're
good ones is. There should be a full
and free expression Of the Republican vot-
ers Of the District at the primary meet
ings to be held in each township on the
eve Of Aug. 10, to elect delegates to go to
Warren on Aug. 1910 Dominate (perhaps 1t
would be more proper to say elect as it is
virtually that, and the Democrats admit
it)a candidate to tax. Gen. Garfeld's place.
Can 'Rajax" suggest any better plan
than a canvass and ask parties to come out
to the primary meetings and give an ex-
preston as to their first choice. 1t had
been said to the writer that Mr.. Northway
had no strength here. Not believing 1t,
the question was asked OF some three hun
dred and twenty odd Republicans on Mon
day, or last election day, and two or three
days previous, as to their first choice be-
tween Messrs. Northway and Rowland. OF
this number 2s4 said their first choice was
for Mr.. Northway, and that they would
vote for a Northway delegation. Thirty
odd Republicans first choice was for Mr..
Rowland. There is not one OF the thirty
odd Rowland, nor one OF the 2S4 North.
way Republicans that can say there was
any attempt made to manufacture public
sentiment
The canvass demonstrates that in this
township Mr. Northway has plenty Of
strength, and if the Republican voters
will turn out at the primary meetings,
(something that is very seldom dOne) and
express their first choice, Mr.. 'Rajax' will
have it shown him and all other interested,
that it is not necessary here to try to man.
uiacture public sentiment in favor Of Mr..
Northway.
Mr. Northway in the past ten or fifteen
years has manufactured for himself al
the public sentiment required to give hin
strong delegation to go to Warren, ant
we believe if be should become satisfied
that he is the weaker candidate of the two,
he will cheerfully withdraw, Can ycu say
the same of Mr., HowlandP
We want, il possible, to nominate a man
from this county. Now, If Mr.. Northway
is the stronger man, Mr.. Rowland as al
act of justice to his friends, and Republi
cans of this county, should withdraw. II
Mr.. Rowland is the strongest man, Mr..
Northway, as an equal act of justice
should Withdraw. And we again say ant
have good reasons for saying it, that We
believe the moment Mr.. Northway is salts
fed he is the weaker man of the two, HI
will withdraw, and again ask 'Raiax, can
you say the same of Mr.. Rowland?
As to Raiax' charges of for ways that
are dark, and tricks that are vain, fraud
etc., we only say it is not wise nor advis
able to try to get up personal quarrel il
this matter. We simply reply that 'RRja2
must have had very VERY bad attack o
indigestion about the time of writing th
letter referred to.
In justice to Mr.. Northway will say
neither he, nor any one of his friends, ask
ed, nor did they know that this canvass wa
going to be made, and you will pardon m
in saying that perhaps, 40 one was NOR
surprised at the almost unanimous vote i
favor of Mr.. Northway than Yours, &C.,
NJ. H. HASKELL.
Ashtabula, April "a, 1880.