Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-08-26
THE COLLECTORsniP OF INTER-
NAL REVENUE.


Convention, while the delegates, by Town.
ships were busy balloting for candidates
for County officers 1t was not then stated 4,
as might have been done, that an essential
part Of that endorsement, as prepared by
its authors, was rejected by the Committee
on Resolutions.
The Bowling Green Sentinel OF the 10Th
in setting lorth the case OF Capt. Newton,
MS now made up, snys:
I" He has a large majority NJ the leading, nc
tive working Republicans Of Toledo, especially
the old soldiers. He has the endorsement Of
that Influential organization OF soldiers known
MS the Boys In Blue. Hp has received the eu-
dorscment Of Forsyth Post G.. A, r., Of Toledo
at very large meeting. lie has the en-
dorsemcnt NJ nearly every Grand Army man
and ex soldier in Wood county, and last and
best of all he has the popular unanimous en-
dorsemcut Of two thousand of the stalwart Re-
publicans of Wood county assembled in ma IS
convention. IL Mr.. Newton fails To make ",
there Is M use for a soldier nor a Wood county
man to ask for anything"
This showing furnishes occasion for tie
statement of some of the facts in that con :
ucction, which will, in measure, explain
q movement whicl, has been in progress for
nearly u year past.
Soon after the Presidential election, IL
was understood that nm effnrt would be
made for the removal of Collector Wag-
goner and the appointment of Capt. New
ton, it being also understood that such
movement had it's origin, direction and
al at pnw1i,a, ,pI ,yiII,
certain small circle of interested parties,
chict OF whom in action was Maj j. r.
Swigart, the predecessor of Collector Wag
goner. But little was known of the matter
until about the lime oil the change of Ad-
ministraiion, although the organ of the
managers (the Sentinel from time to time
gave way to its irrepressibility, in boasts
of what was to be done, and some of the
means by which il was to he done, nclud.
ing the assumed potent influence of Gen.J
b. Steedman with Democrats in the United
States Senate, in carrying out the scheme.
1t should be here stated, that for several
months the matter Of the Collectorship had
the support of various aspirants for Gov
ernment offices-candidates for United
States District Attorney, Indian Agency,
&c, &c.--who had "pooled their issues y
for common fight for common ends. In
this way papers for the several candidates
in the "ring" were signed by all in the
"pool," making, in the aggregate, quite q
formidable showing-on paper. But in the
course of time, the other parties, from va
rions causes, lost their interest in the com
bination, and one after another relii Cd
from action. leaving the Bowling Greer
ring to continue their contest pretty mucl
alone. Hence, it was, that Maj. Swigart
Capt Newton and Judge Phelps, MS chief
managers, were called to more active work
as shown in their visits to the various
county.seats, where the cooperation o
county officials and Central Committee
was sought. THIS was done on variou
grounds, the main one being that the ofIic
was to become racant in July, when an ap
pointment would necessarily be made; al
though these gentlemen must have knowi
that the Collectorship is not term office,
but continues until vacancy occurs b,
death, resignation or removal. No one bet
ter understood this fact, than Maj Swigart
who held the Office over eight years uAde
n single appointment, and then resigned
This false representation, more than any
thing else, aided in obtaining the names Sc
cured by the parties. The appointment
OF Capt. Newton was urged in counties 9th
er than Lucas, on the ground that tn
country should have the Office part @
the time, although M"j. Swigart, from Hen
ry county, had represented "the country
in the Office for more than eight years, end
ing July, 1877. In Toledo their case wa
basel on the fact that Mr.. .Waggoner wa
one OF those undeserving citisrns who faile
to serve in the Union army, while Capt
Newton did, although Maj. Swigart, sol
dier, had held the Office for more than twic
the time OF the incumbent. Thus, wer
these various representations employed
each in the place where it was expected t
have most effect.
Through the influences and agencies st;
ted, the best showing possible was made {
names. Besides these, are claimed endorse
ments of the movement by Forsyth Po,
e. A. r., and the Boys in Blue at Toledo
referred to by the Sentinel The value
these latter supports will be appreciate,
when it is stated-first, that the action b
Forsyth Post was on the motion of Gen.
b. Steedman, ex Collector at New Orlean
whose resolutions had the life nearly take
out OF them by amendment before adoJ
{ ton; and, second, that of the 400 or 5(
Boys in Blue, 90 had met in busine
meeting, when, without notice, the NewtC
, resolution was introduced and pressed
vote, receiving the support of ten member
1t may be further stated, that neither
, the resolutions of these two bodies has bee
allowed to be published, the propositi,
l TO do 80 in the case of the Boys in BIZ
being refused, on the ground that it wou
"kick up fuss" It's entirely safe to So
that with due notice given, no such dcti,
, could have been had hy that organizalio
= But the most extraordinary, as we'll
h the most significant, part of this movemei
consists in the fact, that when, after /
months of effort, by the various ways al
y means shown, the managers had gather
|, together the avai's of their unremilting
. bors, they proceeded TO lie the same wi
Judge Richie, asking HIN, as the memb
of Congress for the Di1trict, to make the
the ground OF his Official action in reco
mending the removal OF Collector Wa
: goner, and the appointment IN his place
Capt. Newion-at the same time, strictly
joining upon Judge Richie The most implicit
cresy as 10 The papers thus deposited rhh hi
l. lie was specially forbidden 10 aiiow Cohiec
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