The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1881-08-09
The 81 Farce.

l,3l5, OF which number Mr.. SWaDey re-
ceived, SIS; Chambers, 1873; Charles.
worth, 2S5, and the remainder scatter
ing The result gives general satistac-
ton In this community, as Mr.. Swaney
is very popular gentleman, and will
give his opponent a very tight tussel +"
Selves general satisfaction" and then
will give his opponent very tight tus.
sle," sounds as though it might be
named GAuMER 4 Co.
The vote ca-t in Belmont last fall was
5,40O; now Mr.. SwANEY receives SIS
and GAUMER would like to make even
himself believe that the 4,OS2 voters
who condemn the 81 juggle are over
joyed at the result, and will give the
candidate, who received 5l8 votes, a
hearty support. 1t appears that Mon
roe's $500 Democratic votes are not
wanted, as this county has had no part,
or lot in the affair."
The Monroe Gazette Of the 9th inst,
puts the matter 10 the proper light:
"The result of the Democratic prim-
aries in Belmont county, shows that o.
j. Swaney carries the county by a plu-
rality OF about thirty five or forty votes
over Chambers. There were about
twelve hundred votes cast in the county.
We do not know the exact number OF
votes received by Swaney, hut we re-
gard it as perfectly safe to assume that
he did not get six hundred. No one
can now fail to see the unfairness OF the
plan adopted by Gaumer & Co. There
are three thousand eight hundred Dem
ocratic votes in this county, and five
thousand four hundred in Belmont, thus
it will he seen that, by this plan, less
than six hundred Democrats dictate 10
nine thousand, two hundred who shall
be the nominee Of the party in this Ju
dicial District for The Common Pleas
Judge. The Democrats of this county
we think, very properly decided to send
no delegates to the convention 10 be held
at Bellaire on the 1lth inst, and to be
in no way bound by the action of tina,
convention
The "plsn" that rules the Monroe
County Democracy out of the District
as GAUMER l. Co.'S. 81 iuggle does, can.
not elect Judge in this year of oul
Lord, 1881. Paste that in your No.: c
bats, gentlemen managers OF the 50
plan.
The Woodslield SPIRIT has all along
carefully concealed from its readers The
fact that all the efforts on the part o.
Belmont County to secure fair anc
equitable arrangement for the election o.
Judicial delegates in both counties anf
in uniform manner, were rejected with
contempt by Monroe through her Gu
thorized committee. The SPIRIT is care.
ful that the Democrats of Monroe shal
know nothing about ihat.-St. Clairsyill'
Gdsette.
TIE SPIRIT sis carefal that the Demo
Gratis of Monroe County shall know" al
"about that" and has repeatedly given
item the facts. Mr.. A. j. PEARSON was
authorized to meet you in Belaire to ar
range the time, place and basis OF repre-
sentation for holding Judicial Conven
ton, but had no authority to arrange
for the selection OF delegates. Yor
went ahead, regardless Of consequences
and batched your 81 delegate juggle, anf
refused to listen TO anything our Centra
Committee proposed. Our Executiv,
Committee sent delegation Of three tc
st. Clairsville "to secure a fair ant
equitable arrangement for the election
OF Judicial delegates in both counties ant
in uniform manner" Do you object tc
that actionp You acted upon authorR,
from your Executive Committee wher
you met Mr.. PEARSON, and were not au
thorized by your Central Committee te
take any action whatever. All their ef
forts "were rejected with contempt" by
GAUMER, we will not say the 'authorizet
Ecommlttee'' of Belmont, because he re-
fused to call it together.
Again: The Chairman Of the Demo.
cratic Committee Of this county address
ed C. N. GAuMER, Chairman of the Bel.
mont Central Committee, communica
ton in which it was urged that an "equi
table arrangement for the election of Ju-
dicial delegates in both counties and in
a uniform manner" be adopted. GAu
MER took eight days in which to consider
and write refusal, without calling the
Central Committee together to consider
the matter.
All this you have ''carefully concealed
from the Democracy OF Belmont Coun.
ty, while we have published the fu
facts You, also, were very careful to moi
publish the resolutions adopted by the
Democratic Central Committee of this
county You were determined that tht
readers of the Gazette should not se,
them, yet you have the impudence to tall
about THR SPIRIT carefully" concealine
matters relating to the Judicial question
We have concealed nothing neither dt
We intend TO-, and that is exactly wha
has caused the utter failure OF your g.
delegate jnggle A large majority o