The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-11-04

republican town without opposition,
showing that he has not only ability but
more than ordinary personal popularity
WILLIAM r. MIILIGAN, our Candidate
for sheriff, is so prominent figure " our
group that if comparisons were allowable
We should say he is the nohfest Roman OF
them ALL" He Is so splendid man-so
strong in his character, capabilities and
personal worth, as to be feared and dreaded
more by the opposite party than any other
man on the ticket. with Milligan in the
sheriff's Office" they say, land Taylor, Bar
tells and Finley as clerks, We shall never be
able to carry the county again for the Re
pubhcaus." So they make their deadllest
ilrht on Milligan. In fact, they have about
abandoned the rest of their ticket and con
centrated their whole torce to compass Mil
ligan's defeat. They are not only ready to
spend large sums Of money to that end, but
will be full of offers at every poll 10 swap
off any of their candidates for votes against
Milliran. But let no democrat be base
enough TO make snch trade. 1t Is game
at which the democrats only can lose IL
would be as foolish as to swap dollars for
pennies, which none will do but a born
| idiot
HIRAM 7. GILBERT for county judge is
as fit nomination as could possibly have
been made. A graduate of one of the finest
colleges of this country and polished up
by course in famous German UNIVERSE.
ty, he is finished classical scholar as well
as thorough lawyer. Quiet, modest, I'M
obstrusive in his manners, he is close,
hard student, and the possessor OF an emil
nen,ly judicial mind. The county has no
better timber to make an ornament to the
bench.
DANIEL EVANS, for probate judge, is an
other man exceptionally we'll qualified for
the position. Confessedly one of our ablest
lawyers, ,rreproachable IN character, kind
hearted and generous in his instincts, he
widows, orphans and minor children with
whose affairs he will have so much to do
will find him tender and careful guardian
of their interests.
ARTHUR T. BARrELs as probate clerk,
will be found. as he has been for city clerk,
so competent, efficient and popular IN his
office that there will be no such thing as
ever getting HIM out again. He is ia
ished clerk, fine accountant, jovlal, pleas
ant and winning in his manners, so that,
once installed, the whole county Will soon
become delighted with It's CHEEKY, lively
probate clerk.
PATRICK FINLES, tor county clerk, Is
another good nomination, his occupation
Of chief clerk, book-keeper and accountant
in large business house for years having
peculiarly Qualified HIM for position re
curing the highest clerical ability. He is
Young man of fine education, OF nnsul-
lied character, and IN his position OF
county clerk will prove no less popular
than efficient.
OF SAMUEL w. RAYMOND we only need
say thai his record is down in the financial
history of the county for the last dozen OF
years or more and 1t is one OF Its brightest
pages. He Is the strongest man on the
ticket as he Is one OF the best men the
county has ever had in its service, and will
be elected by the largest majority he ever
had, which is saying great deal OF man
who seldom runs less than 500 ahead OF his
ticket.
G. B. SToCKDALE, who is destined &c
give Rinaldo Williams his first shock as 8
defeated candidate for many years in this
county, is very competent and proper
man for the place, and will, it is hoped
take our county school matters out OF many
of the old ruts into which they have faller
under their present somewhat fogy admin
lstration.
DIR. FLOYD CLENDENIN IS an able and &C
eompllshed physician, and of course will
make capital coroner He will carry hi.
own town by nearly unanimous vote ane
will run behind his ticket IN no other town
Such, fellow democrats, are our candi
! dates. The election takes place next Tues
day, Nov. 7lh, and see to 1t that you are al
there to vote for them!