The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-08-12


The Streator Monitor is annoyed at the
fact that weller Hoge, of the Streator Free
Press, is candidate for county clerk, and
twits hm with running republican news
paper. To which the Free Press replies, that
"Walter HOge has no more to do with the po
litcs of the Free Press than an outsider" and
that anyone who makes use Of Hoges con
nection with this paper In a partisan sense, is
maIlciously mean. If Hoge runs tor county
clerk this fall, he asks the support Of his
friends as an individual, aud does not pledge
the party the least aid CT support as a news
paper man."
The Republican having named G. G. Halla-
day, ofiUtica, as q candidate for county treas
urer, subject to the decision of the republican
convaGtion the La Salle Prese says very
truly, that Mr.. Halliday has more soul and
more bralns than whole regiments Of the or
binary fellows who are in search of office, and
he IS q white man in every respect. Cord
will play o strong hand, and if he becomes
the republican nominee and the dear people
shoulc deem it expedientto make change IN
the guardianship of the public 'spondulix,'
we know of no man whose business and social
qualifications are better qualified TO become
q worthy successor to worthy and illustr-
GUS PREDECESSOR than are possessed by G. G.
HaEaGay." Webster having had little ex-
per,ence IN this kind of racket" very natur.
ally uses the qualifying @if" He hasn't much
faith IN the notion that the good people"
wante change. There's nothing like expert.
ence to give man "ldeas"
81"
One of our school teachers the other day
received portrait Of the republican candidate
for state superintendent Mr.. Stratton, pub
lished IN Carl Pretzel's Weekly, which came
from Mt, Vernon. Thus the country organs
preach prohibition to Scylla and the candi
dates 1beer" to Charybdis. Will they pass
the rocks?
Fletcher, of the Morris Eerald was in town
on Wednesday. BY the way, that reminds us,
that the Joliet Herald lns.nuates: Editor
Fletcher, of Morris, and Doctor Dougall are
getting as thick as fleas on canine There
Is a congressional pig in the fence somewhere,
and the sooner Fletcher and Dougall get hold
of the tail of the animal ant extricate him,
the sooner the people of Grundy and Will
counties will breathe easier. Wait! We will
watch Dougall and Fletch."
The WenoEa Inder says: AT a meeting of
the La Sale county central committee, last
week, 1t was decided to hold two conventions,
One for the selection OF congressional dele.
gates, and one TO nominate candidates for
county offices. The general sentiment among
leading republicans present was, that the an.
tieipated congressional fight should not enter
into the deliberations of the conventions to sc
lect candidates fOrcOunty offices, and the com
mittee were governed in their action by that
sentiment Neither convention has been called
yet, but call may be issued any day. 1t is
evident that La Sale county republicans have
got TO watch closely every step they take dur.
ing III" present campaign and guard against
every tAlag that has the slightest tendency to
weaken the ticket they place before the PEG
Pile So far they seem 10 &c on the right track
and 1t to be hoped that the advice of wise and
experienced politicians may prevail In that
county, which is their only show for snccess
at the polls this tall"
A convention nf tho i1unr nsalars' tssncia