The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-08-23
THE CONVENTION AND THE TICKET

IHE UONVENIION AMI Inn llChbI'
The Democratic convention in Ottawa on
Wednesday was one of the finest bodies Of
the kind that ever met in this city II was
not only made up Of full delegations from
every town in the county but one, but the
town, seem TO have taken pride in sending
their best men. The body was thus able
and dignifed ms well as enthusiastic,
| The ticket nominated even the Ottawa
Rloujiican admits is strong one, (which
will enlist the active sympathy Of the De
mocratic masses and command their vote
Mt the polls
While the FREE TRADER makes no dis
guse of its regret at the defeat of Jackson
X. Shaver as one of the nominees for rep
resentative, it agrees with the ReDnbltcan
that "the ticket is especially strong in the
character and experience Of its nominees
for representatives. Both Hoffman and
Wiley have served the county in the legis-
ature and proved themselves competent
anu HSplul llltDlD'lNs DUN 'Nl' iIll'I =
and honorable representatives, of that class
who constitute a majority of our popula
ton ana taxpayers, but who have hitherto
been scarcest where they shOuldalways have
a controlling majority-in our Legislative
halls. Against them the Republicans sup
port a scheming young lawyer and another
young man whose only merit appears to be
that he has done his party some service as
"A vote broker. No wonder the RcpMhhcoH
SAYS, against such nominees the selection
of the Democrats is especially strong
As to Mr. w w. Taylor, the nominee for
Circuit Clerk, the signal ability and uni
form urbanity and courtesy with which has
discharged the duties of the Office during
the past four years, have been such as con
fessedly to add to his well known remark
able personal popularity, which elected him
four years ago by majority of 1900 when
the Democrats were beaten 700 in the cOun-
ty on the presidential ticket, showing him
to have been nearly 1000 votes stronger
than his party. As TO the enemies" the
RepuJlicaH says he has made, we know all
about them. They are confined to a very
small group inside the court house, and the
Democrats will know how to take care of
them.
To say that the nomination of Mr.. MolO.
ney for States Attorney over Mr.. Brewer
was in Difference to the "liquor- guzzling
element" elegant language of the ReDuJH-
caH) whom the latter had offended is stat
ing it neither fairly or ruthfully. Mr.
Brewer had friends among the liquor deal
ers as well as enemies. The truth is, Mr.
Moloney, aside from his ndisputable abil-
ity AS IA lawyer and fitness for the office, has
elements of personal and political strength
that were enough to carry him through no
matter how the liquor dealers went and
which will enable him to triumph as easily
at the polls as he triumphed in the contest
for "A nomination.
There was no "blunder" in the nomina-
tioh of Lyme 5. Whitmore for Recorder
While MI Washburn of Streator, who
was brought ont IA month too late to
make it an equal contest would probably
have made "A stronger candidate by several
hundred votes in Streator, Mr.. Whitmore
will more than make up the difference by
his greater strength in the middle, western
and northern towns, where he is so well
known and where his worth and fitness for
the position are duly appreciated.
For County Surveyor no one will dispute
but that Robert Wilson, either on the score
of fitness or personal worth, Is the equal OF
his opponent and that he will get every
Democratic vote, which will be quite
enough to elect him.
DIR. Clendenen, the nominee for coroner,
has really no opponent worth speaking
Of and will be elected by "a bigger MAORI,
ty than any other candidate on the ticket