The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-07-23
MATTERS POLITICAL.

MATTERS POLITICAL.
The Senatorial fight among the Re- |
publicans of this District, to which L
week before last, is increasing
in fervor, and especially among the
Summit county candidates, it is hot.
George w. Grouse was in town last
week looking up his candidacy. He
was accompanied by Judge U. l..
Marvin, who beat Alexaa der in con-
vention for the same place in 1877.
After his nomination, however, fear
wishdrew, and David ID, Beebe, of
Hudson, was put on the ticket in his
place. Grouse and Marvin, in their
tour around town, were accompanied
by William Grinnell, one of Portage
county's Republican chiefs. Grouse is
evidently very anxious and wants the
nomination nightly. There is one
thing certain, he will not get the solid
Summit county delegation. and the
same may be said of Alexander If
the fight wakes too hot between Grouse
and Alexander, it is possible that some
one else will be nominated.
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Democrats enjoy the fight between
the opposing factions of the G. o. p. A
nomination means an election, and
the Democrats have nothing to do but
stand back and watch the contest for
the nomination Grouse bases his
claim on the fact that in 1881. when
in Summit county, he was only elected
by majority of 80, when Foster car
ried the county by 1899 the same year.
Grouse is confident he can do better
than that, and says that if nominated
he can keep up with the balance of
the ticket. Yet, / think, it remains to
be seen, for I do not now recall the
fact that Grouse has been nominated
for any office in his county to test his
ability to maintain his claim. One
thing seems sure, Alexander doesn't t
propose to let Grouse walk away with
a nomination, and the delegates who
go into the convention supporting him
will stick to him to the last.
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The fightthat is now raging between
the aspirants is not the only one that
has been waged for the same office. In
the campaign of 1859, the outcome OF
which was the nomination of General
Garfield, the contest was equally spir
tied, and the bitter feelings engender.
ed in the hearts of some of the par
Elephants of that convention are not
wholly eradicated to this day. There
were several candidates, among them
L. w. Hall, formerly editor of the
Portage Co. Democrat, who is now
living; also VIM. Wadsworth, D. l.
Rockwell and DR.. Coles. There was
good deal of work done before the
Gonyention-ip fact, as it afterwards
transpired, all the work was done be
fore. According to an old time custom
the Senator went to Portage county
ouu IL oil IOHloAACu WIN Ihdl ucicSd
ton to name the man. After much
wrangling it was finally agreed that
Professor Garfield, of Hiram College
should be presented, and 80 he was,
and nominated by acclamation. The
convention was held August %, 1859,
at Franklin Mills, now Kent.
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Those who have been Senators since
the time of Garfield are as follows
Gen. l.. V. Bierce, Summit; Hon
Luther Day, Hon. Alnhonso Hart,
Portage Hon. n. ID. Tibbals, Summit
Hon. P. B. Conant, Gen. VIM. Sted
man, Portage; Hon. Henry Mckinney
summit; Hon. Alphonso Hart, Por-
tage Hon. N. w. Goodhue, Summit :;
Hon. Marvin Kent, Portage Hon. ID.
d. Beebe, Summit ! Hon. s. p. VOL
cott, Portage. All these we've Repub
licans, the Democrats not having a
single representative in this branch Of
the General Assembly so far back, al
least, as the memery of man ruuneth.
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H. g. Tryon, of Willoughby, Lake
county, ia also candidate for Senator
ia the norther part OF the district. He
says in his card ANNOUNCING his can
didacy, or his friends do for him, that
he is farmer and we'll qualified fnl
the place. In this end of'the district
farmer Senators have not predOminst
ed, and ! recall but one since the time
of Gartield-GsR. Wm, Stedmau, ot
Portage. do not know whether tha'
speaks well or i'll for the farmers. They
say that down in Texas, if man is
guilty of any crime or misdemeanor,
they send him to the Legislature rath
er than the penitentiary nevertheless
the gentleman from Lake can Try on,
and perhaps he will succeed In max
ing the convention believe he ought
to be nominated.
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The candidates for county officers
are increasing. One or or two more
for Representative and two or three for
Treasurer Let them go in, the more
the merrier. The convention, I un
derstand. is set for the 18th of August,
The Senatorial convention is to be
held i'm Warren on August 4th.
BURKE.
GENERAL GRANT, in one of his writ
ten talks with his physician within a
few days, said: - have admonitions
that the doctors know not of, and l
think it doubtful that shall last much