The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-05-07
DAYTON Politics.
The Fight For tie Rerenue Collectorship Of
the StrM Dtstiict-HOntgomery COanty's
An1tety to SaRply a Van for The Place.

TIE Fight For tee Recenue COIectOrshfp OF
the Sirth DisttIct-HOntgomery CONnty's
Ansietyt to Supply a Han for the Place.
SPECIAL pIsPArcH TO THE ENQUIRER.
DAYTON, OHIO, April 27.-Politically speak
ing, this city and Montgomery County are
justnow in q state of apprehension over the
appointments to Federal Office that are hoped
for some time in the near future.
The greatest anxiety is conferred in the reye-
nue. office of the Sixth Ohio District, which is
comprised of the following nine counties:-
Montgomery, Prcble, Butler, Clinton, Fayette,
Marren,- Clermpnt, Brown and Highland. The
Office has been in this city ever since it was
established, but a Montgomery County man
has never yet held the office of Collector,
either under Republican or Democratic Ad-
ministration. The opinion here is that the
office should come to a Montgomery County
man, and this is not only the opinion of Dem
o%crats, but of the people. However, it. has
never been believed by any of the politicians
that this county stood any show, from the SIM
pie fact that G.. NJ. Anderson, the Congress-
man from this Congressional District, repre-
sents but this one county out OF the entire
nine, while James Campbell, the Congressman
from the Butler District, represents four coun-
ties, and has been reported from the first as
determined to make a fight for the otfice. Dr.
Ellsberry, of the Eleventh Congressional Dis
trict, represents Highland and Brown Coun-
ties; while it is understood Senator Payne will
do all the representing necessary for Clinton
and Fayette Counties, which are so unfortu-
nate as to have elected a Republican to Con-
gress.
= James Campbell naturally is the formidable
man it this contest, and he, it is understood,
has. selected a man from Preble County. Sen
ator Meyers. of Clermont, also in his district,
is making a fight for the place. Butler COun-
ty also has a candidate or two, but they have
not caused any ripples on the surface as yet.
With all these men striving to get the ear of
the genial gentleman from Butler County, no
one can greatly wonder that he prefers Wash
ington to Hamilton. Montgomery County
wants the office, and wants it bad, and, while
at the outset the chances were all against her,
the machinery of wire-pulling and political in
fluence has been at work, and Congressman
Anderson has come out of the melee with
somewhat better prospects than when he en-
tered 1t is understood that Christ }. knecht,
of Montgomery County, now Deputy County
Clerk under his brother, is Anderson's choice
for the office. He is a resident of this city, and
a genial sort of a fellow. But now that. it ap-
pears that Montgomery County has some, show
for the office, other candidates for the place
a e-being trotted out. Thomas b. Hanna and
Lawrence Butz are mentioned. Both are prom
inent and well-known Democrats. They each
have their friends, who are ca frying on the
contest for them. z.rAlz
or purse Dayton wants the Col,
lectorship chad" There never was
an office to be farmed out in the dis
trict in which Dayton was concerned
and had a say, that a certain class Of
it's statesmen didn't rise up and want
it "bad'' and claim that it would
prove fatal to the party. if it didn'i
get it! In substance, Dayton has had
the Collectors Office almost eyel
since it was formed, about twenty
years, and as there is no disposition
on the part of the gentleman who il
clearly entitled to name the official
to take it away from the city, we are
at a loss to know why its great Dem
ocratic statesmen are so much exor
cised over it. Do they want the whole
earth? Or why do they ask that foa'
counties should give way to the de
mands of one? Are there any good
reasons for such a sacrifice of demo
cratic principles? Come gentlemen
and for once show a little magma
nimity toward a county that has al
ways. stood by your candidates.