The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-08-13
MATTERS POLITICAL.

In speaking of the candidates before
the coming Republican County Con-
vention, l said last week that s. r.
Freems was candidate for Recorder. |
Incident ally said that wassurprised !
to learn that he wanted the place, and
that was true. After the article was
written and before it was printed,
Rice" Withdrew from the race, and
is not now candidate. 1t is my de-
sire to represent facts only in matters
POLITICAL" and of course, if Freeman
is out of the contest I wish to say so,
to the end that the other aspirants
may derive what advantage they can
from the withdrawal of one man who
WAS hitherto considerably in their
way.
The Democratic State Convention Is
to be held in Columbus, August Goth,
and the County Convention for the
election of delegates to that Conven
ton meets today Thursday. OF
course cannot tell who will represent
, Portage county, only SO far as to say
that the delegates will be good men
and representatives ofthe party. They
will undou' dly go down to support
HoadIy for II denomination, and the
best men for the o.her nominations.
~
Rayenna has candidate for one ot
: the State offices, namely, M Stuart
} ESQ, for Supreme Judge. 1t is likely
! that the Portage delegation will sup,
!. port him, at least until they see he can
not be nominated. MIR. Stuart is al
] able lawyer and would make good
, judge.
The Democracy, if no new unseer
s thing arises, will carry the State mex
October. Foraker is not so popular
p now as he was two years ago. Th'
/. colOred disaffection towards him is in
: creasing, and his course on the tenn
perance question has driven from hi
!, support many temperance Republi
;, cans who would have supported hin
9 but for his stand i'm this matter. H
y is striving hard to capture the votes o
: both the temperance and liquor ele
o ments, and in his attempt in this di
If rectiOn is driving both elements from
, him.
v There are only two more days lei
/. for the aspiring members of the Re
!s publican party in the county, to get i
~ their work. and tell you they ar
N improving each shining hour. 1t i
ID well that the delegates are not chose
u until the night before the convention
= for il 1t were otherwise their life woul
r he made miserable by the entreatie
of the anxious candidates. / heard
man, the other day, place the strengt
of the candidates for Representatiy
in the following order, Woodwork
ID Grinnell, Whittlesey, Sherman, Ra!
i. ~
~ Ray lives up in the solitudes
r Mantua Corners, and thinks he ougl
to go to the Legislature because he
i one of the representative men of IL
~ county. If his card which saw Il
,n other day is any criterion he certainl
in represents enough callings and avoc
ge tions. The card read: "Col. c.
10 Ray. Mantua Corners, Ohio; Merchal
-, Farmer, Postmaster. Commander
iu Bentley Post, G. A r." In the upp
at left hand corner was finely engrave
Al and embossed gilt g. A. X. badg
hs Certainly this gilt edged, gold bedecl
n ed, muchly printed pasteboard ougl
h to be the Colonel's passport to the le
Al stature of any State.
v ~
What pity there isn't enough @
fees in Portage county for all the hu
!. cry Republicans. instead of five offic
o. for twenty candidates. Eyerythil
b! would then be lovely, and log roliir
y and button holeing would be dOl
M away with. But then there wouldu
ed be any fun, and politics would
Ii robbed of its exhilerating effects.
~ BURKE.