The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-07-09
MATTERS POLITICAL.

MATTERS POLITICAL.
Senator Wolcott was in town one
lay last week and T took occasion to
.sk him if he was q candidate fOr. re-
NO." says he, am
not candidate for any Office, and you /
don't know what relief it is not to be |
a candidate for anything. Now, 1 do |
not worry within myself as to what
these fellows over here or over there
are doing, or who is my friend or who
is traitor; or what scheme is being
Matched up against me over in this or
that township. 1 don't have to run
across the street now to talk sweet to
someone who is distasteful to me, and
1 can tell you it is feeling that no
man can experience unless he has been
a candidate for some office" The
Senator is right in his view, but the
feeling he speaks of comes all from the
inordinate love of man for an office,
If the offices in this country sought
the man, instead of the man pursuing
SO untiringly the Office, the candidate
would not have this terrible feeling of
uneasiness and nervousness within
him.
~
Referring to the Warren Convention
which nominates Senator WOlcotts
successor, he said there were several
candidates in the field. The combined
districts have two Senators this COM
ing term, and to divide the thing up
equally the northern portion should
get one and Portage and Summit
counties one between them. The most
prominent candidates are ]. Park AL
exander and Geo. w. Grouse, of Sum-
NIT, and Geo. III. Ford, of Geauga, and
a man named Haywood. of Ashtabula
Grouse and Haywood have hitched up
forces and are going to try hard to
carry the convention. But Park AL
exander is making a very strong fight
in his own county, and it Is likely he
| will hold Grouse level there. The
other candidate in the northern pOr.
ton of the District, Geo. III. Ford, Is q
very popular young man. He is the
son of Seabury Ford, once Governor
of Ohio, and he was Representative
from his county in the last General
Assembly. If he and Alexander viii
do some judicious work together theil
chances for nomination are good.
| So
One thing that hurts Grouse is hi'
intense itching for an office. He ha.
twice been candidate for Congress
has attempted to be a candidate fo
Lieutenant, Governor once or twice
and is now entering the fight for STATE
Senator. If story heard of him b'
true, he is in honor bound to do all III
can for Alexander. I was told tina
two years ago when Alexander was
candidate for Repre sentative in hi
county, and there appeared some op
position to him, Grouse went to hin
and told him if he would Withdraw
he (Crouse) would use his infuenc
and do all in his power to secure Alex
ander's nomination for State Senate
two years hence. Now Grouse is
candidate himself for the nomination
This story comes from good authority
and I have every reason to believe
is true.
49,
| Alexander is an impetuOus, wide
awake fellow, and when he goes int
a fight of this kind he enters into
body and soul, and makes it lively TO
his competitors. He is liable to be
little headstrong, and from what
know of him, likes to have his owl
way, and on this account has mad
some enemies. But he is man o
uncommonly good judgement, ant
has done as much for the improve
ment of Akron as any man in tha
city. He was a member of the Legis
lature in the last session bat one, ant
during the time he was there was al
interchangeable worker for the interest
of his constituents.
~
1t may be that such a fight will
arise between the candidates in Sum
init that neither one can secure th'
nomination. In that case some dafl
horse from Portage would stand a yer,
good chance. But it would be folly t.
| guess who the man would be-perhapl
.ur friend Beatty or Grinnell, or per
| adventure John Meharg or John Por
t.r, or some other good fellow.
BURKE.