The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-10-24
THE WHIP CALLS,

port OF a party nominee lor JuuSe suceeou
y SO indifferently as to show the movement
to be practical failure. In VIII county
Dibslls home, out of three or four repubil
can sheets, but one heartily endorses tn
movement, while the others maintain
position of dignifed Indifference or indie
pendence. The democratic papers, how
ever, cordially support Gilbert the indie
pendent, non partisan candidate, the Jolie
|Signa,, for example, saying:
Hiram #. Gilbert Is the present county
jndge of La Sale county, having been
elected to that position in 1882, by major
Iity of 1900 over his opponent, who was the
nominee OF Republican convention
These figures show that Judge Gilbert's
non partisan position was approved OF by
the people at that time, for hundreds OF
Republicans helped TO run uphls handsome
majority. He filled the office acceptably,
|impartially and ably, and the people now,
irrespective of party, propose to promote
him to the higher position Of circuit judge.
And we predict that they will do so next
Tuesday, by rousing majority.
Dorrence Dibell, the opponent OF Judge
Gilbert, was nominated by little squad of
Republican wire pullers, who, in opposi.
ton TO the wishes of the best men of the
party assembled at Morris on the 18th inst,
for the purpose. We have nothing to say
against Mr.. Dibell but as he comes before
the people as the representative OF pollt
ical party, it is not safe TO elect him Judge
In La Sale county the Ottawa RepudF-
can bends so far under the party lash as to
drop into Dibell's support pro torma, but
with so much grimace as to show that II
gals. The Streator Free Press, the only
Republican paper out of six or eight in the
county that seems to support Dibell with
anything like cordiality, admits that its
zeal had come to 1t after a representative
of that journal was sent to "see and had
been seen" by Mr.. d., whatever that
may imply.
But the better class and more influential
republican papers Of this county defy the
mandate of the party bosses, and manfully
support Judge Gilbert.
The Mendoza Reporter refuses to dance
to the music set for it by the party bosses
at Morris last week, and says
We think the move at this time impolitic
and mistake, and do not propose to be
driven into the party traces and his support
Just because he Is the nominee of the par
ty, but shall support Mr. Gilbert as non.
partisan candidate, who is the peer OF any
man who has yet been named for the posi-
ton A man whom all know to be young
and able attorney, who has made an excel
lent record as county Judge, and who Is, in
fact, worthy of the support OF all who de
sire that the office Of circuit Judge shall be
filled by man who will discharge the du-
ties of the office in an able and conscien-
tious manner, and use his best endeavors to
expedite business and clear the docket Of
cases that have been hanging fire for years.
The Sheridan independent disposes of
the matter in this way:
Between the two running on their per
sonal merits, 1t would be difficult to decide
for whom to vote. Republicans would
probably incline 10 Mr. Dibell and Demo
Gratis to Mr.. Gilbert, as is natural when
other things are equal. Under such cir
cumstances our repnblicanism would lead
US 10 supper. aae ioii,ei' VI. ai ~ Is? ou
ciary, compels US to decide for Judge Gil |
bert
The Peru Trim Cttv Mems indicates lis
noshon IN naragranbs like the following.
Iudco Giihart was In Perm y short time
Friday last, but so far AS we can learn, was
unable to do any campaign work for the
reason llat ulllgeht lhluiiihs lalleu 10 ma
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Accor1irr ITO no n,o.hor;c Nv coI,ector
who have pledged themselves
to support Gilbert are Odd fools.
We are inclined 10 the opinion that the
nu"'p"lr r w." a., ,ri"i, ,"o ~ ~ Sill Ill
county political history would remove any
surprise ii Hon. l., b, Crooker would stig.
ma'ise rs I'll iu1l any one VINO
"mom, ac,inn M IrmIt tha,s whnt no
meant but strange rs il may seem. there
are men who have some regard for their
woodland 90 hot make " business oi sell
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