Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1886-08-06

We called attention last fall 10 the hard
driving for week or two out the McCut-
chenville road by DR. Hamilton, Fred
IIiliabrand and I. p. Thompson, leading
local Republicans Up to this inc Mr..
David Main, OF Webster, had been a warm
friend OF the JoURSAr, and endorsed i,s
course, rs we inferred from conversations
with him al different times, regarding the
robbery Of tle people uuder the system Of
diiching and raising money by bonds. In
speaking Of the report IN circulation about
Com missioner Stewart leiting contracts 10
Mr., John Muir, Sr., In manner that he
was sub.leNing them and making iron, Sl2
TO SIS per day without doing stroke OF
work HIMSELF Mr., Main said he had called
Mr., Stewards attention TO the fact that he
ought TO advertise the work and let Il to
the lowest bidder II will be remembered
by those who read the Sentinel that eoon
after this report was circulated, TINT thut
Sheet" which styles itself the ling organ,
came c~t in quite piece" welcoming
back into the Republican party Mr.. John
Muir and sons, something after the style Of
welcome TO the prodigal son.
As stated above we had regarded Mr.
Main as fully opposed TO the system OF
draining" the peoples pockets in accord
Nnce with improved plans and specifca-
ions adopted by the oficiuis OF Wood
county for the past ten years, and therefore
a friend 10 the JOURNAL, but right on the
heels OF this hard driving, when the physi-
cal health OF Wood county was never be,-
ter, Mr.. Main came in, like all good Sub
scribeis do, paid for his paper up to date
and ordered 1t discontinued. We knew as
well thea as we know now that he was an
aspirant for and would be n candidate for
Commissioner. THIS being free country
OF course he has the came right to be II
candidate as any other man in the county,
and we only mention the above TO show
how candidates are secured years In ad-
vance TO he successors to those who have
made the people very feeble also to IL
lustrate that mass or delegate conventions
are only ratitying conventions, after all.
The plan usually is 10 get several candi-
daIcs in the field by farming out in ad.
vance, and il they fail TO get one they get
the other.
"Gridiron" claimed, year ago In
March, in communication to the JOUR-.
NAL that lie had been assessed over hun
dIed dollars on ditch That had not been a
penny's worth OF benefit to him. This was
not IN accordance with The wishes OF those
who speculate in ditch and other bonds,
and they must hive interviewed him, for in
hi'next commun'ca ion he Ilaced the blan Q
on the farmers for this robbery OF over one
hundred dollars, lie now seems to have
desire TO prolong this kind of business, and
ns evidence we submit the following fur
nished by him TO the Toledo Bee, of Mon
dry OF last week
The political pot on the Republican side
begins to "bile" In old Wood. Nearly all
the Republicans in the county seem TO
be after the Office of commissioner, except
lew who want TO be sheriff. David Main
OF Webster has the inside track for Com
missioner. Hugh Stewart, who had the
office Tor one term and who Was alaughtered
for second term by his own party, will
also be candidate but Hugh had better
stand aside for the present, as he is sure 10
he defeated. Frank w. Dunn, present
deputy sheriff, has the best show for the
nomination for sheriff; but ex.Sheriff Tom
Reed will make il red-ho, for him. Tie
Democrats will lay low ill the Republican
fight is over. b. NJ. j.