Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-10-07


For Sale at the Republican COnven-
tion.
A remarkable specimen of well-pre-
served manhood and of hale old age is
]. w. Caldwell, esq.,, whose residence
for forty years nearly has been on Col
lege Hill, and whose law Office is at No.
2S Temple Bar. He is nearly IS years
old, yet as strong of body and mind as
he was a score of years ago. For nearly
forty years, and until last spring, ne
was a member and Secretary OF the
Board of Trustees and Farmers College
[now Belmont College, College Hill.
An elder in the Presbyterian Church,
and delegate to the last Presbyterian
General Assembly, his record as man
of integrity is unassailable.
The Post called his attention Friday to
the editorial in the COnanlercidt- Gazette,
which declares that the Posts account
of five successive attempts to extort
bribes from him at the Republican Con-
vention needs verification. Said Mr..
Caldwell:
"The Posts account is strictly true.
was at Turner Hall, in the entrance
hall on the first floor. Understanding
that some of the delegates were going to
vote for me for Common Pleas Judge, l
was handing my Office card to one and
another of my acquaintances, calling
their attention to the fact, as there are
other Caldwells here in the legal profess
ion, that my initials are J. W., that
if were named to the convention they
might make no mistake as to my in
itials. l had no cards announcing my
self as candidate, but had merely my
office card.
"While I was thus greeting one and an
other of my acquaintances, a man wear
ing delegates badge came uP to me
and asked me whether was a candidate
for Judge. replied: NO, in one sense
l am not; but I understand that my
name will go before the convention, in
which event here is my name upon my
business card, that you may recognize
it should you see fit to vote for me-
"Thereupon," continued Mr.. Cald-
well, The said: "Herev and he drew me
aside to retired place in the northwest
ern part of the lobby and said: Our
ward has so many votes manning the
number;1 what will you give for them"
I replied: Il am not purchasing any
thing, turned upon my heel and left
him.
"In few minutes was approached"
Mr.. Caldwell resumed, 'by another
stranger wearing delegates badge.
He, too, affected secrecy, and asked me,
'Have you any change about you" |
replied, L am not buying, and turned
my back on him. This thing went on
till five delegates had offered me their
votes, or the votes of their delegation
for sale in less than an hour. Having
command of my person, left the hail
in disgust, and could l have gotten
word to the convention sitting iu the
hall two floors above 1 would have
Withdrawn my name from before the
convention.
"The Commercial wants to know why
I did not get up on the stage and de.
nounce the solicitation of bribes. Good
reason why. was not on the conven-
tion floor and had no ticket nor badge
| emitting me to place on 1t. [ was not
nearer to it than two stories beneath
it,"
The October Vide A,Ddke is as CHEEKY
and breezy as an October nutting-day,
It opens with fine frontispiece by Gar
rett, "Comrades"-a stately grandfath-
er of the old days teaching his hand
some grandson the game, now out o1
fashion, of "cup and bali;' two King
Charles spaniels, a deerhound and 9
falcon. complete the group of "com
rades." Sophie May has the opening
story, "The Gypsy Monkey" and few
pages farther on there is another mon
key-story, ''The Odd Switch-Tender o.
the M. & C.n Between these comes 8
delightful prose-poem by Mrs. Cells
Thaxter, IA Tiny Tale of Travel
Farther along, in grave contrast, W.
come upon Mrs. Foot's tale ofthe burn
ing of Royalton, entitled 'The Heroisn
of Mrs. Hendee," and also upon al
amusing though startling Tennessee
story by Mr.. Hays of the U. 8. Geologic
Survey, 1.-THE Big Varmint on thu
Heigh-ho." Mr.. brooks has spanish
Hallow E'en story in his "Cycle" series
In "Royal Girls and Royal Courts
Sherwood describes the German Cour
and some of its Princesses; and in tn
line of "papers" Miss Harris write
about III. H., and Others" Mis-
Chesseboro' of "Scarabaeus Club,
and Rossiter johnson has long ant
interesting article upon Bridges
The serials all are good, Mr.. Talbot
. yachting story, 1.-THE Crew of the Casa
/ biance," being especially able and en-
tertaining as we'll as timely. The poem
of the number are all notably fine
Little Alix," a seven page balla
of the Children's Crusade by Susa
= Coolidge; "Autumn Fashions" b.
Edith M. Thomas; Tongues in Trees,
by May Riley Smith; and "The Clock
, of Kenilworth," spirited and melodi
Gus historical ballad by Hezekiah But
, terworth, specially suited to declama
[ ton and recitation. The two ballad
3 are richly illustrated. In this numbe
: it is worth while to look at the Pro:
pectus for 1887.
Vide Aavdke is $500 q year. D. Lotf
ron e Co. Publishers Boston. Mass.