Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1888-09-21

Wished should remain quiet. These names I
as the RECORD can prove by several gen
:lcmen who slgnedD were obtained by the
most outrageous Misrepresentation. Be-
sides this, Mr.. Wade repeatedly asserted
that he and his friends would capture the
county convention and. re-
gardless of the legitimate objects for
which it was called, use it simply as a
means of rewardins or Furnishing his.
friends and enemies in connection with
the removal scheme. Not only were the
officers to be named by the Big Five, but
control of the county committee and the
bouncing of its chairman from his thank.
less job was to be q part of the program.
WELL" asks the honest Republican
voter, "what shall be done IN the mattcr?"
The course IS plainly marked out, and,
what is better, it ls straightforward and
honest. AS far as the removal scheme is
concerned, there is already open rebellion
against it among the taxpayers in all
parts of the county. Its fate sis sealed.
There may possibly be 500 votes cast in
the county. One over one.thisA of the
ballots thrown will defeat It, More than
that number will be cast against 1t
in the north half Of the county alone
Al Winchester, even, there are N any tax.
payers who see in the removal b citation
only manifestations Of the characteristic
duplicity of William V. Wade and un-
mlstakuble evidences of the fine italian
handiwork of Charley Bumstead. These
gentlemen have knowledge of Williams,
port they have seen her the county seat
for five years with a fine agricultural
country around her, they have seen her
buildings moving away to farms and
grass growing in her streets. They know
that possession of the county seat by
Winchester, without al railroad, would
neither mane the fish in Beaver bite bet
ter nor shorten the hay crop on her ave.
see no benefits to Offset thcsincreased ex.
pense. Up Beaver Creek the scheme
finds No friends. In the Holland Settle.
ment reports come straight that when
Van Beck bargained with Wade and Bum.
| stead for the sale $0f the votes of his
countrymen he bit oil much bigger
piece than he can chew; in other words,
| many of the hests settlers down there are
| opposed to the Wade Bumstcad scheme,
and all of them are disgustcd with Van
| Beck for making secret trips to Winches-
ter and Horsehead, where the conspirators
welcomed him simply as the boss of 50
many votes which they thought the
young merchant could sell out as he sells
his sugar and coffee. But the Hollanders
are sturdy people, an intelligent people,
and We know to certainty that
II large number of them are already look
ing into Van Bcek's heart us though he
were man sof glass. From Winona and
Glanavon VIC hear nothing definite When
Walker Robinson was over here week
ago Sunday he said, when asked if he had
seen the Win0na Times: "Yes; bu,
they II change their tune there are only
one or two men down there opposed to
removal. But as Wade was easily
knocked out by MCGEE in both townships
two years ago, ii is not believed that tie
people there are unanimously crying fol
tue Wade McCrory removal soothing
sirup this year. A careful survey of The
field shows that in the whole county th.
removal nonsense will be defaateoi.by q
one. third and probably majority vote.
The scheme, therefore, having no show
it beh0oyes every Republican voter to bt
stead. Van Beck & Co. from capturing
the county convention. Without tht
three townships of Baker, Selz anc
Union the combine haven'ta ghost of f.
show. and in those townships they ex
pect to get in their work. Union and
Selz, being new tow nships, neither has
central committeeman to call its cancus
Some Republican voter>or voters in cacl
Of the two townships should call meet
fing. Call it publicly and fairly by post
ing notices. Choose your five delegate
"A aud send them to the convention. Should
Il Van Beck and the other rngsters put IL,
Job to secure your proxies, hold you
meetings and send contesting delegations
Il In Winchester township Bumstead ant
Parker expect to carry the caucns hut
the election call will IN this case avail
nothing. it remains to he seen whcthe
they will succeed.
i Wade and his friends claim that he ant
McCrory have dead sure thing on tn
townships of Winona and Glanavon: bu
. they claimed the same thing two year
ago, and the claim was a long ways fr0n
being justified by the ballots cast on cleo
tion day.
In conclusion we would say to the Re
, publican voters Of the county: Don't le
: the schemers prevail in any TOWNSHIP
without contestin the caucus. Rcpubli
canism is not myth nor party organiza
tien sham. 1t is not right that tile ran
and file OF the party IN this county shoul
he used by politicians for selfish ends.
mans opinion on county. seat removs
should no more measure his qualification
for office than his opinion Of the Bacc
nian cipher. 'and any attempt 10 use til
party for other than legitimate purpose
should bo met by open opposition bot
In and after the convention.
, II the members of the removal com
bine should be chosen as delegates I
, the convention, should 60 there as X,
publicans and not as schemers. shoul
be in the majority, should nominate gos
men regardless of their opinion on II,
county seat question, then let every RI
publican voter in the county pull of lr
coat and work for their election.
But if, on the other hand, as Wade l,s
' asserted, the convention is to be used b
!. the combination solely to further the
private schemes, we mistake the spir
! that anlmatcs the Republicans Of th
county il an independent ticket is not pl
Z up that will bury the ringster candldat.
). so deep that their political carcasscs ca
never be resurrected.
t Presence Of MIND.
z An exchange says that Carbona'
i (Dak.) storekeeper successfully playe
: the role Of his own detective. He W,
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