Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-06-14
Duly Ratified.

The local democrats ratified last Saturday after
noon aud evening. campaign club was formed
with H. u, Funk rs president, and W. A. Crane
secretary, VIM. Mallory the instigat0r and
wheel horse OF the aiialr, reported u membership
the proportions Of which were fairly startling,
hut when Williams prOpcnslicS are considered,
nn allowance Of about s'Ncny,hyc per cent will
he made for his enthusiasm. s. Il. briggs Of Car,
son, aud /" u. Hotter, Of Logan, addressed the
mcgtngs, Although the streets were crowded
WITH The customary Saturday jam, the scene nt
the hall was not calculated Ia crafty the Cand-
dates whose nominations were being ratified. Tho
hall was not more than twothirdS lull at any
tcrvals, but were seldom joined by the audience.
Mr.. liOur INDUCED n great degree of buncOmbc,
which was pronounced very thin by all except u
bCVy OF rabid FATHERS.
The election Of Mr.. Funk ~ president OF the
club quicts u contest that was brewing In the par
tyrnnks white he and Mr.. Byrlm we're angling
Tor the nomination for county attorney the party
was about evenly divided In sympathy. Hut Mr..
Funk h used In this ornamental capacity, while
Mr.. liyInn VIII be made the nominee tor the
county office Persons unklndy disposed insln-
uate that the honor to Mr.. Funk Is simply guy.
The ratification had been advertised two weeks
~ advance aud the farce would have been per
formed even had Herr Most and jeff Davis been
nominated ut -. Louis.
A few bandanas were displayed. They M u
long lclt want IN the party hcrcabouts.
highly exaggerated report Of the meeting
was sent "a the State Leader, wherein n was
misstatcd that there was u large crowd aud two
bands In attendance. martial band played In
the show, During the day an effort was made
Ia raise funds to secure the cOrnrt band, but the
enthusiasm was only such aS ways the tongue,
for the purse strings Of the unwashcd would not
relax. In this report there II rejoicing because
IL. U. Funk, who u represented as u grccnback-
or, Is acting with the democrats. Funk was al
ways q democrat, and his allliation with the
Observation-Disclosures party two years ago was
acjatcd by the motive for his return 10 the dem
0crats now. James Davis Is represented as u
convert Ia democracy, and II Is stated that he
was u republican sheriff for twelve years. He
held office IN Audubon county only one term NJ
member Of the board Of supervisors, though In
his perpetual attitude Of Office seeker he has for
decade been considered piece Of party statti-
AIRY, Only last winter he was u candidate before
the legislature for q subordinate position about
the corridors. II Mr.. Davis has changed his
views us probably because Blaine will not he the
candidate. lie has stated that he adnircs
Cleveland because he utterly refuses 10 enforce
civil service rules. Uncle Chas. Stocking, u ven
der Of peanuts, borrowed "a white tile and circ,i-
lated among the audience prosecuting his bust
ness This diplay Of enterprise was misc0nstrlI-
cd by the correspondent, who says Stocking IL u
convert 10 democracy. The insnuatiOn IL indg-
nantly resented by Mr.. Stocking, who has ever
been and will ever remain staunch republican,
was not contaminated by the evil associa-
tons Of an hour. The correspondent makes es-
Inmates Of the vote In the county which he will
blush to face after November.