The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-09-16
The Platform ana TIcket.

TnG P1aLtOEm ana Il lCkeCs
The ticket'and platform presented to the peo-
pie of Portage County by the Democrats at
their convention, Saturday, will meet the ap-
proval of every sound thinker.
The platform is essentially an endorsement !
of the State platform, with which our readers $
are of course familiar.
The ticket is an exceptionally strong one, and
composed of men whose standing and ability
are matter of public cognizance.
DR.. A. H. TIDBALL, of Garrettsville, the
candidate for Representative, was born at Mil
lersburg. Holmes Co.. O., October 3D. 1891.
His father was native of Pennsylvania, and
his mother of New Jersey.
In early life our subject learned the lessons OF
hard labor and self-reliance, which were incul-
Gated through the stern discipline of necessity,
and put into practice through the energy OF an
industrious spirit and an ambitious mind. He
lived at Millersburg until his young manhood
years. when we find him at Mansfield, o., IN |
the office of Drs. Cantwell and Chandler.where |
he laid the foundations for the knowledge and
skill which have distinguished him in his profess
sional practice through period of nearly forty |
years. He subsequently graduated from the
Cleveland Medical College, and many resi-
dent of Freedom township will remember the
young physician who located thereto commence
the practice of his profession. This was in 1853.
At the end of two years he located in Indiana,
where he remained like period of time. when
his interests called him to the Pacific coast,
where he also remained two years. He then
located in Mesopotamia, O., and in 1871 took
up his residence in Garrettsville. where he has
since resided, one of the most highly esteemed
citizens of that place.
Although living in a community where Re-
publican rule ran riot, so to speak, and where
many years the word Democrat was associa-
ted with a species of unjust obloquy, almost
amounting to social ostracism, the Doctor never
swerved one iota from the good old faith, and
has lived to see the dawning of a better era
| there, when the rays of political enlightenment
have melted the ice of political bigotry and
| prejudice, and freed men from their mental
thralldom. By his quiet but firm consistency,
he won the respect and admiration of the entire
community, and today no man stands higher in
the affection and confidence of his fellow-citi-
zens, who would be glad to honor him with the
distinction merited by his worth. Party rancor
or the assumption of party infallibility, had no
part in his political utterances or conduct; but
Democracy never wanted warm supporter
when he was present, and years ago men learn
ed to respect his great ability, doubly effective
by the quiet, unassuming manner that distin-
| guished him in his utterances.
DR.. TIDBALL is preeminently man of the
| times. Liberal in his views, and broad minded
on all the great questions of the day, yet careful
in his conclusions, and adopting the safe con-
sevatism of the reader and thinker. He. is a
man of careful thought, and in no wise disposed
to those sudden changes of ideas that distin-
guish men of inferior stability. He belongs to
that class of men Of whom if may be said, that
they see the end from the beginning. and whose
opinions, once uttered, are almost invariably
right. He stands today the peer of any candi-
date ever named in Portage County, and by
good, hard work, can be elected.
i DANIEL. w. Goss candidate for Treasurer
( was born at Fall River Mass, May "a, 1891
where he lived until about seven years of age
when he went with his parents to Catskill, N.
At ID years of age he went to Cincinnati, re
manning there four years. He then came tc
Portage County and lived within its boundarie:
the greater portion of the time until his 25tl
| year. During brief, scattered intervals of thi
period he lived in Cincinnati. In 1886, with hi
mother, he located permanently in Portage Co.
and for fifteen years was a merchant in Edin
, bugh, being a member of the well known hous
: of Goss Brothers. For the past six years h
/ has been Assistant Cashier of the First Nationa
Bank in this city.
Il In the early seventies Mr.. Goss was nomina
!. ted for the same Office for which he is now pr
in nomination, against John C. Beatty, and no
withstanding the popularity of the latter gentle
e man, and the fact of the Republican majority
a over 700 in the County, came within I55 vote
. of being elected. He is a man of high charat
:. ter and ability, and would make an excellel
: : Treasurer, and what would be for the interes
of the people. is a thorough Democrot.
a ]. F. HAUGHAwAUT, candidate for Commi
sioner, is one of the substantial farmers of RAJ
j dolph. He is about SO years of age. a goc
9 portion of which has been spent in Randolph
. a man of eminent ability, and ranked anon
! the best citizens of the County The affairs
!. the County would be entirely safe in his hand
= GEORGE A. BARBER, candidate for Recorde
|. is a bright young man, son of A. A. Barber,
: Shalersville. He recently graduated from OF
J. of the leading commercial colleges of the coul
. try, and no bettet nomination could have bee
! made.
EDWIN HOLDEN, candidate for Infrmal
If Director is one of the leading farmers and stoc
) dealers of Charlestown. He is descended fro
! a family of Democrats, and has always bee
true to the faith. He is about sixty years of ag
and in him are united the qualities of the su
4 stantial citizen and thorough business ma
l. The people would make no mistake by electir
/ him.