The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-01-07
we ARE FOR FORAKER"
Say DOdson Townships Old
Soldiers,
When Interviewed on the Sena-
tOrial Question.

A News HERALD reporter visited
Lynchburg to see few OF the old soldiers
as to the Senatorial matter with the fol.
lowing result:
The first man met was Jerry Archer,
brave and loyal member Of the S9th o.
v. 1, who said:
am for Foraker from the top OF my
head to the soles of my feet. ! was with
him in the service and know all about
him. He will never go back on the
boys in blue.
DR.. w J. Srofe, of the 4Sth o. V. l.,
who was Quartermaster of his regiment,
was found hurrying away to see his
patients but stopped to say:
am for Foraker all the time. Sher.
man ia number one good man, but we
need new blood-somebody more
vigorous.
j. G. Bayless, who did gallant service
in the U. s. Navy, gave us time enough
from his work to state that he was for
Foraker:
have known Ben all his life and am
sure he will never disappoint his friends.
He has never forgotten the soldier.
Daniel Murphy was found in his ele.
CANT new building, which was filed with
hardware from front to rear, but at once
stated:
| I am for Foraker. ] first thought
Sherman was the man but when the
| fight started changed my notion. We
need younger man, l. was in the 16Sth
o. vi
Capt. Thomas Montgomery, of the 4Sth
o. v, l., who saw service for nearly five
years and spent six months in = Texas
prison, gave expression to his preference
as follows:
! am for Foraker for the reason that
believe an ex soldier can best represent
the ex.soldiers' interest
The class that assisted in the late war
with their means or money has had a
champion from this State for their in
terest until that debt with the interest
has been paid or amply secured; and
now think that other class that endur.
ed the hardships ought to have champ
ion for their cause unit! their interest
has been equally secured against possible
adverse legislation Then as to location
Southern Ohio should have represen
tation in the Senate as well as in the
House.
Then the crime OF being 'youni
man" should not be punished in tn.
person Of veteran Of the war.
Major John A. Behringrrof the 4Stl
10. v l., received US pleasantly at hi
handsome residence on South Broadway
where he was spending New Years Da!
entertaining new Democratic son.in
law, whose political arguments wer'
wasted on the desert air as far as th'
Major was concerned Major, Behrin,
is an old soldier of the purest type
honest straightforward and patriotic AN,
was in the field during the entire war
except fourteen months spent in rebe
, prison. His position was quickly AM
clearly defined:
, am for Foraker. All the soldiers il
, this sec ion seem unit for the Rallan
ex Governor. This sentiment is no
confined to the soldiers but the Repahli
cans generally think that way. hav
known Foraker ever since the war ant
8 nave always supported him, and neve
yet has he fallen below expectations
but on the other hand, has exceeds
. them in every effort: Ii he goes to tn
Senate he will surprise us all by his goo
works in the new field which will b
+ opened 70 hun
, VIII le IN Lynchburg we were inform
ed that petition had been circulate
| among old soldiers living in that part c
> Clinton county adjoining Highlan
! county, and although large numbe