Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-08-11


"Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the
or Phillip Bickelhaupt be reelected by
nomination.
The audience went wild with APP
plause. Screeches and horse laughs
mingled in the uproar, the arches of the
court house swayed above the joyous
outburst and the side walls bulged with
mirth. The storm subsidized and rolled
again, but Ike stood the blast like q
masthead in an East India cyclone or
the boy on the burning deck. When
his guys had exhausted themselves, Mr.
Jenkins made u straight motion that
for supervisor Phillip Bickelhaupt be
renominated by acclamation. There
was u second, but when the noes were
called they proved to be an overwhelm-
ing majority, The formal ballot for
supervisor resulted in 62i6 for ID. w.
Matthias and 1875 for Phillip Bickel-
haupt. IL. L. Funk withdrew the name
of Mr., Bickelhaupt and Mr.. Matthias
was nominated. This action is unpre.
cedented, Biokelhaupt has served one
term, and has taken good care of his
democratic friends, Indeed, they never
had n man on the board more faithful
to their wishes, and ii necessary, the
party ought to die in the ditch with
him. But while Phil is wrestling with
the hay and grain on his big farm in
Viola township and cogitating on the
problems of party indignity and ingrat-
itude, the democratic party of Audit
bon county shouting like voice from
the wilderness, sends him this message:
Hold on. Phil, its the making of the
pup"
For corner, DR.. c. Eyer, was nomi-
ma ed, thus crushing the ambition of
DR.. Robt. Evans, who has been n faith
full follower and worker In this county
for many years, while DR.. Eger's resi-.
dencc is of about three months dura-
ton.
PICKED VI.
Recorder Beason was perfunctorily
renominated.
The speeches neatly cvaded the is.
sues, but It must be admitted that tho
pup story was corker,
IL is intimatcd that jenkins hoo.
dooed liickclhaupt, and while the man.
ner of dong IL isn't clear to MS, IL IL
easy To understand that he was hoo.
doocd
The convention was ruled absolutely
by the bosses. II is the ticket they die.
tated, with the exception of Bickel-
haupt, whom they wanted to save for
the party work he has done.
Mr.. Mcclure had walkaway for the
nomination. There were no contcs.
tants for the ehNnces against our pres,
ent popular auditor, Mr.. McGuire will
learn that easily won honors are too
cheap.
AS regards the speech of Mr.. Evans
the democrats have concluded to adj
vertise 1t us continued in our next"
But after all what right have any OF
them to choke OFF the sagcs in their dc.
Tense of the forefathersp
The Professor called the convention
to order by tinkling two glasses to-
gether, presumably believing that tho
suggestion of boys, wont you have
something" would command instant
attention in the audience.
Greeley and Sharon townships, tho
homes of Hunt and Mathisen, would
not give their votes to their colleague
on the board, Mr.. Bickelhaupt. They
have been hand and glove with the man
whom they have thus said should not
be reelected.
Phil BiclSelhaupt was slaughtered In
the house OF his friends. 1t Is more
heartless and cruel than slaughter at
the polls. Pills remains were gathered
up, Theoretically sealed, and sent out TO
his Viola township farm, but his
friends will hardly recognize him.
Mallory was inadvertently left out
of the Leroy delegation, but got In on
a proxy, and when jenkins was making
his great hoodoo speech Bill was on his
knees behind the bookcase praying for
the walls To fall on him. Bill knows
what the humiliation of an orator Is.
Carpenters denomination was so
given that very little salts
faction came to him with 1t. There IL
u large element In his own party that
advised his retirement by chorus of
noes" He will be beaten at the polls
by that excellent attorney, |. j.. Statzell.
Leroy township Jared well-very well.
When the delegates from the other
townships look ut the ticket to see
what they captured they will need a
microscope and when they get one
strong enough to discover an outside
man on the ticket they can turn it
heavenward and see the mayor of
Mars.
The candidate for clerk, John Cal.
houn Fremont Wicker Is q political
hanger-On. lie has been q greenbacker
and union laborite, and pleads I'm ex-
tinuation of his democratic affiliations
today that the democratic party has
come to him. Wicker wants an Office
and wants IL badly. But he Is simply %
hanger-on, and would be in the peoples
party today had he not received the
nomination last Saturday.
The selection of Mr.. Matthias for SUI.
peryisor is burlesque on the stalwart
democrats in every part of the county.
Ten years ago he was u candidate be-
fore the republican convention for the
same Office and was defeated by 9. III.
Earhart. After tn 1t he was luke.
warm republican until in 1891 he voted
what the democrats believed to be u
straight democratic ticket And this
Is his reward, at the expense of the re-
ocrats for democracy's sake. The stall
warts are instructed to ride behind.
The Extra delegation was composed
OF young men, except I'rof. Brinker-
holf The older gentlemen were in the
caucus, but were barred out of repre-
sentation by the arbitrary action of
John Workman, who, as township
chairman, proceeded to run the caucus
at the behest of the kids. L. /. Whit
ted was there aud asked for recognition
on the ground of having served the
party more than thirty years. A dozen
other of the sages were there, but the
boys left them at home to watch the
town. In the convention the kids rest
ed on their honors of having defeated
the sages, and as near rs we can dis
cover didn't capture anything for Extra
township.
THINNING 1T OVER,
Matthias EAT last This is enough
Bickelhaupt lin the language of Con-
gresham Cobb -"Where was | at?"
Wicker "I'm not for Weaver-this
year. Jim and me sympathize, but
sympathy don't go when there is office
to fight for. The democrats came to
meyand | wasn't hard TO find. Me and
IL