The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-10-03

We're Pursell and His
Gang. = Mckay Swept
the Platter Clean.
Bat Oh, Won't His Ticket Suffer Al
the Hands Of the Sore Heads,
like 1t Did Inst Spring.
Republicans Convene and Nominate
County Ticket, With
Who0p. dc. doodle. do.

On last Saturday, at the call Of the
old wheelhorse, Lafe Eggleston, the
Republicans Of the county conven-
ed at the Court House to put in
nomination a ticket to be slaught-
cred in November. With their
chests swelling with encourage
nent over their little victory last
fall-the only one in a century
there was an Over-run of candi-
dates. Every body wanted an Office,
and all they would have to do, you
know, was to get the nomination
and the election was sure thing.
On the morning train came
Ward Township, belching out full
delegation of q, with a candidate,
as usual, for every Office on the
ticket. The forenoon was spent in
buttOn-holing, the delegates separ-
ating into factions preparing for
the on slaught-
At one o'clock the old bell, with
hesitancy, rang out the call for
blood. Lorenzo Dow Vickers was
called for permanent chairman;
score one for Mckay. Ward twp.
being, a balance OF power, retired
to a private room to fix up a slate.
During the interval the conven.
tion was asked to endorse Judge
Bright for Common Pleas Judge,
whOsw nominated at the Lancas-
ter Judicial convention. This call
ed forth an explanation from Mr..
Vickers why he had Withdrawn in
Mr.. Brights favor. He explained
that he wasn't used to defeat and
Mr.. Bright was, so it wouldn't go
SO hard with the latter, hence the
withdrawal and hence the favor
Mr.. Bright was endorsed as was
requested, and proceeded to make
a speech. He longed to sit upon
that seat where once by chance he
sat. 1t was hard to fix the MAORI
ty in Ohio, but giving Democracy
the benifit of the doubt, it could
not fall below 10000. He crowed
Justify at what 1--WE" did last fall.
1--WE" killed the bear. But the
Judge had no heart to speak long,
so he sank down in a chair, as the
funeral procession from Ward
twp. caucus room filed in, headed
by the chairman of the executive
committee, Gus Baird. A jury it
was, bearing forth verdict of
guilty to impose upon poor Pursell.
They took their seats in the jury
box, but did not pass over the ver-
dict Immediately, but oh, it came
soon enough.
The chairman said the first in
order was nominations for County
Treasurer. Lew Wolf, of Green,
and Henry Woodworth, Of Ward,
were put up for the race. Lew is
Pursell man and he makes no
bones about telling it. He was al
lodged to have said he could get
the nomination and be elected easy
without the assistance of Mckay
or his Journal. Woodworth was
the Mckay man, and so quiet was
his candidacy kept that not soul
seemed to know any thing about
it.
A few ballots were taken, result
ing in tie and squabble, but it
WAS no use for Pursell to struggle,
for Mckay had Ward twp. under
his thumb, and they belched out
their full q for Woodworth and he
went In with a whirl. Poor Lew
he was just sick. He would make
a splendid editor now for some
good Democraticipaper. Even his
own township at Haydenville went
back on him, and he hissed at old
man Wallace, and said he would
get even with him. This scored q
large juicy mark for Mckay, and
Pursell siddled closer to the door.
y Next in order were nominations
for County Commissioners. Here
was the slickest trick Of the con-
vention. j.. w. Strentz, Cart Webb
Wallace and Harper were put in
nomination. Strentz and Harper
were supposed to be the Pursell
men. Webb and Wallace the Nc
Kay men. L. ID. Vickers, whom
the PurselIites.say is the meanest
man IN town,.put Webb's name be-
fore the convention, and on the
first iballot Webb had decided
advantage. But now here was the
fun. Lew Wolf saw that Strentz
couldn't be nominated, and in or
der to down VIII Stone, who
sprung the name OF Wallace, Lew
! jumped out and worked for Webb,
just what Stone wanted him to do,
The sprIngIng Of Wallace was only