The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-07-05
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81 deny it most emphatically."
"Did you furnish an affidavit for the
Cincinnati Tribune concerning the
alleged, supposed misuse OF money in
the fight TO, the Congressional nomina.
ton ?"
"I did"
"Don't you know there was money
used by the Doan contingent?"
"Not so much as there was on the
other side. was conscientious in my
protestations to the committee at the
convention, and this affidavit was very
reluctantly given as partial reiteration
of what presented to them"
"Did you send for Ellis ?"
"Most positively, did not"
"Did you know he was coming?"
Here Mr.. Davis produced telegram
dated sday evening, signed by Ellis
and asking if he would be in town the
next day.
Now" said he, 81 didn't know who
Ellis was. Much less had 1 any idea of
his errand."
"But, when he came, you took hold
of the matter willingly ?"
"Not at all. On the contrary, l told
him that thought it unadvisable to re.
open the controversy. He then showed
me great many letters from prominent
Republicans in all the counties of the
district but this, to the Tribune, telling
of serious disaffection and danger of de.
feat because Of the methods by which
the nomination of Hulick had been &c
cured. The writer's urged the Tribune
to take the matter in hand and see if
another convention could be secured.
He insisted, and it really appeared to
me, under his representations that there
was serious doubt as to whether Mr..
Hulick could carry the district, under
the circumstan ces. Therefore, in loyal.
ty to the interests of my party, l gave
the affidavit he urged, in order that the
matter might be settled at once, before
Democratic nomination was made.
am Republican from principle, and l
want my party to win. may have been
mistaken in this action. If so, it was a
mistake honestly made"
"Hy, would you vote for Loudon, if
he should run as an independent can
didate?"
"Of course, wouldn't. Neither would
l vote for any other man as long as Mr..
Hulick is in the field. If he continues
the nominee, which l now suppose he
will, l shall allow no man in the district
to outdo me in my loyal efforts to elect
him."
"Can any good come of this crimina
ton and recr limitation? ?"
"No; and I'm done with it. But, you
know, and 80 do l, that it is a sad fact
that there is a purchaseable element
that can be bought for any man or party
or measure. It isa fact to be deprecated,
and as long as matters are thus, the evil
will be magnified. And the farther from
home the story gets the bigger it will be. y
"But, Mr.. Davis, there's another thing,
while we think of it. There's q story
abroad that you stood behind the bar OF
the Schermer House, one Sunday after
noon, and dealt out liquor to its patrons
How is that?"
"How is it? My God, man, it's as base
, lie as was ever fabricated. never sold
or drank liquor in the Schermer bar
room, don't say that l have never
taken glass in the house, but, as tc
passing it out over the counter, | pro.
, nounce the assertion an internal, un'
, mitigated lie."
And, you're Hulick MANI"
81 am, as long as he is the nominee
all assertions to the contrary notwith
. standing"
"Well, there's one consolation, if this
Tribune kick hurts anybody, it won't be
!. the Republican party in Highland
q county, but those whom the Tribune ha'
!. made use of to further its plot agains
Hulick."
"That may all be-" said Davis, "but
have acted from the best of motives fol
n the party, and all ask is that l shal
q not be misrepresented or lied on by mel
who won't do half az much for the elec
. ton of Mr.. Hulick as will"
l. These interviews, which neither of tn
ir gentlemen can except to, will serve t.
N show the utter lack of foundation for the
Tribune's claim that there is any serioul
disaffection in Highland county. Tn,
t truth is that Hulick will not lose singh
" Republican vote, and with several hun
n. dred Democratic recruits he will 20 ou
:, of old Highland with the largest ma
~ jority ever given in its history. Thi
q trick of the Mugwump Tribune and il
ol Democratic emissary has walked tn
boys up, aud they will show what stul
y the Highland county Republicans ar
~ made of.
Mr.. Ellis, who came from close com
in munion with AL Doan TO this place, an
as afterwards returned to the same clos
communion, should advise the Tribun
that Highland county is not fruitfu
p. field in which to SOW and reap haryes
of Bob Doan's spites and revenges w
of know Hulick and we know Doan, w
have weighed them both in the balancei
and can give fig res on their merits, if
should become necessary. The cour
ID records of Highland can talk.