The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-09-25
THE FAMOUS hooking HILLS,
They Reverberate With the
Political Storm.
Colonel Sill Purcell. the
Successful Republican
Leader.
Is Crowded Off the Public
Stage Just as His Party
Reaps the Victory.
The Miners Will Vote for
Men and Measures Rath-
erThan Party.--LOwry's
Popularity.
Columbus Evening Press.

HCc&ing Valley, just now presents
political aspect of eXtre me inter
est to Democrats. 1t is county
which by rolling up handsome
Democratic majorities for many
years had led every one, including
her own people, to believe that her
Democracy was as rock ribbed and
eternal as her hills. But the past
three years has been II period of
change; her proud record has heen
broken, and today presents con-
dition extremely unsatisfactory
the Democrats have nearly all been
crowded out Of the court house.
1t is amusing even to the verge
Of the ridiculous to see the naughty
mir of the Republican leaders, each
of whom, not realizing that the
quietness of the Democratic host
has caused the county to 20 wrong,
considers himself personally re-
sponsible for the present political
aspect of the county and feels GER
tain that the change is permanent.
The one exception to this haugh-
tiness is notice able in the bearing
of the one to whose labors most Of
all the rise of Rppublicanism is
due. Colonel f. S. Purcell, who
for years was the able editor of the
local organ of his paaty, who served
/ IN a mi "A At
the State central committee and
was the natural leader of Hooking
county Republicans when their
struggles seemed hopeless, is today
as effectually out of politics as any
man who never led Il party to vie
tory. Colonel Pursel has sold
out his interest in the Repub.
lican party of Hooking county to
f. NJ. Mckay, who, on the eve Of
the first party victory achieved by
Purssll, bought the rival Republi.
can paper and began 10 establish
the political sovereignty which he
perfected by buying out his rival
Perhaps Colonel Pursell received
sufficient remuneration for his LOGS
Of position, bat the knowing ones
! admit that it was a case of the
crowding out of the cid worker at
the point where the reward of his
labor WAS in sight. At present
Pursell is saying nothing, but with
! patience awaits the time when the
needs of his party will recall eX-
perienced men to the mastery.
The residence in Logan of Arch
bishop Alexander g. Sands has less
effect upon the political situation
than those who know him would
expect. The willy archbishop is not
now devOting himself to politics.
Since his sojourn here he has turn
ed his genius to The advancement
Of the Agricultural society. Per-
haps it is his design to use the in
huence there gained for political
purposes, but the design is as yet
well concealed.
The miners vote of Ward town
ship, first acquired by the Republi-
cans three years ago, has cut no
small figure in bringing about Re-
publican rule. The organization
veloped numerous young leaders
with inordinate hunger and thirst
for the usufructs of political Office.
The commanders Of the Ward
township department are two elias
sically named gentlemen, Augustus
Baird, Of Sand. Run, and Lucien
Hull, of Coalgate. Baird is "A quiet
~ a Ian m tn
claims tO be able to vote his pre-
cinct solid. Lucieu Hull cannot be
called quiet. He is an orat #. His |
vocabulary Is extensive and his |
voice as musical at that of II lead |
foxhOund on II hot trail among his
native hills. He is said to he able
TO call in all the voters of three
precincts with one effort OF his res
onunt voice.
But the fact is that among the
miners strict party lines are not
drawn. Their seeming affiIiation
with the Republicans Is only due to
active work by the leaders of that
party and apathy among the Dem.
cratic hustlers.
NV N"'h P"iE ~ Juob OINulHS IiVlH-
ises to be IN unprecedented one for
enthusiasm. The Populists have
already opened up with two speech
rs from their "wheeled prophet"
Coxey, Col. w. S. Friesner il dis
tributing sample d. SEES Of Coxey's
Cure, all over the country,
The Prohibtionists In their open
ing meeting In tolonePs Rempel's
beautiful grove today, will discuss
the issues Of vital interest to them
selves. Doctor Dolliaon, their chief
apostle, is man Of pronounced
IDEAS on political, pathological and
theological questions, but it is safe
10 say that notwithstanding the |
ioctor's ideas, the waters which
abound in the river, springs and
Jonds thereabOuts will be used for
purposes only.
The Democratic and Republican /
PARTIES have both organized glee
Hubs and will Iningle dulcet music fl
nto their campaign meetings.
Ex-TreasuTer John NOtestone Is
hartman OF the Democratic execu-
i've committee, and he, with the !
'Oung Den O'rats who compose the
est Of the committee, has decided .
lpon II lively. aggressive campaign n
hat viii overwhelnI our hanghty 7
republican friends and .relegate '
General Apathy outside the b0r- Ii