Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-08-24
sENAToRIALLY.


The Toledo Blade devotes column
OF its valuable space in attempting to
show the JOURNAL why IL should not
support Mr.. Griffin for Senator in the
event of his nomination. The Blade
seems very anxious that Wood county
should oppose Mr., Gritlln's nomination
aud while 1t has perfect right tn
bring about such a result il possible, u
large num Der Of Wood county people
think that the Blades opposition to
Griffin is due, CHIEFLY, to the fact that
he is not one OF the Blade-Ashley fac
tion, and hence, because the Blade and
Big Jim cannot dictate the nomination
they are determined no one else outside
OF their clique shall do so. This may
not be the case, but many Wood county
Republicans who have had experience
with the Ashley crowd think it is.
Wood county has candidate whom
it is desired TO nominate and it is the
business of Wood county Republicans
to look after their own candidate and
not dabble in Lucas countys fight.
The Blade should not think the JOUR-
NAL so blind as to be unaware that Mr..
Griffin will be opposed by Republicans
at the election, neither are we so fool
ish as to believe there is one of Toledo's
aspirants for Senatorial honors, who
would not have some oil the same op-
position.
Right here in Wood county we have
the same thing. Mr.. Brewer an
nounced himself as a candidate, and
asked the JOURNALS support which
was promptly given, and in our en-
deavors to promote his interests we
found many of his own party for whom
he had done many fayors in the past,
who were strongly opposed to him.
Even the Blade because of personal
feeling against him, failed TO even
mention him, a brother editor, as a
candidate, until the JOURNAL by per-
sonal requests, secured the publication
OF sketch of Mr.. Brewer, in that pa
per. The opposition to Mr.. Brewer
was in many cases very unjust, yet it
was there, all the same, and could not
be overcome. Later Mr.. Hankey an
nounced himself as candidate, which
he had perfect right to do, and Mr..
Brewer not desiring to take upon him
self the worry and work of hot po-
litical campaign, let the matter go by
default and his announcement to us OF
this fact ended our efforts to secure his
nomination. Wood county now has
but one candidate and we shall use our
earnest endsavors to secure his nomina-
tion and election and the JOURNAL be-
lieves that Mr.. Brewer would not only
be making friends for himself, but
would be doing that which would have
a tendency to unite the party in this
county, should he take part the same
cause.
The Blade with all its wisdom and
display of facts and figures in the col
umn devoted to Mr.. Griffin and the
JOURNAL says-"We are quite willing
to accede to the probability of his nomi
tation," a fact which must be very
CALLING to the editor, as in that even
the Blade must either eat crow or boil
the ticket, This same fact has beer
apparent to the JOURNAL for some
time past, and has prompted the state
ment by this paper, that we hoped the
present opposition to Mr.. Griffil
would cease and that all the admirer
of Foraker would get in line to supper
the nominees and give the gal!an
Statesman three votes from the 33l dis
trict.