The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-06-13

j. ABOUT THE MCLEAN COUNTY DEMO
Il CRATIC COMMITTEE, SC.
As chairman of the Democratic Centre
Committee of Mclean County, ]. H. Tay
lor has this to say about the recent cor
test in this county's delegation at tn
State convention at jamestown, and t
matters leading mp or pertaining thereto
As we understand it, Postmaster Wallir
can attribute wi,,tever glory that ascrue
to him for being seated in the convention
along side of DR.. Forbes and Col. Dwyel
to the work principally of two men, DR.
Sm,th, of Bismarck, and j. Robert Mani
of this county. While We admit that Dr
Smyth knows the differauce between
glandered horse and u county warrant, VI
are AFRAID there has been mistake mad
in connecting Mr.. Wallin's good fortur.
with any Of the learned y Doctors antics
postmaster with his proxy az State com
mitteeman. This of course did the bus
mess, as J. Roberts right to hold thai
position had been uncontested though il
should have been, and will yet be,-prob
ably. Had the chairman of the State
committee been asked to point to a sin.
gle written line-or single postmark
from j. Robert during the. campaign of
two years ago-we would gladly record it.
We very much fear, however, no such a
record of party loyalty can be found.
As the truta must be told, 80 far as this
DISTRICTS concerned, it j. Robert did any
''tall hustling" during last election, it was
for his brother Joseph, who was candidate
for county treasurer, on a part Populist,
ands part disgruntled Republican ticket
The fact that of all the stricken crew,
Joseph alone foated with the bubbles, the
naked fact stands out that j. Robert must
have thrown his brother we'll dried
bull boat or long fence rail for succor.
About the Postmaster, our encoml-
ums are limited. He has, for number of
years, fed from political crums around the
county. court house deftly gathering up
shaklhgs from the table of more as.
tute politicians. His friend, Axel John
son, many years ago nicknamed him
"County" Wallln, on account of his leech-
ing propensitles, and the application Is as
appropriate now as when he was dubbed.
He has been showed in as superintendent
of schools two or three times. though he
would be in big luck if he could pass ex-
animation aud get third grade teachers
certifice anywhere, that there is an educa
tlonal qualification test. But then he
had plenty of brass aud that is a good
deal, even though the youn .sters are be-
hind those of other communities in their
more advanced studies.
He had been, up to two years ago,
either State committeeman for the county
or chairman of the county committee for
a long number of years-ever since the
days that he shouted SO vociferOusly for
Blaine and Logan. As head of nuclus
or incipient party fire, he used wet
blanket vigorously to keep the party
blaze well under control. King Jonn"
has always found Wallin a convenient
head for the Democratic party. Wnsn
the party's silence was needed the loyal (?)
was near with a bucket
of mud and slime in one hand, and
that scared and begrimed old wet
blanket in the other. He may have CON.
a little high sometimes erintenient If
schools. q c.,-but he came. "King John"
when questioned about bringing him in
his own fold-points snilin,ly at the
debris on the other side.
In all of these years of WAllin and his
wet blanket--althoayh 60 or 10 D.m,-
cratic voters in Mclean county-nevsr a
Democratic county ticket was put in tho
field until 2 years ago--and then in defiance
of Wallin and his wet rags He had Joined
tho county band of bswildersi Pops and
SUPPLEMENTARY fought
fusion with the Democrats WITH the usual
victory for the grinning Republicans.
During these times of Wal.iA and his wet
rag the Democrats never evsl sent dele.
gate from this county to Stats conven-
tion until fous years ago when they bun
died poor drunken Dick Copeland of for.
Grand Forks-butthe drowsy old fellow
when he returned, never could tell whether
he had been to Grand Forks, Halifax, or
Hudson's Bay. When Wallin was knocked
from his perch two years ago, j. Robert,
who had been drencbed-lo, these many
years with the Postmaster's wet blanket,
" Is givin the com nitteman's place on re-
comm ,ndation of sone Bismarck dele
gates, greatly to Wallia's disappointment
at the time, though now Bowser like, stands
ready with dripping hide ever ready to
roll and dampen any signs of tha glare
from the Democratic fires. It is for the
Democratic of Mclean County to say
whether the quenchiny business will con-
tinue or not.
As Ia ylor seems to have been the one
that these worthless are trying t5 '.dowa."
he bids them hold their ire. H, doss not
have far to fall. His pretensions are not
great nor his ambition hard to satisfy.
He is not not now-never has been-aor
never expects to be candidate far any