The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-08-21

No more a Secret, the Sure
Defeat of Charles Gros-
VenOr.
The Columbus Press Have Captured
the Facts that haYe been apparent
TO we OF the Eleventh District
for some Time.

"From information gathered
from reliable sources by The Pres
representative the success of th,
Democratic nominee for cOngres
from the Eleventh district is pos
Tive. The Populists' action il
Joining in body the Bryan anC
Sewall club, and their unanimou!
Endorsement of Hon. William e
Fink, the Democratic nominee fol
congress, at the meeting of the
Bryan and Sewall club last week
gave different aspect to the po
litical situation and gave.the loca
Democracy, fresh encouragement
toward defeating the Republicans
at the polls next November
Charley Grosvenor the Republican
candidate for congress from thi:
district, left seven weeks ago with
his law partner for trip TO Europe
for n rest, and expected to be gone
until September before returning
home to look Fafter his political
affairs inhis district, but hearing
of the action Of the Populists and
miners of his district Of going over
TO Fink, warned him that Europe
was no place for him and he is now
on his way home, and when he
arrives he will find il pretty hard
to explain his change of heart from
free silver to the gold standard, as
he won his last election making
speeches in favor of free silver to
the miners Of the valley, telling
them at that time that the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver was the
only remedy for the industrial
world. and if elected he would
work for the reconciliation
clause"
"With the aid of the Populist
and Nationalist parties, and with
out accepting any aid whatever
from the Republican free silver
men, Grosvenor's majority will be
something less than 20O0, accord.
ing to the vote Of 1895. The senti.
ment in favor Of free silver among
the Republicans Of Hooking
county, where the majority ovei
the Democratic vote last year was
only about 200, has led many well.
known and Influential Republicans
to assert that in their opinion the
Democrats stand an excellent
chance toward gaining the day
with the county ticket. The vote
ofthe miners of Hooking county
in favor of free silver is placed at
GO per cent, while Perry, Athens
and Vinton counties will be in line
with good strong backing of the
honest workingmen's votes from
the bad effects Of a rotten lcgis-
lature, and in some cases worst
than negro slavery"
"In this city the working class
are a solid phalanx for the white
metal while nine-tenths Of tn,
farmers are enthusiastic for Bryan
and stand as unit for the free
and unlimited coinage of silver"
"While the Democrats are BATH
ing bravely for the success Of the
party, the Hon. William L. Fink.
the young and talented lawyer
from the Perry county hills, will
give the astute politician and noble
. declaimer of gold mighty hustle
Tor congressional honors this cam
paIgn, so much so in fact that the
Democrats feel confident they will
be able to carry both the county
and district by good Democratic
majority this fall. The Republicans
are silent, a few claiming large
majority for GrOsvenor, while the
more conservative state that he is
II defeated man.P ~,
at has come TO the ears of THE
Press representative that if he is
defeated he win be all right any
way, as Mckinley will take proper
care Of him"
lone OF the largest and graudest
political outpourings OF the masses
ever witnessed in Hooking county
occurred at Jobs on last Saturday,
The orators, A. II. Wilson, Hon. A.
III. McBroom'and Hon. Il. o. Petit,
were at their best and gave the
people some wholesome advice on
the money question and were
frequently japplauded. The hall
where the meeting was held was
inadequate to hold the surging
masses, and hundreds were turned
away The miners are alive to the
situation, and are coming over to
the BryaH'' standard by the hun.
dreds. After the speaking was
over an immense Bryan and Sew.
all club was organized, an hundred
and seventy ihen signing the roll