The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1898-11-10
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with whom we rejoice in the tri-
umph of Democracy, and in his re-
turn to the treasurership, which he
has 80 nobly filed. 1t was upon
Henry Kline, toward the last of
the campaign,that the Republicans
turned their legitimate and illigit-
innate guns. So hot was the con-
test that ambitious republicans
were betting two to one against
Kline, and bowling that Voris had
u sure thing; and we must admit
that the Democrats were beginning
to wonder very much what would
be the out come. But the howl
served the purpose to arouse Kline's
friends, and then contest in
earnest was begun. Prominent
citizens of both parties stayed at
the polls all day and fought like
tigers for their party and their
friends, and when the polls closed,
and later the result announced, our
old friend Henry Kline pulled
through by snug majority. His
opponent, Voris, probably spent
more money than any candidate
on either side, and in conjunction
with his smoothe manner, he cut
a pretty hot swath, in the face of
Kline being one of the strongest
candidates on the democratic
ticket. Some very dirty work was
done against Kline by friends of
Voris, but reaction set in along
this line, and the work went for
naught. 1t is said that the Repub-
lican committee issued the order
for everybody in their ranks to
center their fight on Kline and
trade everything in sight to pull
Voris through, and might it not be
that the other candidates on the
republican ticket who had spent
their good money, learned of the
trading business and did little of
it themselves, to the tearing down
of Voris. However, Kline is elect
ed and will serve his rightful
second term. and Voris can con-
tent himself figuring up what he
"blowed."
The vote on commissioner was
a surprise to everybody. The
most hopeful republican thought
Henry Trimmer had a walkover
against Williams. Mr.. Trimmer
and his friends all felt that he
would be elected by large ma
jority, and so they rather rested on
their oars. Mr.. Trimmer himself
only visited Ward township once,
and then but a few minutes in one
town. He paid but very little at
tention to the campaign in Logan,
and really made no aggressive
fight except on election day. Dur
ing the campaign when we would
see him and inquire how he was
getting along he would say that he
guessed alright, that If the people
wanted him for commissioner he
would serve, and if not let them
choose Williams. In the mean.
time Williams was hustling to
cover up his own bad record as
commissioner and sugaring for
new friends on all sides. He made
II hard campaign, but to no avail
for the people thought they had
enough of him and sought a
change. Trimmer is elected by a
small majority. but could have
made 1t two hundred more II he
had hustled like his opponent. He
will serve the people right, and
will spend no public money fool
ishly. The people have chosen
him carefully and deliberately, and
he will honor the trust reposed In
him.
Billy Bowen and Pete Sloan, oui
good townsmen, run like scared
deer. Right from the start 1t was
conceded that Billy Bowen and
jolly Pete Sloan would skin their
opposition alive. They let no grass
grow. They are young men full ol
young blood, and went In to win
from the start. A pretty brisk
campaign was Instituted against
them, but they soon pushed
their opposition into the woods and
held them there. Their vote In
Logan is high compliment to
their good standing at home. These
good boys need the offices that
they have secured, and we are