The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-10-03
as was also Myers for super
intendent and Huntington for survey

Smith receiving l55, Klinker II. Mr.
Klinker received pretty poor treatment,
Smith was rewarded for having left his
party, he is totally unfit even for SO
place. The convention
now found it was following the order of
business for the republican convention,
and as the gang we're anxious not to
show their hand on Supervisor until
they had defeated Shaw Van, they in
sisted that the county attorneyship
should be next. The compact included
the assassination Of Jepsen and the
gang did not wish to do it until Han
over had delivered its goods.
As the ballot for attorney progressed
the strength of the combination. be-
came apparent. The vote stood
O'Hare. ................... ...........7S
Shaw Van. ;. .56
Goldschmidt. .2S
Richardson ...... .............. 8
The second ballot was remarkable
only for the stubbornness with which
Shaw Van supporters stood out in the
face of defeat. The vote was
Shaw Van. observation-disclosures. . ....64
Goldschmidt. s
O'Hare's nomination was received
with applause by the gang and with
sudden silence by Shaw Vans friends.
Goldschmidts friends were not present.
OF all the cases of political baseness
the treatment of Goldschmidt who has
been brought up by hand by the gang
for year only to have his throat cut,
is the worst. Shaw Van is man who
has many warm friends and many
warm enemies. His enemies are re-
joicing over his defeat and his friends
feel mucfrhurt and especially so that
man of no legal experience was used to
accomplish it.
The real surprise of the convention
came in the vote for supervisor. The
east end of the county wanted super
visor, they felt that it was an injustice
to them that the entire southeast
quarter of the county should be repre-
sented by Denison man. They do
not wish to have to come all the way
to Donison every time they wish to see
their supervisor about a bridge or a
road. Rhadenbaugh was in the csssa-
bine however, and he easily defeated
his opponents
Informal ballot M w. w. Rhoden-
baugh, 81; w. +. Mundt OF East Boyer.
544; Charles Smith of Denison, Z, R. C
Molseed of Milford. 40.
| Chas. Smith requested that his name
not be voted on.
4. First formal ballot Rhodenbaugl
71a; Mundt 45a; Molseed 49.
/ Second formal ballot -Rhodenbaugl
| lOla; Mundt Z; Molseed sd.
| Fred Jepsen was the next man led t,
the slaughter. Mr. Flaherty was neve
considered seriously as candidate I'm
til the gang made up their mind tina
it wanted Hanover township. MI
Flaherty is not popular man evel
among his own people. His nomina
tion was due to the wish to placate tn
Irish for the slaughter of Jones, VIII
was their real choice, and because tn
gang needed Hanover. In order to az
complish this the bosses sacrificed on
of tile best mon who has sat on th
: board of supervisors for years. Ever.
: one who has had business with, til
board realizes the fact. This is anotht
. instance where the good of the count
!, has been distinctly sacrificed in ord'
9 to carry out a political scheme of sci
/ aggrandizement. We believe GRAY
q ford county democracy will live to +
gret the day they defeated such men
u Jepsen in order to nominate the che;
l. hand me down ticket they now have
l. the field.
D. The convention was interspersed wi
5. several little speeches by the candidat
"a and was closed by Mr.. White W
i spoke few minutes while the delegat
Il left the hall. The convention was
10 cold blooded a piece of gang rule as "
~ ever perpetrated. Romans can gi
GO Dick Croker cards and spades and be
IN. him at his own game. An unscruI
as lous man can accomplish great dea
le for time.
There is not strong man on
5 democratic ticket. Perhaps a port
81 of it will be elected, but if it is it "
0 not be on account of the ability or
n ness of it's candidates but by SHE
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