The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-04-06
Hands United.

1t has been very natural dodge
on the part of Grosvenor for year
or so, when he was approached by
members Of his party in Hooking
complaining of the postmaster at
Logan, to exclaim, "Unhand me!
My hands are tied by your COM
mittee; / can do nothing" The
word came back to John F. White,
who is leader of the Anti-Vickers
forces here. that the big Congress
man would take no action as to the
complaints unless the request came
from the executive committee Of
the codnty, go to do. The con-
gressman deemed this a mountain
to dodge behind. The Republican
executive committee of the county
was unequivocally unit for the
support of Vickers, and he had
such confidence in the Logan Post
master that he thought the latter
could easily control affairs and
name committees, but the conf
dence of Grosvenor, If it was ever
shaken, has been subject to an old
fashioned chill in the past week.
Mr.. White realizing that Gros-
venor would not permit the postal
Inspectors to bother the postmaster
at Logan, for any offense that he
might commit, so long as the Hook
ing committee was controlled by
the postmaster, set about months
ago to change the committee and
"untie the hands" of the Congress.
man. Mr.. White has not worked
stelthily like thief in the night to
do dirty underhanded work. He
proclaimed his purpose and went
at it with hammer and tongs like
a railroad contractor. He had a
job on his hands, duty to per-
form, and the results of last Satur-
days Central Committee meeting
proclaimed in red ink, how we'll he
performed those duties.
Persuant to a call of the Chair
man, the Republican Central Com
mittee recently elected, met at the
court house last Saturday for the
purpose OF organizing and choosing
an Executive Committee for the
ensuing year, and selecting dele
gates to the several conventions.
The complexion of the committee
up to the middle of the week was
almost unanimously anti-Vickers,
but then there came blow to the
White-Ryan crowd that "almost
killed father" Grosvenor had pro.
missed to keep out of the fight, but
in order that he could still avoid
action in the Logan post-office in
vestigation, he must needs continue
in the security of friendly COM
mittee to Vickers. So there comes
to each central committeeman q
smoothly constructed letter signed
by Grosvenor, which perported to
be an answer to some inquiries of
J.W. Jones concerning the political
situation, but which had but little
bearing on the strong letter sent to
Grosvenor by Jones. The docu-
ment was smoothe as grease and
very near knocked the props from
under the Vickers opposition. 1t
advised a careful action on the
part Of the committee; that it
should not by personal matters be
lead away from the endorsement of
the great president, VIM. McKin.
ley; that to juggle with personal
feelings and forget the great
strength Of principle, would hurt
the organization for 1900; that he
would advise against the dictations
OF those closely allied with the
state administration; that he was
not candidate for Governor, but
should 1t so happen that the turn
came his way he desired the solid
delegation of his district.
The letter was strong one, and
had such bearing In its harmony
proclivities that when the COM
mittee met on Saturday and noses
were counted, the White crowd
wore faces that could be tramped
on without II string-halt to raise
the foot. They had troubles OF
their own, for the committees
complexion had materially chang.
ed. But a little thing like that did
not bother hustlers like John
White and Captain Ryan. They
had seen blood sweat before and
enjoyed 1t. They pulled their coats
and waded in. At the meeting of
the committee In the afternoon the
first blood In the election OF Chair
man DIR. Dennis0n, went against
them. But they knew the situation
like a book. They knew that the