The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-08-16
Against GrOsvenOr
The New Central Committee viii BE
Controlled by Enemies OF the
''Big General"
His Friends Go Down to Defeat In All
Parts OF the COunty.-Smith
Defeats Fish.

IL Iuc I6puDiiChu primary vi ldSt
Saturday proved anything, it prov
ed that the crowning virtue of re-
publicanism is opposition to Gen.
Grosvenor. II there was single
candidate for central committee
man who made his fight upon the
issue of his opposition to the "Big
General" and failed OF election it
has not been brought to our at.
tentIon.
OF course some OF Grosvenor's
friends were elected, but it was on
ly where there was no opposition
or where two of his friends were
opposing candidates and his en-
emies had no opportunity to regis.
ter their dislike.
Many of our most popular repub.
llcans went down to defeat for no
other reason than that their op.
pOnents had the advantage of being
known enemies Of the Athens
statesman, which appeared to be
sufficient to capture majority Of
the party In every voting precinct.
But the unkindest cut of all was
the election of Editor Smith of fthis
city over that ever popular repub-
lican, Barrister Henry Clay Fish.
Fish was put up as Grosvenor's
candidate because OF his known
strength and great popularity in
the 3rd ward; but the great handi.
cap that he was forced to carry as
the known supporter of Gen. Gros-
venor proved too much, and he
went down with the wreck,
The few supporters of Grosvenor
in the ward made desperate fight
for their candidate, pointing out to
the voters that Smith had not only
opposed Giosvenor In previous
elections but even now refused to
print his name at the top OF the ed
torial column Of his paper along
with the other candidates, but this
only made votes for him as the
voters were looking for chance to
express their dislike for ellis
Whiskers."
In Middleport the election OF
Mayor Williams was no less an af.
front, his opposition to both Gros-
venor and Hayman being well
known.
]. P. Goff, of Columbia township
who was elected without opposition
and therefore must have had the
moral support of Uncle Jerry Car
penter, is outspoken in his opposi
tion TO Grosvenor. Mr.. Gof has
had some experience with the Ath.
ems Congressman's turning down
machine, and his estimate of the
latter is about the same as that ex.
pressed by Postmaster Harley the
day before he received the appoint
ment as postmaster OF this city and
while reading the letter in which
Grosvenor declared that he was
unfit for the postoffice or any other
position. Golf was this spting ap.
pointed as one of GrosvenOr's cen
sus enumerators and had received
his commission and been sworn in
to Office, only to be informed from
Washington that Grosvenor had
ordered him "passed up" and an
other given his place. OF course
he will rend his garments in SUD-
port of the Congressman. Nit!
Out In Pomeroy precinct Harvey
Hysell made his fight on his op'
position to Grosvenor, and 1t was
all off with his opponent. A few
days before the primary Hysel
was asked what the duties OF 9
central committeeman were, and
replied that 80 far as he knew the
chief duty this year would be tC
fight Grosvenor. The word was
carried over the precinct, and
someone suggested to him that ht
had better deny the report; but he
declined to do SO, saying that the
language about expressed his ser