The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-01-30
THE OLD POLITICAL RING
Formed a Combination with the
Democrats
AND ELECTED TWO DEMOCRATS
AND ONE REPUBLICAN
Managers; and Voted Down ResOlu-
ton to Give the People
their Dues.

| There was something of rumpus at
the annual meeting of the Agricultural
Board, Saturday afternoon, and unex-
pected developments made the meeting
quite interesting to the spectators.
Mr.. Sam Smith, of Miami, Mr..
! Jos. Brubaker, of Stokes, Mr.. L. P.
Taylor, of Zane, and Mr.. John Makem-
son, of Pleasant, were elected members
of the Board by acclammation.
DIR. w. w. Hamer and Mr.. w. T.
Haviland were nominated for members
from Lake; Scott Young and George F.
Greene, from Monroe, and George Ar
cher, and D. A. Liggitt, from Richland.
1t became apparent at once that
''there was hen on" and something
was going to be done. Electioneering
became active, and it was soon noticed
that the Democrats and Gearing crowd
were working for the two Democrats,
Haviland and Young, and one Republi-
can, Newt Archer, of Richland. The
result proved that the combination,
with the help that Bellefontaine could
give, was too much for the candidacy
of Hamer: Green and Liggett, and they
were beaten.
A resolution offered by W. G. Hus-
ton, also met the opposition of the ring
Democratic combine, and was beaten.
Mr.. Huston's resolution was as fol-
lows:
BE 1T RESOLVED, That section 3 of ar
ticle of the Constitution and Bylaws
of the Logan County Agricultural
Society be amended to read as fol-
lows:
The managers shall be elected in the
ship, except Lake, which shall have
two, one from Bellefontaine and one
from the township. Said election shall
be conducted by the managers in their
respective townships and shall be held
at the same time and place that the fall
elections are held in such townships;
said elections shall be by printed ballot;
each person who desires to become a
candidate for the position shall make
application therefor in writing to the
manager of said township and said ap-
plication shall be made not less than
| thirty days before the time of holding
such election; the person receiving the
greatest number of votes shall be de-
clared elected. The said election in
the city of Bellefontaine shall be held
by the manager residing in said city
and shall be according to the provis-
ions provided above for townships, ex-
cept that the election shall be held at
the time and place of holding the
fall election in which the said man
ager resides at the time. The mana
gers at their first meeting after the
said fall election shall elect a Presi-
dent, and Vice President, who shall be
members of the Board of Managers and
who shall hold Office for one year or un-
til their successors are duly elected
and qualified; there shall also be elect
secretary neither of whom shall be a
member of said board of managers and
each of whom shall hold his Office for
one year, or until his successor has
been duly elected and qualified.
The resolution drew remarks in its
favor from Mr.. Huston, Marco Long, o1
Pleasant; Mr.. Luther Pool, of Miami
and Mr.. George Antrim, of Jefferson
Rev. H. J. Bigley and Mr.. Penjelly.
1t was opposed by Mr.. w. S. Plum, Mr.
1. N. Gearing, Mr.. Frank Butler, DR.
Blair and DR.. Chalfunt.
The resolution is one that should
have been passed, in the interest of the
people and in the interest of the Agri
: cultural Society. 1t simply provides
that the people of each township shall
elect their own member of the Board
i. instead of having him chosen at Belle
5 fontaine. The opposition to it came
= from the Bellefontaine ring, who mad'
t a combination with the Democrats t,
carry their point.
The ring has for several years mad'
the Agricultural Board field for it
: scheming, and through it several o
them have got into county offices
D Formerly, Bellefontaine gobbled larg
n part of the members of the Board. T.
correct this evil, an amendment wa
adopted apportioning the members t.
the various townships. This was onl
e secured, after fight. After this wa
t done, the gang carried their point as ia
e as they could by selecting members fo
e he various townships at the meetin
t at Bellefontaine, by outvoting those VIII
d came from the townships, or by rur
l. ming some man in the township the
a could rely on.
" The resolution of Mr.. Huston was br
another step in advance, and it coul
only result in good. 1t offered the PEI
e pie in each township chance to elet
V. their own member, after his name hi
ID been before the public for thirty day
i, The people have right to represent
L. tion on the Board, and they wou
~ choose better men than will be chose
v. haphazard at Bellefontaine.
I'D The resolution provides that the ele
ID tion shall be by the people without r
On gard to party, and yet the objectit
nd was made to it that it was a polite
move; and the objection was made