Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-04-20

The manner in which Joe Black and
w. II. Taylor were turned down by
Marshall county republicans Saturday
has occasioned considerable Dissatisfied
ton among their friends throughout the
county. Frank CLANCY was also given
slap in the face, which he can hardly
be expected to appreciate.
These candidates were announced
and they spent their good money can
vassing the county, tut the ringsters
upset every thing az their meetings Fri
day evening and Saturday morning
These defeated candidates know all
about the underhand process that
knocked their props from under them.
1t is bad enough to be defeated by an
announced candidate but to be shelved
by some one whose name had not even
been mentioned until twelve hours be-
fore the convention, is bitter pill for
any one. 1t is direct slap in the face.
The republican party has virtually
served notice on Black, CLANCY and
Taylor to keep their noses out of the
pie, until the grown folks get through.
On Friday, Joe Black had the nomi-
nation for sheriff as certainly as it was
possible for any man to cinch nomi
nation. But the ringsters had not got
ten in their work up to that time. How
did they shelve Black? They decided
to beat him and nominate Wine for
representative from his township.
Thinking that it would be too plain
case of robbery to nominate man for
representative from Blacks own town
ship on the first vote taken by the con-
ventioD, they determined upon a pro-
gram which is without precedent any
where. The committee on rules, which
is part of the ring, reported in favor
of selecting the candidate for repre-
sentative last. They did this because
Wine was slated for German townships
candidate and they proposed to click
the stuffin'" out of Black and then
carry out their program. Had the can
didste for representative been chosen
first according to custom, some other
township would necessarily have gotten
the candidate and Blacks nomination
would have been certain. AS it was
Black was simply held up and feeced.
Stevenson was slated for sheriff, and
Frank CLANCY was slaughtered along
with Black n order that the slate might
not be punctured.
w. III. Taylor was the logical csndi-
date for recorder, but the ringsters rea
sOned that Tippecanoe township was
not entitled to such lucrative office.
Surveyor, they thought, was plenty
good enough for Tippecanoe. Besides
they argued that w III. Taylor is not
quite such radical republican as they
would prefer They do say that he en-
ployed some democrats to teach school
in his township, and the ringsters can't
swallow anything like that. Yet they
are figuring upon getting democrats to
support their ticket this fall. 1t is not
likely that any democrats will throw
their aid to the republican ticket in the
light of the fact that the ringsters,
who made the ticket, are so adverse to
man of their own party who is wise
enough and prudent enough to disre-
gard party affiliations in the manipuls-
ton of townships common schools.
The ringsters wanted a candidate for
recorder in Bourbon township, the home
township of Mr.. Harley and they got
him. Tippecanoe and w. III. Taylor
were then sweetened by nominating
Harley Taylor, son of w. Ill. Taylor,
for surveyor. As this is an office that
will attract no attention during the
campaign and one which the republic.
can ringsters have no intention of max
ing fight for, it is not likely that
either w. III. Taylor or his township will
stay sweetened.
The remainder of the offices had to
beg to find men willing to stand up and
be slaughtered.
After all, the defeated men in the re-
publican convention are to be congratu-
lated There is no honor in a defeat at
the election, and if nominated they
would have simply spent their time and
good money in q hopeless contest. The
men who were slated and nominated by
the republican ring are the men who
are entitled to the condolences of the
public.