The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1902-02-06
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and wife at the Boys INDUSTRIAL
School Sunday"
This appearing in Lancaster
paper short time ago was very
innocent looking paragraph of
news, but might mean a great deal
in the politics Of Hooking county
and might possibly shake the walls
of congress at Washington. The
social visits and courtesies extend
ed between arch-enemies in poll
tics, mean, usually, "a niger in
the wood pile"
The Keynes faction of the Re-
publican party in Hooking and the
White faction have been waring
bitterly for a number of years.
They are both strong and put up
terrific fight. Both sides have
had an awful load to carry
and it has made them look like
interrogation points each year.
The hobby of Keynes for years
has been the defeat Of Grosvenor,
and all White has striven for was
to hold his prestage in state
politics. 1t seems to have come to
pass that this year they need each
other.
On Saturday, January 25, very
prominent Republican committee
man approached us and told us we
were striking the right cord in our
article on Receiver Sands and Pr
ate Pursell Of the previous week.
He said, there had been several
prominent Republican committee
men in the past few weeks ap-
preached John F. White and as
sured him that they were perfectly
satisfied with his leadership, as he
had redeemed every promise he
had made and never went back on
friend, but that il he held onto,
and expected to carry Recei;.,
Sands and Pirate Pursell along On
his band wagon, they positively
would not support him in the COM
mittee contests this spring. John
, promised them that he would think
it over, and lay further and differ
} ent plans for the future.
The suggestions of these COM
mitteemen were not altogether in
harmonious with Whites inten-
tions and hopes. White has no
earthly use for Pursell. The lat
ter's TRADE on him through the
"Hillican," and the malicious
filings at his family causing an
editor-whipping sensation in Lo-
gan, still sticks deep in the bosom
, Of White. 1t was not by Whites
consent that Pursell is serving as
Revenue Collector. As to Sands,
White is playing second fiddle too
much for the Colonel, to be salts
fed. White does the planning and
does the hard work, and makes re-
suits, and Receiver Sands gets all
the credit from Grosvenor. White
is chatting under the collar, and
when approached by these COM
mitteemen and found their demands
in harmony with his feelings, he
was ready and happy to seek
pastures new.
Hence we infer that with all
these facts staring us in the face,
that the little pleasantly of John
White entertaining w. w. Keynes
and wife at the Boys Industrial
School means more than eat chick
en- and have good time.
|, Keynes and White will make
the fight for committees together
!, this spring, and both be in control.
Keynes will be rendered control of
the Congressional Delegation,
while White will master that of
t the state. They will simply dump
a Sands and Pursell out OF the deal,
g and thus to that extent purify
+ their party or at least check the
= selling-out that has been going on
q Keynes will throw himself again
into the congressional committee
, man saddle and hold the whip
O hand over Grosvenor. The first
dip he will make is to have Pur-
e sell dismissed from Uncle Sam 6
1 pay roll. There will be no Vollen-
o weider monkey-doodle business
e with Keynes this time. White
will be made everlastingly solid
r with state affairs, with Keynes
: and his vast following backing