The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-02-11

terest of the Democratic candidate,
were those who managed this ''Agri- |
cultural mass meeting,'' and aroused
such an interest in it. He says that
the vote at this mass meeting shows
that those having the Fair at heart,
will not tolerate the domination of
any political boss;;" yet the only politi-
cal boss who attempted to turn the Ag-
ricultural Board into political incu-
bator," and thus destroy the usefulness
OF the Fair, WAS the boss of the gang,
for whom Mr.. Hover speaks. He be-
trays this further along, when he tells
what this boss and his followers intend
ed to do there, and what they intend to
do next Fall. Innocently betraying
the thoughts Of his heart, and the pur-
poses of his gang, he says:
ANY such attempt will result In
just the sort OF slate smashing as was
resorted to at the last election"
Here is fair, clear admission, that
those who ran the late Agricultural
mass meeting, were those who resorted
to the "slate smashing at the last cleo
tion." This was done by 1.-THE gang"
to defeat Mr.. Makemson, the regular
Republican candidate for Commission
er, Everybody knows that. Mr.. Hover,
who is in position TO know, admits it.
Here is q clear admission that the
Agricultural mass meeting was set up
by the gang, and run in the interest of
Its candidates, for political pur-
poses. These are the things that the
REPUBLICAN charged at the time. We
thank Mr.. Hover for his confirmation
of what we said, and we ask the people
If they want the fair management thus
lprostituted to political purposes, and
the fair thus destroyed? The way to
answer the question is to defeat the
candidates at the primary, whom the
gang are supporting all over the conn.
lty,. and thus save the Fair Company
from being made political machine.
There is another admission here BY
MIR. Hover, the defender of the "Agri
cultural mass meeting" which W.
would call attention to. He admits MOI
only that the unusual interest display
ed at the Agricultural mass meeting
was by the gang, who tried to defea
the Republican candidate for Commits
sioner last Fall, but he says they wen
into this mass meeting imbued with tn,
/ purpose of defeating the Republican
: nominees next Fall, II the candidates
of the gang are not chosen, &C the com
!, ing primary. He says that those mel
5 who controlled the Agricultural elec
p tion will not tolerate the domination
of any political boss. and that any sucl
attempt WILL RESULT [this Is tn
9 future tensel IN JUST THE SORT Ol
r SLATE SMASHING AS WAS RE
d SORTED TO AT THE LAST ELEC
J TION"
This Is threat that cannot be mis-
, taken. 1t has political phase, yer
Important, and Of much interest to tn
3 Republicans of the county, which W
will discuss in another article, as it
e discussion does not belong here.
o Further along Mr.. Hover betrays hi
= animus, and shows his allegiance I
o the gang, by defending their position
.t that the election of fair managers b
4 townships, is no. the proper thing; tbs
1t would result In directors bein
- elected on political lines, etc., ct,
He has no argument. His contentio
: | 10 aim rlv rhxf he - pz1l l,f-
!. taine can select the fair managers fe
= the people Of the townships, betts
20 than the peop.e of the townships ca
q, make their own selections ;and that ma
. meetings in the court house will stes
70 the Agricultural society free from a
i. political complications. And this /
"a does In the face of his own admission
that the late Agricultural meeting W,
- run by political faction to down al
:, other political faction, with a thre,
IA TO carry the matter into the Fall ele
~ ton, il they are defeated in the
a schemes, by the people at the pr
N maries.
"a There are few men who try
# straddle dirty pool, that can do
70 without putting their foot in 1t, ar
Mr.. Hover, it is plain to see, is I
.s exception.
I. Rut MIR. Hover had a big job in tr
8 ing to cover up the tracks Of the gan
and he evidently got tired of 1t, befol
F. he got through, for in closing b
/. article he virtually admits the stuffir
"a of the ballot box and admits there W,
~ cause for complaint about the manag
10 ment of the meeting. And Of cour.
y taat stuffing of the ballot box with Il
j. votes of men who had no right to vot
,e could not have been done by those VI
r were defeated, but by those WI
r managed the meeting and did it for
ID political purpose.
II IfMr. Hover will call again-give Z,
" another article-we will manage to g,
X some more facts from 1t, and we wi
N have some questions to put to him.
.e DCTIDD0rVTV WITH CUID