Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-10-16
A Peculiar Political Condition.

Ho ICPuoilCdu parry vi tnlS county 4
neld the adjourned session of their
county convention ia this city yester-
day, and proceeded in a summary wav.
to announce the names agreed upon for
the various county offices, and all, ex-
cept supervisors, reside in Logan, and
the ticket may very appropriately be
called Logan ticket. Logan seems
TO be the "whole thing" and the action
IF the convention was merely to regis
er the behest of the Logan Gang, and
holding convention was only for q
blind, as the ticket had been already
liked. The most wonderful demons,ra-
ton of party action was the adoption
Of the following resolution:
"Wberess, vacancies occurring in the ofices
of majority of the Board of Supervisors of this
county, during the early part of the year. and
such vacancies having been filled by appoint
msnt. but with a nonpartisan spirit and the
men who will he elected to fill such vacancies at
the coming election will take mp the duties on
Monday following such election. and in al, pro-
liability an important suit will then be on trial,
| IN which the tax payers of the county are vital
Nv interested and in which the services of A. j.
Gilmore and John Hall, by reason of their
'ahors and intimate knowledge of the nnfurtn-
nate condition of our county affairs to be prac-
'ically Indispensable.
Therefore, Be it resolvad that we endorse the
efforts and services of said A. j Giimer and
lohn A. Hall, in securing fair adjustment Of
| he affairs of the county. and in view of their
having been placed in nomination for such Off
.Gs.
Therefore Belt resolved, that this convention
| To not place in nomination any candidates for
| such Offices.
This singular resolution contemplates
the continuance of these two appoint
ed supervisors in office because of their
experience, when one (Hall of them
has only had few months in the office
and then how do you account for tho
turning down of John Traver, County
Attorney, who has been associated
with these so called experienced super
visors. There is not an argument in
| favor of Gilmore and Hall that does
not apply to John Iraver. Ifany man
of either party, can tell why it was ne
cessary to keep these particular super
+, visors in office because "of their labors
and intimate knowledge of the unfortu-
nate condition of our county otfairs to
be practically indispensable" and not
also Keep the county attorney who has
been associated with them. We are
not arguing the cause of John Trayer,
out just referring to the hypocracy of
Logan Gang who nominate Gilmore
and Hall and turn down Traver. 1t
takes "Cheek" to pass that resolution
and then nominate Fallon who is not
in possession of indispensable know.
edge.
Another peculiar thing is to see the
g. o r., through its leaders, in this
county, admitting ty its acts. that the
party has not two men of sufficient
intelligence aud honesty to fill the po-
sition of Supervisors, and therefore 90
into the democratic party for candid
ates, because it is absolutely necessary
to have honest men in that position.
We have no complaint to urge against
that party for its Inconsistency, as the
democratic party, under the influence
of the Logan Gang, at their convention
passed resolution condemning tho
change in the manner of eIecting Su.
pervisors, and then nominated the men
who made the change, and seeing the
perfect decentralization of both parties.
we are driven to the necessity of taking
up an entire new set of candidates who
are entirely free from all entanglements
with either of the old parties, and thus
begin with new men, and to do so, we
have presented for our consideration
the following independent ticket taken
from both parties:
For County Auditor, Fred f. Cromie.
of Woodbine. Democrat.
For Clerk of the Court, T. M. Adams.
Of Logan. Republican.
For County Recorder, I W. Evans, of
Washington towship. Democrat.
For Supervisors, A. Z. SelIeck. Of
] Boyer township. Republican.
Henry Fitzgibben, of Calhoun town
ship. Republican.
All these men are good citizens and
worthy the vote of every man in Har-
rison county without regard to party.
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