Charlevoix county herald., 1904-11-05
ACOMPARISON A
Of the Candidates for Rep.
resentative and the Manner
In Which They Are Placed
Before the People.


Convention was announced in every
newspaper In the County and the
Townships OF the County were repre-
sented accord ing TO their population
as follows: Bay delegates. Boyne
Valley s, Chandler 2, Charlevoix IL,
&siine 4, Evangeline 9, Hayes 3.
Kddson l. Marion 3, Melrese 3, Nor
wood 3, Peaine ], st. James 2, South
Arm l2, Wilson 4, and IN each Of these
townships a notice was posted accord
ing to law announcing a caucus to be
held for the purpose Of electing the
delegates above mentioned and attend
ed in the aggregate by 1900 voters Of
the county At least.
The convention met pusuant to that
cali and every delegate elected was
present at this Convention. Mr.. Pad
dock and Mr.. Stroud were beth can
didates for the Office of Representative
and Mr.. Stroud was placed in nomn-
alton by large majority. and it is not
strange To those who have lived in
Charlevoix County for the past twenty
years or upwards, that such was the
result Mr.. Stroud being man well
and favOrably known, having served
ths people in different capacities, and
bel ri idsntiti.d ID with the progress OF
our County from its infancy, never
being questioned as to his integrity or
honesty OF purpose, At any time.
The State Con ven tion had met some
weeks before this and at such meeting
adopted platform which each of the
aspiring candidates were we'll inform
ed upon and which platform Mr.. Pad
dock never questioned in the least uE-
I'll after the Republican Convention
had resulted unsatisfactory to him.
Mr.. Paddock certainly would not
deny the fact that he would have been
pleased to accept the nomination at
tthis Convention upon the platform
adopted.
Next we learn Of Mr. Paddock's 3 act
ion Is secret meetings with DR.. CrOuter
VIM J. Lewis ct al. the leading Demo
Gratis of the County. A drive from
Cha7vevoix to Bovne City with DR..
Crouter To see VIM j. Lewis, II. A.
Jersey and other democrats. and a
scheme Is hatched by which Mr.. Pad
dock Is assured OF their support.
A call for a Democratic County
Convention" Signed by WmJ. Lewis
Chairman, and II. A. Jersey Sec'y, Of
the Democratic County Committee is
called to meet at Boyne City the same
day the Grangers have their Convent
ion at that place with the understand
ing that Mr.. Padduck's "Pulr' with
the Grange he could get them 10 unite
with him in the Convention called by
Mr.. Lewis and Jersey, but there was a
Hitch" so an adjournment was taken
and "Mass" Convention called to
order without any notice and ticket
nominated FIXED" by the triumvir-
ate "Bil'' Lewis, Henry Jersey and
Bob Paddock, arranged as they
thou. 1t would serve their own person
al interests best.
Tr,umvirate deemed ie best to insure
place on the official ballot fearing
the action Of the Mass" Convention
was illegal SO they re-convened the
Democratic County Convention and
proceeded to renominate the same
ticket, without any oppostion) for
every man present received satisfact-
ory place upon this ticket and Mr..
Paddock is working his "Gum Shoe"
campaign as the result, asking honest
conscientious Republicans for their
support. Can he get them?
"Bill" Lewis and Henry Jersey have
been residents of Charlevox County
(eff and on) for twenty years.
Have you ever before heard Of their
ADVOCATING any kind of reform?
We ask you TO turn your mind back
to the times when Mr.. Lewis was very
active in county seat politics-Was
Mr.. Lewis advocating reform at
that time?
Mr. Paddock is no novice in politics,
in fact has made that his profession,
and he often boasts Of his prOwess and
political sagaclty, and how as a result
he was favored by a political job for a
period Of ten years in the state of Ohio
up to the time he came to Charlevoix
losing his position at that time.
Is there any synonym OF reform
about this Boyne City Convention?
Can a party conceived in this mann
or, and ticket placed upon the ballot
under such irregular circumstances
the nominations dictated in such a
manner receive shadow Of an endorse