Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-10-26

two years a resident Of Milo town.
ship and was for ten years secretary
Of the school board and six years
clerk of that township" and resided
there until 1902 when he moved to
this city. Now, Mr.. Bishop being
popular in the township where he
was resident for thirty-three years,
and had held petty offices there,
why was it that at the primary cleo
ton in that township he received
only II out of the So votes cast for
clerk? There can be but one con-
clusion, what else could have been
the cause of his receiving SO small a
vote there other than that he was
not considered competent for the
Office? Surely if he was popular
there, which is conceded, and consid-
cred competent he would have re-
ceived more than one-third Of the
votes cast, when in fact he received
less than one third.
In the township of Hazel Green
south Of and adjoining Milo and
where owing to its closes proximity
to the township where Mr.. Bishop
had spentso many of the best years
Of his life, he must have been well
known, only 10 of the 81 votes cast
for clerk were for him, and in Delhi.
township east of and adjoining Milo
of the lO7 votes cast for clerk. Mr..
Bishop received only 30, running
far behind either Of the other can
didates.
Again Mr.. Bishop being, accord
ing to the Press, personally popular
in the county, there must have been
a reason for his receiving only 53S
Of the I474 votes cast at the primar-
les, andthe only reason that we can
conceive Of is, that he was not con-
sidered the right man for the place.
A large majority of the voters at
the primaries, particularly where he
was best known, it therefore appears,
did not consider Mr.. Bishop compe-
tent or the proper person for clerk,
but as it often happens under the
primary system where there are
three or more candidates for the
same Office, the one least fitted for i,
secures the nomination, and such il
seems was the result in this case
and the political leaders of the party
realizing the great mistake that was
made in nominating Mr.. Bishop
are making the still greater mistake
of trying to force his election.
Mr.. Gibson, the democratic can
didate-> for clerk of the distric
court, was the unanimous choice o
the convention that nominated him
The republicans had, by an accident
placed in nomination candidate
not the choice of the majority @
their party, and one who was no
considered by many republicans, a
we'll as members of other politica
parties, as a fit man for the office
| The convention sought for mar
4 who could fill the office with homo
to himself and credit to the county
They found such an one in MI
1 Gibson, nominated him and thereb,
|placed it in the power of a majorit,
of the voters Of the county to rectif,
the error made at the republican
primaries. Every resident of the
county is interested in having tn
! ssssnftdnt office of clerk of the dis
trict,court properly and correctl,
administered. This can be accom-
plished by the election Of Mr.. Glib.
son, and should he be elected, al
who know him will concur with u
in saying, that a better selection TO
that Office could not have been made
No objection is made by the re
publican press, to Mr.. Gibson's can
didacy, other than that made by tn
Manchester Press, and chat objee
ion is, that Mr.. Gibson has been in
; the ministry for the greater part Q
his life. OF course no sensible pei
t son would deem that an objection
He has, to his credit be it sale
"been in the ministry" as stated b
3 the Press. He has also for severe
) years past, and now is engaged i
3 farming in Elk township, and is b
nature, education and experiene
: thoroughly qualified to perforl
every duty required Of the clerk {
$ the district court, "confessedly on
! Of the most responsible positions j
: the gift Of the county"