The Butler weekly times., 1905-05-11
VACANCY ALREADY EXISTS.

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ganizstion Of she Democratic party
in Bates county at this time, in order
that it be prepared to meet a com
pact and well organized opposition
In the campaign next year, THE
TINES has been actuated alone BY the
desire for party good and continued
supremacy in this county.
The Bates County Democrat, whose
editor Is responsible for the party &
present unorganized condition, is at,
tempting to discredit and nullify our
efforts by the cowardly subtiiuge oil
hiding behind Others and pretending
to believe that THE TIMES is reflect.
ing upon the individual members OF
the centralcommittee. We have told
plain, unyarnished truths and have
not hesitated to lay the blame where
1t belongs, and the further effort to
evade the issues by hiding behind the
skirts of Others but makes the editor
ofthat paper ridiculous in the eyes Of
all sensible men.
We do not want to be misunder.
stood in this matter. II We believed
that other members OF the committee,
or the committee as whole, was re-
sponsible, We would not hesitate, in
our duty to the party and thepublic,
to SO state. But we know that the
fault lies with the chairman of the
campaign committee, whose duty it
is to take charge Of, and conduct the
campaign, and who has an advisory
board he can call to his assistance at
any time he sees fit in the campaign
committee, selected for thatpurp
We pointed out that the chairman
persistently neglected, failed and re.
fused to call that committee together
last fall, or open the campaign until
on the very eve OF election, and by
that action, or rather non.action, he
contributed to the defeat OF part OF
the ticket. We charged that the par
ty organization was neglected by the
chairman failing to have the county
properly polled, although he had the
party machinery in his hands for that
purpose.
The editor Of the Democrat, who ia
chairman OF the committee, has sig
nally failed to refute these charges,
or show wherein We have misstated |
the facts, and his silly twaddIe about
The David and Jonathan bonds be-
tween The TINES and the Democratic
party, Is readily recognized as an ei.
'ort to distract public attention and
'vade the issue 80 plainly set forth,
and a practical confession OF guilt.
We had no intention in the begin
ling and refuse now to turn this
question into personal controversy
between the papers. Had Mr.. Dear
nond resigned the Craftsmanship and
the central committee to
elect another chairman, who would
lave gone forward in the matter OF
'arty organization, he would have
,een spared the mention OF these un-
,leasant truths.
1t is the we'll established custom In
he party in this county, that when
committeeman leaves his township,
hat the Democrats select another
Committeeman without waiting for
lin to resign. This was done in the
resent committee, when MIR. Alex
.nder lett Elkharttownsbip, although
Is events transpired, his absence was
'nly temporary.
The special courtesy has been ex-
ended Mr.. DeArmond to resign; he
lss failed to do so and by every par
y law and usage in this county there
'lready exists vacancy in the COM
nittee from this township, and it is
he duty of Democrats to meet and
III such vacancy at an early date.
10 one will deny that Mr.. DeArmond
las moved with his family from the
ounty. II
E. 81. Lewis, defsulting cashier OF