The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-06-07


matter and changed their minds
and would accept the proposition
1t was agreed rs to tho division Of
precincts. Afterwards Mr.. Rick
etts asked that they have LAUREL
willie and later Murray was conced-
ed to them in exchange for two
others. The agreement was fur
ther made that If candidates insist
ed on running and were elected
different from the arrangement
when the committee met there
could easily be designations and
the matter worked out satisfactori-
ly. 1t happened that in the diyi-
sion made there were two precincts
on each side that had gone oppo-
site to the agreed plan and it made
the matter very easy of solution.
When this agreement was made it
was also agreed that there would
be no requirement to candidates to
file notice with the committee as
had been required in the call, and
in fact what was to have been an
election could not be termed one.
We doubt if there were 200 voters
present in the entire county. In
the four wards in Logan but 10
persons were present, we are in.
formed. 1t was not u contest.
1t was an agreement entered into
upon the part of the chairman Of
the "square deal" committee and
his friends with no other thought
or expectation that it would be
kept and carried out, There was
no disposition to take any advan-
tage. and in two precincts where
there were contests, it was a local
matter, aud our people advised the
other side and offered two other
precincts in their stead, or any
thing to carry ont the matter in a
harmonious way. This is the
statement of the facts leading up
to the meeting last Saturday when
there was complete shattering of
every promise made be Mr.. White
and Mr.. Ricketts,. Two commit
teemen who were fairly elected
were counted out; three precincts
whose committe emen were not
present were declared vacant and
out of the % committeeman In the
county six or seven were conceded
to one side and the firm of White
d Ricketts, took about %. L. w.
Hull was elected chairman instead
of DR.. Wood as agreed upon, and
Messrs White and Ricketts, saw
that they had plenty on the eXecu-
tive committee and state delega-
tion to control both, and to make |
real sure took the secretary of the |
central committee along with the
This committee of the |
firm of White d Ricketts, will stay
in power two years, according to a
statement of Mr.. White in the
meeting, so that there will be no
need to meet and perpetuate itself
next May. Its owners gave it au-
5hority last Saturday.
The Journal-Gazette made an
announcement of the compromise
and went into it in
good faith. When Mr.. White and
Mr. Ricketts, broke it there was no
The Journal -GG2-
'fte recognizes the committee
lected last August which was
lected by the votes of over 1900
republicans, for on the 10Th of
lay there was no election; when
he majority Of votes defeats and
he minority elects what would you
all it. The selection Of commit,
eemen was not by election but by
greement. The agreement was
roken and it was not broken by
he friends of The Journal Gazette.
t was done by men breaking their
romises. 1t was one of the gross
st pieces of trickery in recent
ears in the tangled jungle of
rocked politics in Hooking. 1t
as done by the men who claim to
e the leaders in this county, the
ZEN who have the county in their
est pockets-when they are away
'om home. 1t was done because
ohm F. White could not this year, {
he could not last year, carry /
lia pnnnfu in a fair alant;o, a | Z