The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-05-03
Thursday, May 8, 1906
About Mayor Dollison,

If the Logan Printing Company
will permit us few words again,
we will try to take another fall
out of one Huls that Is indulging
in some sIanderous matter in his
paper against Mayor Dollison.
He says that the Mayor is pos
ing us Neal Dow or great tenn
perance reformer. To the contrary
the Mayor of Logan is no reformer
at all he is simply fulfilling his
oath in enforcing the laws, and he
will do so as long as he is Mayor.
Huls says that the prominent
Democrats of Logan got Dollison
to run for Mayor, as being favor
able to the saloon interests. That
is a statement that is most posi-
lively resented by the party lead
ers as falsehood that could emit
but from a person of low mind.
The first person that approached
Dollison, soliciting him to be a
candidate for Mayor was told
emphatically that the laws would
be enforced if he should become a
candidate and be elected, and that
party leader then strongly insist
ed upon the candidacy of Dollison,
saying, THAT is the kind of May
or Logan needs.
Huls seeks to chide Dollison for
singing in a church choir, Well,
now, that is not a bad fault. Huls
sang in the choir once, and that
was the most decent thing he ever
did, but he so brayed like an ass
that they never asked him to sing
but the once.
Huls says, that statements in
his paper are true else they would
not be there, My, oh my, what
etfrontery. Huls has the reputa'
tion among business men as hav-
ing as little regard for the truth
as any man in Logan. He is pro-
fame and vulgar, and his state
ments can seldom be relied upon.
AS one prominent merchant said
to us, "Hus is the nosiest knocker
that ever lived in Logan, and you
can't believe a word he says.
This modern dispenser of truth
(?) propounds few questions to
Mayor Dollison which we do not
feel constrained to answer as com
ing from such source, but which
we will answer in full
"Did YOU not accept $25. 90 from
a prominent saloon keeper in Lo-
gan, to be used in securing your
nomination? And was this mon
ey not paid with the distinct un-
derstanding that you We're to be
friendly to the interests of the
man who gave it?"
Most emphatically Mayor Dolli-
son did not receive any such mon
ey from any saloon keeper or any
one else, for political or campaign
purposes, nor neither was cent
ever paid to him 10 influence him
to be friendly to any mans inter
ests in any business. Mr.. Dolli-
son was part owner and manager
of the ONO DEMoCRAr printing
plant for years up until his induc-
ton into office, and was patronized
in business channels by saloon
men as well as other busir ess men,
and they paid their bills for what
they got, but politics or policies
were never mentioned. No saloon
man or any other person could
have been deceived as to the pro.
posed policy of Dollison. He em.
phatlcally made his position clear
in his paper during the entire
campaign, that if elected he would
enforce the laws.
"Did you not in a room in the
saloon of this same man solicit the
vote of the saloon people, on the
promiee that you would "be
good" And were you not in this
room until late hour, preparing
poll Of one of the Logan wards,
and making yourself solid with
the patrons of the saloonY
Mayor Dollison was not in sa.
loon during the entire campaign,
and therefore could not have pre-
pared poll of any ward in such
place, and he was not "solid"
with the saloon men, for their orr
ganization agreed to fight him in
the election.
ls 1t not fact that you ac-