Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-08-26

parade. The republicans Of Webster
City organized Blaine and Logan
club, of which Charles Wickware
was captain, and Park Banks, first
The campaign was
warm one and eliminated in tre-
mendous rally and barbecue at
w Webster City, October 10th. This
rally was remarkable because 1T was
a democratic rally and the local crop
of democrats was not what might be
called bountiful. But like the bull
frog in the prairie pond, each one
made noise enough for hundred.
Democrats came from all the sur
rounding towns, bringing their
brass bands with them. An OK was
roasted and a free lunch served, and
to cap the climax, John G.. Carlisle,
speaker of the national house, deliv-
cred the principal address. His
speech was dignified and convincing
and was one of the best from a dem
ocratic standpoint ever delivered in
the county. At night occurred the
largest torch-light procession ever
held in Webster City The demon
stration was a complete success and
filled the local democrats with much
courage and enthusiasm.
At the election, however, the re-
publicans carried the county by five
hundred majority.
DEMOCRATS DIVIDE "THD
SPOILS."
The election of Grover Cleveland
as president was a cause for great
rejoicing among the democrats, and
especially among those who had
hopes of securing remunerative gov
eminent positions, and there was an
immediate stir up" in the postof-
flee department At Webster City,
the republican editor, j. D. Hunter,
who had just been re-appointed, was
adjudged to be an offensive partisan
and his removal was ordered. The
democratic editor, Geo. w. Bell, was
appointed in his stead and the Office
was turned over to him August 1G.
At Stratford, witt" Biggs was SUI
perceded by l. w. Hyatt; at Jewell,
Geo. w. Foval became postmaster;
at Ellsworth, John Digerness was
appointed; at harrisburg, w. F.
Powers: and at Williams, Horace N.
Hurd was placed in custody of the
mails.
CAMPAIGN OF 1885.
In 1885 the republicans nominal
ed the following ticket: For repre-
sentative, August Anderson; audi
tor, William Anderson; treasurer,
Aug. F. Hoffman; sheriff, C. F. Wes-
ton; superintendent, Geo. F. Rich
ardson; supervisor, Andrew S. An
derson; corner, DR.. J. F. Will: sur
veyor, NJ B. Everts.
The independents nominated:
For representative, William Tat
ham; treasurer. Homer Miller; audi
tor, Horace Hurd sheriff, Frank
Fenton. county superintendent, J.
M. Blake; coroner, DR.. e. A. Rogers;
Charles Felleson.
The chief contest was between
Richardson and Blake for superin-
tendent. This was Richardson's
third term. While the rest of the
ticket received about 400 majority,
Richardson's margin was only 121.
His election was saved by the votes
of that peculiar class of democrats
who are so accustomed to defeat.
that prospect of victory frightens
them into voting the republican
ticket.
At the democratic state conven-
ton Capt. G. w. Bell was a princi-
pal speaker and in the course of his
remarks exclaimed that, THE dem
ocrats asleep in Heaven have their
eyes upon this convention" This
slip of the tongue made in the en-
thusiasm of oratory, subjected the
captain to a great deal of ridicule
throughout the state, and he became
known as Sleeping Angel Bell
WESLEY MARTIN HONORED.
In 1885 the senatorial convention
was held at Eagle Grove. That year
the district included the counties of
Hamilton, Wright and Webster.
Each county had candidate and
each voted solid for its own man
The first ballot stood. J. L. Kamrar,
of Hamilton. 8 votes; S. T. Messeryy,
of Webster. II votes; N. F. Weber,
of Wright, s votes.
No candidate having a majority,
the convention proceeded to try it
again and so continued until LAO
ballots had been taken. On the