The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-08-29

holders must disappear, each and ev-
cry one of them.
And (Cromley weeps) there was w
l.. Robinson, whose campaign in 1914
for the common pleas judgeship nom.
ination only whetted his appetite for
power and control, also tossed a
wrench into the cog-wheels of the
Ayers Cromley Hess Iams machine
and likewise consented to assume
the Craftsmanship of the executive
committee.
TRYING DAYS FOR CROWLEY
The pistol cracks and they're off in
a bunch with Cromley muttering
something that Bobby" Burns once
wrote about "the best laid plans of
mice and men gang aft aglee" and
casting around nervously for aid and
assistance.
Then followed many conferences of
the Blackberry alley couple the raz-
or-handler and the embryonic CON
gressman. The telephone was in.
voked. The S. o. S. signal was flash
ed out over the county. Days of
campaigning, the like of which was
never known before, followed.
The country members of the execu.
tive committee, on appearing in town,
told their wives on returning that the
king OF England, the czar of Russia
and the kaiser would have to look
out for their honors as no such treat
ment was ever given any of these
moguls as had been accorded them by
the "Achi" faction.
CROWLEY BAREs HIS ARMS
Saturday morning, Cromley tossed
aside law and brazenly went onto the
streets, buttonholing every member
of the executive committee he could
lay his hands upon, backing him up
against building or telephone post
and laying down positive orders that
HIS candidate for the Craftsmanship
must be nominated and no other.
Paul M. Ashbaugh, eavesdropper,
tattle-tale and dictaphone-carrier for
the Ayers, etc., faction, who is being
personally trained by Cromley for the
job of prosecuting attorney, was i'm
pressed into service by his superior.
One farmer, who was nearing the
stairway leading to The offices of Lot
C. Stillwell a little after the execu-
tive committee had assembled after a
sidewalk conference, was delayed for
over ten minutes by Cromley and
Ashbaugh, who, it is said, would have
resorted to kidnapping if the prey had
refused to vote their way.
THE TURMOIL
s. G. Dowds, chairman of the cen
trail committee, called the meeting to
order. The following nominations foI
chairman were duly made:
C. G. Weaver,
w. l.. Robinson,
Jay II. Clutter.
And then foxy old Tate) a motion
the largest number of votes on the
first ballot be elected was whoopet
through before the full Significance
of the scheme dawned on many.
Slips were passed and the vote was
as follows:
Clutter-15.
Weaver--14.
Robinson-9.
With sinking hearts the Weaver
and Robinson men realized they were
up against IL. AS an eleventhhour re
sort they tried to force another ballo
on the grounds that a majority wal
not obtained by any one of the three
Dowds overruled the motion ant
Clutter ascended the throne. Victor!
for Ayers! Victory for Cromley
Victory for Hess! Victory for Iams
: Huzzal
. SOP THROWN OUT
Profiting by the cries of protes
which arose over the action of tn,
central committee a week before il
naming only residents of the city o
Mt. Vernon as officers, the countr.
boys were remembered by the NOM
: nation of J, F. Ward of Miller town
ship as vice chairman and his unani
nous election.
Arthur Mitchell who performed tn
= secretarial duties for the committe
two years ago under G. G. Weaver
: was again given the position.
: Ed. Dever, who bucked his wa
+ into Bull Moose ranks four years age
= had his redemption made complete b
D being elected treasurer of the organ
5 ization.
i After expressing in body conf
! dence which was not individually fel
over the return of the Republica
party to power the meeting adjourn
v ed.
T. THE AFTERMATH
u There were heavy hearts and mois
II eyes in the ranks of the committe
II after the session aa we'll as a feelin