Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-08-20
AN OPEN LETTER
Mr.. Frank H. Reighard,
Editor Of the Wauseon Republican


SIR
In your issue of The Wauseon
Republican Of last week and under
date of August 13, 1920, we note
the following article, classified as
an editorial and presumably written
by you.
"One of the Democrats who attend
cd his party caucus in the L. ana 1;
hall Monday night of last week SAID
that Fred Fowler was going to have
some new campaign cards printed.
When asked what was meant oy
that statement replied that Fred
was the standing candidate Tor pro
scouting atroney and that IN the
last years he knew he would be tne
candidate for that office the next
year and so had his cards printed
without giving the year in this way
what cards were left in cne camnalgil
would do for the next. At the
cAacus he announced that he would
be a candidate fer common pleas
iucge of Fulton County in November
election. so this means that he WI
have 10 have some new cards print
cd. The caucus did not endorse him
as a candidate for nomination, NJ
stated that he was going to manage
that part himself"
Now Mr.. Reighard, we are no
much surprised in your writing suci
AN article. or at least fatherlng IL
for IL is in direct keeping with you
reputation for mis-stating the facts
You directly and purposely state II
your article above gIven, that l dl'
not receive the endorsement OF tn
caucus for the nomination for Com
mon Pleas Judge and you quote mi
as saying that would manage tha
myself. Now Mr.. Reighard, in you
making this statement in your arti
Gle. YOU did so with utter disregar,
for the truth or falsity of your state
ment. In the first instance there !
absolutely no truth in your statemen
and in the second you made it Will
the facts were within your eas,
reach and had you any regard
disposition to give the people an
voters the facts thru your paper, yo
would have sought the facts befor
vou wrote such an article, or nrad
any such rash and unwarrante
statements. True, the caucus
convention you refer 90 was held
the T. and I. hall on the evening 20
mention. This caucus or conventio
was attended by a large number
voters and representative citizens
Fulton County and was preside
over by a chairman and secretar
Just as such public gatherings al
always conducted. This conventio
or caucus was not q secret gatherin
but open to all who might wish
attend. It was conducted in tn
usual way, for the purpose of selec'
ing candidates for the respectiN
Offices of Fulton County. The dc
ings Of this convention or caucus
YOU choose TO call it, were reduce
TO writing by the secretary and
record kept Of it. AT this caucV
or convention I received the unan
NOUS endorsement of the conventi'
or caucus for the omination 4
Common Pleas Judge for Fultt
County and the minutes Of the sc
retary show that fact. And as
result of my endorsement, l WI
placed before the voters at the pu
mary election held on the 10th
August I was voted upon the tick
as a candidate for that office. Al
with regard to your statement q
tributed to me, it is entirely witho
foundation for by nomination a
as a result Of my being voted up
the ticket at the recent primary ele
tion as a candidate for Comm
Pleas Judge. I became the peopl
rsndidate for that Office and ha
never assumed a dictatorship ov
the people or any class of them
vet. and in this regard will lea
that assumption to yourself and
my opponent, who you so devoted
renrpsent in the writing of yo
article.
You choose to make light Of !
Mr.. Reighard because Of the fl
that I have several times been