Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-08-20
Ididate for Prosecuting Attorney

candidate for Prosecuting Attorney
for Fulton County and because
handed out cards during my candidacy
for that office. This you may do or
continue to do at your leis Ire, for
am not ashamed of the fact, for at
the polls l received a very satisfac-
tNry endorsement from the voters
and was only defeated by very
small vote, while there was very
large party majority against me, and
which / would have to Overcome. AT
least, Mr.. Reighard l am satlstledl
! with the result and j have no fault
to find with the voters because they
failed to elect me, but to the contrary;
have always been well pleased With
the vote received.
But, Mr.. Reighard, while you We're
writing your article and so cleverly
villifying me, because l have several
times been a candidate did you not
forget something? Has not Judge,
Wolf, my opponent been a candidate
for office many more t!nTes than II
, have? If you will refreshea your
: memory just a little, you VIII know
that he has been a candidate for
office ever since he came to Fulton
: County and even before he became
bona fide resident of this county.
For if YOU will look back some l6I
: wears YOU will find that he was
!. nominated for Prosecuting Attorney
for this county before he had gotten
9 all moved in. At least he had not
!. gotten his family here as yet from
!, Putnam County. Because OF ms
great party majority, he was elected
) twice as Prosecuting Attorney and
e that is not all, for if you will con-
e suit the public records at our Court
It House you will find that he has
d been upon the public pay role ever
y since. For the records will show, as
y you well know, that after he had
I, finished his two terms as prosecutor
"a he continued on the pay role in the
- Bean Creek matters and several
Z, others and has drawn several thou
" sand dollars out of the pubic trea-
I sury in that capacity. Six years
nj age he was elected Common Pleas
ie JuGge not by majority Of the Vo-
sc trs of Fulton County but Oy sonre-
=. thing like q third of the voters of
OF this county. This was made posi-
"a BILE because there were five candidates
Us at that time. Besides this, long be-
III fore Judge Wolf came into Fulton
3. County he was official stenographe1
IN for the Supreme Court and he got
ID his party. In fact he has been in
ne all these positions at the hands OF
n office ever since he wore knee pants
ne and owes every dollar he has to the
at people for the offices he has held
ur OF course Mr.. Reighard we know that
I'll YOU and few others who have as
rd scumed the role of dictators in anC
e. around the Court House and in youl
is didate in office all the rest of his
mt party, would like to keep your can
lie life. But you and your associates
sy represent but a small portion D
or your party and much less portion
nd Of the people of Fulton County. Th
ou voters of Fulton County should set
re tie this question and not you. Judg
de Wolf and myself both received ou
ed nominations for the office in re
OF gular way and both he and mysel
IN are entitled to honest and fair treat
ou ment thru the press of Fulton Count,
on and the people and the voters ar
OIL entitled to know the facts.
oi Your attempt Mr.. Reighard, t
leu cast off the responsibility of you
Iry article upon some fictitious perso
IRE is only cnother one of vour unwar
on rated tricks And by your sayin
ny that one of the democrats attendin
70 " that caucus or convention told yo
T 'ne so and so, you seek to avoid re
@ st sponsibilitv for your sayings an
I'VE charges against me when the ur
10 truth of your article should be foun
.aS sS out by the readers of your pape
The writer knows every man wh
~ attended this caucus or conventio
M cMus an knows them to be honorab
th, M worthy men and neither myself
en- so. anyone persa,t VT this caucU
~, ~, would have told you any such
-" ~" thing, your attempt to chage an
such an assertion to them or to N
20 "a only reflects the more upon you. III
'..s warranted conduct, and I should M
W have answered your article at a.
l,ot but for the fact that the people al
~ entitled to know the facts, and NJ
- bo mjslei bv sueh nrisstatament Of IL
o,,t facts as your article contained.
~ Respectfully
... . Fred B. Fowler
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