Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 41, Decatur, Adams County, 12 December 1907 — Page 2

3,130 VOTES ARE CAST Big Crowds Watch for Returns at this Office and Other Places in County. Hundreds of men packed this office, the democatic hall, the streets, Friday night, figured and guessed and p”t>phesied as to the probable result of the contest for the nomination for treasurer. Each of the three candidates had about an equal number of backers and as the later returns came in and the men kept changing positions from first place to third and third back to first the interest became intense. With all precincts in but Rast Union and Washington township Baumgartner lead by forty-five votes while Archbold and Yager were even. East Union put Archbold in second place and within thirty of the lead, then came Washington with 112 for Yager, forcing him twelve ahead of Archbold and 44 ahead of Baumgartner. Never in the history of Adams eounty politics has there been a three cornered contest which in any manner compared with this race. The three men were capable, clever and popular and each had a hidden strength surprising to his opponents and while it was conceded that the election would be close it was not expected that the vote from any precinct in the county would be sufficient t» change the outcome. Baumgartner Aowed greet strength in the central south: Yager in the east and north sad Archbold in the west and north and each secured a nice general vote. It was certainly a race in which the drivers were men of judgment and their chariots were strongly built. The day was a perfect one for an election and the vote shows it 3.13 C ballots having been cast for auditor. While every candidate worked hard there was not an event which marred the serenity. The returns were received at this office and at the Meibers hall and at both places the throngs were immense and the smoke dense. The first returns came from South Hartford, arriving at 6:15 and at 11:30 Washington reported, they being the last of the twenty-seven. As the table discloses, most of the contests were one-sided Gottschalk winning by 314 for representative. Michaud for auditor by 704, Emst for snrveyor, by 635, Zwick for commissioner of the first district by 647. Hendricks for commissioner of the second district by 928. while Hel’er for prosecuting attorney, Meyer for sheriff and Grandstaff were named without opposition. Another primary has passed into history another ticket of splendid m°n has been nominated by the democrats as Adams county. Its a strong ticket, a winner. Watch them sweep the aranty at next fall’s election. THURMAN A. GOTTSCHALK. Thurman A. Gottschalk, of Berne, the young man nominated for representative, is but twenty-five years old. He is a son of ex-County Treasurer Andrew Gottschalk, and was born in Berne. His early education was received in the public schools of thi.city. attended the Indiana university at Bloomington for two years and Northwestern college at Naperville. Illinois, one year. For several year? he has been connected with the Berne Brick company, of which concern he i 3 at present the manager. He is a man of good habits and the necessary qualifications for an able representative. He is popular in this county and one of those clever chaps who is bound to succeed wherever he goes. We predict that he will wield an in fluence among the democrats of the lower house of the legislature in 1909. HENRY B. HELLER. Henry B. Heller, the present prosecuting attorney for the twenty-sixth district, was re-nominated without opposition. He is thirty-two years old, has practiced law for ten years and during his year in office has demonstrated his ability as a lawyer. Honest, industrious and capable, he will serve another term with honor to himself and party. H. S. MICHAUD. H. S Michaud, who at yesterday’s primary was selected as the Democratic standard bearer for auditor, was born in French township forty-three years ago, and received his early education in that township at the public schools at Bluffton. At the age of twenty-three he started out in this world to make his own way, accepting a position with Gottschalk and Ashbaucher, who at that time were operating a buzz saw outfit. On the very first day of his employment he met with an accident that caused him to lose his left arm and a part of the hand on the other and since that time he has been unable to do what one

' might term manual labor After be recovered from thia accident b • started into selling books, but only stayed with this job for a short time which he gave up to teach a term for a subscription school at Berne. He thea started into the fruit tree business, which he followed until appointed postmaster at Berne under C’evelanl’s last administration, which he held for > t ■ four years. He then went back to his . first love that of selling fruit trees, and has followed that buslne s ever H since. During the recent years he has < served on the town council and was r a member of the school board at I- Berne for several years. “Bub" as he f is called, among his associates, has e been a lifelong Democrat and we are i- confident he will car.-y out the duties 1 of the auditorship in a most profie cient manner. t p CHARLES W. YAGER. 6 1 Charles W. Yager, whose admirers ■ say won his nomination for county ’ treasurer by his hearty handshake f and happy smile, was born in Preble ■ i township, this county. August sth, s ’ 1866 a son of the late Jacob Yager.who ? in his time was one of the counties • best known citizens. When Charles ?, was five years old his parents moved ! to Decatur and two years later to St 1 Marys township. At the latter place = Charles was rearerd to manhood, re- - eciving his educaion in the common - schools. He farmed until four years ■ ago, when he went into business at ■ Pleasant Mills, being still located ’ there. His family consists of his wife. I two daughters and a son. Mr. Yager’s i popularity is evidenced by his nomi ination at this time over two such • worthy candidates and also by the ’ fact that eight years ago he was electl ed trustee of St. Marys township, being the only Democrat ever elected in i the township. He is a staunch Democrat and has always been a good party worker. ELI MEYER. The present sheriff, Eli Meyer, has made a splendid record during his year of service as a public officer, and his friends are proud of him He was re-nominated to lay without opposition. His party and his friends believe he will help the old party roll up a largier majority than ever in Adams county. Mr. Meyer was born in French township in 1868. was engaged in business at Berne for eight years, then came to Decatur, where he entered the livery business and later engaged in the furniture business, being at present a member of the firm of Meyer, Presdorf & Moses. He has attended to his office in a thorough and proficient manner. CHARLES C. ERNST. Charles C. Ernst of this ctiy who, at yesterday's election was selected by the voters of Adams county to succeed L. L. Baumgartner as county surveyor, was born in this city November 27, 1874. He received his early education in the Decatur public schools after the completion of which, he engaged in the carpenter business until the year 1900, when he accepted the position of deputy surveyor. He served in this capacity for several years, and in 1905 he launched into the electric wiring business with Thomas Haefling, which vocation he has pursued until the recent campaign started. Mr. Ernst has been a staunch democrat all 1 his life and has done much for the party during the past ten years. Without doubt he will faithfully observe the confidence that has been reposed • in him by the voters of the county and will add strength to the party ticket JOHN C. GRANDSTAFF. No opposition forced Dr. Grandstaff. . or Preble, in his candidacy for cororner. During his present term he has proven himself worthy of the confidence imposed upon him. He is thirty- • five years old and a native of this i county, being a son of Mr. and Mrs. ■ L. W. Grandstaff, of Root township. , He is a graduate of the Electric Medi- ! cal college of Cincinnati, and enjoys • a lucrative practice at Preble, where , he has been located a number of years. » II I f HENRY ZWICK. Henry Zwick. who today received the nominated for commissioner in the first district, has always been a citi- ; zen of Adams county and can rightfully - be claimed our home product, he hav- ;( ing been born fifty-three years ago in > Preble township, where he received his - early education. He lived in Preble • township on a farm until the year t 1882, when he moved to the town of i Williams, where he still resides. Dur- ; ing his career as a citizen of Williams - Mr. Zwick has been engaged in the • creamery and general store business r and has been very successful in these t ventures. For twenty-five years he j has served the government as post s master at Williams, which he has s carried on in connection with his > general store, and although the ad-

ministration has changed several times during that time, it has always seen fit to permit Mr. Zwick to continue as its representative which alone speaks much for his honesty and integrity. Mr. Zwick has for a number of years acted in the capacity of ticket seller for the G. R A I. railroad and still acts la that cap’elf. Mr Zwick has a family of four children, several of whom still make tbeir home with him That Mr. Zwick wfl’ handle the business of the county in a proficient manner goes without argument and w e predict a bright future for him. JAMES A. HENDRICKSJames A Hendricks, who will serve as commissioner of the second district after his election next fall, is a man of excellent qualifications in whose judgment the voters certainly have every confidence from his vote in this primary. He was born in Washington i township, near the town of Monroe. ! December 11. 1863. and lived there until two years ago. when he moved to Monroe. He was educated at the old Reinektr school house and twenty years ago, after having learned to be an operator, was appointed station agent for the G. R. & I. at Monroe, and has since held that position, at the same time managing the farm near Monroe. He was married in 1888 to Miss Lizzie Thompson and their family consists of three sons, aged respectively two, eight and fifteen years. Mr. Hendricks is a capable, honest, conservative citizen who will handle carefully the responsibilities of the office, when elected.

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP. For Trustee. Ist 2d 3d Wash. Tot Lose 89 107 114 110—420 Crist 18 37 40 36—131 Sellemeyer .. 46 83 100 75 —304 Stults 16 22 16 10— 64 Lose plurality, 116. Assessor. Ist 2d 3d Wash. Tot Blackburn ...106 90 82 61—339 Christen 32 57 117 52—258 Parrish 28 84 55 110—277 Blackburn plurality, 62. UNION TOWNSHIP. Trustee. East. WesL Tot. A. J. Bentz 30 20 50 J. A. Fleming 40 48 88 Fleming’s majority. 38. Assessor. East West Tot Barkley 39 46 85 Wertzberger 22 22 44 Barkley’s majority, 41. ROOT TOWNSHIP. Trustee. East. West. Tot C. E. Magley 67 70 137 Harlo Mann 36 52 88 Magley’g majority, 49. Assessor. East. West. Tot. J. A. Cline 94 51 145 August Koeneman ..3 21 24 Chas. Getting 6 46 52 Cline's purality, 93. PREBLE TOWNSHIP. Trustee. North. South. Tot. David Dilling 34 86 120 Dan Huffman 87 42 129 Huffman’s majority 9.

Assessor. Sami Jaberg 22 91 113 Ed Gallmeier 100 34 134 Gallmeier’s majority, 21. KIRKLAND TOWNSHIP. Trustee. North. South. Tot. Jacob Henchen 35 32 67 David Steels 50 35 85 Steele’s majority, 18. Assessor. Wm. Zimmerman .... 74 49 123 BLUE CREEK TOWNSHIP. Trustee. North. South. Tot. Frank C. Wechter.... 72 59 131 Assessor. Geo. Dillinger 43 14 57 W. L. Foreman .... 4 34 38 Merriman 30 17 47 Dellinger’s majority, 10. MONROE TOWNSHIP. Trustee. N.M. A. B. Tot C. C. Beer 67 86 86 239 Albert P. Duerlo3 22 13 138 John Eicher 7 61 96 164 Beer’s majority, 75. Assessor. Geo. W. Martz 108 77 50 Sam’l Neusbaum .... 68 87 142 FRENCH TOWNSHIP. Trustee. John Mosure 72 J. L. Graber 52 Mosure’s majority, 20. Assessor. Albert Meshberger HO HARTFORD Trustee. North. South. Tot

Noah Beberstine .... 33 8 41 J. W. Cowan 54 18 72 Frank Heller 26 2 28 Sylvester Pontius .... 19 10 29 Cowan s p urality. 31. Assessor. Peter B. Kizer 37 10 47 Fred W> Studler .... 97 23 120 Studler’s majority, 73. WABASH TOWNSHIP North A. B. Tot. W. L. Thornhill .. 60 101 71 232 Assessor. R. B. Bradford 15 70 46 131 W. R. Mann 63 42 37 142 Mann s majority 11. IT SUITS - SOME — Others Will Fight for Their Ideas of Government Reform. Washington, December 7 —The attitude of congress toward the president’s message now that members have had an opportunity to study its recommendations carefuly. may be summed up as follows: Most of his recq®mendations have merit in them, blit we doubt the wisdom of attempting to enact them into law at this session. The advice we get from our constituents is that the country wants a rest —a sort of breathing spell. What may be called the Roosevelt policies will m the main all be adopted eventually; but with the financial situation uncertain and with a presidential election coming on we think it best to let most of the president's suggestions wait until the next session or until a special session immediately after the presidential election. This, be it understood is not the unanimous view of the Republicans in either house or senate by any means. In each branch are Republicans who are anxious that congress shall proceed at once to carry out practically all the recommendations the president makes. Senator LaFollette, for instance, says emphataiclly that the financial situation has not influenced him to abandon his fight for more drastic railroad legislation. He is particularly anxious that there shall be enacted a law authorizing the Interstate Commerce Commission or some other federal tribunal to make a physical valuation of the railroads as the first requisite for enforcement intelligently of laws regulating the railroads. A group of what may be called "administration” senators, who do not like to follow LaFollette because they look upon him as too raidcal. are anxious to see the president’s recommendations carried out BANQUET IN CHICAGO He is Willing to Forget Everybody and Forgive Everything. Chicago, December 7. —William Jennings Bryan, seeking for a third time the democratic nomination to the presidency, arrived in Chicago yesterday looking well, and also looking for signs of the harmony among local democrats which has been much advertised of late. So impressed was Mr. Bryan with the lack of harmony and spirit of co-operation that at the luncheon at the Iroquois club he made an appeal for harmony and an offer of forgiveness, full and free, to everybody In the democratic party. He did not mention National Committeeman Sullivan, who he read out of the party eighteen months ago, by name, but his language was so broad as to include him. “The time is ripe for a democrat!® victory,” said Mr. Bryan, “but there can be no victory unless there is a party, and a united party, to win with. We must forget the past and work for the future. We must forgive all and forget alt For myself I am ready to forgive everybody and to forget everything that has been said or done in the past Today I have no grievances —nothing to remember. I no longer judge a man by what he has done in the past. The future Is everything to me. I want to know what he is going to do in the future.” A SENSE OF GRATITUDE. I wish to thank my friends for their support in my race for the nomination for auditor. I deeply feel a sense of gratitude for the confidence reposed in me, and will ever try to merit such confidence. H. S. MICHAUD.

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CAUSES ACTIVTY A Rush Among the Friends of the Various Other Candidates. Washington, December 6. —President Roosevelt made known today that he positively will not accept a renomination. His decision was not communicated in a formal way, but It is none tbe less authoritative. The fact that he expressed his mind on this subject at the time when the national leaders of the party are gathered here from all parts of the country is regarded as more than a coincidence. It is believed he considered this a propitious time to make known that he not only declines to become a candidate but that he will not accept the nomination. The president’s statement was told to several men high in authority. As he probably expected, it quickly percolated among the prominent Republicans who are here in large numbers and it was accepted by members of the national committee generally as putting an end to the third term movement.

Samuel Watts, a banker of Lewiston, Pa., was also one of the men to whom the president communicated his determination not to accept a third term Mr. Watts told him the country could not dispense with his services to which he replied: “That cannot be. I cannot serve beyond my present term. I am grateful to the American people for their kindly feeling toward me, but somebody else must carry on the work.” All of the Republican presidential booms are now anchored in Washington and each of the candidates for that high office has his most trusted friends and advisers on the ground to look after his interests and to obtain any the Information possible from the clearing house of political views that has been established here as au adjunct of the national committee meet ing. Even Governor Hughes of Nev York, who has been inclined to back away from the accusations that he cherishes presidential aspiration 7 is represented by a delegation of New Yorkers with ex-Congressman Littauer at its head. GAVE AWAY RAILROAD STOCKS Indiana Commission Digging into Shady Operations. It developed at the investigation being conducted by the Indiana railroad commission into rates, practices and alleged discrimination by the express companies in Indiana, that the Pacific Express company over the Wabash, in order to get the right to use the lines of the Wabash, Southern Pacific and Missouri Pacific railroads, gave to those roads stock to the amount of $6,000,000 in addition to the regular charges for the use of the lines. The information came out in response to close questioning by Commissioner C. V. McAdams, of Auditor Brewster, of the Pacific Express company, relative to the capitalization of the company.

The mayer’s office, which, according to Health Officer Dodds, is the most unsanitary place in town, is soon to be placed in a good condition hy the building committee in whose hands the matter has been resting for several months. Jack Tait, the well known paper hanger, has been engaged to fresco the walls and ceiling of the office and work was commenced Thursday. Cork matting will te placed on the floor and the committee will try and pacify Dr. Dodds Y>y ordering the janitor to sweep the roam at least once a month.—Hartford City Gazette. Speaking of the election of Mr. Shonts, as president of the Alton, the Toledo Blade says: This will leave Vice President Ross in the active management of the traffic and operating departments of he Clover Leaf-Alton system. It is expected, however, that the traffic department will be reorganized to some extent, and that the office of assistant traffic manager -will be creaed in the near future. All departmental headquarters of the system will eventually be located in Chicago.which means the removal of all the Clover Leafs general offices from Toledo. All additional consolidations and changes will doubtless take place within a month. John Tucker and wife, of Greenville, Ohio, are guests at the home of Harry Grove and family in French township.

INLAND WATERS An Annual of Fifty Million Dollars. Washington, December tional council of commerce, , membership starting with thu organizations of business mea „ larger cities, and expected ultjq to embrace practicaly al! of th e ing commercial bodies in the co< was formally launched at a confs in the office of secretary of com and labor Strauss. The mpetj] attended by delegates of chj, of commerce, boards of trade an< er organizations cailed togethe Secretary Strauss to promote, association between the depart and the commercial bodies of United States. Washington, December nual appropriation of at least 000 for the improvement and dei ment of the internal watwwai America, is the gist of the recon dations of the rivers and harbon gress. which concluded its set here. No particular project vis cated by the convention, the j men dations of the committee o solutions, which were adopted imously, being that a nations! j for the improvement of its int waterways be adopted by the « a of the United States. Washington, December 7.—Th publican national committee h brief session at the Hotel Shor yesterday, and after electing Hi New, of Indianapolis, chainn succeed George B. Cortelyou. re took a recess. Mr. New had be ing chairman since the retire® Mr. Cortelyou. This aftemoo members of the committee cal President Roosevelt at the House. DIVORCE CASE Mike Everett’s Trial Stabbing Julius Hau Was Postponed. A marriage license was iss Frank G. Mayer, aged twentystage carpenter, of Lima. Ohl Lena Schindler, aged twen Union. About a year ago Mr. took out the blanks expecting ’ply for a license but before hB return them, he became veryseß sick and his illness caused B ponement of the marriage uB time. I The case of the State of Indiß Michael Everett, assault and B with intent to kill, cause coil Defendant ordered to en~-' ognizance bond in the sum of ■ his appearance on the first dsf ■ regular term of court. K

THANKS THE DEMOCRAB 13 I hereby wish to thank ’ of Decatur and Washington 1 for the support they gave the primary campaign. HERMAN — B ' t h 1 i While the public and the nB Adams county no doubt am thankful for the loyal s'hß 1 en me during the recent pay 1 * wish to thank you all in a • 1 I want you to realize my si J^B® n ’ predation for all the assistant t ' me. and I shall earnestly ' my appreciation by my • | to please you in any way 1 » Most sncerely. y° e > CHARLES W. W M| ■ a I desire in this manner ■ my many friends who so : materially assisted me in ■ nomination so- assessor ’ to further stare that I w..1? 1 duties in a proficient • credit to those who impost B I upon me. WILLIAM i Harry Hay. the famous "M * pitcher, of the Dunkirk signed wi»h Indiana?■ h- ■-t season. The deal was erf’Bj|| Trainer Chris t une. •Btr : who is confident that enough for a Class A also has a good young catciM A cover. —CincinnatiEmpiretM