Pike County Democrat, Volume 31, Number 15, Petersburg, Pike County, 17 August 1900 — Page 5

' fi.0. P. CONVENTION! Harmony Left at Home by the Bosses. Big Dissatisfaction Over the Result of the Ring’s Work. Orion Peed and Joe Patterson Turned Down by the Rulers.

The Work of tlie Convention In l>etall uml the Hallot. Gen. Thompson held his convention at Winslow last Saturday and nominated candidates for county officers. The attendance was very large, many democrats throughout the county being present to look on. The crowd was fairly well behaved until after the nomination for county recorder, when it was plainly to be seen that a large number of prominent republicans were disgusted with the work of the “bosses” in nominating a slate ticket as agreed upon a few days ago. Before the vote had been announced on the last ballot the loyal friends of Joe Patterson left the grounds denouncing themethodsof the “bosses.” The friends of Orton Peed, who made the race two years ago, weie not feeling good over the treatment he received at the hands of the gang Saturday. His friends declaring that he should have received the nomination in the same manner that Comma Houchins was nominated for treasurer. ■ -* 1 The convention opened up Saturday morning at ten o'clock with music by the band. General Thompson, chairman, called the meeting to order an*d J. W. Wilson was made permanent chairman and Virgil It. Greene and \ Prank Thomas of Winslow, selected as secretaries. Mr. Wilson made a few brief preliminary remarks and the convention was ready for business, and the band played. ‘ Hon. Fred Landis of Logansport and Hon. It. H. Colten of Terre Haute, were the principal speakers of morning. Their talks were very poorly received and the meeting adjourned until one o’clock. And the band played. Upon the call of the convention to order in the afternoon Virgil Green read the resolutions. The resolutions endorsed^the administration of President McKinley, Jim Hemeriway, the state officials the murder of G.oebel of Kentucky, condemned the economical administration of county affairs by the present officials, etc., etc. There was no enthusiasm whateverduring the reading of the resolutions, which were rather on the tame order.

And the band played. Chairman Wilson announced the! .first in order was the nomination of county treasurer. Comma Houchins, who failed to carry Washington township two years ago, was# nominated by acclamation. And the band played. The chairman announced that the next race would be that of sheriff. There was'three entries. The names of Isaac Higgins of Washington township, Orion Peed of Monroe township, and William J. Harris of Logan township, were presented. It required but two heats to decide the race, Higgins being flagged in the first heat and Peed in the second. The voting was by ballot and much time was taken up in that manner of voting. And it is said that persons ifi some of the townships voted severtickets. The vote for sheriff by ballots was as follows: 1st ballot. 2nd ballot. Harris.. in :i7>* 0 43 47* The next race was that of count}' recorder. This was the red hot contest of the day and in which much bad feeling was shown among the friends of the several contestants. The start1 RoVal Baking Powder Made from pure cream of tartar* Safeguards the food against alum. Alum balding powders are the greatest meaaccrs to health of die present day*

er announced that there were five entries for this race, the names of the candidates for the honor were J. W. Chambers of Marion township, John C. Chaille of Jefferson township, T. J. English and Reuben Hurt of Monroe township, and Joe Patterson of Washington township. It was in this contest that the “bosses” showed their hands. Joe Patterson, one of the strongest men in the county. was turned down by the gang. On the first ballot Hurt was dropped. On the second English dropped out and Chaille on the third. Chambers won on the fourth heat and the band played. The vote by ballots was as follows: Chambers Patterson English .. Hurt ...... Chaille .-.. 1st. *1. 3rd. 1th. 31 >4 ;.W4 ««i At* r»H »•; M'i 1-'* - I 14*4 11 l.V',' It)

Dr. E. J. Harris of Washington township, was dominated by acclamation for county coroner. Morton C. Grimes of Patoka township, was nominated by acclamation for count)' surveyor. For county assessor the chairman announced the following entries: George P. Burch and B. F. McCord of Patoka township and William H. Kayes of Lockhart township. Kayes was distanced bn the first clash. The vote by ballots was as follows: 1st ballot. end ballot. lUirch. IS*; McCord.'. »i*t an, Kayes.. «its It only required a single dash to nominate a candidate for commissioner for the second district. There were two candidates, William IF. Glad-ish,ex-commissioner, of Madison township, and W. W. Colvin, ex-county assessor, of Clay township. The former won the vote standing Gladish, 4fi|: Colvin. 444. Nominations were in order for the race for commissioner of the third district, and the names of I. W. Clark, of Monroe township, ,T. D. Gilum of Patoka, J. D. Coleman of Patoka and Thomas Bristow of Patoka, were presented. Clark won on the first ballot, the vote standing Clark, 53; Gilum, 145: Coleman, 7i, and Bristow, 154. - Upon motion of county chairman Thompson the selection of seven members of the county council was left to the county chairman and members of the central committee to be made at some future time. The crowd had grown very 4mall at this time and the convention adjourned. Many republicans claim that it is the weakest ticket ever nominated by the party in the county, and in the election will be overwhelmingly defeated. A Life and Death Fight. Mr. W. Hines of Manchester, la., writing of his almost miraculous escape from death, says: “Exposure after measles induced serious lung trouble, which ended in consumption. I had frequents hemorrhages and coughed night and day. All my doctors said I must soon die. Then I be* gan to use Dr. King’s New Discovery for consumption, which completely cured me. I would not be without it even if it cost Jfb.OO a bottle. Hundreds have used it on my recommendation and all say it never failed to cure throat, chest and lung troubles.” Regular size 50c and $1,00. Trial bottles free at Stearhes’ drug company.

Organize is the Watchword. The following address has been issued: To the democrats of the United States: The democratic party and its friends must meet the forces of corruption and intimidation of politics this year by, thorough organization. A democratic clpb or society should be organized in every city, town, village and precinct in the United States. Democrats and all who are in sympathy with the principles set forth in the Kansas City platform are earnestly urged to join democratic clubs, or, when none exists, to assist in organizing them. This work of uniting the forces of law and liberty into one great systematized civic army should be carried on simultaneously in every part of the country and without delay. The friends of government, according to the hitherto unchallenged American theory of political equality everywhere under our flag, cannot afford to be less zealous or less active than the advocates of an American colonial empire supported by rifles. No patriotic citizen can ignore the attacks which are being made upon the very foundations of our present irreproachable form of. government. This year every citizen should be a politician. Clubs and societies should at once communicate with the secretary of the National Association of democratic clubs, 1370 Broadway, New York <tity, so that the united membership may work systematically in defense of the republic as the fathers made it. All democratic committees, state and local, are requested to aid the National Association of democratic clubs in this work. W. J. Bryan, “ Adlai E. Stevenson, James K. Jones. Chairman National Democratic Committee. William It. Hearst, President National Asssociation of Democratic Clubs.

Old Glory’$ Danger. Men of the Hanna stamp will doubt less contend that Mr. Bryan’s picture of a republic whose flag is loved while other flags are only feared is a piece of sen^bfi^ntal rhapsodizing which should not foKa moment fool any sensible and practical person into preferring such a republic to the empire which is now sought to be established in place of the republic. To the Hanna type of man life is a grab game whose prizes go to him that grabs the most ruthlessly and holds what he grabs most tenaciously. The only right recognized by such a man is the right of might. It sounds absurd to this man to talk of making a flag loved when you can make it feared, and. by terrorizing and then despoiling weaker peoples, increase the area of territory over which the

flag- float*, „ And ’yet the honest and fearless patriots who founded the republic of which Old Glory is the proud standard were possessed by this same desire t^at their flag1 should be loved by all the weak and oppressed peoples of earth. They dreamed of a just gdvrnent that should stand for freedom for all time to come, and whose example should finally lead all the world to freedom. They did their best to insure the stability of the United States Government as such a government. They pledged it, in the Declaration of Independence and in the American Constitution, to the principles which they thought would hold it forever iirm to freedom and which would make its flag loved and not feared. It is the men of the Handa stamp who are now seeking to undo the work of the Patriot Fathers of 177t>. The American ideal of those early days seems ridiculous *to the Hannaites. There is no money in it. The loot and tyooty of empire is infinitely more attractive. For this reason there will be much scornful laughter leveled at the dreamer who would make his country and its flag the best loved country and the best loved flag on earth. There is a likelihood, however. that the American people agree with Mr. Bryan, and that they are not yet ready for the degradation of Old Glory. It is a mere sentiment, of course, but it it may prevail nev> ertheless.—St^Louis Republic. Glorious News Comes from Dr. D. B Cargile, of Washita, I. T. He wries; ^s,Four bottles of Electric Bitters cured Mrs. Brewer of scrofula, which had ca^ed her great suffering for years. Terrible sores would break out on her head and face, and the best doctors could give no help: but her cure is complete and her health is excellent.” This shows what thousands have proved, that Electric llittters is the best blood purifier known. It’s the supreme remedy for eczema, tetter,salt rheum, ulcers, boils and running sores. It stimulates liver, kidneys and bowels, expels poisons, helps digestion, builds up the strength. Only *>0 cents. Sold by Stearnes’ drug company.

Real Estate Transfers. The following transfers of real estate have been recorded in the county recorder^ office during the past week: John Kime to Albert A. Battles, se qr nw qr, and pt sw qr nw qr sec 14, town 1 south, range 8 west, 76 acres. Itomauus W. Horton to Melissa Ileese, sw qr sw qr sec .‘lb, town 1 north, range 7 west, 40 acres. Ilebecca A. Pressy to Charles W. Carlisle, und interest w hf nw hf sec 26, town 2 south, range 8 west. Ililla A. Hayes to Thomas J. Traylor. pt sw qr nw qr sec 10, town 1 south, range 6 west. Stella Thomas to Sylvester Beach, n^qrsw qr, and nw qr se qr sec 15, town 2 south, range 7 west, 80 acres. Sylvester Beach to Stella Thomas, se qr se qr sec 12, town 2 south, range 7 west. 40 acres. William C. Wiggs set al to Hannah Wiggs, se qr nw qr sec 25. town 2 south, range 8 west. 40 acres. Hannah Wiggs et al to John M. Wiggs, pt sw qr nw qr sec 25, town 2 south, range 8 west, 10 acres. 0 Eliza Martin to Ada L. Harr^j, lots 3 and 1, Oblemis survey,sec 22, 2 acres. Alice Patterson et al to Fannie Johnson, und hf interest pt n side nw qr frac qr sec 14, and pt s side sw qr frac qr sec 11. and und third pt sec 11, town 1 north, range 0 west. Fannie Johnson to Alice Patterson, pt nw qr frac sec 14, town 1 north, range 0 west. The Appetite of a Goat is envied by all poor dyspeptics whose stomach and liver are out of order. All such should know that Dr. King’s New Life Pills, the wonderful stomach and liver remedy, gives a splendid appetite, sound digestion and a regular bodily *habit that insures perfect health and great energy. Only 25c at Stearnes’ drug company. What McKinley Wanted. “I am for the largest use of silver in the currency of the country. 1 would not dishonor it; I would give it equal credit and honor with the gold: 1 would make no discrimination; 1 would utilize both metals as money and discredit neither; I want the double standard. ’’—Congressman Wm. McKinley in 1890.

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