Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 October 1908 — Smooth Politics in Union. [ARTICLE]

Smooth Politics in Union.

The democrats of Union township have pulled off a quite smooth political trick at the expense of Chas. U. Garriott, who was the regular convention nominee of that party for township assessor. About two weeks ago, Edward Lakin, the pre.ent asse sot, was induced to make the race agaimt an independent candidate. This step was taken by some political enemies of Mr. Garriott in the party, and it would have meant his defeat. Then they proposed to Mr. Garriott that it would be a good thing for both he and Mr. Lakin to withdraw and permit the selection of another candidate. Mr. Garriott could not fail to see that it was simply a scheme to get him off of the ticket, but he was helpless for the reason that he could not be elected with another democratic candidate for the north end running as an Independent candidate. So yesterday both Mr. Garrictt and Mr. Lakin withdrew and Solomon Norman was placed on the regular democratic ticket. But the democrats will doubtless have a hard time explaining to Charley "why” it was done.