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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1879
Page
3
Ben Wade calls for steadfast resolve as the old ship sails into danger and seeks the aid of brave men. He urges companions to stand firm, face peril, and support the cause with courage and action.
For Judge of the Supreme Court William W Johnson. For Attorney General George K Nash. For Auditor of State John F Oglev ee. For State Treasurer Joseph Turney. For Member Board of Public Works James Fullington.
A political notice reports the next Ohio governor will be in Hicksville the following day. It notes party shifts with Democrats converting to the Republicans and mentions campaign rhetoric and local figures like Foster and various military names in the county context.
Antwerp resident Joan Evans seeks a seat as a candidate before the Representative Convention tomorrow and, if nominated, is considered electable. The piece notes Democratic party discontent and Republican nomination efforts by W F Trivets of the Columbus Grove Vidette for State Representative in Paulin e county.
The passage argues the Seitz law should guide Democrats and suggests Republicans in Defiance County are well organized this fall. It warns of potential traps for Rice and Ewing and predicts Democrats may be surprised when votes are counted election night.
A defiant editorial tone rails at the Defiance faction of the Democratic party and its leaders in Williams County. It notes Republican gains, cites Seitz law chatter, and predicts Foster’s fall to a 15,000 to 20,000 majority as campaigns open in Cincinnati and major Ohio cities with speeches by Schurz Sherman Taft and Foster slated for August.
Gen Banning, a Democrat sworn in, recalls his nomination battle against Hayes and claims $1000 assessments, plus payments to saloons, bands for meetings, and men hired to hold poll tickets, detailing political campaign expenditures and influence.
Next Governor Charles Foster will positively be at Hicksville on Saturday August 16 to meet residents and supporters.
Jeyee Pattoy has owned vast lands in the county for years, never improving or allowing development. Ditches surround his estates yet remain off his property as he seeks election to represent Defiance interests in Columbus.
No, Charles Foster stayed home while a score of his workers enlisted. He notified soldiers’ families that salaries would continue and paid them monthly. Foster did not enlist but provided for many soldiers at home and kept their positions ready when they returned.
In Paulding and the county, anger arises at Judge Patton’s Democratic nomination for Representative. While he is regarded as a fine old gentleman, many party members now deem him past his prime, with intellect fading and duties as a lawmaker beyond his current capabilities. They fear sending him to Columbus to represent the people, given his age and declining faculties.
W D Hill charged the Republicans of the district with organizing a ring to buy Democratic votes at the Democratic State Central Committee gathering in Cleveland. The remark, if spoken, drew sharp rebuke as undermining his own constituents and party.
The judge, once bold under Andrew Jackson Democracy, finds current party drift hard to fit his words. He has drafted two parchments for speeches in Paulding and another county, but party oracles oppose them. Hard to predict his next move as he tones ideas to suit today’s Democratic order.
In Defiance and Paulding counties a convention at Hicksville may nominate a state representative candidate. The piece urges picking a first class, unyielding Republican who fits the masses and serves the district, arguing slow, careful selection boosts chances in a Democratic stronghold.
A humorous note suggests the Kernel earned his title while selling onion pies in a camp of soldiers, possibly Union or Confederate, with the pies described as onion flavored.
The piece notes Democratic papers claim GOP disarray while GOP leaders across the state rally behind Charles Foster. It argues Democrats face internal trouble and must focus on governing before election, likening their party to a sinking boat needing bailing.
In a heated scene supporters insist Davis will be restored to citizenship and elected to the U.S. Senate. They vow the Legislature will act, with Mississippi voices declaring the move essential and inevitable. They warn opponents and pledge swift political power shift in Washington.
Oats harvest near end Emma Berner and Mrs Joseph Conrad on the sick list Wheat is all taken care of Walter Hutchens plans to move to Kansas Wallace Doud home from Michigan John Bostater sold cattle to Hugh Mills Motter and Speed fight second battle White reunion of correspondents questioned Mrs Pollock and Wm Neiswander ill Wm Motter thrown from a horse with minor injuries Singing at Yankeetown and Teachers aid society declining Died small child of Samuel Keller funeral Sat David Kintner bought Geo Hutchen farm for $1000 not John Goller’s Farmers in Sherwood refuse limburger cheese Supervisors urged to clear obnoxious roadside plants Democrat ads criticized Stolen 100 Isaac Yarlots hired men paid them then money gone Beattie sheep found under log Anthony Hill’s yard Orley Byers horse incident injuring shoulder Stenger returned from Kansas reports Ohio best Bitty Taylor.
The Defiance Democrat accuses the Lima Republicaner of fabricating a claim about backing Foster and endorsing Ewing and Rice. No German Republican paper exists in the district. the only German paper is Ewing and Rice aligned, but may shift to honest hard money before election day.
A Lima political squib cites a 1879 letter from A V Rice on Rice banking stationery to Prof Thompson, sending $2 for a Ewing and Rice flag, while referencing Seitz law forbidding candidates from paying electors to influence votes, except hospitality at home.
General Garfield warns Democrats on daily issues saying they mimic Republican positions, mock currency, and claim credit for historic events. He asserts Republicans blaze a forward path while Democrats trail behind, likening their proposals to faded campfire brands.
Special Telegram to the Evening News reports from St Louis that a Mississippi congressman, staying at the Planters with friends from Vicksburg, predicts Gen Davis will win the next U.S. Senate seat to succeed Bruce. The exchange comes amid talks on yellow fever, the negro exodus, and crops.
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