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wMien could not endure to net* certain persons living in Angelica, (who were unfortunate enough to possess ability, integrity and the confidence of the popple) sitting at the gate of popular favor, which they had never been able to en ter, but which they hoped to gain by any violence or disturbance that could be created. The other won a class who owned proncrty that was tube benefit-ed by the removal, of which Colonel May woa the most active, and was more5!My* it one rnpu IouhV * *i fto9lt;lA? Id' frrtect their purpose it was necessary tp-se*-suspicions, even if it had been known i a weaker and a morethat such a project was on foot, but he corruit oue* whilo this howl about thefulfilled his mission so well that Cole has immortalized him in a thousand epics, and given hint the proud title of “Honest John.** With the Senator and both the members from the county acting in concert, and with no experienced man to assist Angelica, the removal was easily accomplished the following winter. In giving the history of this part of the county-site question,fah’o* foiln’ pari’in 11 no i igut *ocharge trickery anil fraud when the)cure tiie members of both branches of lebniiiiittpd so many serloiii* and gross the legislature, which had to be done j wrongs. It was a wrong to go into a clandestinely and by cheating. It was (convention and not abide its results.— generally expected that the candidate j It was a wrong to get up a boltiug con-for Senator that year would come from I volition to thwart the will of the peo-Alleguuy. Wyoming held her couven-1 pie as to who should represent them, tion early, and had chosen delegates . It was a great cheat to th*favorable for Allegany's candidate. - j Messrs. Lockbartr whose-alHvA^iu^Xn-y aa the jgelica. the instruments of their ownexpense of keeping up two courthouses is more than met by tbe savings to the county of jury and witness fees and mileage from near towns to Angelica—West Almond, Bird sail,drove, Burns, Granger, Allen, andsome of the river towns, XMa wholeagitation is gotten up in the hopes ofpolitical preferment on the part of afew Bpublicaus and for disorganiza*tion and d ^•« iWhave nothing to lose. OxRWHaKsows.THE RESPONSE.Col. May was. ,most available candidate by these par- j destruction, for they, through theirties, and hmde a vigorous canvass,without suspicion of any project attaching to him. Other candidates entered the field, and the result was an exciting campaign, in which A. N. Oole (who i lieu ran the Free Press' in Wellsville) jiwd almost th« t-htini columns of his paper ringing changes on rings and re-brother-in law, procured the attend-ance.to the Belfast convention of Isaiah Karr, a cousiu of theirs, and of David Kawson, who gave tluit convention all the character and standing it had, andwithout that convention the scheme would have failed. It was a gross wrong to reiuoye the site without the(IU uiiko .gencic'* and in defamation of the char- j consent or any expression of the peo, actwr ot Hie oth«r .•nn.lidaW*, Huvin« j |»le on tlmt sublet, and no officer hail’ ■ .1 A . J ii,..* lintl ft t*only space enough to recite his own va-To the proposition that Allegany may easily duplisate the unwisdom of Cattaraugus in the matter of consoli-dation ,4h ere^camesr if broad* ad dgen-eral response from thoughtful people, who prefer to await the developments of the next few months or the next year, before .rushing into .consolidation at a point where it might seriously affect public convenience and the Interests of taxpayers.No one is to be hurt by going at this business moderately. No present “ claim ' or desire is to outlaw by waiting a little.- The part of wisdom would soemto be to nominate clear-headed, competent men to the next Board of Supervisors.been elected on that issue or had anyomy Hpuw1 rii'JUK** - ■* , j------ - ' . ,lor a subject he never forgets. The right to express themselves in a repre-; w|,ere this question can only be raised result of the canvass was the almost ! sensitive capacity. And when removed j legally, and where the people can set-UinmiinouH choice of delegates favoring the nomination br one of the other candidates. Got. May being defeated, his attention naturally turned towardshis old partner, Mr. Hnlsted, who had been Senator, us being the fittest person to trust for his purpose. So a bolt-it was wrong not to let them loeate it. | consolidation at any point they ■li» contrast the efforts to gain back’a half shire were openly mid honoia-; And meanwhile, as the vote for br« « • « * .against the repeal of the act of 1800, is thrust upon voters, and such repealbly made. The following winter Alfred Lockhart was allowed to go to ______ _Albany as u member, mid he worked j jf ponihle to be accomplished, forcesMMl TO irusi lor m* in... . ...... in season mid out of season to accom- ; qonnoliUation at HelmoiU and leavesbm convention was culled to meet in | plish that result, and when the vote 1 the people no choice. Vote AGAINSTBelfast. Cole, like his prototype,start-w«V to be taken most everybody iw j the repeat It is the only safe way.ed with his Ho,sin mte on a mission to right Imaginary wrongs*--and tramped in-every town in the District, lighting windmills, rings and cliques while May,who wan In Wyoming representing thatthere was trouble in Allegany iuul that tdm would not be a unit, secured the substitution of Halstead delegates Instead of those elected.' The result of the bolting convention was that nine men attended .and took part with-Allegany was notified and a good;many went down. Although there; The South is beginning to take Wghr-iwere not votes enough in favor to var- ground in favor of prohibition. Thery, there were 17 votes in favor of the j y b v a Vote of 86 to 17,project, —enough to put everybody on 1 pu6HeA a joint'resolution proposing an their guard. There was nothing clan-1 amendment to the constitution prohib-destine or fraudulent in that attempt. ! Itlng the sale of liquors in the State.The following year both sides put' for....----- ... . The lower House oi the Indiaua Le*»ward-their strongest men for mem- iglnturtV yesterday rejected the bill al-bers. Doctor Smith f r the northern i lowing women to* vote for Presidentialand l*ref. Darv in Ha .\v»n for the south-! electors. 16 to 4fi.
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Wellsville Daily Reporter
Wellsville, New York, US
Wed, Feb 23, 1881
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