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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1877
Page
2
The ballot lists Ferdinand Vogeler for Lieutenant Governor, with William W Johnson for Supreme Court Judge and Dwight Crowell for Supreme Court Clerk as the named candidates. Voters will decide these statewide offices.
Charles A. Melsheimer seeks a Representative seat while Thomas J. Jones runs for Clerk. Charles P. Richey campaigns for Sheriff and Joseph Johnson for Commissioner, with candidates listed for key county posts.
The column argues voters should not stay home and urges neighbors to vote. It mocks Shrim, notes Shrim’s short tenure and questionable associations, and contends a Democrat from Washington township doubts his qualifications. It also criticizes Democratic papers and links gold, greenbacks, and public debt to party strength.
R M Bishop denounces the Grangers in a Chamber of Commerce address and says he will not sell goods to their agents, a stance likely to be remembered by Ohio Grangers.
The Press of Wednesday notes in Van Wert County the Democratic Treasurer is a defaulter, with the Republican Prosecuting Attorney alone able to explain why he has not been punished. Judge Phelps is urged for a full explanation.
A dramatic wartime style outburst condemns Republican turnout and voter manipulation. Prison inmates mock financial policy while accusing parties of graft and reform calls surface from a press editor. The piece questions honesty of leaders and contrasts it with poor voters.
Tweed testified that no honest New York election ever existed and charged that Tammany under John Kelly is the same corrupt machine as under Tweed, noting decades of Democratic control fostered pervasive fraud and public realization grows.
In Wapakoneta reports claim the late treasurer transferred property to cover a deficit while efforts push to recover county funds. Auditor’s property is attached as trial nears, with no confession yet. Democrats accused of empty promises to Black voters while touring Wiltshire and Union townships.
The piece accuses Democrats of arranging fraudulent votes in Cincinnati and other counties, citing past prosecutions of repeaters and a jailed ring leader. It urges citizens to protect the ballot at the October 9 polls and notes a rising wariness toward Democratic influence and registry laws.
In this county’s political appeal the author denounces Reform Democrats and Democratic misrule. It extols Republicans as honest and capable, urges Laboring men to back GOP candidates, and touts Dr. J. K. Woops as Coroner, highlighting his long medical career and Army service.
A satirical note recalls a brick building on Main Street where bologna and a newspaper are made. A near sighted boy allegedly swapped a dog for a skunk in the bologna machine, causing a foul stench and travel-ready headlines. The London Telegraph praises Secretary Sherman's Mansfield speech for plain home truths during industrial trials.
Paris reports the execution of Pierre Jean Welker, condemned for the murder and desecration of an eight year old girl. The process used an almost silent guillotine at 5:10 after a night of fear and final sleep before death. Witnesses describe Welker’s terror and collapse as the blade fell.
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