ANNALS OF CLEVELAND

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CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. 1 TO DEC. 31, 1838
Abstracts 1601 • 1604
POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS & ELECTIONS - Ohio (Cont' d)
came to Kapple, and the next morning Kapple rode through this town, in
obedience to the instructions of his Master from the city, and stated
that the convention had nominated a man who was wholly disqualified for
the office, that he was crazy, and that he was surprised that so many
delegates should reject Barr, and cast their votes for an insane man,
who had not a particle of merit.
"I am anxious that the course which has been pursued by Mr. Barr and
his supporters should be known to the public. It is important that the
Whigs should be made acquainted with the facts, so that none of them may
commit sin by voting for him through ignorance ••••
"I can tell James S. Clarke, that the Whigs of this town can manage
their own matters, and we do not want any of his shin-plaster advice."
(11)
1601 - H&G Oct. 1; ed:2/2 - The Whigs of Ohio City hold their first
Rally at the Pearl Street House this evening at half past 6 o'clock.
Turn Out! (verbatim) (1)
1602 - H&G Oct. 1; ed: 2/2 • The Locofocos on Saturday (Sept. 29) put in
nomination the following ticket, aptly christened by the Newburgh Whigs
as tbe "one leg ticket":
Congress, John W. Willey; Representative, A. T. Stickland; Sheriff,
Wm. R. Coon; Auditor, Findlay Strong; Commissioner, D. W. Bell.
It is well understood that John Barr is the convenient cork leg the
party will use to help forward their Representative ticket. The whole
matter was cut and dried by Messrs. Barr, Kelley, Clarke and Willey
before the Convention met.
"It is the last struggle of your common enemy, aided and abetted by
disorganizer, who, under the sacred name of Whig would strike down that
shield which has enabled you to march from victory to victory - The
Convention system. Guard as you would your honor the motto of that
shield· United we stand· divided we fall." (5)
1603 • H&G Oct. 1; ed: 2/3 • The Saddle on the Right Horse. • B. Andrews
publ ishes the letter of Senator Fuller, and uses the remark of Mr. Fuller
that he consented to become a candidate last fall to prevent division
in the Whig party, as an apology for the course of his paper, and other
disorganizers now. A portion of the Whig party would not then support
John Barr, if nominated by the Convention! Who were that portion? Why,
T. M. Kelley, Esq .• and the "Kelley faction," then so loudly denounced
by John Barr and B. Andrews. None other. The great mass of the Whigs
of the county, would have gone the "whole hog" for John Barr, had their
delegates in Convention endorsed his Whig principles and fitness by a
nomination. Men change, principles never. (verbatim) (3)
1604 - H&G Oct. I: 2/3 • In a letter to the editor "A Whig" says: The
disorganizers are circulating reports that many of the old and substantial
Whigs have come out in opposition to the Convention Ticket and that
they wi 11 support that Whig "Loco Foco" John Barr, for Representative.
"This is not the case.... They will sustain the men put in nomination
by the old farmers of the county at the late Convention." (2)