Coatesville is at one end of Clay Township; with Amo at the other. In politics Amo has never been other than decidedly Republican. It has had this reputation since Civil War Days. Coatesville cannot be classed either as a strong Republican or Democratic Bailiwick for in most elections the voting would be like this; seven democrat votes to nine Republican. When a few Republicans like the opposition candidate the town is Democratic.
In many, many years there have been two Democrat trustees; Otis Wheeler and Clifford Hadley. These were good men as were the Republicans, John Masten, William Hunt, Drew Coffin, John Bombei and others.
There was a time when a teacher's politics helped him into a Clay Township school or helped him out of it. Those days seem to be gone forever.
In these modern times a woman has as good a chance in politics as does a man and Mrs. Madge Lydick is the present township trustee.
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