Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-08-15
sTARK-GOUNTY POLITICS.
The C~Opperheads OF Stark County in
COunciI-They get Terribly mixed
Elect n Delegate { o PhiIadeIphia-A
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CANTON, Ohio, Aug. Is, 1866
Truly, we live in an age of political
wondersl A remarkable case of miracu-
Ious conception has been brought to light
Stark county. The rebel Democracy
have been delivered of a child of theloyal-
conservative-Un Union persuasion, but, IN
fortunately, it did not survive its birth.
Whatever of natural parentage there
nav have been those most familiar
with the sad details of the affair attribute
to McGregor, of the Stark County Demo
crat, Lewis Schaefer (rebel candidate for
Congress in this district acting in the re-
sponsible capacity of midwife upon the
momentOus occasion.
The rebel Democracy of Stark are the
most rebellious rebel Democracy to be
met with anywhere outside of TIE rebel
States. The Republicans Of the county
are not the most radical-because the
leaders have generally been tlmld-but
the rank and file are among the most re-
liable and unwavering Of the army OF
Union voters at the North. | do not
speak advisedly of each individual case
throughout the rural districts, but here in
Canton, not even 2 Federal offiee-holder
has attached himself to the Bread-and-
Butter movement. The Republican pa
pers were slow to tell their readers of the
enormity of the Presidents t~reacherY, be-
cause, 1 presume, the editors were 10th tc
believe such infamy possible, and many
of the truest Union men hoped and trust.
ed until the breach had been fully made
when they arrayed themselves on the side
of Congress and loyalty, where the Re.
publicans of Stark now stand q unit. Or
to Saturday last it was not publicly known
that q solitary Republican in this city
had deserted to the " Lucrative party"
During the past week handbills, printed
at the office o. the Southern Confederacy
were posted throughout the city, announ.
cling that a meeting would be held at the
Court House on Saturday evening, for the
purpose of organizing a Campaign John,
son Club. No name was signed to the
call, the responsibility Of this, as of many
other mean acts, being put upon those
much abused individuals" Many citi-
zens." On Friday, Louis Schaefer, the
great Rebel Ram of this Congressional
district, telegraphed to some of the B. and
B. Aoguls Of Columbus for Speakers, ex-
pressing 9 Partially for certain renegade
Republicans; but was informed in Feply
that the supply was exhausted.
The Court House on Saturday evening
contained an audience composed very
nearly as follows One hundred to one
hundred and city radical Republicans,
drawn thither by curiosity some twenty
five or thirty of the most faithful OF the
McGregor and Schaefer rebel Democracy;
seven or eight men and youths hitherto
identified partially o. wholly with the
Republican party fifty boys IN the gal
lerv, drawn together by the music of q
brass band; and Militia General Sam.
Lahm, There was not q Federal Office
holder present, but there were several
gentlemen who would, if patriotism so
accept National situations
The Republican spectators wondered long
and much whose iGgers MeGregor and
Schaefer would use to drag thgir chest
nuts from the fire. Finally, one Ct the
youths Of the place, who might with pro-
priety have said:
"You could scarce expect one of my age
To speak 10 public on the stage -
and whose lyceum expressions had caused
him hitherto to be classed us a rising Re
publican, stepped out from the side of
Schaefer and assumed the responsibility of
organizing the meeting. Peter Kaufman,
octogenaTian almanac maker and edi-
tor of the Deutche IN OHIO, vas called to
the chair, and, on motion Of the same
organizer, a hitherto undistin-
PdsAff5ug mffmRfRRfffy Of Fl t Smith fa'i Vas Chosen ha1
Secretary. The chairman proceeded TO
AXE a carefully folded copy OF the hand
bill from his vest pocket and read there
for the enlightenment of the meeting
IS to achy it had convened, following with
argumentative speech, which he closed
the words; Il spose l don't have to
any more; you can now attend TO
own pizness."
Youthful organizer arose and announced
hat the Chairman had somewhat perver-
ed the facts hat the object of the
meeting wa not as STATED in the hand
dill that it was neither to endorse John
on nor condemn Congress, but that it
a Republican meeting, convened for
he purpose of sending Republican dele
yates to represent the Republicans Of
Stark county in the Philadelphia Conven-
ion. Further, that they did not expect
aid delegate to be able to approve of all
hat might possibly transpire there, but TO
lost himself in regard to political doings
nd prospects, remembering that scon a
considerable number of Federal appoint
would be made in this county and
and added, that this meeting had
zen called for the purpose of enabling
Is members to take such action as would
ecure 4 proper distribution of the patron
ge within the gift of the President.
'hese offices, he said, belonged to the
supporters of the President, and
would be the duty Of our delegate" TO |
ee that a fair distribution be made. He |
with q motion TO appoint certain |
entlemen a committee on resolutions. |
-hich prevailed.
The committee was composed Of some
ve persons, only three of whom l can
ow call 70 mind, namely Il. S. Martin, !
tate Senator from this county. who. in
lie Legislature last winter, supported "my
olicy,' h~ob-nobbing with the Democrats
II that purpose. His pretentious claim
a seat in Congress was repudiated by
lie Republicans of his own county at the
cent primary election of the party but
course, that circumstance had no posi-
G bearing upon matters Saturday even
e Next on the list was Uriah II. Fen
n, present County Treasurer, elected by
e Republicans q year ago. Not being
miliar with this gentleman's idiosyncrs-
IS, l do not pretend TO account for his
conduct. He is entitled TO the
lenviable distinction of having, like
johnson, betrayed those who placed
m in office, whilst still in the enjoyment
konors and emoluments thus conferred
on him and, like a. j., has allowed /
mself to become ? tool in furthering the
lemes ofrebels and rsGel sympathizers.
lie other committeeman whose name !
to me now, was 1. P. Miller, gen ;
known as "Ipey' as good a tailor
A johnson in his pslmiest days of I
.nding breeches.
The p~retentions of the yOuthfl! organ I
r-thst the meeting belonged to " Re- c
2licaEs" exclusively-brought to MS -
! Militia general Sam Lahm. Do YOU Y
Nv Militia General Sam Labm3 Well, t
he Is IN nstifnfinr-I had almost Z