The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1873-08-07
THE POPULAR VOTE PLAN OF
MAKING COUNTY NOMINA-
TIONS

THE POPULAR VOTE PLAN Oh
MAKING COUNTY NOA1INA.
TIONS.
We have been for some weeks callins
attention to the so-called popular vot,
plan" of nominating a county ticket, anC
by way of illustration, have endeavoret
to show its working in the late radica
nominating election in this county.
In doing this we have shown that Hen.
ry G. March, the Court House Rep & Req
favorite for Sheriff, was nominated over
SIX other gentlemen, either of them mole
worthy and competent, and more entitled
to the consideration of the party. For,
be it known, that Mr.. March is only a
renegade Democrat, who joined the rad
icals for the same reason that Tom Walker
mortgaged his soul to the Devil.
This man March, by the manipulations
of the ring, received the highest number
of votes and hence was declared the nom
ines, getting $50 only, out of some 400
votes IN all Here then we see, that the
popular vote plan as manipulated by the
radical leaders, nominates man who gets
less than one-fourth of the whole vote in
the county
And this is Republican rule according
to the Credit Mobilier Salary Grab organ |
And the Rep & Rep defends and approves
the scheme Is it more easily managed
Are the frauds and villanies more easily
covered up, than by the delegate plan7
Ifnot more convenient for the Salary
Grabbers, why did they changer They
nominated last Spring for the COnstltu-
tional Convention by delegate conven-
tion. Why the chango2 viii the Long
Branch organs explain2
But the Rep & Rep, after several weeks
silence. charges us with wilfully misstat-
ing Hookway's vote, saying his vote was
1906, two or three hundred less than half
We might have known that Hookway, an
old hand at stocking the cards, and living
in Massillon, would pile up vote just as
he wanted, over his three less skillful but
honest competitors. We cheerfully make
the correction and, can say 1t was decreed
and arranged that Hookway should be
the man, and the vote was to be 80 re-
corded. But yet, Hookway, with his
minority vote, is declared nominated In
a delegate convention it will be borne in
mind. it takes majority to nominate.
Mr.. Truby, for County Commissioner
was renominated over his two competitors
by 1714 votes, little over one-third.
But the most barefaced trickery was
resorted to in the Senstorship. Delegates
were manipulated over for Perdue and
Mr. Hardesty was defeated, although he
got larger popular vote than Mr. Perdue
This shows what these political schemers
care for the popular vote. When it nom
mates their favorite, it is all right; when
otherwise, the popular vote is kicked
aside, as in Hardesty's case. All t his is
in character with the Grant party.
Credit Mobiher rule everywhere. Cor
ruption and fraud are in order,
Now it should be remembered that
every candidate in this county, on the
Credit Mobilier Salary Grab Grant ticket
whose nomination was contested, received
less than half of the votes cast. one,
March, for Sheriff.. getting less than one
fourth
The peoples rule in this country is the
rule of the majority, but here we see an
attempt to rule by minority-and, in
some cases a meagre minority.
Now, let it not be forgotten that olsr
candidates were nominated by MAJOR
ITY VOTE. The will of the people was
not trampled under foot, as in the case of
Perdue and March on the radical ticket.
In our case II was not ring arrangement,
and our ticket was nominated IN every
case by majority vote.
The Salary Grab Credit Mobilier Grant
party seems to be about the same every
where. Grabbers in oil, grabbers in sal
aries, grabbers in everything By them the
party is ruled and the people robbed.
Truly did an eloquent European repub-
iean lately say in a speech in New York
to his fellow-workingmen, "of all the
governments in the civilized world at this |
time the most extravagant and corrupt is
that of the United States"
Indeed, this is the conviction and judge
ment OF the American people. 1t is ad-
mitted by intelligent people everywhere.
The Grant journals and leaders defend all |
the iniquities, Salary Grab, Credit Mobiier
and oil nominations in Stark county.