The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-08-09
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION,
A CHEERLESS GATHERING OF
A DECLINING PARTY.
Delegates Predict Defeat Of the
Ticket by 10000.

Cleveland, August IA special to the Cincin'
natl Enquirer relative TO the Republican sla'e
Convention, held here yesterday says IL was
giltedged affair. There was enough rtspectapih'
ty and well-fed contentment about 1t for a Pan
PRESBYTERIAN Council, and the way they congratu'
lated themselves on CUR reat aohievementso OF the
Republican party In times past, and discoursed
upon the gur.reater things thatremained forthem
vet to do reminded me Of the amiable Mr.. Chad
band in one Of his flights Of oratory True virtue
and innate goodness beamed out OF their eyes and
foamed from their mouths as they spoke, and the
millennium was spoken Of as being present and
under Republican control altogether, Ben But
terWorth and Ben Rggesten figurauvely fell on
each others necks and embraced; Stanley Mat
thews and jim Garfield lay down togetherin green
pastures, and little lamb named Charly Grosven'
or led them. There was only one wicked thingin
| the entire universe; that was the poor old Demo
cratic party On II they heaped all their execra'
tons. D
had n loye.feast and sacrincal offering at their
Headquarters at the Kennard. Two spacious par
lors had been set aside for them TO meet In, and
an adjacent room for them to fight in but happily
this later precauHon was not broughtinto requisi'
ton Ben. Eggleston and Aleck Sands rose equal
to the party exigencies- offered themselves as
A sacrifice TO harmonic, burnt Offering, as 1t
were, on the shrine of peace and good willard
were accepted. This made the usual fight an Inn
possibility. Ben had desired, of course, what he
had held for years, q place on the Committee on
Resolutions while Aleck wanted, Of course, also
his time honored position on the State Central
Committee, Butnelther one made fight for what
he wanted preferring to rise above party In such
matters and 10 be sacrificed In the interests OF har'
| mony. The delegation meeting was presided over
| by John K Green, and when they came to take
vote, first for the place of honor, the Committee
on Resolutions, Ben Egg(eston nominated John
w. Heron for the place. There was slight pause
here To hear from the out townships, but there be-
ing no response, the question was put, and Mr.,
Heron was chosen by unanimous vote. Then
the volatile Cappellar came TO the iront ana NOM
mated Ben Butterworth for Member OF State Cen
tral Committee There was another pause, but no
appearance of discomfort and BulterwOrEh was
given the place so long and so ably held by the
Archbishop. Thus were they sacrificed as offer
ings on the party altar to peace and harmony and
the black spirit of discord was thus exercised from
the Hamilton delegation. The other Commit.
teeships were disposed of without delay or dis
pute
The proceedings of the Convention were con-
Quoted without much enthusiasm The platform
was adopted with but little cheering, and consid-
erable kissing from the gallery. The nominations
of the several candidates were received without
much applause and the same may be said OF the
speeches of the several candidates after their nom
inatOn. (.
Delegate PrOphesIes Defeat by 10000 Votes
The nomination of West may be set down as
triumph for Hayes and his policy, more 80 than
the rather euuivocal plank in the platform. Still
there are good many others who do not hesitate
TO say that the ticket are both doomed to bring
disaster to the party. Said Trumbull county
Delegate to me this evening: "Its no use making
A fight on such platform, or with such ticket
We will be beaten by twenty thousand votes in
October. The Reserve alone will foil behind ten
thousand votes, and they can't help 1t"
"Whst sbout your man GarheldF' said l. III
cooks his goose, doesn't itP
ave don't care so much for that, as Of course
we'd like TO send Garfield to the Senate, but still
we can keep him in the House, and the id fools
down your way can't beat us out OF 1t. les the
State ticket that will trouble us"
Just then Henry Kessler came up where we were
talking. "Who will you Cincinnati fellows send
up to bring up the Reserve1" "0h, don't know
said Kessler; but we'll get somebody" WELL
you'd better send some good men, because, tell
Won, the Reserve amt coming out this year to
work for your Mr.. Matthews-you hear me"
A General Belief that West VIII Lose Heavily In
Cincinnati.
Ben. Eggleston comes up smiling to night after
his double defeat during the day and says he is
pleased with the ticket.
How much will you fall behind in Hamilton
county," said l.
"Oh, we'll carry Hamilton county? p was his
answer. "Well get through easy enough"
Don't be too sure Of that, Benjamin. How do
YOU compare this man West with Judge Taft =
Hes mighty good man."
"Is he as popular as TAFT in CincinnatT
"Perhaps not"
wont he run 1000 votes behind what Taft
would get7"
yes should think he would probably about
that"
Then II you expect to lose 1000 votes on him,
how is it that you propose to carry the county"
"0h, We'l do that The thing mas aken TURN
you know since last year."
"Yes, I've noticed that turn, The Republicans
are MT afraid to abuse Hayes, now and swear
they wish they hadn't voted for him. That's all
the turn they've TAKEN"
Captain Pat Bowling Of Toledo, says that Its all
Stanley Matthew'S work. He isn't going to work
against the platform or the ticket, but he will
watch for his chance when Stanley comes up for
an election next winter. Bickham rays he IL
pleased with the ticket He does not deny that he
would rather have seen Father TAFT at the head Of
Il though. II Father Taft had only had the cour-
age and the honesty to have come out and said he
wanted nomination, and was willing to step on
the platform indorsing Hayes AMI his policy he
could have got IT, Charley GrosvenOr says it Is
glorious. He looks upon Garfield as prodigal
son Just come home from his travels.
What the Small Fry Think Of 1t.
Several of the Cincinnati boys say they are sat
isfied now that they have got the scalps OF Ben
and Aleck Joey Barrett says very little, but sighs
in his heart, and wishes he had stayed at home
and gone to the base ball match.
Ed. Cowles gnashes his teeth behind the door,
and then stays out and smiingly remarks that he
was never so we'll pleased in his life over the re-
suit of a Convention.
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