The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-08-15
MAJOR M,KINLEY's UNPOPULAR
ITY.


He Always Ran Behind His Tlcket-The Figures
From the OifiCla RecOrd-Facts are Stubborn
Thlngs-Read and Hand to Your Honest Ropub.
lican Nelghbor.
The effort making to blow Major Nc
Kinley into popularity by the Cleveland
Herald and Leader, and the Repository,
and other Hayes Sherman organs, has
induced us to look into the official elec-
ton records, when Mr.. Mckinley was a
candidate before the people of Stark
county. We find nothing in the records
to Justify the twaddle of these Republi-
can party organs. Ifblowing and yarn
ing will elect Mr., Mckinley from this
district, these organs seem determined
to do it. But, for the figures:
In 1869 Major Mckinley was the rad
ical candidate for Prosecuting Attorney,
and VIM, A. Lynch the Democratic can
didate for reelection. The county went
Republican, as will be seen by the vote
on Governor;
For Governor, R, B Hayes ,got.,,.",,,.''" 0SS
Geo, H, Pendleton Column. A. SOB
-
Hayes's mai In Stark .....", 2SO
For Prosecutor, Mckinley got,.,....,"."..." 5,OOl
LynCh gOl'''''''''''' ''''''''''"" a,oOo
McKinleys majority, 1856
Ye gallant Major" it will be seen, ran
80 votes behind Hayes on the same tick
ct, and his majority was l45 less than
Hayes for Governor. This does not
show such great popularity, surely. But,
again;
Major Mckinley was candidate in
1871 for reelection as Prosecuting At.
torney against Mr.. Lynch, his old COM
petitor, and although the county went
Republican, as usual in those days, the
Major suffered defeat, Mr.. Lynch having
l49 majority. The vote was as follows
For Governor, Noyes got,....,.,......"",.".. 52l4
MCC00K got ,'''',''...,',''.''''''''' OllU
Noyes's maj orty ...... 1O4
For Prosecutor Mckinley got .,...".......... 5Os5
Lynch's majority" ...."....,...... l4S
The above shows that Major Mckinley
ran behind Moves on the same ticket 277.
This surely does not indicate such won
derful popularity. But two years ago
Major Mckinley was elected to Congress,
and then, also, he ran behind his ticket,
as will be seen by the figures giving the
result in 1876;
For Secretary of State, Milton Barnes Rep. CLAP
For Congress Major Mckinley, Rep...."...".. $3.50
Barnes over Mckinley 92
This again demonstrates anything but
great popularity for Major Mckinley.
Let candid people consider these facts,
and let the writer bow.guns referred to
mark and consider the foregoing signs.
They are reliable. The figures are true,
and establish what we claim. The Ma
jor's present candidacy we judge by his
past runnings, He has, too, in General
Wiley, an opponent worthy of any man.
Mr.. Wlley's popularity is no myth ; it
needs no blowing and bolstering; and
the result in the sixteenth district, at
the October election, will establish the
fact by two thousand or more majority.
We thus read the future by the present
signs and past results.
THE STARK COUNTY DEMOCRATIC |
COMMITTEE,
The Stark County Democratic Com
mittee. elected at the late primary meet
ings, met in an upper room of the Court
House on Saturday, and were called to
order by the chairman of the old com.
nittee, Hon. Johnson Sherrick, when,
IN motion, William A. Lynch Eco, was
chosen chairman for the ensuing year,
md John C. Welty E.q., secretary.
The following gentlemen were selected
is an Executive Committee for the en-.
uing campaign, namely, VIM. A. Lynch,
Iohn c. Welty, VIM. A. Creech, L. G.
Jole and David Byers. After the ad.
oarnment of the county committee, the
Executive committee organized by ma.
ling Mr.. Lynch chairman and Mr.. Wei.
y secretary.
A free interchange of views took place
between the gentlemen composing the
county committee and the few Demo
ratio friends present, not on the COM
nittee. Among the gentlemen present
vas Gen. Wi ey, our popular candidate
or Congress, Mr.. Wiley, of course, was