The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-07-18
,Aux,NG REPORT.
The silly story OF the Cleveland
Leader interviewer.

nc StOhJ - sAS ~
Leader interviewer.
Last Thursday morning while In
q Cleveland TO attend the meeting of
he Ohio Editoris, Association we
we're introduced. in the Office of the
Neddell House, to Mr.. Crofut, the
Paul Pry of the Leader, who desired
o interview us upon the political sit |
nation in this Cong ressional District.
md this is the way he gives to the
readers of that enterprising jonrn al
the result of the pumping:
At this moment p
MR.. HARRIS,
of Ravenna, came along, and his opin-
ion being solicited on Congressional
matters in the district, he said: "The
field Is q new one and we are at , loss
to know just how 10 look upon 1t.
There is Stark county, Q Democratic
stronghold generally, which we ore
not very decided about, but suppose
it can be set down as pretty we'll de.
cided thaS Major Mckinley will be
the Republican candidate. From what
is known of him in the district he is
well liked. His record in Congress
has been satisfactory and there is no
reason why he ought not to make q
strong run. 1t is not yet sertain
whom the Democrats " i'll put up, they
have SO many candidates. The Demo-
cratic majority is about $40, but this
ought to be overcome, and can be with
proper management on the part of the
Republicans. This, however, will de-
pend somewhat upon whom the Denl-
ocrats put up. An important point to
be taken into account is the recent
Fcssler deialcatiOn. Here is the place
where the Republicans may lose.
There is talk that some Republicans
in Stark county are gOingt0 be pretty
badly hurt by the affair, and if this is
SO the thing will be bad for us. On
the other hand. if only Democrats
should be caught in the affair, it would
rather help us. But, in auy event, 1t
is matter that should well be weighed
in making the verdict on the result in
the district"
We had little fear that those who
knew us would give credit to the alb
sOlutely false and ridiculous stuff, still
thinking it due to truth we sent the
following note to the editor of that
journal, which he did US the justice to
publish in his issue of Monday morn
ing:
AN EXPLANATIoN.
TO tie Editor Of The Leader;
In your issue of yesterdsg find a
pretended interview between your re-
porter and myself, relating to the pO-
litieal outlook in this Otbe Sixteenth)
Congressional District, which is quite
faulty in details and wholly false in
conclusions. Twill only take occasion
here to notice one or two egregiOus
errors of your reporter. One would
judge, from his report, that l repre-
sented myself to be a Republican.
while verybody acquainted With me
knows such not to be the fact and
don't think anyone can trutbfully claim
that, on any occasion, ever went
back upon or denied the faith that is
in me. Again, am made to express
the opinion that Major Mckinley, If
nominated by acclamatlOn. as he is
likely to be, will probably be elected.
l entertained no such opinion, and did
not express any such to your reporter
or anybody else, but ON the contrary,
told him that the Democrats carried
the District in 1876 by $40 majority.
and last year by over 2.LoJ, and that
did not think they eau do better this
fall than they did in the Presidential
year. added that did not know
what effect the defalcation in Stark
might have upon the vote in that
county, but from information from
both Republican and Democrats, s, W hich
regarded as reliable, did not think
either party could derive much capital
from that source, as while the default
ing Treasurer was Democrat, as
many Republicans as Democrats were
mixed up in the affair. There are sew
eral other points OF inaccuracy in the
report, but they are Of minor import
ance, and pass them by without COM
ment. Believing you have no desire
TO misrepresent me in your columns,
l ask of you the privilege to make this
correction.
Respectfully yours,
SAMUEL ID. HARRIS.
Ravenna, July Ii, 1878.
IN note appended the Leader Ed
itOr says its reporter is positive that
he not only got the spirit, but also al-
most the words of that gentleman,
(uamins -0urself.) We know he is al
together mistaken, and if he persists