The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-05-06
STARK COUNTY DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION.

Pursuant to call, goodly number OF
Democrats from nearly all the townships
4 of the county met in SChaefer's Opera
House on the 1st inst, and were called
to order at half past one p. M, by A.
McGregor, as member of the County
Central Committee, when A. Pontius
ESQ, of Plain township, was called TO the
chair, and u. G. Hiner made secretary,
On motion the following gentlemen
were appointed committee to report
.he names of delegates and alternates to
represent the Democracy of Stark at the
state convention, to meet at Columbus
on the 9th inst, namely, R. S. Shields,
sJames Slentz, Reuben Holl, M. Early
and ]. Morrow. The committee retired
for consultation,
Mr.. McGregor stated he had sketChed
few resolutions that morning, which, il
there was no objection, he would read
for the consideration of the convention.
After the reading of the resolutions on
notion of Hon. Johnson Sherrick, they
we're adopted unanimously. The follow
ing are the resolutions as adopted:
WHEREAS, 1t is known Of all men, and
s now part of the history of this Coun'
TRY, that the Republican party is the
only party whose leaders, through de
iberate plan by fraud, forgery and per-
9ury, attempted and succeeded in count.
Ing in man as President of the United
States who was defeated by the people
at the election;
WHEREAS, Also, such fraudulent work
and villainy receives the hearty appro-
val and Endorsement of Republican lead
ers generally, including that friend of
Chinese coolies, Congressman Mckinley,
land;
WHEREAS, The same party leaders
sChemers in the interests of monopoly,
Instruments in railway and Credit Mobil-
er robberies, financial humbuggers and
mountebanks, authors of Black Friday,
crooked whisky and other crooked do,
ings, are again about to enter the field
and appeal to the people for their votes,
4 therefore;
Resolved, That it is the duty of all
1good citizens who desire constitutional,
honest and economical government, to
unite to hurl from power the men who
have abused the trust; who have given
us corrupt and evil rule instead of good
government.
Resolved, That the fraud, forgery and
\ perjury by which Tilden and Hendricks
were counted out of the Presidency and
Vice Presidency, when fairly and unmis
4takably elected thereto deserve and
should receive the condemnation at the
polls, which such villainy hould receive
\ from good American citizens.
Re8Olved That in all departments of the
general government reform is pressing
necessity, and should be demanded in
\ thunder tones by the united people of
: the whole country. The late report of
committee of the U. s. Senate showed
4 that discrepancies in the books of the
Treasury Department, amounting to hun.
( Adreds of millions, have existed for
years, indicating system of gigantic
robbery in the issuing and sale of Gov.
ernment bonds, and indicates the need
sof change in the White House that
would be change in fact, and not con.
itinuation of the fraud rule.
Resolved. Tnat force, the twin brother
4 Of fraud, eyer stands ready to assist the
elder born when his lying art falls short,
hence the party of fraud is the party of
violence and deserves the condemnation
and eXeCration of all good men. The
',afPguards of public security engrafted
in the Constitution and underlying our
system of law and order, look to the es-
Itablishment of justice and the equality
of citizens before the law. The Repub.
iCan party, in its rule for many years,
having fallen far short of integrity and
capacity of administration and all the
equirements of honest rule, is unworthy
lie confidence OF free people, and de
serve again and shall receive again, the
verdict Of condemnation as given by the
people in 1875 by the election of Tilden
and Hendricks.
Resolved, That with view to harmony
in action, and in order to give full scope
to conference and comparison of views,
we approve Of the action of our friends
in other states in their recent state con.
oentions, in sending delegates to Cincin-
natl uninstruCted and untTammeled, sat.
sfed that this course will lead to har.
mony, which is ever sure harbinger of
victory to the united Democracy.
Prof. Daniel Worley offered the fol-
lowing, which was adopted
Resolved, That the delegates to the
this day elected be and they
are hereby empowered to fill any vacan.
cies in the delegation at the state con-
vention as follows: First, by selecting
from the alternates in the order of their
who may be present, and |
by the appointment of any |
Democrat present from Stark county. In
any event they are empowered to cast
The fall vote of the county on all ques
lions before the state convention.
The committee to report delegates
reported through Mr.. Shields, the fol-
lowing named gentlemen, which on mo.
ton was unanimously adopted
DELEGATES. ALTERNATEs.
A. Pontius Jno, P. Rauch
Reuben Holl John 7. Hays
Harvey Laughlin Daniel Worley
James Slentz Matt. Early
VIM. Wagner Levi Stump
Frank Bryan Fred. MaCkerman
George Leiptag G. W. Breeze
L. G. Cole Joseph Oberlin
Johnson SherriCk E. r. Speaker
A. MCGregor Sam'l G. Howenstine
R. S. Shields David MaChamer
Warner Chapman Peter Loutzenheiser
Charles Juilliard John Loew
G. N. Oberlin VIM. shipe
James Amerman Esq, moved the ap.
pointment Of committee of three to se
IeCt and report Central Committee for
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