The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-10-06
FOSTERS AGENTS.
Exposure of Tucker, Frank Baird
A. j. Rider ct al.
The Ohio State Christian Temp
erance Union.
The Material Composing This Titled
Organization.
Their State Convention and Who
Attended 1t.
The Three COrnered Meeting Which
Was Held In Akron.
Mr.. L. B. Logan, a Gentleman Acquainted
Behind the Scenes, Gives the
Gang An Airing.
Delaware SIpnAl.l

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ED. DELAWARE SIGNAL:-The Republi-
can press of the State has been more
than ordinarily energetic in giving a
wide publication to the following cir
cular or notice:
SECRETARY's OFFICE, o. s. CT. o.,
NAVARRO, o., Aug. 10th, 1881.
To whom it may concern:
At meeting of the officers and Board
of Managers of the Ohio State Chris
tian Temperance Union, held in the city
of Akron, Saturday, July %, it was de-
cided not to support the third party
ticket put in nomination at the Love-
land Temperance camp meeting, but to
continue in nOn-partisan moral suasiOn
ways as the best means of accomplish
ing the most good.
Fraternally, A. j. RIDER,
Sec'y of the o. S. G. T. I.
The same press commented most
| favOrably upon that organization, and
particularized it as the largest temper
ance organization in the State. Then
they refused to publish anything either
contradictory of the circular or their
comments. Overcrowded as am with
work, have waited long for some per-
son else.
| . TO TAP THIS BUBBLE,
until to wait longer would be dere-
LECTION of duty.
1st. 1t is untrue that the o. S. C. 7. U.
is the largest temperance organization
in the State. The annual convention of
organized bodies are fitting expOnents
of their power and numerical strength.
Will not this be just standard from
which to judge the size and character
of the o. S. G. T. u? Let us turn back
then to the goth of last May. Enter the
City Hall of Columbus, and behold the
| gigantic temperance organization of
Ohio. Gathered there from abroad over
the State were Isaac Justice, Rev. Mills,
and young man, whose name 1 cannot
recall, from Youngstown; Capt. Mckee,
of Alliance; Harvey SimOns and A. ].
Rider, Of Navarro; Ike Tucker and Jas.
Dunn, Of Columbus; Frank Baird, of
| Canton, and none others. Baird was in
attendance upon the Peoples COnven-
tiOn of the 18th and, though still Presi-
dent of the State Union, took occasion
| to say to L. q. Snead 'that he was
THROUGH WITH THAT ORGANIZATION
And for the future would work under
the auspices of the Ohio Anti-LiquOr Al
lance" So that there were but six per-
sons that came to Columbus for the spe-
cific purpose of attending the COnven-
tion of the o. S. G. T. U. Allowing them
the nine gathered there, they had not
enough to officer and committee the con-
ventiOn. Their only salvation from
these desperate straits was in the dele
CATION Of twenty appointed by the PeO-
ple's Convention to remain over and Sc
cure harmony of action. With these
twenty remained several not thus dele
gated, and all these persons were by
motion received to the floor as delegates
in full standing. Thus the chasm was
bridged over, and the Convention saved
from critical condition. The Organi-
zatiOn was
LITERALLY DEAD
For several hours of that day, the pres
idency absolutely went begging. 1t
seems to me that more evidence is not
necessary to prove the size of this or
ganizatiOn, the hold it has upon the
people, and the probable influence il
will exert upon the canvass this fall.
End, 1t is untrue that the officers and
board of managers ever rendered any
such decision as the Secretary gives
them credit for. You will notice that
the supposed action of officers and
board is said to have taken place al
Akron on Saturday, July %, 1881. Be-
ing personally acquainted with all the
officers of the State Union who were in
Akron that day, and having seen them
on that day, am prepared to say just
who could have been present at the
meeting which the Secretary st-.s was
held, and The only officers who were
present at such a meeting were,
IKE TUCKER, J. A. JUSTICE, AND A. j
RIDER.
Did they come to Akron for the ex
press purpose of rendering that decis
ion? No. Or at least the OstensiblC
purpose was to attend temperate,
camp meeting of the'23d and oath. This
however, may have been only cloal
] for their dark designs to assassinate tn,