The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-04-27
STATE HISTORY.
Political Organizations Of the
Early Days.
List of Stark County's Senator'S and
Representatives From the Begin
ming to the Present. .
Especial Correspondence of the Democrat 7

COGle, november lSG, 10Oz, WITH the IOl-
lowing represented by delegates: Adams,
jefferson. Ross, Trumbull and Washing
ton, thirty-fOur members.
The second constitutional convention
met at Columbus, May 9th, 1850, Stark
county being represented by HaTman,
Stidger and Joseph Thompson. The
body consisted of 10 members, presided
over by VIM. Medill, Democrat.
The third and last conventional as
semblage convened at Columbus, May
18th, 1873, was adjourned August 8th,
1873, to meet in Cincinnati December I'd,
1873, and so met pursuant to adjourn
ment, dissOlving sine die May 18th, 1874.
Stark county elected as delegates AnsOn
Pease and j. G. HOstetter, and the body
consisted of 1O8 members, presided over
by Morrison r. Waite.
The first Legislative assembly con-
vened at ChilicOthe on the first day of
March, 1903. consisting of thirteen Sena-
tors and thirty Representatives. The
assembly convened in joint session that
day, and examined returns of the cleo
tiOn for Governor, when it itappeared that
Edward Tiffin, Esq, had received 1864
votes, whereupOn he was declared duly
elected.
The second general assembly con-
vened at ChilicOthe the first Monday in
December. 1903, with fifteen Senators
and thirty Representatives. The third
general assembly convened at ChilicOthe
on the first Monday of December, 1904,
with fourteen Senators and thirty Repre-
sentatives.
The fourth assembly convened at Chilli
cOthe in December, 1905. The sixth,
seventh and eighth assembly convened
at ChilicOthe and the ninth at Zanes-
vile in December, 1910, with twenty
four Senator'S and fOrty-eight Repre-
sentatives, Stark being represented in
Senate, with COlumbiana, by Lewis
Kinney, and in the House by John Crum-
backeT, George Clarke and VIM. FOulks,
also jointly with COlnmbiana.
The tenth assembly met at GAINESVILLE
December I'd, 1911, Kinney in the Senate
and CumbackeT, FOulks and Jacob Fer
derrick in the House, from COlumbiana
and Stark.
For Governor of the State in 1910,
Return j. Meigs had 4, 1894 votes, Return
j. Meigs, Jr. $780, and Thomas Worth
ingtOn 1871, Stark not appearing in the
voting counties.
The eleventh convention of Represen-
tatives convened at ChilicOthe December
7th, 1872; the delegates to the Senate
from COlumbiana and Stark being Lewis
Kenney and Joseph Richardson, and the
Representative from Stark and Wayne
was Samuel Coulter.
In 1913 the twelfth general assembly,
ChilicOthe the capital; Richardson and
Kenney in the Senate from COlumbiaDa,
Stark and Wayne, with Coulter in the
House from Stark and Wayne. The
thirteenth met at ChilicOthe December
5th, 1914, Stark, Wayne and COlumbiana
having elected John Thompson and
Joseph Richardson to the Senate, with
William Henry in the House from Stark
and Wayne.
At the election for Governor, October,
1914, Thomas WoTthingtOn received 226
votes and Othneil LOCKER 26.
The fourteenth general assembly, the
last held outside of Columbus convened
at Chilicothe December 4th, 1915. John
Q. Young representing COlumbiana,
Stark and Wayne in the Senate, and in
the House, Stark and Wayne delegated
John Harris.
The first session of the fifteenth as
s0mbly convened at Columbus December
I'd, 1916, John Myers from Stark and
Wayne, and Michael Oswald in the
lower House, from Stark. The official
vote for Governor in 1916 shows Stark
county to have cast for Thomas Worth
ingtOn 497 votes. and Ethan A. Brown
%.
The ixteenth-Senator, Stark and
Wayne, John Myers; Representative,
Stark, NJ Oswald.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Stark and
Wayne, Thomas l.. Jones; Representa-
tive, Stark, M. Oswald.
For the election of Governor, the vote
in Stark was e. A. Brown, 723.
The eighteenth general assembly, re-
presented as the seventeenth.
The question of calling a convention
to amend the Constitution was SUBJ
mitted to a vote in 1918, resulting for
convention, 1887; against, 29,315. In
Stark the vote stood 1872 for, and 587
against.
The nineteenth assembly, 1920, NJ. Os-
wald in the Senate and John Myers in
the lower branch.
For Governor in 1920, e. A. Brown re-
ceived 1882; jeremiah Morrow, %, and
w. H. Harrison 81.
NJ. Oswald was in the Senate of the
twentieth assembly and John Myers
Representative.
Twenty-first, Samuel Coulter in the
Senate, and John Hoover, Representa-
tive.
Twenty-second, same Representative
in both branches.
Twenty third. John Augustine in the
Senate, with James W. Lathrop and
For Governor in 1925, jeremiah Nor
923.
1926 Senator, John Augustine; Repre-
sentatives, James w. LathrOp, George
Kouts.
Senator, J. Augustine; Repre-
sentatives, James W. Lathrop, Samuel
Coulter.
1S26-For Governor, Allen Trimble,
1447; A. Campbell, 8; Benjamin Tappan,
3O8.
1S27-SenatOr, John Augustine; Repre-
sentatiyes, j. w. LathrOp, Robert Nc
Call.
1828-SenatOr, John Augustine; Repre-
sentative, John Grubb.
For Governor in Stark Allen Trimble
had 1138 votes, j. w. Campbell l47.
Senator, j. Augustine; Repre-
sentatives, Matthias Shipler, George Dun
bar.
1830-Senator, 7. Augustine; Repre-
sentative, Matthias Shipler.
For Governor, Macarthur (Whig) had
1114; Robert Lucas (Dem) 1141.
1S3l-Senator, Augustine; Represen-