The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-10-05

sentative to Congress, and whose friends
were pressing him earnestly TO announce
his name as such candidate as soon as
the bill redistricting the State would be
passed by the Legislature. This bill
was finally passed on the 26th of Feb.
1880, and on the morning of March Sd,
$780, | received telegram from Major
Mckinley from Pittsburgh, Pa, who was
on his way from Washington City to
this county to meet him at LeetOnia
that morning and got there just III time
to catch the train, got on and rode with
Major Mckinley to Salem, where we
both got off, Mckinley stopping there
and | taking the next train in few
minutes back to LeetOnia. On that Oc-
easion Major Mckinley told me that he
had come on to look after his canvass,
and was going first to see Judge Lau-
bic to get the Judge to keep out of his
way; that he had been advised by
friends in his own, and in this county,
to pursue such course, and by some
means to get the Judge to hold off for
1882, and wanted to know what |
thought Of it. Before left him ad-
Vised him not to make any promises to
Judge Laubie that would bind him for
the future. On that same day Major
Mckinley came to New Lisbon in the
evening and told me- that he had seen
and talked with some OF Judge Laubie's
friends in Salem (being unable to see
Judge Laubie, as he was out of town
that day. and he was satisfied that |
when he would see the Judge, which he |
intended to do the next day, he could |
stop the Judge from being candidate |
at that time. Major Mckinley went |
from New Lisbon to Salem the next |
morning and return ned in the evening, |
when he told me he had seen Judge |
Laubie and that he had succeeded in |
getting the Judge not to be a candidate; |
that he had told the Judge that all he |
original district, and that IL the Judge |
would not run against hin then, that |
he would not run against the Judge in |
1882. l said to Major Mckinley, when |
he told me this, that he could not afford |
TO make that promise to Judge Laudie, |
9s he would want to go to Congress |
again in 1882 as bad as he did then; and |
he said to me, "Oh, that will be- all |
right; the State will be redistricted by |
same district" +. P. MOORE.
Sworn to and subscribed before me |
this I'd daY of March, 1882.
W. H. SPENCE, Notary Public. |
AFFIDAVIT OF W. C. HUTCHINSON, PAINTER. |
The State of Ohio, COlumbisna county.
Before me, the undersigned authority |
IN and for said county. personally ap- |
peared William c. Hutchinson, who be-
ing duly sworn says: | was a member |
of Company H, FOrty-seventh Regiment, |
P. v, in the war of the rebellion, and |
have resided in Salem since 1865, where
have carried on my business of house
and sign painter and glazier.
Early in the month of March of 1880,
directly after the Cong ressiOnal redis-
tricting bill of that year was passed,
and upon his first visit to Salem there
after, Hon. William Mckinley Jr.,
called on me and asked me who was
going to support for Congress. l told
him understood Judge Laubie was go
ing to be a candidate, and If that was so
! would support him. Mr.. Mckinley |
said he did not know how that was,
that he intended to see Judge Laubie
about the matter, but that the Judge
was not at home that day, and he would
see him again. A short time after this
conversation Mr.. Mckinley saw me
again, and said to me that he had seen
Judge Laubie; that the Judge had
kindly withdrawn in his favor, and
would not run for Congress until 1882,
and that he, Judge Lau6ie, had author
lzed him to say that he was not a can
didate. Mr.. Mckinley said he was GER
tainly entitled to second term in his
original district; that 1t was true it
would be third term for him in Con-
gress, but he felt that he was clearly
entitled to another term from this dis
trict, as he had had but one term in it,
because of the change of the district
two years before; that If he got another
term from this district he would be sat
ished, and would not ask for it again,
and he had arranged with Judge Lau-
bic to leave the field open to him in
1882. l then told Mr.. Mckinley that | |
would support him, and at his request
| went with him to see a number OF
Republican friends in Salem, and on a |
number of occasions heard him speak
Of this matter and say that all he asked
was second term from this district,
and that Judge Laubies chances in
would be much better in
1882 than they would be if he had run
now (1S80), W. C. HUTCHINSON.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
This fifteenth day of April, A. D., 1882.
In witness whereof | have hereunto
affixed my hand and seal.
WILLIAM STURGEON,
Notary Public.
AFFIDAVIT OF ALEXANDER LOWRY, MA
CHINIST.