The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-06-05
CANTON, OHIO, THURSDAY, JUNE s, 1884.

right 20 interpret yesterdays events as ia
vorablo 10 Mr., Arthur we do not claim that
we have everything our own way on that ao-
count Many independent mon voted apalnst
Clayton asa rebuko for whnt thoy Justly 70.
ghrded ns his tFea0hery 10 men Into whose
confidence ho had boon pdmlttod Tho Clay
ton vote =, recorded ~ 87s, That Is not Tie
vote which Mr., Blaine would receive on a
square ballot because Arknnsas for OK.
ample, voted for Clayton on account of State
pride somo othor mon woro influenced in q
similar manner
or the defont OF Clayton for tho temporary
Chnirmnnehip the Tribune save edltorinlly;
~ was intended by tho oIglnkera Of this
combination that the doleatOf Clayton should
20 heraldod ~ an ant-liNlno Victory, but
lhere are several circumstances which dlvest
In tho first place, Lynch was not nominated
aqunrcly ANA openly to represent tho cnndi-
dates antngonistlo 70 lilnino If this ISSUE
were 10 DO made II should hQvo been frankly
ayowod. On the contrary Lynch was Iioml.
hhlod ana hlS claims were urged by those
BenQemen who nude speeches In hls behalf
ON the ground that some 6pcoa recognition
ought 10 be given TO tho ColOrod Republloang.
II tho voto between Clayton and Lynch may
pc regarded ln any sonse aa u tost OF tho
blaluo strength In the convention, thon it
must DO rather dlsoQuragng 20 tho parlisRna
OF tho half.dOZen olhor candidates, for "A CONF
binatlon of the other intoresa and all tho
olp'trap used 10 develop the sympathy for
tho oppressed oolorod voters did not prevent
Heneral Clayton from receiving 3S1 votes. II
thar squire be u correct gnuIO of Blninos
aoiiyo strength IN tho convention hO viii bo so
llr IN tho loud of Oyory othor candidate that
tho prospects OF his nomination may bo re,
gardod us more llAttorlng now than they have
boon NJ any preyiOu Time and tho gun which
hnd boon loaded so carefully really missed
fire.
The Inter Ocean saysi Tho vote which over
thrpw clayton has its chief significance m the
iact lhat, while tho Arklnsns trade was In
IA lpaa Il NHap rnIf
support OF tnree'fourths of tho LOGAN mon
ana that OF onu'half Of the lrlcnas OF Harrison,
sherman ana llawl0y, u lscortain that Clayton
received al the votes that Blaine can over
Hot IN lhls convention und0r any GirGum.
stances. IL is probable that many votes were
cast Tor him because II was In some sense the
common law OF tho pnrty 10 ratliy tho choice
or no committee, hut however that may be,
" IL quito certain that lnlno oan never 10
stronger rs u candIduto for President than
Clayton, with his Reinforcement of Logan,
sherman, Harrison ana lluwlcY votes, was rs
hgnndldnto Tor temporary Chairman,
The hist ~ OF tho dCui by which ClaytOns
doicat wna accomplished shows shroWd man
ngcmOnt among tho Arthur leaders. They
Wcro indignant over Clnyton'a dOHOrtion,
npd determined 20 punish him.
Tho opportunity presented lJsolf whon the
Massachusetts men oylnCud 80 strong Il doslro
10 boat Clayton HAT they were willing 10 COM
hino against him, Al soon us II was found
there was Il strong sentiment against the Arls-
anaua men poll OF the entire convention
was secretly nude, by which Il was Rscortninod
lhut az would vote against Clayton TO 81s for
MN, ana thls would have been The actual yoto
yesterday hnd not some OF the dulOgnlOa voted
undcr u mlanpprohonslon. Thoro was thon q
question as % who should bo takon up.
The place wns offered 10 ex-senator
Bruce, of Mississippi, but nftOr II
long discussion he do0lnod H. .'rhcn Congress-
nnn Lynch was chosen, ana NJ ono o'clock
Monday night consented 10 permit tho uRc Of
MS numO, Governor lunT, OF MURRlpmugDltN
was called from His bed to- rullfy tho aolcc.
Hon. nnd he, having dOnO 40 In Tho namo of
tQo Edmunds mon, the combination was com.
plolcd, It's succ0a was assured from the
start Tor enough votes TO make II win had
FIRST boon secured.