The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-08-14
pEMoonArlo COUNTY CONVENTION
Appoints sixteen Delegates 10 the Ciroui
Court District Convention,

| Court District Convention,
Pursuant to notice n go0dly number
| OF Democrats met In the spacious com.
mlttee room on Saturday, the 9th inst,
and at ~ p. m. the meeting was called
10 order by Chairman HOssler of the
County Committee, when, on motion,
State Senator j. V, Lewis was unani-
mOusly called TO preside and A. McGre-
gor was made secretary.
DR.. Lewis on taking the chair thanked
the meeting for the honor, and stated
the object OF the convention.
After various propositions and re-.
marks pro and con AZ TO tho mode of
electing delegates to the Judicial Con-
ventlOn to be held at Mt Vernon on the
l4th inst. on motion the following
committee of five were appointed by the
chair TO report names for the cOnsidera.
| ti0n OF the convention. John Carson,
II. W. McCaughey, II. w. HOssler, A. l..
Jones and John Al. Myers, The com
mittee retired for consultation.
During the absence of the committee
the time was occupied In talks on vari-
ous points, organizing clubs, and the
Importance OF getting into line and do
Ing. our share 10 carry Ohio In October,
quite number of gentlemen particl-
patlng.
Judge Meyer thought the COMPRESSION
al convention called forhSeptember 9th
was too late, and the time should be
changed.
Mr., Sherrlck stated that as the Stark
county member Of the committee he
had consented TO an earlier day. Mr..
Mctireg0r said no attended the meeting
Of the committee, having Mr.. Sherrlck's
proxy, and he strongly opposed holding
the Congressional convention at so late
q day. He thought at the time II was
ridiculous.
Mr., Phelps was called out and made a
few eloquent and acceptable remarks.
The out look for victory was favorable,
and with such noble and acceptable can.
didates as Cleveland and Hendricks we
had every inducement TO put forth our
best Efforts. Our candidates were wOr-
thy OF our support, and the country
needed q change, The Republicans used
TO say Tilden had not enough Of yltali-
W. They now complained that Cleve.
land had too much. II seems we can
not please our Republican friends, do
what we will, Let Democrats every
where 40 their duty and the victory Is
ours. (Applause,)
The committee, throog gh their chair
man, John NJ. Myers, reported the
names of the following gentlemen:
Delegates-Dr. John II. SanOr, DR., j.
v. Lewis, Il, W. McCaughey, John NJ. Far.
rar, VIM. A. Lynch, W. II. Phelps. John
s0n Sherrick, II. W. HOssler, DR.. g. W.
BursOn, Paul Field, T A. Ballou. j. NJ.
Myers, Thomas w. Chapman, A. Nc
Gregor. Frank l.. Baldwin, G. r. Meyer.
Alternates-H, A. Warner. VIM. Ander-
son, s. S, Geib, s. A. Conklin, George
StOver, Charles Schlagle, Frank Wey.
Drecht Matthias Slsterhen, Robert
warwick, Frank Willenborg.
On motion report was adopted. And
on motion the delegation was author
lied to I'LL vacancies from Democrats
present from Stark county, and In any
event TO cast the full vote 10 which the
county was entitled, On motion ad.
j0urned. j. V. LEWIS,
A. MoGREGoR, Sec. Chairman.
MEETING or THE DEMOCRATIC COUNTY
COMMITTEE.
The Democratic County Committee
met, pursuant TO call, Mt their rooms In
Walser block, on Saturday last. Chair
man Hossler called TO order at l0N a. H.,
and though quorum was not present,
matters were talked over informally.
Mayor Sisterhen, OF Navarro, and ex-
State Senator 7. W. Chapman, OF the
same township, appeared before the
committee charging Matt Clemens, com.
mitteeman OF the township, with fraud.
ulently stufllng the ballot box on the
previous Saturday, on the occasion OF
electing delegates 70 the Congressional
convention. II seems Mayor Sisterhen
acted ~ clerk and did the tallylng, that
there were l6l votes polled, the last
name OF which he remembered. At the
conclusion OF tho tallying Mr.. s. was
called away hurrledly on official busl.
ness. After leaving he beth0ught that
more than l6l votes were tallied; that
MIR. Clemens had announced himself,
Jacob Menzer and two others elected
when IL must be error. lle rec0llected
that Esquire Loew had SO votes and Sis.
terhen, Donovan and Pocock had each
10, that there were quite u number OF
scattering on names that got q dozen or
TWO, una hence Clemens, Menzer and
the other two could not have been elect
cd. Mr.. Slsterhen called on Clemens at
his place Of business, for no had hast.
ened away with the papers, not waiting
to have them duly signed and certified.
On requesting the papers, MIR. Clemens
said he was busy, did not want TO be
bothered now" and on Mr.. Sl8terhen
asking TO tell him where they were and
no would get them himself, Clemens
pretended he did not know where they
were, that no had laid them on the desk
and they were not there now. Mr.. Sis
terhen did not get chance TO see them.
Being IN Canton on Friday no enQuired
OF W. j. Pler0, Secretary Of the Commit.
tee, II no had received the returns from
Navarro, as Clemens said BIO had for.
warded them. Nr. Plero said he had,
but on Mr.. SistOrhen asking TO SEQ them,
Mr. Pler0 strangely could not find them.
In the forenoon meeting Of the commit
tee, Mr.. Plero put In an appearance NJ.
ter the committee had been In session
some time, but did not bring the papers.
Az the afternoon meeting the tally sheet
was tho only paper produced, and the
committee finally decided 10 order an.
other election for Bethlehem township.
II certainly Is to be regretted that the
cOmmitteo did not order u full invest.
gatiOn 30 as to show up tho scoundrol.
ism and expose the guilty. The same
parties have been carrying on this sort
OF work for years. The honest Demo.
Gratis OF Bethlehem township want no
such dolngs.
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