The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-06-05
NOTES,

MOTIFS
Tho opinion that nolthOr Arthur nor Blnlno
VIII bo nonnnlod was stronger lust night
thnn OVor, but only few vonturod % DO
positive about tho prospects, OF any OF tho
other candidates now IN the rnoo or likely 10
DO brought out.
A oonforcnco Of tho fronds Of Gresham IN
the Indiana delegation was held ~ tho Grand
lpolho last evening TO decide upon II policy.
There wore present John IL, F0ster, United
slatoa Minister 10 Sp0ini Chnlloa Fairbanks,
Morris II, Mcdonald, Colonel w, II, Holloway
nnd three or -four others, They decided that
the Groshnm members OF tho Indiana dOlOga,
ton should support Harrison, but that they
would stand rcady ~ any timo 10 throw thoir
votoa for Gresham, should he develop any
outside strcngh In the convention,
John H. Lynch, who was elected temporary
Chairman OF tho convention over Powell Clay
ton is9 Goo,orod man, born IN Mississippi In
l4L In 1859 Mr.. Lynch first tasted OF tho
sweets OF political llio, being appointed to tho
olloo OF Justice OF tho POnoo by Governor
Amoe. In November OF tho eamo year ho
was elected 20 the Legislature, and was
sSSaSr sSTSHSsG' tho House sV'"y fSGsSS RSpSS
sontatlyea In that body, In 1872 no mado
successful run for Congroaa, llo oasayod 10
repeat hla triumph IN 1875, but hla election
wna contested and hla seat finally plyon 10
Gonoral ChNlmors, This did not doior his con.
etlluoncy from putting him up again In 1879,
but ngHln dOn0rOl Chalmers obtained tho
scat In tho contest although toward tho last
OF tho session Congross adludgcd him tho
rghtrul occupant since tho expiration OF
hlH torn hO has boon Attending aOlOly 10 hls
two largo plantations m Adams County
Miss, living the moo 4 Cinolnn1tua ITO
hna however, boon Chairman of tho State
Executive Committee for some time past
lilo IN n remarkably Intelligent looking man
OF thriy.aoyon, OF tho complexion that
Aouthornora would call brlght mulatto,
what education hg hna no has picked up aud
nddod ~ whnt u Hhrowd mother wit has al-
ready given HIN. llo IL said 10 bo very fair
pnrllAmontnrlan,
General John u, Henderson, who has boon
solicited na pormnn0nt Chairman, was ono
OF tho Unitcd Stntca Senators who yotod
against tho impeachment of Proadont john
a0n, aud ranked IN those days with rrnmbull,
nO0lttle, FoAondcn, Upton nnd Rosa Of
kOneaa, Holding ~, appointment uQdor u.
lrlol Attorney who prosecuted the, mombors
OF tho whisky rlna IN ~ L0ua, lilo was r0-
moved by Prcsldont Grant ana was supor'
sodcd by llllaa.
A aroit many OF tho delegations havo not
officially Cnnyaeod tho Mahono'De6undor
contest. Individual opinions have boon OK
prosnod, but not enough 10 base any posi-
1.-Two calculations on, Tho mnmhcls OF tho
ohio aud ronnsylynnln delegations, for In
stance, have decided TO lot tho mUltor rost
IN tho hands OF thoir mombora of tho Com
mlttO0 on Credentials, who VIII honr tho
arguments pro aud 0on ana decide, Thle IN
tho state of allQlrs on tho question IN many
moro OF the delegations, rho Committee on
Credentials WA expected 10 meet NJ nlno
O'clock but II was fully $3.50 before they got
10 work Tho lnioAt information In rcgnrd 70
nnd which ID beloved 70 bo reliable,
n that ~ one o'clock last nlHht tho
lHnu lcudpr hold n coniullnlion, Thoy
tltorwhrd notified the Doaondorr crowd that,
plter conaldnrlnF lholr cnac, they found they
hnd no ground FOR thclr claims Their onso
wia only on panor, whllu tho MUhOnu dcog.
| ton was elected 10y n gnllnqgllon OF nc old
state organlM loh, un4, hosllgs that, ropre,.
senlod ninoty'llyo TO nlnoty'olght per cent, OF
| the voters OF tho SWlo, II was said thoro
! would ho NO contest IN the convention ovor
| the aoatlny of MahOno ana lile ndhcrcnts
The lltst tuuor TO innte lta Anpenrnpco tlis
mornlng was QUO coneerplnl the shcrman
men IN ohio, II was that those who were fa'
yernhle 10 John sherman nd boon won over
from tholr olloHlencq 10 him nhd hui tpkcn n
6GISoV 'ioSa mon WV who S bayo V"' always boon
claimed for Mr, Bnlno. fhc rinor
was promptly denied by the Ohio mon
who have the sherman boom In hand, They
sherman were atm Loyal tp him. nnd that they
would 80 rumaln, Mi. Fornkeralid Mr., Luko
| Slacy the alternate rroln tho First District
who serves IN tho place OF Dclegnte ,EpRlqe'
ton, expressed themselves ns perfectly salts
Ned with the hendwny which sherman was
mnhnH, -
ilhOoMNaroN, NJ, June i,-rhc blooming.
ton pnntngrnph published NJ the home Of
from which the following n en extracts
"ln case OF u deadlock, why not nominate
| exsVice.prosldent David DnyleH Dnyie ls y
| fnvotltc IN many portions OF the South, solid
| with the solid Republicans OF New York and
OF the East solid with Illinois, indiana nnd
| Ohio. solid with Maryland, hla native state.
why not keep these facts ~. yicwf Davis Il
not Objectionable on the Chinese question,
and therefore would be- acceptable 10 tho pa.
cllc Hlope, lie was the intimate friend nnd
| udmlnlntrntor OF the estate OF Abraham Lln'
people, lie IA tho peer IN every sense OF
| lllaIne, Arthur Logan, Edmunds, Sherman,
| lilo would bc u model candidate, lie ia u rep.
| reHenlntlye American Of The heat and puresi
| iypo high above the reach OF tho ehnftp OF
criticism ~ n man OF private and political
| honor aud integrity.