The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-01-02
THE sENATORsHIP.



The Legislature being largely Demo.
cratic, az u matter Of course the person
chosen will be u Democrat, but the name
OF the lucky ono cannot positively be
given until after the meeting OF the
Democratic caucus, which will pr0ba-
bly, meet 10 name tho nominee on some
eyening during thu latter part of the
fret week OF the Legislature. There
may be several names presented 10 the
caucus for consideration, Senator Pen.
dlelon's Will be suToj and the anti.Pen-
dleton gentlemen will probably
present tho name OF Henry II, Payne
NJ least they are booming him now
although before the election, Payne'a
friends announced that he would under
no circumstances be u candidate. Dur
bin Ward IL also q candidate, and will
got some votes, There have been other
names through local pride. such as Ged
de9, Converse and Seney. but whether
any OF them Will be named In the eau
cus IN hard 20 say NJ this writing. For
the persons named we have but the kind.
liest feelings, They are good men. And
while we have carefully read the many
articles In behalf OF tho various candi.
dates and against others, even those by
Allen o. Myers and tho Enqnlrer's Re-
publican correspondents, we can sec no
reason why the Democratic caucus or
the Democratic Legislature should make
an exception Ia Senator Pendlet0n'a
case the good old Democratic rule OF
giving second term, Thia IL the com
mon Democratic practice In city. cOun-
ty, district, state aud United States on
ces, William Allen and Allen q. Thur
man were each given second terms with.
out question, and Geo, u. PuRh would
have been hOnOred with second term
had the Democrats retained u majority
In the Legislature. lie did receive the
caucus nomination without dissent.
lug vote, Then why make Pendleton
an eXceptionY To crafty the personal
malice Of young man Mclean. who has
used tho Cincinnati Enquirer 10 slander
Democrats aud defeat Democratic tick
cts, or 10 crafty the personal ambition
OF any 0neY That IL Just what such an
net would be. We arN hardly prepared
TO believe that the Democracy OF the
state are ready 10 snub faithful ser.
NnlA w klhtllJ HlNllVN VI ptThOllHl uHls
bltiOn. Senator PendetOn IN the equal
Of any that have been named. In ability
lle has done more hard work for the
Democracy OF Ohio than any OF them,
Long before the war he was laborlng
for the party, and he has been In the
harness ever since, and during cam
p0lgns speaking night and day. Even
during the past campaign, while the
Enquirer was illling its columns with
yillaln0us lies about him, Senator Pen
dlel0n was devOting hia entire time TO
speaking In behalf Of Democracy. Dur.
ing the days that the Democracy was In
u hopeless minority, Pendlet0n's time
and ability we're ever at the service Of
the Democracy Of the state, aud the De.
m0cracy Of the stats aud nation were
glad enough then TO avail themselves
Of such an able advocate. He spent
time and money az the head OF the
ticket for the purpose Of keeping the or.
ganizalionJ intact, aud when there was
40 possible chance Of an election. The
position he now occupies II the only
return that the stats Democracy has
ever given him, ana all the precedenls
OF the party say that no 10 entitled TO
a second term.