The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-18
Irnnr Iosrrn n. FonAKER


sPRINdFrELp, o., June an any decided
change has occurred In tho various discus
slons aud debates, II Ia rather against
Foraker than In his favor, although his ar
rival and the ovation that was glyon him
may have started his chance on an upward
grade, Delegations that arc known
TO be for him and have been sot down In his
behalf are still standing by him, and will dc
10 10 tho end, as they Oro 10
the hands Of seasoned politicians
But there have been votes credited to him
In delegations that do not appear to bo In his
favor StIll no loads tho aold, and those In
charge Of his headquarters declare that thoy
have the -four hundred votos ncoled 10 nomi'
nate him, His opponents conc-do him about
throe hundred votes, and tho truth probably
lies between those two extremes His lato
will be decided by tho second ballot and II
he does not win then no will not at all
Cen Beatty II horo In person and Ia work.
Ing with great engorgy In his own behalf.
Gen, Konnedy, another candidate, serious
ly gives II as his openion that no will be
nominated,
There IL ioolng among some that In case
Foraker cannot got through his strength
will DO thrown to Konnody, In order 10 do
feat Beatty and Rose,
When Foraker arrived from Cincinnati,
large crowd headed by band soronadod
him at tho Arcade hoto Ho made n short
and taking speech, which sot tho pooplo In
good humor and contained nothing that
could do damage, Soon aftorward colorod
delegation from Dayton called him out,
whom no made second apOoch, In which no
said that he was especially pleased 10 speak
10 the colored people, 30
The opposition OF tho colorcd mon TO For
aker which was fossorod by tho democrats
| two years ago and by tho opposing candi.
dates this year, Ia sore spot TO Foraker and
, Ia being uaod 10 his disadvantage, There
are colorcd mon horo who arc working Darn.
ostly against him, and John 7, Groom, OK
Cleveland, ox.membor OF tho legislature, IL
ono Of them, and Is doing 10 witt Skill ana
consequent damage.
Tho Cleveland delegation on arrival held
caucus aud decided 10 present w, O. lloso ns
a candidate for governor II was thought
tho whole forty-olght OF thom would support
Rose, hut ono OF thom Is for Boatty aud ono
for Foraker, They arc 10 bO laborod with,
aud by voting tImO they may bo converted.
ExCongrossman Amos Townsend OF
Cleveland, Will probably bo chosen for tom
porary chairman, Tho platform viii prob
ably touch tho liquor question just enough
10 say that tho whole matter belongs TO Tho
regulation OF tho legislature, aud that 10
should there 10 lodged, H....
Tho Cleveland delegation aro undor In
! ntrlctions 10 present resolution favorlng
frco school books In all tho publ 10 schools OF
Ohio, II Ia m open question az 10 tho con-
vcntion adopting ID 4, a.
Mayor Mckinley has arrived, and no Ia
for Foraker, but Ia encouraging Tho koso
mon with tho Idea that thor candidate IL
second In strength,
E1. Governor Fostor II hero, and Ia also
sot down for Foraker. Among tho othcr ar
rivals wero don. drosvonor, Con, Robinson,
tho Hon. Amos Townsend, and ox'Sponkor
| Hodge Tho oxcltomont about tho hotols
! and ON tho stroots 10 intonso, aud hard work
| ip boing done by all tho factions Spcoohcs
hayo been made by Beatty, Foraker, Kon-
nody, Bcn Butterworth and othora, In ro-
uponsc 10 sorcnadoa Every man opened his
address by swearing adolity 10 tho tlckot
no matter who was nominated.
Forakors chances aro looking up hourly
and somo kccu and quick work Ia being done
! IN his bohalf ....,
Beatty said 10 reporter that ho was In
tho iight not 10 much because he oxpcotcd 10
! DO nominated az In support OF an idea. The
princ'olo ho Ia defending sooms 10 DO that
loading politicians should not prepare tickots
| for conventions 10 ratify. Ho will DO salts.
| fed II Foraker ls defeated, oven although his
own deicat should accompany IL, II ID
| thought that no fools himself benton and that
| hia support viii 10 10 Roso or Konnody.
Tho strength of Rose scoms 10 DO In tho
! fact that ho Is less Objectionable 10 all tho
other candidates than any ono man, having
antagonIzod mono OF thom. A good political
! authority declares that II nouo OF tho throo
main candidates como within ffty votos Of
a nomination on tho flrst ballot, Rose viii
begin 10 gain In strength and 20 through
| td A yory sensational statomont ls mndo that
Gen. urosycnor Maj. Mckinley, ox.,jov-
ernor Foster and other lending lights Ia tho
Republican party are not particularly anx'
ious that Foraker should DO nominated, and
arc only particular and pronounced that
Con. BOatCyShould DO dofoatod,
II alleged that tho recent defeat Of Rep'
rosentatiyc rhorp IN Ashtabula county foi
denomination was brought about by the Fos'
I tor.shormon. Buttcrworth Influence. Ropro
sentative Thorp was pronounced Stelwart
and had served throo timcs In tho legislature
md anticipated ho would DO returned.
misrepresentation Cowgirl has been
brought out of obsourlty and bcon nomina'
tod as a candidate FOR legislature In Cham
palgn county Mr. Cowgirl figured quite
prominently In the Shorman-Foster senate
rial contest fow years ago.
10 an outside observer and ono who fully
understands The real situation, II 10 admitted
that the developments confirm tho suspicion
that there is much moro under tho surface
than will appear ain tho deliberations Of tho
convention whom tho opening hour arrivsa
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| Called Co order.
70 was 1880 o'clock before the convention
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