The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-03-04
.NpOnTANT CURRY:


IMPORTANT QUERY:
Shall great railway corporation put
one OF lis men In training Tor the posi-.
tion of Commissioner Of Railroads aud
Telegraphs, aud impose him upon the
loyernor, 80 that II will be In a position
10 nut all the other railway corporations
In the State at dlsadvantageY
This question will confront Governor
Foraker one Of these days, ana 1 VIII
take O great deal OF pleasure In throw
Ing some side.lights upon II.
oUARRELING REPUBLICANS.
The quarrel between the Republican
members OF the two committees on
Privileges and Elections ever Dan Dal
ton and the photOgraphiDg OF the re-
turns of Precinct Al Fourth ward, still
continues TO warm up, and VIII probably
break into cOnhagTatiOn In the end. A
good many Republican statesmen were
reachiI z out for Congress, and they
Thought this investigation would serve
aa a stepping stone. Az soon as they
began 10 cross each others tracke aud
step on each others toes, the Kicking
and the yelling commenced between
them, In the meantime but little real
information about the Cinclnnau elec
tion Ia being obtained, the nnject, II
there In any clearly defined object, ap'
parently belug to confuse and muddle
things 10 much as possible. We ara not
likely to have anything clear or definite
about the matter In the end.
THR SENATE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE
II Ia no. liKely that the Senate Com.
mittee will be ready TO make q Ieport
before the middle OF March. aud may
be the first tf April, or even later, before
ID "a agreed upon, and then " Will prob
ably be In such shape aa to leave the
Senate all AZ sea, and hgain throw IL
into the state OF confusion that charac
terised II during a large portion or the
month of January. A conservative
opinion Ia 10 the effect that Brasheare,
Democrat, will be resented and the other
three Democrats from Hamilton county
retained. But unleps the question or
how many yotee are required 10 unaeata =
member 10 submitted 70 Meesre. Thur
man and Harrison, and their decialon
Ablded by, there Ia likely 10 be another
dead. lock, and u vast amount or con-
fusion, when II comes TO voting on the
final report OF the committee.
PooRMAN AND HIS BILL.
80 far as eau nj present be seen there
are no very Important measures to come
mn for confederation this week, unless
thew come from me OF the committepe.
Col PoormAn'a election bill, which he
drew with w much cara, and which Ger
tainly contained eome excellent pro-
visions, which should become law, seemaa
10 have hal the breath knocked out OF
II by the passage of the Pngsley bill. II
will, at least, have 10 bs modified 10 u
considerable extent. TO conform 10 tho
requirements OF the Pugsley act. Col
Poorman, however, tells me that he
has not abandoned his bill, but hopes 10
see ali lts beat points upon the statute
books 40 ~ 10 operate at next Noyem'
bers election.
DIscoURAGINa WHEAT REPORTS,
Very discouraging II reports OF the wheat
crop have been received here during the
past few days, aud the belief Ia express
Cd that the recent freeze has been un
usually destructive throughout the en-
tire wheat belt, and will make the crop
as short ~ II was last year. II this
fear should bs unfortunately realized,
the loae 20 the farmers will be some
thing terrible 10 contemplate.
TnE PAYNE INVESTIGATION.
What about the Payne committeeH
This IL question more frequently aaked
than answered In this city--and In u
great many other cities, for the matter
OF that. The ruth OF the matter IL that
nothing very dennlte ia known ~ 10
what the committee has discovered, but
have " from very near the Inner cir
cles OF that committee, that II hos hl-
ready discovered enough TO make " OK
tremely hot aud uncomfortable for soy-
eral people, and that Mr.. Payne himself
will aoon b. placed In defensive poel-
tion which no cannot Ignore or eyade,
What / any n not upon my personal
knowledge, but comes from = source
that makes u sound both credible ana
and reasonable,
SKIPPED OUT.
One discovery, after careful inquiry
by the committee, 10 that John Hunt
inRton, who was recognized ~ the agent
for the distribution OF the Doodle, has
fled the country and Ia now In Cuba, for
the purpose Of avoiding this COMMITTEES,
or n committee OF the United States
Senate. The committee claim that they
are now able 10 trace laIg eumq OF
money 10 their destination, u further
inquiry into which will not only cause
certain prominent members OF the boo
die gang TO leave the State OF Ohio, but
will canpe one OF more vacancies In tho
present General Assembly, Within tho
next two weeks they expect 10 take nd
ditlonal testimony. which will abao.
lutely corr0borate every circumstantial
proof already obtained.
STATES EVIDENCE EXPECTED.
II 10 more than intimated that some
body seeing the approaching storm has
agreed 10 peach In self defense, and that
next week or the week following start
ling revelations will commences. Who
Ia 70 turn States evidence 10 now exolt.
Ing the curiosity OF those who have boon
given an inkllng OF what Ia expected.
rs HAMILTON THE MLNp
. Some do not hesitate that II will be
Hamilton OF Monroe, and they reaeon "
out in this way: On Monday night laet
no turned up unexpectedly In this city
without u summons, but not without
the know ledge Of the committee that he
was coming. Shortly after his arrival no
had long consultation with q promi.
nent attorney aud then suddenly and
mysteriously left the city. That attor.
ney has since been heard 10 say: Some
thing will come out OF the Payne inyee
tlgaiion." Putting this and that TO-
gether, the c0ncl ubion 10 arrived NJ that
Mr.. Hamilton is ,ho man who Ia TO open
the door aud let the light In. whether
this surmlse In correct or not, l have no
means Of knowing.
RuMons ABOUT SENATOR PAYNE.