The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-06-03
McKIsLnY AID TAYLOR.
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The Washington correspondent OF the
Eaqulrer thus shows up the interesting,
not to say amusing condition, OF things
In this, the 18th Congressional district
The transfer Of Stark -county from the
Goth into the 18Th was not what either
Mckinley or Taylor desired. The latter
represents the 18th as II was before the
change, and Mckinley was elected In the
Goth.
The situation portrays an interesting
squsbble. The confinement" may
make serious complications. No doub.
the gentlemen are both curslng the
stupid Republican Legislature OF Ohio
But read the following from the En-
quirer:
The Republican members OF the Ohio
delegation In Congress are much amus'
cd AZ General RObinson's efforts TO ex'
plain TO Billy Mckinley and lkey Tay.
lOr how hard he tried 10 prevent the re-
distrlcting 30 II would throw these gen.
| tlemen In the same district, He 10 said
TO express much regret at the result,
and has been trying TO Impress upon
Messrs. Mckinley aud Taylor how sorry
he Ia, and how earnest no was In hlB
efforts TO save them both, On the other
hand, II 10 said TO be the understanding
OF these gentlemen and other Ohio mem.
bers that General Robinson did more
than any one else TO influence the men,
bers OF lhs Legislature to re'enact the
old bill. When the sugge lllon was to
'chlp" of Carroll county and attach IL
TO the Belmont dlstrlct, and tack Noble
county unto GrOsyenor's district II IL
alleged that General Jim entered SOL
eml and Indignant protest, arguing
that II they began chipping of" In
one place II would have 10 be done In
other cases. II Ia charged that II II had
not been for RObina0n'a on llOusneas
both Mex Knley and Tfylor could have
been saved, Consequently there 70 not
the bfs' o. feeling existing between
, 0hiO'u secretary OF State and the Repub'
llcan members OF Congress from that
State.
In this connection II can be said that
II Ia gossip that MIR, Tayl'r ~ seriously
contemplating making an elflr, 10 Be.
cure q denomination against Mckinley.
When II 's uggested that II would be
bad policy 10 frtlrl one OF McKinley'e
prominence, Taylor's friends say he 10 a
big man only 80 far 90 one subject Ia
concerned, and that 10 the tariff On
other matters he does not outrank any
other Republican. They say, too, that
Mckinley Ia not 80 popular In hls dis.
trlct as he should be, and they and
much satisfaction In alluding 10 the
fact that he Lost the same district In
q contest four yeare ago, 30 far 90 the
personal relations between the Carroll
county and the Stark county statesmen
are concerned, they appear TO DO on
the beat OF terms They lunch
daily together In the House Ree.
taurant, but II 10 noticed that they
select a table located In o quiet and
comparatively eecluded corner, where
they doubtless discuss the situation. II
Ia noticeable, however, that their con-
yeraatl0ns are OF n serious character,
There are no smiles which light up
their c0untenances. Instead. their brows
are knit, and every appearance Indicates
that these consultations are OF q most
earnest character.
Major Mckinley will leave here satur.
day night for Ohio. He Coca ostenslbly
10 deliver an address on Decoration Day
Mt Guy hOga Falls, II is underat0Od
that II ie his intention to remain among
hls constituents for q week or more and
may possibly make m effort 10 decorate
lkey Tayl0r's political grave.
Taylor In reluctant 10 lot 20, H. had
been consulting all OF the prominent
Ohio Republicans here, asking their ad'
vice as to whether no ought 10 run or
not, or get out Of the WDy and give Nc.
Klnley q clear field, II ls Understood
that many OF them have advised him
not 10 enter the contes. against McKln
10y, He may therefore withdraw from
the contest, although he would like 10
be returned,