The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-05-17

are expected. The Rev BD"AtSD Si' ""'
Wisconsin, Tennessee, Massachusetts aud
Missouri delegates arrived this morning.
Not more than one-half the delegates elected
were able to attend the convention on ac'
count OF the expenses attached to such
trip.
The most prominent candidates for presi-
dent on the Union Labor ticket are Senator
A. j. Stleeter, of Illinois; ex-Congressman
Gilbert De La Matyr, of Denver, Col, and
Col. j. B. Weaver, of Iowa.
On the United Labor ticket are men,
toned Congressman Henry Smith, OF Wis
consin, and Dr. Edward McGlynn, of New
York.
A reporter circulated among the delegates
at the Gibson and found the following
names prominently mentioned for vice presi-
dent:
T. P. Rynder of Pennsylvania; W. W.
Jones' of Illinois, and John McMakin, OF
New York.
At the Gibson house, the headquarters of
the Union Labor party, the prevailing topic
of conversation and discussion this morning
was the talked Of union of the two labor
parties.
The Ohio delegation held a caucus in the
morning, with John Seitz, president of the
delegation, in the chair. Speeches were
made by Messrs Seitz; ]. H. Gardner, Of
Cincinnati: E. J. Curtiss, of Trumbull
county; r. H. Wheeler, of Cincinnati, and
j. w. Northrup, of Salem None favored
the single land tax theory. 1t was decided
to make no overtures to the Union Labor
party.
John Seitz was appointed to represent the
Ohio delegation in the convention when the
single land question comes up G. L. Har-
Der was appointed committee on permanent
organization; j. w. Northop, committee on
resolutions; G. G. Pomeroy, Of Franklin
county, committee on rules and order Of
business, and ]. H. Gardner, committee ou
credentials.
The Union National executive committee
was in session about two hours in the morn
ing, the most of the time being spent in
winding up its business of the past year
Twenty eight states were represented on the
committee. At noon the convention Assem-.
bled at the Odeon and ratified the following
nominations of the executive committees:
Temporary chairman, Col S. F. Norton, of
Chicago; temporary secretary. j. S. House,
of Missouri; assistant secretary, |. F. Nc
Donald, of Cincinnati; chief sergeant-at-
arms, JOun DuIT6ll, anu eASoiaOtAilS1 W. -
Flood, of Cincinnati. The convention then
adjourned until 2 p. m The balance of the
day will be spent in hearing reports of com
mittees on permanent organization, creden-
tials, resolutions and platform and confer
ence.
the crisis of the convention will be reached
with the report of the committee on plat
form. If an agreement can be had as to
platform, little difficulty will probably ensue
jn finding candidates to offer up on the
same. But just how a platform is to be
Forthcoming at all with the sufficient multi
plicity of planks-single tax, Greenback,
women suffrage, Prohibition, labor, etc., is
a puzzle. A split in the union ranks in this
connection seems not unlikely.
Dr. McGlynn, who is stopping at the
Emery, was the center Of an admiring crowd
this morning.
eyes," said he pleasantly, in answer to q
question, 81 am waiting for the convention
TO begin its work. have very little to dc
now since, it seems, am to be deprived o
my calling as a clergyman for time a
least, so 1 amuse myself with dabblng il
uolitics. But know very little about poll
tics, that is, am by no means practical
politician"