The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-01-26
DENoUNC1NG THE CoMBINERs

as enemies of the party. Messrs. Rich
ardsOn and Massie spoke for a few
minutes and were followed by Mr. Kerr
who created the sensation of the caucus,
He demanded to know what had been
done to justify the action of the sena-
tors in forming coalition with the
Democratic minority, and thus con-
trolling the selection of officers. He
denied that there was anything unusual
about the work of the combination and
denounced the boilers as enemies of
their party. At this point Mr.. Town
send retorted that they were uphold
ing the fair name of the party,
which the combiners were dis
gracing. Mr.. Geyser said that
Kerr was insulting the boilers, who
Mr.. Townsend then rose in his seat and
calling to his colleagues started toward
the door, followed by Messrs. Carlin,
Cutler, Geyser, Glover and Davis,
Messrs. Cowgirl and Stull, the other
boilers, remaining to watch things. AS
the boilers started out of the room a
round of Kisses followed them. After
this excitement had subsided, Mr.. Stull,
one of the boilers, proceeded to arraign
the combination in most severe terms.
He stated that after looking over the
situation carefully and thOughtfully, he
was confident that
HE HAD DONE NOTHING WRONG.
No one with any manhood could ask
the boilers to undo what had been done.
They felt justified in their course and
were true to the principles of their
party. Mr.. Taylor, Of Cuyahoga, fol
lowed, deploring the present condition
of things and expressing the hope that
both sides would make concessions
Mr.. Stull asked Taylor why he did not
come to them before the caucus and of.
fer fair and decent treatment, and why
did he not come then and talk over
matters? Mr.. Morrison made his little
speech for harmony, but spoke so low
that he could not be heard in the adjoin'
ing room.
Senator Rannells moved that com
mittee of one from the sixteen senators
and from the nine boilers be selected tC
4 confer and arrange terms for an agee
ment and that if they are unable tC
agree that a third man, a Republican
and not member of the senate, be
called in to confer with them. This
was carried, Mr.. Cowgirl voting witt
the combiners and
MR.. sTULL REFUSING TO VOTE.
Mr.. Richardson then offered the follow
ing resolution to be referred to this
committee when selected:
Whereas the Republican party OF
the State through the medium of the
party press, political clubs, county and
city executive committees and personal
letters are lamenting and condemning
the dissensions which have occurred in
their ranks by those who were elected
by Republican votes, senators in the
sixtyeighth general assembly of the
State of Ohio, such dissensions being
taken advantage of by the Democratic
minority, who thereby were enabled tO
secure the election of an active and
aggressive member of the Dem
ocratic party to leading clerk
ship, in the senate, and unpreCe-
dented occurrence in the history OF
party supremacy when the dominant
party had more than two-thirds major.
ity; and whereas the welfare and sue.
cess of the party is paramount to all
personal considerations or ambitions
be it asserted by the Republican sena-
tors of the sixty eighth general assem-
bly, that in the interest of peace, har.
m0ny and the continued prosperity and
supremacy of the party, all minor diff
ferences or individual grievance should
be put aside, the Democratic clerk re-
lieved, successor determined upon by
caucus and the Republican majority of
the senate SO harmoniZed that 1t can
proceed to the work devolving upon 1t
without the aid of their political oppo'
nents." m