The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-05
HARRISON AND NORTON.
Canton Republicans Attempt to
Ratify
But it Was a Very Solemn and Dreary
Anair--FuIl Account Of the Orator
ical Display, With All the
Points and Pointers.

The Republicans OF canton attenlpC-
ed to ratify the nomination of Harrison
and Morton at the rooms of the Repub-
lican Club, Wednesday evening. The
hour announced for the commencement
of the exercises was 8 o'clock. 1t was
lust 7:55 when a DEMOCRAT scribe
strayed in, expecting to see a crowd.
His disappointment was great when he
only discovered IL, all told. AT $40
the audience was 90, and at 500 there
were only 46. With the first solemn
visaged dozen came Dan p. Ely, then
came VIM. Lemon; a little later DIR.
Jaudon, with black kid gloves. At S:l5
Senator Snyder showed his face at the
door. took in tine scant crowd and dis
NAL outlook and lodged back into an
ante room. AT 8:19, Judge Fawcett
peered in, but lodged back into the
darkness. At 1921 came Chas. j.
Buckius, James Campbell, P. H. Barr;
a minute later Major Vignos entered.
At 1925 there were 81 persons present,
when Morris Aungst, with adark shad-
ow on his not unpleasant face, arose
and said: "The weather is to blame for
this slim attendance" He said a circu-
lar had been received from the Repub-
lican State Executive Committee call
ing upon the Republicans everywhere
in Ohio to ratify and jollify on Wednes-
day evening, and this is why we are
here. He made a few other apologies
for the agony of the occasion, and an
ticipated a more cheerful time in a few
minutes, as he heard a noise outside
and music, as the band was coming.
Then Jacob Hane, the man with the
Blaine pin, came in and took a front
seat. The G. A. Band then filed in, fol
lowed by t~wenty-0ne others. The
crowd at this time numbered seventy
one, including three Democrats and ia
cob Hane.
The band played a choice selection,
after which Chairman Aungst intro
dueed Senator Snyder. The Senator
was not happy. He said he came to-
tally unprepared to make a speech.
Some other standard bearer would have
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a good Republican and holding the Of
flee of Senator, he must, perforce shout
for the nominee Of the Chicago conven-
ton.
He followed this with a puff for Nc
Kinley. The mention of McKinley's
name made McKinley'y hobby-Protec-
tion-like Banquo's ghost, bob up.
There is a mar at McKeesport. Penn,
who is making tin plate, and Senator
Snyder wanted this mans tin plate pro-
tected against the pauper tin plate
makers Of Europe. His logic was that
all the consumers of tin plate in the
United States should be taxed, in order
that the McKeesport tin plate manu-
facturer could get a fair price for his
product, and control. the American
market. AS the most of the audience
were consumers of tin plate, the argu-
ment seemed to give the crowd a
chilling sensation, and the noble Sena-
tor suddenly dropped his argument and
himself into a chair.
The next orator was lawyer j. W.
ellison, of Canton, who was dressed
and prepared for the occasion. After
Snyder's effort on tin plate and galvan-
leu lIOu, L6 ulu HOI GdChl6 JuO lllIllCd-
cies of the tariff. He waved the insan-
guined under garment for a few min
utes. He talked about the solid South
and the great industrial North.
He said Ben Harrison was a great
soldier and a great statesman, and that
his pedigree was all o. X. He succeed
ed in extorting a few cheers from the
discouraged crowd.
The next orator was G. G. Bow,
whose bow was bent for only a
few brief moments. He shot NO
arrows to hit anyone. He said the
ticket was all wool and a yard wide,
but failed to explain to the few work
ing men present, how it is, that the
tariff on cloth is so regulated that the
poor man, who pays 500 per yard, is
compelled to pay as much OF the tariff
tax MS the millionaire, who pays $1,000
a yard.
Then Jake Hane, the man with the
Blaine badge, was called out. His
speech was full of the fervid glow of
spontaneous combustion, and he work
ed the whole 70, including the snare
drummer, into a high pitch of enthu-
siasm. His oratory was built to stay,
but his wind gave out at the end OF
eight minutes, and he sat down amid
great applause, considerably exhausted.
Recorder Dougherty then arose with
his accustomed gravity. He wore a
sprig of geranium in his coat lapel, and
was spotless in raiment and fine linen.
lie said he remembered the campaign
of 1910, although not old enough to
vote for Gen. Harrison then. Then he
| sat down, amid a brief period of enthu-
siastic silence.
The next orator was DR..
Joudon. He said he saw Gen. Har-
rison in 1910; that he was a large robust
man, and that he was only President
one month, when some cuss poisoned
him. Such was the report at the time.
OF course, he was not there, and per
sonally did not know how it was.
The next oratorical discovery
was a lawyer named j. d. Lewis,
of Alliance. He said he had his
mouth fixed for a different chaw,
but would have to take the medi-
cine administered at Chicago. He
made a desperate attempt to electrify
the audience with funny talk, and
i'll a measure succeeded. 1t was
entirely too solemn an occasion, how
ever, for funny business to have much
show. He closed by saying that about
all there was in the situation was a bat
tie for the offices.
James Campbell was next called fol-
loudly, but after blushing deeply for a
few seconds Mr.. Campbell said; "You
can't come that old game on me- vi
course our reporter, being ignorant OF
the game referred to, did not under.
stand whether the old game referred
to was seven-up, poker With the jack
pot attachment, or plain whisky poker
Judge Fawcett was next led in from
IN adjoining room. He was greeted
,,r;+b vorob onrIorea IIo cold ho nonof