The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-08-08
SNYDER BOUNCED.
The Republican Convention Knocks
Out Snyder aud Carroll County.
A bitter Internioipe strife Exists and the
Injection ofa Democratic Sem
ator Aasared,


Tho Republican Senatorial c0nyen'
tIOn for lhp 'fwentyrlirat diAtfiot was
held this afternoon at the assembly
room. The Carroll delegation arrived
this morning on tho early train, They
are said 70 be unlnhtfucted but are for
Senator Snyder II he In candidate, II
he Ia not iu tho field, then they will
PROBABLY put mp u candidate OF their
own. Quite q lew minutes were con,
Rumed by Chairman "Jule" Whiting In
arranging the different delegations
from tho two counties,
Ate o'clock Whiting called the meet
ing 70 OrGef ll6 stated that q caucus
had been held by the two counties, and
u Joint committee had been appointed
20 arrange the preliminary business,
The Joint committee reported that the
delegations had recommended Hon. 81
las A. Conrad Of MaasillOn for chair
man, and George y, COlman OF Car
roll county aud Henry Herr OF stark
county for secretaries, Mr., Conrad
took the chair, lie made no speech
but said they would at once proceed 10
business. lie then called for the pre-
aentatlon Of candidates,
Hon. samuel bowman, Of Maaalllon,
arose on his seat, which was In the east
part OF the building. llG nominated
Clement S, Russell aud paid hlm glow
ing tribute, lie said that the county
ticket had been well distributed, that
Canton had itB share and Greenl0wn
had lta share, but there was II village
on section eight that had no candidate
on the county ticket and they wanted
the candidate Tor Senator. When no
had finished he received good round
Of applause,
Judge Underhll arose In the rear
part OF the hall and said that he had no
speech 10 mako hut that Senator Sny,
drr had u word 10 say to Iho c0nyen
ton.
Mr., Snyder then mounted the ros'
tfum 10 make u speech, lie talked for
"a few minutes but no one could under
stand whether he was making bid for
the nomination or not. He broke forth
In burst Of eldQuence ~ % laud the
Republican party for tho maintenance
OF the protective tariff, He then went
on % toll how, since Harrison had been
inaugurated, the l0ayeS and fishes had
been divided out among the spollsmen,
llo dwelt upon the cuat0n OF giving u
mau two terms IN Office and said that
he did not sec why II should be
be- changed now but finally wound up
BY 8ayiug that ho would not accept the
nomination unless " were rendered 10
him unanimously, Now that Mr., Rus
sell had been nominated " left him u
good chance 70 deCliue great applause,
A delegate-lled better.
Harvey j Eokley, Of Carroll county
was nominated by Union {, Deiord In
q short speech
BgIlotug then began. Mesrs S. Q.
Bowman and DC. DtfoG were appoint,
ed telleru, There were III delegates
present, 90 being necessary fora choice,
OF these Mr.. Russell received ~ aud
Mr. Eckl0y received rs,
The Carroll comfy delegation mani.
tested grevious disappointment when
the vote was announced and a
delegate remarked Let stark county
elect Russell, d-d II Carroll Is going
20 furnish the votes and let Stark name
the man, that's too thin" 10 Is eyi.
dent that the Republican leaders
hestated q long while before
they concluded 10 throw Snyder over.
board, but he Is now dead duck In the
political pit, aud slaughtered In the
home of HIS friends The Democratic
party need now but nominate their
best man, and the ides Of November
will place Mr.. Russell In the political
soup,
Mr.. John II. Williams introduced n
resolution thanking senator Snyder for
his unselhsh attitude IN declining TO be
u candidate. Resolution adopted amid
applause,
Judge Underhill introduced Hon.
j. Park Alexander Of Akron. Mr.. Al
exander spoke about the virtues of Mr.. |
Snyder aud said that while he was asso-
Ciated with him In the house he had
always voted consclentiously on every
bill.
Mr.. Knight, of CarrolltOn, a partner
of E. q, Eckley, took the rostrum 10 OK.
plain Eckley's defeat. He said Carroll
county had been ignored for the last "a
years and he asked that Carroll county
be recognized the next time. He
pledged his support 10 Mr.. Russell In n
way that was thought by many OF the
delegates 10 be half hearted, The con.
vention then adjourned.
CONVENTION NOTES.
After the convention Snyder said:
"The reason that 1 did not withdraw
before the convention met, was, that |
did not want 10 give Whiting chance
to put up the pins for his nomination.
Don't you see killed him politically.
Carroll county delegate: won't we
fix whiting, Doodle and Russell"
Doodle and whlskey was In plentiful
supply all the morning Mt Hurford Ho.
Tel. The cry was Anything TO down
Snyder"
One excited individual from Carroll
In open convention said, "Harvey Eek.
Icy should have been the nominee OF
this convention. Snyder, backed by
Stark county delegates, at last conven-
tion nj Alliance, pledged Stark county
10 the support OF q Carroll county man
at this convention. What do we see
We see the Whiting ring call first 10
their assistance certain so.called friends
Of Snyder, who prevailed on him 10
withdraw, telling him that the chances
were against him, &c Poor Snyder,
like . fool, jumped the track, and gave
the victory TO Doodle, Russell 81 Co. /
tell you sir, Carroll county will not
stand this treatment. We were prom.
lsed the Lext Senator. How the Stark
county crowd kept their promise the
proceedings of to-day tell. Harvey
Eckley should have been nominated,
but as q Canton delegate said, No hay
seed from Carroll shall apply, shows
exactly how poor little Carroll stood In
the convention. We will show the
boodlers, trlcksters and sChemers Of