The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-07-04

| Work ana always W INC hhpplthl Whel
| busiest, lie IL the youngest man ever
sent 10 the Legislature from Ohio, lilo
was renOminated NJ the county eOnYen'
ton by aoelamatlon,
REY, EDWARD E, pitEsRAon,
For q running mate 10 Mr., Monnot,
for the Office OF Representative, the
Democratic convention nominated u
man OF brilliant intellect In the person
OF Rev, No. y, Dreabaeh Of Masslllon,
Edward n, DTesbaCh was born In Pick
away county, Ohio In the year ls6a,and
iR now about the same age as Mr. Mon
not, llG lived ana worked on his falh'
er'B farm until lao was lh years old,
when he went 20 Ada 10 attend school,
Here he remained four years, gradual
ing from the institution In the year
1850. After leaving school 40 Ada no
went 10 Wellington, Ohio, where he bb,
gan preaching the gospel, lie remained
there Just one year ana Then came 70
Maa6lll0n, Ohio, 10 take charge OF the
Disciple congregation NJ that place,
Last Fall Mr., Drebbach took an no.
| tive part Ia the Presidential campaign
aud did more than any other one mau
In tho county 10 expose the fallaGy Of
that ubiquitous tarllt system, AZ one
tIme MF. DreBhach WNa u Republican
aud ataunch pruteGtlOnlat, but by
careful study and rigid inyealigatlon
he was converted 10 the side of tarlll
reform, Aaapublic speaker Mr. Dres'
| bach has but few equals IN the county
lleis an eloquent talker and has n good
command OflanguagG, Aaan OIL hand
cd talker lac probably stands 40 tho head
Of the Hat, He 10 q liberal Minded
straightforward citizen, and always
holds high regard for tho opinions OF
his opponents,
Mr, Dresbaeh Ike hla colleague Mr.
Monuot, lisa hustler from Hu6tlerylllp,
liettor legislative timber cannot be
found Ia the county, Their records
and character arc uuimpGaGhable, lie
WIS prevailed upon 10 become q candl,
date for Representative by the Maasl
lOuIaua, Ills ilupls aud ability are
not questioned boy either Democrats or
| Republicans, That no N q good man ia
fully demonstrated by the fact That he-
was nominated on the first ballot over
such able and popular men 0a Frank
Weybreeht Of Alliance aud squire
Speaker Of Sugar Creek,
OLIVER 81, COHEN,
Oliver NJ, CoXen, tha Democratic can
dIdalc for clerk OF courts, 0rlt saw the
light OF this world In Marlboro town.
ship, stark county Ohio, Sept TO- 1859
He ia tho son of John u, CoXeu, q car
peuter by trade, and 10 well known by
almost everybody On the northern aud
eastern part OF the county.
Oliver was sent 10 the public schools
Of bis township MT nm early age and re-
ociyed fair EnglIah education When
quito young no received q teachers ctr
tiHcato and began TO teach the young
idea how TO shoot He taught school
In Marlboro and Lake townships and
was regarded as very successful tu.
tor He was not conlented, however,
with the knowledge no had obtained In
the common schools, aud resolved to
take q college course, In the fall Of
1871 he entered Mt Union College and
remained there until 1874, when he
graduated with q class Of % with high
honor5, While at college he WIS a
close student aud the creditable record
he made while there was due princl.
pOlly 10 his hard, persistent study,
After he completed his course nj Mt I
Union ho went 10 Alliance, where q |
year later no was elected principal In |
one Of the ward schools, This position |
he continued In for three years, and he /
was then elected principal Of the High /
school NJ Alliance, which place he held |
for six years. Mr.. C0Xen was 80 sue
cegsful a8 o teacher that nc was after.
wards made superintendent OF the AN.
0nCe schools by the board Of education
Of that city While he was teacher In
the public schools ho also took up the
STUDY Of law under the tuteago Of
NeGsrs, Marvin Il Grant Of Akron, and
was admitted 10 the bar by the district
court Of Summit county In 1870
Mr. C0Xena first step IN politics was
In 1888 when he ran for Justice Of the
Peace In Lexington township. Lex.
.ngton township is q Gibraltar of Re,
In Stark county, and uBu.
llly gives from 800 10 100 Republican
and the Democrat who car
'ies II for any Olllc0 10 u political racer.
Mr.. CoXen was placed upon the Demo
,ratlc ticket for Justice OF the Peace,
aud although he had u popular Repub
lean 10 run against he was equal 10
he emergency and succeeded In de-
.eating his Republican opponent by 20
majority.
In the spring of 1886 he was prevailed
lpon TO accept the Democratic n0min.
alton for mayor Of Alliance, His Re.
publican competitor was Simon John
ION. The battle was holly contested
but Mr.. C0xen was elected, receiving
about 1876 majority
In May 1886, Judge Meyer appointed
him one Of the county examiners for
stark county This place he has filed
very acceptably, and white he has been
4 member of the board he has made
many warm friends among the school
teachers OF Stark county,
Mr. Coxen Is an able, efficient and
man 10 I'll the clerks Office,
aud being an attorney by profession he
ID therefore acquainted with the modus |
operandi of the Office lie will make n
clever and accommodating clerk, and if
elected there is not the least doubt but
that he will llll the office in very nc.
ceptable manner.
LOOKING FOR HIS RRLApIyHe.