The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-08-01
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Editor Writes,

The Republicans Of Stark held their
primaries Saturday,
There arc rumoro OF trouble Nv yot'
ing precincts throughout the county
but nothing more serious IN reported
than vehement assertions OF revenge
on the part OF certain workers against
the machine, "a,
In this city IL was different, The
most disgraoeful row ever heard OF IN
this or adjoining counties took place NJ
the court house saturday evening
The fight among the Republican can
dldates, thelr workers aud Chairman
Whiting, was OF such severity That on
two occasions the police force had 10 De
AZ one time the feeling grew so high
that II looked very much aB II Ohalr'
man
WHITING WOULD lie ASSAULTED
by the bowling party horde which
hemmed him In.
Indeed, so grave grew the situation
toward 4 o'clock, with u iniuriated MOB
howlinp about Writings ears such
enIthets as "traitOr," "D0lter,' y "a seller
out OF his own party would no IKE
10 be Senator I'VE want that SSOO,
dlet's pound him" and others OF such
import that Writings friends IN the
crowd called out the police, hustled
him 10 A place OF safety, hastened the
exit of the Judges and clerks from the
voting place and escorted them 10 the
Probate office.
gat with horror written upon every
lineament As the
oArns AND BLOWS
came up to them from the room below,
which they had lately vacated,
It was the most scandnlouB alialr
ever known In this county ana ~ suoh
IL is spoken of by u repository man IN
n speoial telegram 10 the CINCINNATI
ENQUIRER. The affair 10 the talk OF the
town TO day.
now IT GAME ABOUT
During the early part OF Saturday
afternoon the voting was spirited but
no disturbance other than some l0ud
talking was made. A..
AS the afternoon drew TO q close the
oontegt became more spirited between
the various candidates and their friendB
and workers and indications pointed TO
trouble before the polls closed.
TIE MAIN CONTEST
was ON sheriff, clerk Of courts and
county commissioner. The candidates
and their many friends were out In fuli
o. p. Shanafelt, of Greentown, the
machine candidate for sheriff, was
hustling but not hard, as he khew NO
was secure with the work done for him
by the machine.
Frank Milhof, the genial contractor
and ex.county commissioner, anu
Charlie Henderson, excouncilman ana
hail fellow well met, were on deck ana
with their friends were seeing that
many votes were cast for themselves
for sheriff.
p. p. Bush, tho machine candidate
for clerk OF courts, was present NO was
his antagonist, Robert Tonner who had
aspirations clerkward.
Charles Laiblin, the machine candi-
date for commissioner with his large
hulky frame taking It's ease, spent most
of the afternoon idling about tree boxes
and smiling sarcastically at the work
of Ira M. Allen and Josiah Correll, sub
stantlal residents who desired the otllce.
The machine force could easily knock
them out, he thought:
Toward evening the machine candi-
dates got to work and relieved their
friends a little, they not liking the man
ner In which votes were being cast for
Henderson, Millhof, Bush, Correll and
Allen. Then the trouble began.
THE TROUBLE STARTED.
About 7 o'clock u crowd brought to
the polling place 20 vote, by Henderson,
started the trouble. The word was
passed by the machine candidates that
too many votes were being cast for
Henderson and so the lrst man was
challenged.
He was q glassblower named Ander.
son, When the challenge came and
some one accused him OF being u
Democrat he grew angry and put the
lie to the man who charged IL.
THE CROWD RUNS.
Loud and angry talking attracted
those upon the sidewalk into the voting
place and the rush Of these attracted
those lounging about on the corners
The voting place was filled IN n mo.
,,,ant with n nnahinu nurioug excited