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


maaa of humanity, The intense heat
in the room added 10 The warmth or
feeling and tho language became deoid'
edly bitter.
The crowd one moment would be
pushed aa one man against tho railing
about tho Judges aud In another would
be iAmmed againat tho doorway on the
Charges and oOunteroharges were
made and II the language could DO be'
lloyed about one half OF those present
were tho blaokeat OF black humanity,
Calls we're made for Chairman Whit
ing A messenger was dispatched for
him. lie found him NJ supper, lie
had only 10 give him an inklihg OF what
was going on at tho polls 10 take him
there In 4 hurry,
Whiting heard the story OF both = ~
and his indeeiai0n OF that critical pc, I'd
showed tho
6MALLHEaa OF MS CALinER
and added fuel 70 the flames,
The machine men charged that Hen,
dera0n was voting Democrats and that
the work had gone far enough, They
proposed 10 stop II,
MS PHEaEgCE A FntEnRANp.
An encouraging smile on the chair,
mans face inoited those who favored
fair play 10 increased anger aud Mr.
Anderson cried;
had on WHITING,
"l'm aa good Republican aa there Ia
present / haven't sold out mon like
your Chairman He's n renegade Ro'
publican. I'm gOin' 10 vote, too"
And no did but about this time the
rabble grew 40 great about Writings
ears that conscious OF hia interruptions
work he attempted 10 sneak from the
hall A CRY was raised and the police
were ordered out 10 Quell the riot,
THE PoLIoE DO SOME WORK.
The police attempted 70 restore quiet
and did after some hard work Whit.
ing was taken away and the voting was
continued.
A GENERAL RIOT,
Pretty soon two men, Jacob Frailey
and Jacob Mckinney had u dispute
which soon led 10 blows and another
riot, Friends lnterceded aud general
riot began.
Excitement was intense, Prominent
Republican, endeayOred 10 stop the
fight but couldn't. The friends Of the
candidates who were being downed by
the machine attempted % restore order
but II was Of no avail. The police were
again called out aud partially restored
order Hardly had they departed when
'atha, blows aud the crashing OF fur.
nilufe was heard above the rush Of
many feet Police rushed again for
the voting place aud u general fight
commenced,
THE JUDGE AND CLERKS FLEE.
The judges and clerks made their
way out of the building although the
hour for closing the books had not ar
rived by thirty minutes,
They were hurried Into Probate
Judge Fawoettg Office In tho court
h0uaO and thOrG the vote wab counted,
From below, IN tho room recently va.
Gated by them they heard the sounds Of
war atil continuing,
They cared not for themselves nor
for th6 freezing out OF certain oandi'
dates, but they thought 10 themselves,
"What viii the people aay|
TIE CROWD STAYS UNTIL MORNING.
The court house pavement was filled
with interested and excited citizens un'
I'll long into the night discussing this
outrage Never has anything Ike IL
ever before occurred here.
Chairman Whiting was cursed upon
all sides. The reception he was given
by Henderson was talked about, and
the universal verdict was that II was
good for him.
HENDERSON sNUBs WHITING.
II appears that when Whiting found
how the vote stood no approached Hen.
derson and began consoling with him.
"YOu don't need 10 do that, Whit.
Ing" replied Henderson, 1--WE are on.
Aud there's u day when we can even
up, too"
WHAT A REPOSITORY MAN SAYS.
or the metropolitan papers tho Gin.
clnnati Enquirer had the most exten'
slye account of the Republican riot.
Having been sent by the associate
VditOr OF tho Ep6ning REPOSITORY
Thomas Merton, who Is the Enquirer's
regular correspondent here, the article
comes with unusual force,
The Repositorys article In the En-
quirer, headlines and oil, rs as follows
ROW AT THE PRIMARIES.
REPUBLICAN AFFAIR AT
CANTON.