The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-01-23
TROUBLE
Applications as Thick 40 Flees In
Summer Time.

contest results
The Grand Army Post has been drawn
into the vortex Of political ambition, ons
church IA said "a be being drawn IN ana
rumora are iiylng about Nlht obiera WIZ
follow IN III wake.
All thla h an unseemly scramble for an
office that Will only be under ltopublioah
control Tor two abort years
When the news had gone forlh WA,
neninnIn Hartlaon had been eleoieu
prceident Of the United Staten, q great
iiupry WAS made In Republican circles II
VIVA not two days after that candidates
r Tor Tie position occupied by Postmaster
Arehlnal announced themHelVes' ,,,,,
Asnear aa could be learned W'h,Mlllorl
paiont solicitor, and q near relative OF
Major McKini(gy, was the ilrht man 70 an
oo,,nee hlmsell for the position pf post
mngter, lie drew up hla paper and had II
circulated and II was largely m4nel'
hut he didn't have clear neln, hh 70
londly expeeted. There were those ~
no iiepublloan ranks who were not hdyo.
entea al NopOtam, feeling ilhi
there wae eAough OF II holnR
erhIbited bV the President. SO
il WAS not long after Mr.. Miller had an
nonnced his candidacy that others step
ned into tho aroma fr fight for post
office hOnora, II would be hnrd 70 give
the names In the order Ia which thoy were
announced. They cnlue 30 close together
thnt Il may have been that the announce
menta ol the vnrlouDnnnen were mhdeon
the same second OF the same day OF the
same year. Not bolnR the province OF this
paper TO take fidoa Ina Republican fenily
quarrel, no matter how bitter, the fact
that all the announcements were mnde ~
exactly the same time will be assumed.
Tbo names nnnOuncod 90 that time were
gol1nl BRAmgN, W. q, MYrna, GncR0E
B' Cock, WiAIiAM WYATT, n. S, MosEs,
aud JErlKRaoN HouaEm Others were nn'
nounecd but u wae seen what bitter
fight was on and they withdrew before
the public wRa aware that they had boon
IN the field.
With tbcse mon announced the cntoat
wont lively from tlo start. Each man
had d paper out, and some OF them had q
number. The candidate hold one paper
for himself aud the others were circulated
among his working frlenda, Thon Y was
that "A citiaon could not walk two blocks
without having showed az him paper FOR
his signature, Aalting that MIR. So-and'Ho
be appointed postmaster
The contest grow wnrmcr ana soon ihe
lists had boon circulated NO vigorously
that most Of tho nomca ON one mans
potltlon we're - ho found on the
Every means wore used 10 mildly IN
tlmidnle citizona into signing the
papers. Soon it,camo 10 pass that aa soon
na "A citizen saw another citizon approach
lnp with a paper In his hand, he would
null forth his poncil, sign the paper With
out waiting 20 hear In whose Interests Il
was being circulated, and then pass on ~
act In the Same manner With oil the petit.
ton circulating ficnda be would find.
Thus the contest wagod until acyoral
months ago whom things took u dilicrcnL
and 10 some, u serious turn Petition al.
Tor petition and lottcr after letter had
been received by the dispenser OF the
apolla, Congroeaman Mckinley, aud he
grew alarmed. He had no idea the con-
toat would be 40 bttcr, He came home
one day and suggested that In Wow OF the
fact that all tho candidates were q. A. II,
mon with Tho exception Of Mr.'W, X, Mil
lor, the Post ahould settle on liz man.
This would tOnd 10 concentrate matters
and he could act intOlliRonty.
Then things did got into u muddlc. All
the candidates had their friends, nnd the
llRht for timo wna transferred from the
atrecta 70 the Grand Army Poat. W'O.
Myers appeared 10 bc In tlo loaii.
Whom Colonel Clark learned this the old
hostility between Meyer and himself burst
out anew and he pitched In 10 bring ONT
M victor, Squire Bradon, who rented
rooms from him. ii iHaaid thai II was
through Colonel Clark'a efforts that W.
X, Miller was turned of the track and
into the field FOR pasture, the richness OF
the latter 70 depond greatly upon how
earnestly Mr.. Miller ogponsod the cause
OF Squire Brndcn.
II Ia now learned that all thc tlmo there
was n tho rnco George V.L.Mollingor ono 4
OF McKinloy's right hand men. Whilo IN
the racc, Il IN understood that hcrefuacd
10 circulate petitions AZ his competitors
had done. flo stood on his morlts, but it
stated that he has hustled exceedingly
much, and while his strength isnothnown
II In Thought TO be great.
Whom tho fight was transferoddo 60 tho
G, A. R. post, II did not take long lor tho
Indies OF tho w. II. g. 10 become onthnaod
In the interests OF their feyorltca. While
thoro has not bcon any evidence pointing
TO hair pulllng, lf ia known thai fniond-
ships have boon brokcD and much bad
feeling engendorod. No bones have yet
been disrupted.
enough organizations In tho fight, tap
pears. Eyldonco has boon secured 70
show that tho Npostoiilco fevorh IL wort-
ing almost ns much damage In the First
M. 10. church astllo In grippe ~ generally
tho city, and something serious
may be looked for before long
II would appoar ahnt In addition 70 be-
ing members OF the g, A. II. Post, w, q.
Myers, William Nyant and jefferson
liouser arc members In high sanding In
the First M. u. church, and IN tilo course
of their long service, each had tiai equally
strong hold upon the friendship OF the
When tho rumor reached tho church of
the measures boiug roaorted TO by cortaln
friends OF tho candidates IN other flclds,
The members started 10 log II for their
friends. Az tho intoront grtw the feeling
OF the members Increased until amonq
certain onos II IL as fOvOr heat. n will
grow stendily until the appointment ~
nude. IL II IL not done soon the chances
nro that the church will lose certain OF lts
A majority, II not all of the candidates,
belong 10 secret organizations and these
may take np the fight. lf they do, some
pretty lively times can be OK pectod and
moro thnn one lcad will ring after the
battle hng died away.
So seroue has the light grown that
Major Mckinley was ndviaOd by some
friends 70 visit Canton and cast oil upon
the troubled waters. He came Sunday
but he didn't stay later them A
O'clock. Then he returned 10 WnAhing-
ton. lie found the case much more SER
I0us one than he had expected aud he
knows not what 70 do. He has had trou-
bic AT Canal Fulton and also al Cnrrollton.
This 10 bnd enough. IL no gots into tr0ti-
bic hero he feels that ho cnn look forward
10 no hope OF retaining In his service
those men who have, 10, those many Years,
worked hard for him.
tits terrible eight. The inside has not