The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-05
T6E PRESIDENTS LOT.
Ground That Belongs to All the Presi-
dents in Turn-I Kings in Wooster.
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which, however is a city of the second class
is probably unique teyond any other
town in the country from the fact that
since Mr.. Madison, every President Of the
United States has been, and Benjamin
Harrison now is, property holder within
its limits. Probably, however, Mr. Harri-
son is as ignorant of the fact as his prede-
cessors were except Mr.. Madison, who was
duly informed on the subject Shortly after
the town was laid out, and in Mr.. Madison's
first term, Joseph II. Larwil, one of its
founders and prOprietors, decided one of its
then largest and most eligible lots to James
Madison and after him to the incumbents Of
the presidential office successfully. But as
neither Mr. Madison nor any other of the
occupants OF the presidency ever did any
thing about the lot, il was first used as a
graveyard and now by the town for town
purposes. Wooster is fine little city. 1t
contains one daily and four weekly news
papers. A prosperous Presbyterian COL
lege is located here. 1t is the
home of ex-United States District
late John McSweenY-probabiy the leading
lawyer in the state at the time of his death.
1t was the home, also, of Oscar Silliman,
who married sister Of Gen. Lewis Cass,
and with his wife lies in the cemetery here.
Gen. Samuel R. Curtis lived here at one
time, as did also Gen. David E. Stanley.
Col. John Sloane, United States Treasurer
under Mr.. Fillmore, lived here, and Gen. T.
I. Eckert, formerly Assistant Secretary Of
War and now general manager of the West
ern Union Telegraph Company, passed his
boyhood In this town, and so, too, did Sam
uel ii. Kaufman, of the Washington
Ecentng Star, and..John H. Oberly of the
Washington Critic and late commissioner
OF Indian affairs Senator Allison of Iowa
lived here when young man. Then there
was storm here lately which the citizens
talk about with a good deal of pride 1t
came suddenly in the afternoon; it mani
tested itself in hugo and frightful cloud,
so black and extensive that 1t made the
town dark as at midnight, and SO scared
many people that they abandoned their
houses and ran into the streets. Fortunately
it did very little damage.
But Wooster has another distinction at
this particular time, which is that it is 10
Gated in congress district about to become
the scene of a hot contest between the two
great political parties The district is that
in which, under a late redistribution, lives
William Mckinley. father, at least putative
father, OF the Mckinley tariff bill. The
district has the happiness of having two
1--we and active congressman within its bor-
ders at the same moment, Luther M.
Smyser being the other one. 1t seems
to be agreed, however, on all hands
that although Smyser is candidate for re-
nomination, and has done well in his office,
Mckinley will be the candidate If that
proves to be the case, the canvass in the dis
trict will be one of great interest to the
whole country, since every inch of the
ground will be contested, with the result
uncertain; while, if any other than Nc
kinley is nominated, democratic victory
seems to be conceded. l say this, not upon
my own judgment; but upon that of we'll
informed men of both parties.
l had some talk this morning with the
Hon. John Zimmerman, democratic state
senator from the Wayne district, who lives
in Wooster, and who conducts the largest
drug business in this part of the state Sen
ator zimmerman is man of large practical
experience in local and state politics; at one
time leader of his party here, and an eff
Gent leader, too, since it was under his
administration that the county was rescued
permanently from the republican con-
troll obtained during the war. He was
candidate for althe democratic con-
but county lines prevailed, and ex-Lieut.
| Gov. Warwick, of Stark, was selected
| partly, also, no doubt, because he Is a resi-
dent Of the same county with Mckinley, is q
man of ample means, who is a large EN-.
ployer of labor, and said to be popular be-
yond his party among the people in his
| neighborhood.
Senator Zimmerman said that Warwick
| would be elected, although admitting that
Stark county was an uncertain quantity in
the canvass. The county, he said, while il
| ought to be reliably democratic, is debat-
| able ground, and what Stark will actually
| do can only be told when the votes are
| counted. David r. Paige carried it against
| Mckinley by some 800 or 400 votes, but Nc
Kinley carried it against Gen. Wiley by
| approximating to2, 900 votes This shows q
wide range, and that the republicans will
make there a powerful and extraordi-
rary effort, the senator said, was
certain; moreover, the republican national
committee will spend money for Mckinley,
| while the democratic national committee is
too poor to spend money for Warwick
| Senator Zimmerman alleged this with the
most perfect gravity. He said that lp 1884
many of the republican leaders came into
the district to aid McKiuley-among Others
| Mr.. Blaine and Gen. Logan-and he expects
| that like appearance will take place this
fall. The family of Mckinley will perhaps
have some infiue .ce; and local pride in a
| man of McKinley's standing in congress
will help him. On the other hand
| the senator said that the majoritles in
| Medina, Wayne and Holmes counties are
pretty well fixed. Medina gives about l Zoo
TepuOlcdu, ana homes ABOUT S,UUU demo
cratic majority. Wayne last year gave
| Campbell 800 over Foraker, but no one ex.
poets more than 500 for Warwick Most Of
| the members of the farmers alliance-which
| has many branches in the district, six OF
| seven OF which are in Wayne there are
! about $50 in the state)-being advanced
tariff reformers and who don't much like
the lawyers, are expected to vote for War
wick. As a matter of fact. said Mr.. Zim-
| norman, the Mckinley bill will not help
| Mr.. Mckinley in this district as is
proved by the popularity of Mr.. Blaines
views even among republicans. There
| is an sextreme business depression: Mr..
| Zimmerman described it as being "unparal-
leled," which no tariff legislation can
remedy, fact which, he said, the people
were finding out, although he disclaimed
that the democrats of the district are for
| free trade, but they do want tariff reform.
Putting all together. MIR. Zimmerman
| said he expected the election of Gov.
| Warwick by good majority. while ad-
hitting, however. that Mckinley is q
candidate formidable in resources,
| physical and otherwise, whose pres
ence in the field will require the
| democracy to put forth all their strength
| The Duke of Wellington said that the
presence of Napoleon at a battle was worth
| 10000 men; and there appears to be feel
| ing among the democrats here that the
presence Of Mckinley, who is saidit Ito look like
Napoleon is worth good many votes by
itself 1t is doubtless true, indeed, that,
despite the fact that the district contains an
apparent democratic majority Of $500,