The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-08-20
MIGHTY OUTPOURING
OF Republicans to Organize a Nc
Kinley Club.
One Hundred and Twenty Voters Meet
En- Masse, and Decide to Get Up o
streamer Announcing 1000 Majority
for the Tariff Champion.

A brass band stood out in front of
played several selections. The hustlers
were also out and by dint of drumming
and lassoing, there were perhaps 120 Re
publicans in the opera house at the time
the grand "mass" meeting was to be
called to order.
The party steerers were disappointed at
this showing, for they had expected a
spontaneous outburst Of the people. Some
of them went so far as to say that they
expected to get into their club many DEM
ccrats.
The time for the meeting to be called to
order came and passed, but still they
waited. Finally some one had the temer-
ity TO suggest that the meeting come to
order, and an organization was effected
by electing Hiram Doll chairman, and
Harry French secretary. In few words
the exigencies Of the occasion were set
forth by the chair, and some of the lesser
lights.
The speaker of the evening, however,
was George Z. Baldwin, whose fiery olo-
quence stirred the hearts Of his 100 hear.
ers. His remarks we're repetition Of
the general Republican idea, but he evil
dently has studied the situation pretty
thoroughly from the following: "You
know there is some dissention in the DEM
ocratic party" he said, "but who ever
heard OF year when at the opening OF
the campaign there was no dissention in
the ranks. But notice that they always
slip quietly into line before the campaign
closes. No sir,n he shouted, "don't you
depend for a moment on any Democratic
dissention, and if you think you are going
to Whip the Democrats by any dissention
in the other party you are badly mistaken"
Mr. Baldwin then referred to the
Farmers Alliance and said it didn't -four
ish in Republican districts. He paid
great compliment to the Democracy OF
Holmes county, and all in all Mr.. Baldwin
didn't make bad Democratic speech.
After the gentleman had concluded his
remarks, a number of committees were
appointed by the chair.
Those to whom is assigned the task of
gathering from the ranks the wealth nee
essary to prosecute vigorous and ag-
Rressive campaign" are Joseph Kiefer,
Vim. Il. Dagger, II. B. Webber, G. Il. Stokey
and Thomas +. Turner.
Mr.. Baldwin suggested that as the club
intended TO go to Niles, he thought there
should be large streamer prepared with
the announcement that Stark county
would give Mckinley 1000 majority. I'VE
want TO start high,n said MIR. Baldwin,
"and l wouldn't advise that we claim less
than 1000"
To get up this streamer in proper style
and to be sure majority of not less than
1000 was claimed in big bright letters, a,
committee Of four was appointed, Messrs.
Rank, Mcclure, Cassidy and Ditenhafer.
Morris E. Aungst reported a constitu-
tion for the club. 1t is like any other con-
stitution and states in one clause that the
club will not endorse the candidadcy Of
any one man for Office, before the nomi-
nations are made.
Mr.. French stated that the rate to Niles
would be 100 for the round trip.
The committees will meet tomorrow
night at Republican headquarters, over
the Canton Grocery Company's store in
West Seventh street.
The committee on permanent officers
for the club will not make their report un-
til the next meeting. Messrs. Correll,
Aungst, Hershey, Rank and Howells are
the persons chosen 70 select permanent
officers.
Before leaving the house, it was decided
that the 120 fellows present should call
themselves the Mckinley club" The
meeting then adjourned.