The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-10-29
b. r. wEY BREcHT.
A Biographical al Sketch of One Of the Demo
cratic Candidates for Representative.

A Biographica al Sketch of One of the Demo
cratic Candidates for Representative.
Benz amin franklin Weybrecht one of
the Democratic candidates for Represen-
tative is a young man full OF vim and
vigor and has all the necessary qualities
thatare essential in a legislative canidate.
He has the distinguished honor of resem-
bling Col Robert G. Ingersoll In personal
appearance and whoever has seen the two
gentlemen must candidly admit that there
isa striking resemblance between the two,
especially about the head and shoulders.
On st. Patrick's Day 1861 the subject of
this sketch first saw the light of this
world at Alliance, Ohio. He is q son of
John T, Weybrecht, an old Hickory Demo.
crat VINO for many years has been en-
gagged in fighting the battles OF Democracy
in beniehted Lexington. Frank first at.
tended the public schools of Alliance and
afterwards he pursued a couse of study in
Mt. Union college but did not graduate.
After he left college he entered into a
partnership in the numbering and con-
tracing busine IS under the firm name of
T. Weybrect & Son which business they
are still engaged in.
Franks first appearance in public was
in the spring OF 1886 when he was elected
councilman.at-large on the Democratic
ticket. Alliance is usually Republican
from $50 to 400 maj ority, hut notwithstand-
ing this large majority to overcome, he
succeeded In wiping 1t out entirely and
had margin of about 100. In the council
Mr.. Weybrecht exercised the same eau
ton in dealing with the peoples money
as he would in his own business traDsac-
tions. He was candidate before the
Democratic County convention in 1889 for
Representative but was defeated by Rev.
L. L. Dresbacb.
The Congressional convention for the
10Th Ohio district, which was held at Orr
vile July 10, 1890, was the means of giving
Il. B Weybrechta great reputation as a
public speaker. Up to this time he was
unknown outside of his cooniy and was
but little heard of in the county outside of
his town and township. In this conven-
ton MIR. Weybrecht was selected to Iiomi-
nate DIR. j. V. Lewis for Congress as one
OF the eight candidates that
we're competing for that prize.
WOeu ne aScenueu the rOStfum his lORer-
sollian appearance soon captivated his
audience and with the inspiring strains
of his fePvid eloqunce he electrified them
to such an extent that the whole auditor
ium was a bowling mob as it usually is
whenever bedlam breaks loose in a con-
vention. Captain Weybrecht had made
the great speech of the day and his name,
has been on every Democratic tongue
from that day to this. Especially is this
true of the Stark county Democrats for he
was at once pushed forward for the office
of Representative and the unanimity
which characterized his candidacy is un'
precedented.
In the county convention he received
1870 votes out of 202 and II some OF the del
egates had not desired to give a few COM
piimentary votes to some of the other can.
didates he would have received the unani-
nous vote of the convention on the first
ballot.
Mr. Weybrecht 10 a man of unfiinchine
courage and undoubted integrity. No
word or act of his bears the slightest i'm
print Of dshonor and IL elected to that
| responsible position he will ever be the
scrupulous guardian of the peoples rights