The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-09-03
THE PEOPLES TICKET.
A Convention Being Held in Canton
Today
For tho Purpose Of Nominating County
Ticket Report Of the Proceedings,
and the Platform.


upon at the coming fall election.
S. p. Wilson, Of Louisville, chairman of
the county committee, called the meeting
to order, and ]. r. Meals occupied the
secretary's chair.
After making few remarks the chair
man appointed the following committees:
On permanent organization-J. S. Cox
sy,,Byron Bowman and Thomas Lloyd.
Resolutions-H. +. Hixon, G. ]. ID. Will
lard, Frank Inner, L. G. Kelley, Perry
Moore.
Rules and order Of business-L. C.
Thayer, Charles r. Radel, o. j. Vine.
The committee on permanent organiza.
ton resorted as follows: Chairman, G. j.
ID. willard; secretary, Oh. Vine; Treas
mer, J, +. Niesz.
Hugo Pryor being present was then
called forward for an address. He spoke
upon the need of united and independent
action on the part of the laboring classes.
He said Major Mckinley claims our coun-
try is wonderfully prosperous but the Gen.
sus report shows that the average earn
ings of the laborers of this country is only
ninety-seven cents a day. He attacked
Sherman and Mckinley on their attitude
upon the money question and closed his
address by declaring for Independent
political action TO redress the wrongs the
times.
The committe on rules offered their re-
port which declared that no person was
eligible to participate in any Peoples
party convention unless they unquali-
fledly endorsed the Springfield platform
and would pledge themselves to support
by vote the candidate of the Peoples party
in the State, county and municipality.
Further that no fusion ticket would be
recognized and il any old party tried to
capture Peoples party convention the
chairman OF the county committee should
call a new convention.
Some Of the members of the convention
thought this might be a little strong as
they might wish to endorse some candi-
date on the old party tickets, but after a
little discussion the report was adopted
unanimously.
The platform committee then reported
through the chairman II. f. Hixon and the
report was tabled until after dinner.
The convention then adjourned until 10
o'clock.
At 1 80 o'clock the afternoon session of
the convention was called to order with
eighty.six men present, by the permanent
chairman, MIR. B. j. G. Willard who de-
ivered an energetic address after which
the report of the committee on platform
was taken from the table and on motion
the platform was read and adopted, no
vote being received against ii.
The matter of nominating candidates
for the county officers was then taken up.
A motion to appoint n committee to re-
commend candidates was lost, and nomi.
nations were called for, for representa-
tive. The following names were placed
before the convention: O.J. Vine, James
W. Roath, Link A. Young, Frank E. I'm.
mel, B. j. G. willard, j. S. Coxey.
The ballot resulted as follows:
j. 5. Coxey, 80.
j. W. Roath, 81.
b. G. Willard, 80.
Frank Immel, II,
Link A. Young,7.
o. j. Vine,7.
Coxey and Roath were declared the
nominees, whereupon Coxey declined to
be a candidate and William D. Meredith
of this city, was nominated by acclama-
ton. Ruath the other candidate for
representative is farmer living near
Louisville.
Thomas G. Stanley of Alliance, S. G.
Frazer Of Canton township and B. B. Bow
man of Mapletou were nominated for
Sheriff. Bowman was nominated on the
first ballot, receiving 80 votes.
Of l.f als
Philip A. Young we're nominated 70
county commissioner.
The result of the ballot was, Smith II,
Young Al. Young was declared the nom.
inee.
Isaac Markle and ]. W. Eberly were
nominated for Inflrmary Director. Eberly
received foriy-flve votes and Markle five
and the former was placed on the ticket.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON PLATFORM.
Believing that the time has come when
the people, who have been oppressed by
unnecessary taxation and unjust listing
of taxable property, shall unite to secure
laws and their enforcement, in accordance
with the constitutional guarantee OF JUS
tice and equity, therefore be 1t
RESOLVED, /. That we endorse the
platform of the Peoples party adopted at
Springfield, August 6, 1891.
2. That we pledge ourselves to the re-
duction Of the salaries of county officials
for the following offices: Probate Judge,
Clerk of Courts, Auditor, Treasurer, Re-
corder and Sheriff to 81 500 per annum,
and necessary clerk hire. The Prosecut-
ing Attorney TO $3.50, the Commissioners
TO So per day as specified by law, without
perquisites, and in all cases of fees after
the payment of these fixed salaries, the
balance shall be covered into the county
treasury, and applied to the reduction of
general taxation.
3. That all public work shall be let to
the lowest responsible bidder, and that
all bids shall be published for public in.
spection.
A. That all taxable paper shall be un-
coliectAble nj law, unless bearing the as.
SCISSORS attest as having been listed for
taxation, hfE
8. That all real properly shall be pro-
portionately assessed upon its market
value, according to its location.
6. That the nominees for rtpresents-
tives. in case Of their election, sLs II no,
vote for the nominees OF the old parti. o
for United States Senator, but shalt, first,
last and all the time, vote for represeA.
tative OF the Peoples party.
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