The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-09-01
SENATOR HOWELLS.

He is Named for Congress in
the District of Stark, Column
biana and MahOning-Why He
Can Defeat Labor Crusher
Morgan.
ED. NEWS DEMOCRAT 1T must be con-
ceded that under ordinary circumstances
there Ia an adverse majority in this dis
trict of between twenty and twenty-five
hundred votes that there Is no man that
can be nominated that can poll every vote
Of his party, and consequently that 1t 10
but fair estimate TO say that the Demo
cratic candidate in order to be successful
must be able to secure about fifteen hun
dred Republican votes. The question to
seriously consider is theu narrowed
down to this, who among those named
will be most likely to hold practically the
solid vote Of his own party and In addi-
ton secure this additional number OF Re-
publican votes?
It is fact potent to all and think not
seriously denied by our opponents, that
Morgan has been for many years the open
and uurelentiDg foe OF organic d labor.
Emp!oyiug large numbers Of mon we
would expect to see such associations as
the "Mouders UnioD," strong aud active
among them. None are known there or
IL so not publicly, This has aroused the
indignation of the labor organizations
throughout the district Their numbers
are exceedingly large, probably larger
than in any distcict of the state outside of
the two or three largest cities, and 1t is
but reasonahle to expect that large per-
centage OF this vote can be procured for
any fair minded conservative business
man who has been on friendly terms with
them.
While it will be wise to pay attention
to these considerations it will not do to
ignore the fact that there Is in this district
large and rapidly increasing element Of
conservative voters to whom party ties
have been growing less, and who may be
classed as independent voters and while
it is but right and proper to consider
the claims of the laboring
classes, yet at the same time it is just as
necessary to find man whose business
qualification and standing is such that
this conservative element in the commu.
nifty will have entire confidence in him.
L: is this strong confidence in the business
integrity and manhood of Grover Cleve-
land that gives him the strong hold he has
upon the conservative men of all parties
| and much of his strength before the peo-
| pie at general elections.
Now considering these things as among
the essential once, 1t has seemed to me
that no one man SO completely fila the
requirements as ex-senator Howell1 Of
Massiilon. He was for many years a
| resi- lent of Mahoning county, and one of
its most prominent business men, and yet
holds large aud valuable property inter
ests in the city Of Youngstown, He would
have the entire confidence, respect and
friendly feeling, OF the citizens OF that
county, and ID today probably as well
acquainted there as any resident who is
spoken of as a candidate. Again Mr.,
Howells has been for more than thirty
years an employer OF labor and atpresent
there are few men in the district who have
in their employ more laborers than he IL
his various mining and other industries
During all this time he has had the entire
respect of this labor element. He has no
at any time had any contest with theil
organic atoms. They have at all timei
freely organic ID and acted while
in his emyloy, and in all theil
business relations they recognize
him as their friend, so that this labor vot'
can be secured for Mr.. Howelis as well Al
for any other man, and as to the tbirC
ground of availability, there is no man IL
this district who more completely hold
the confidence and respect of the business
community than he does. He has alway
kept husily at work in the interests of tn
communities In which he has lived. W.
have no more public spirited citizen. II
his private affairs, as presiding officer o
our board of trade, as state senator, a
treasurer of state, no matter where, N
, one has censured or questioned his integ
. rity. Such being his standing, he woul
hold much of this large independent vot
of the district. That this view is we
founded is attested by the result of th
elections in which he has been candi
date. Iknow OF none in which he did nc
run largely ahead of his ticket.
II these suggestions have any weigh
9 ought not the claims of MIR. Howells upo
y the convention to be fully considered, an
o IL he will accept the nomination, ought
= not to be rendered him as against Other
n who, though good men, fail to unite
j. themselves so many of the requisites {
=. an available candidate? Respectful
l. yours, "MAssILLoN DEMOCRAT"