The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-09-22
AT VARIANCE.
A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION GROWING
OUT OF THE ORRVlLLE
CONVENTION.

Squire Reigner Discusses the Situation
at orrville Two Years Ago, as it Ap-
peared to Him.
The Massillonian on Friday last con-
tanned an interview from W. K. L. War
wick, which states in substance that
Wayne county had nominated his father
two years ago, and that Stark county had
now reciprocated by giving the nomination
to Mr.. Ohliger.
This statement from the distinguished
gentleman at this particular time is widely
at variance with statements made by him
on previous occasions and but for the fact
that he is trying to distort the truth no
reference to this matter would be made
by me.
The Orrville Convention of 1890 con-
| sisted of 1856 delegates, and 80 votes were
| necessary to choice. The result of the
| lst ballot was IS follows: Stillwell "a;
Zimmerman AZ; Warwick %; Wiley %;
| Lewis Z; Welty Z; Sherrick 4, and Monnot
| 81. After q few complimentary ballots,
| Medina county dropped DR.. Wiley and
her vote was divided between Snllwell,
| Monuof, Warwick and Zimmerman.
| SHilwell had 1877 votes in Medina that he
| could count on at any time; Monnot had
| 6L that he could control; one was uncom-
| promising for Warwick, and one was
favorably inclined to Zlmmerm IN. In
| addition to this, Monnot had votes in
! Wayne county that had voted for him
from the beginning of the contest. which
| made the total number OF his delegates
58%, while Mr.. Warwick had but p from
Stark and one each from Medina and
Wayne. At no time during that conven-
tion could Mr.. Warwick muster over 30
votes as long as Mr.. Monnot was in the
field and the votes that made Mr.. War
wick's nominaiion poasible, were the
votes of the Monnot delegates and not of
the Wayne county delegates.
The raault Of the last ballot was AZ
follows: After Holmes, Medina and Stark
had voted, the vote stood Monuot l Lewis
5; Sherrick 3; Stillwell 50% and Warwick
S7%, " Which was II ~ votes snort of a nom
to retire and upon returning gave
votes to Zimmerman, II to
Stillwell and 80 to Warwick.
Warwick was therefore nominated, re-
ceiving 1907 votes to 61% for Stillwell.
But il must oe remembered that OF the
votes that Warwick received from Medi-
ma, 6% were the votes of the Monnot men,
and they only supported MIR. Warwick
after Mr.. Monnot withdrew from the con
test. The same thing Is true of the six
Monnot delegates in Wayne county.
1t 10 true that Wayne county helped to
nominate Mr.. Warwick, but where, D,
where, would Mr.. Warwick have been
{ without Mr.. Monnot's So delegates
Wayne county could have gwen Mr.. War
: wick her solid vote and stil he would have
; but Wayne would never have given Mr.,
3 Warwick or any other man a solid vote &c
\ long as Mr.. Monnot was in the A.! e
Mr.. W. X. L, Warwick cannot f. n"e out
Q how his father was nominated by Wayne
county, even with the aid OF Mop herson'i
5 columbian calculator; and If he will bt
true to himself he will say now, as he said
two years ago, and az he has been saying
. all along, until he got the congressional
8 tch, that the nomination of his father was
| tn thu work Hnna in that annUnnfinF
by John Z. Monnot and his supporters
To use an expression of Mr. Blaine's, th'
mountain in that convenuo went to th'
t, mole hill John E. Monnot and his friend
brought about Mr.. Warwick's nomination
7. and any statemsnts made TO the contrar,
by W. X, l.. Warwick is simply the sheer
l. est nonsense, and sounds like the wall o
a vexed antagonist in the dying throes o
1t defeated ambition.
1t must be apparent TO all who are saf
!. from incarceration in a lunatic asylum
Y, that Mr.. Warwick bad no more chance o
neiug nominated for Congress two year
ago, without the assista ce uf Mr.. Mon
not, than had W, X. L. Warwick Il
the convention of last week. This is nc
a sentiment; IL is the plain truth, and
., should be presented in cold type for tn
al study of the few men who threw the nom
er ination out of the county rather than Civ
lie Il TO Mr.. Monnot, in the face of the FAC
W that three fourths of the delegates an
Q. two thirds of the Democrats In Star
county desired Mr.. Monnot's nomination
Canton, O., Sept 20, 1899.