The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-04-06
BOB
Will be Mayor of Can
ton For Two Years.
Marsh Campbell Scared Clean
Out OF His Boots
And All of the Other Wards
Captured by Democrats.
Peter Collins Knocks Tom Tur-
ner Sky High,
And Summing It All Up We Had q
Pxetty Fair Democratic Time Of 1t
After Ail-Fielding Elected Coun-
Gilman From the second Ward
Full Report of the Vote by
Wards and Precincts.
Peter Collins Knocks Tom Tur-
ner Sky High,

Seldom has there been such an interest
in q municipal election as was evinced at
the election which took place Monday.
While there was not o full vote out, there
were enough out to make things pretty
mighty interesting, but no blood was shed.
ALI was quiet at the polls, except in one
or two Instances. A candidate took abuse
from an alleged Democrat in the Second
wsrd as long as he could stand IL and
tnen read ths riot act TO the fellow
until he was glad to make his escape. At
the corner of South and Walnut
streets, In the Fifth Ward, there was
a ripple of excitement near the
time for closing the polls. Squire Reig
ner Was In O carriage, bustliDg in belated
voters, when Mike Quigley, the notorious
Mike, approached the carriage aud said
ne would vote IL he got dollar. Reigner
told him he wosn't buying votes, but
Qdigley was persistent and hually Reig-
ner drove away. As he wes leaving the
vicinity Quigley ran after the carriage,
picked up u nuge rock and threY II with
great force. fortunately the missile
struck the bed of the carriage. Had ii
struck the occupant, he would certainly
have been badly injured, IL not killed
outright. Quigley's presence in Canton is
not essential TO the welfare of the town
aud trip over the road would do him
good. A warrant VIII in all
probability be issued during the
forenoon anu tnerb are enough
charges that might be made against him
20 give him at least two years and the
charges will probably be made this morn
log.
While 1t IL depIorable that that sterling
young Democrat, Mark X. Wettach, who
has always taken off his coat and worked
for the nominees OF the party, was not
things into consideration, was a fattering
one. His fitness for the otiice was never
questioned, and his conduct through this
campaign has proven that he 10 made OF
the right kind of material. Defeated, he
stands higher In the estimation of the
thinking and reasoning masses, than does
those who conuived to defeat him.
Mr.. Cassidy made an honest canvass.
Two good men were nominased, and con-
sequentiy one good man had to suffer de>
feat. Mr. Wattech may console himself
with the thought that he was running
against q man whose personal popularity
exceeds that OF any other man In the Re-
and we shall see what we shall see.
Peter j. Collins did not have q walk
away with the genial Tom Turner, but he
got there by quite O safe margin. He will
fiji the office as acceptably as II has been
filled for years, He made magnificent
run, and was running against man
worthy of his steel.
Marshal Becherer sounds first rate.
He also had an opponent who was hard
to beat, as there are few more popular
officers in Canton than Tom Brisbiu.
Becherer made an honest hght and was
elected by handsome majority. He will
make an excellent official.
Fate was against John u. Tillett from
the start and he was defeated easily by
Leonard. Just why so capable man as
Tillett should be defeated 10 not discerns
ible at this distance.
When the Board of Education was
nominated, everybody knew there was no
use trying to beat 1t. Tue Democrats
made no mistake in selecting men for
hat b BARD aud every man was elected.
1t was grand victory.
Crumbs of comfort resolve Themselves
into whole loaves when the Board OF Ed
ucation and council are considered,
Every Democratic candidate for council
was elected except Booth in the seventh,
but he scared Campbell SO badly that II
is real fun anyhow. Campbell will
| hardly he able 10 discern, with even the
most powerful microscope, q germ oi
vindication of his course in the council,
from that meager little majority he re-
ceived in the big Republican stronghold
| While an unfortunate chain OF circum
stances conspired to defeat Wettach and
| Tillett II was big Democratic victory
| nevertheless,
RECEIVING THE RETURNS.
The hour WAS rather late when the frs
| returns began coming in. A heavy raiI
| was failing, but this didn't prevent q
| crowd of enthusiastic citizsns from hang
ing around and cheering when returns
came in. The frat report OF any conse'
| quence came In from a precinct In th,
| Seventh ward giving Cassidy slight gain
| The demonstration by his followers wal
| very noisy indeed.
| Inc portico at the Hurford House shell
tered many an anxious citizen who pa
tientlS awaited news from headquarters
Several lively discussions as TO futur,
| doings of either candidate. if elected, tool
place. The room of the Board of lee
lions was filled to the door by men whS
seemed determined to "wait it out" Th,
inclement weather probably kept bacl
many persons who otherwise would hav'
promenaded the streets awaiting election
returns. The Democrats had headquaI
teTs at the Y. M. ID. G. rooms and at th'
NEWS DEMOCRAT office. The majority o
the Republican leaders remained at th'
rooms of the City Board OF Elections.
Following 10 the vote In detail;