The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-09-07
CHICANERY
Practiced by the Trickstefs to
Elect Fawcett.
The Rippers are Mad as Hornets
Because They Were Tricked.

There 10 much significance in the name
"Ripper." Webster defines the word
tone who rips, tears or cuts open" and
that Just hits IL. Tbais ex actly what the
so-called Canton Rippers are doing. They
are not only ripping aud tearing and cut
ting open but some of them are really
swearing. The cause of the reopening of
an old sore that had been cautsriz .d with
cries of "harmony "hormonyl and
healed over by plentiful application OF
Mckinley talve, 10 the result of the Re
publican Central Committee meeting Sat.
urday evening.
A little chronological statement OF
events political may be inter- acted to ex-
plain the situation more clearly. During
the winter of 1891 number OF prominent
Republicans, including President Seton,
Of the city council, City So
licitor Tom Turner, Harry Wet
ber, Lon Owens and others concluded
that the mode OF governing Canton should
be changed. They drew up dill and en-
deavored to have it passed by the legisla-
ture. To this end the aid of all the
prominent men of the party was invoked
and the thing was just ready to be cooked
to q turn when powerful opposition
sprung up. George e, Baldwin, W. *.
Miller and some others did not favor the
bill and went in to kill it. They didn't
kill IL, however, for they hadn't the power
TO do so. Gov. Mckinley killed IL itthouRh,
and IL was done effectuAlIy. Had McKin-
ley not interfered IL would have gone
through. The Rippers gave in "for the
sake of harmony" and allowed the bill to
be defeated. Judge Fawcett, at that
time, showed his colorp, though he did It
unintentionally. He was apprc ached by
Turner whom he told to carry the mes-
rage to the Governor that he favored the
bill. When Tom called on the Governor
he told him that Judge Fawcett favored
the bill.
"why. that cannot be" said Gov.
Mckinley.
"Oh, yes, he assured me he was heart
lily In favor of the bill !" and rom brought
forth the documents TO prove his asseI-
tion.
The Governor then went down in his
pocket and brought forth a telegram
which he had received short time pre-
vious. The telegram read: xiii the
Dlit ny oll lu5dub1 hlu won
by j, P. Fawcett.
This action on the part OF Judge Fawcett
opened the eyes of tue Rippers os to his
methods of doing business politically and
when they came back they bore this fact
in mind.
At Salem, when the Republita ns met to
elect delegates to the Minneapolis con-
vention, Seton, Turner and the other
Rippers bad the thing sll fixed. Baldwin
had decided that he wanted to go us a del.
egate to the National convention and the
anti-Rippera were there en- masse to send
him. But the Rippers were on top and
the anita were compelled to "come and
see them,n which they did. "For the sake
of harmony" Harry Webber, who was thc
Ripper elements candidate. allowed him
self to be set a 'ide and Baldwin went tC
the convention.
That made twice that the Rippers hat
stepped aside "ior the cake of harmony
30 they confidently expected something
this year. The rank and file we're will
the RipperB, and thought some OF puttinl
Harry Webber up for probate judge. HI
was again kept in the hack ground "fo
the sake OF harmony" and Henry Wis
was nomiu lated.
Allen Carnes made good run for pre-
bate judge, and bad no not been the vic
tim of misplaced confidence he wouit
have beaten Wise. For instance, Cy Con
rad, Of Massilion, was pledged 10 CnrneE
but at the last moment did him all th
harm he could, Carnes' friends sssertin
that he even circulated stories of per
sonaI nature. At any rate Allen and G
are not such good friends that they or
particularly lonesome when separated. 1
fact, II Cy were to call nj Allen's office h
would prot a oly get a jab In tho neck b
way of PREDATORY 70 what Allen migt
have to soy TO him.
But the ticket was nominated and
was all from Canton, so some OF the wise
hta 10 thought Mayor Reed, of Massillor
should be the chairman. Reeds friend
thought that would be good ides, but
was decided that no would not ask IL
IL. Reed aud his contingency came owe
on Saturday pledged for Webbsr and
looked like sure thing for Harry. A
was going well. Judge Fswcett. with b
usual fcxiness, declined to neck the chai
maughip. He hald he didn'T want II bl
all the time he did aud was laying b
ropes to got it. While the meeting was
progress Saturday and everything WI
looking roBy for Webber, Goo. BOldwi
and w. X. Miller came in. They repr'
aented that they were an envoy extrao
dirary from the Governor OF the who
State OF Ohio, sent there especially Fl
the purpose of expressing tho wishes
the great apostle. They smiled blaDdl
threw ont little tatfy and then Mr., Bal
win, iu his most sifsble manner, told Il
assembled committeeman that II wou
never do to make Mr.. Webber charms
of the committee. He said that Mr.. We
ber was u nice young man and all tbatb
that he wouldn't do. He stated that
was the expressed desire of Gov. McKi
ley that Judge BAwcett should be chat
man. In fact II was asserted that q
Governor had stated that he hoped Il
committee would Aequiesce to his desi
In this regard.
Mr.. Baldwin was seconded in bis r
marks by the urbAne and very smoo
Mr.. w. X. Miller, who talked in the san
vein, telling the boys how nice Rippe
were but how this wasn't % season I
Rippers but for harmony which W
synonymous with Bawcett.
So the committeeman, thinking they we
again bowing to the little tin god who
condeecended to remhin on earth litt