The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-11-30
| CHRONIC cLARK RACKET IN CANTON


A Disinterested View of the Row That
Has well-NiRh Destroy cd Canton Post,
and Damaged the Soluler Cause all over
ohio-Talk Of Moving the Bncampment
TO Marietta,
From the Mansfield Shield.
The old Clark. Koons w. n. G. fight of
several years Htnnding has been rejuvsn-
Ateu az Canton. Tue cause of tbe trouble
seems TO be ella sh OF authority with Mrs.
Ada II, Clark Hs chief Of the Revolutionary
forces, and assisted by her husband, J. j.
Clark. The next encampment Of the de-
partment OF OHIO will be held in Canton
on May 10, 1894. The W. X. q. and Canton
Post have already begun TO make arrange
menis for the event, but because Mrs,
Kate Sherwood, q member OF the Toledo
w. Il. G. IL taking an active part, Mrs.
Clark taises ruction. Last summer MIRA.
Clark's husband, Jesse Jsmes Clark, bru-
tally assaulted Gen, Sherwood, and this
may possibly be Mrs. ClArk's real cause
for complaint, but the probabilities are
that genuine love OF discord has more
to do with IL than anything else. One would
judge that n particularly and peculiarly
wArlike atmosphere oirculates quietly In
thd Clark dooryard, as the head of the
family the other day, without the slightest
cause, grossly insulted A. L. Jones, q
prominent member of Canton Post, aud
vice president OF the G. A, II. executive
committee. III all reports are only half
true Ihe G. A. X. and w. X. G. of Canton
would be much better off without such
trouble breeders az Clark aud his wife, as
the racket they have created has caused q
great deal of f'comment among the G.. A, II.
men It the state, and there is a movement
on foot to mold the encampment at Mari
eta In 1894 instead OF Canton, unless there
is soon cessation OF war.
A r,torNrupucTEr tyruty ,t, mum 1,,,ua,,,s,
RACKET IN THE W. R. @ OF CANTON.
From the Alliance Critic.
Women. lovable, loving women, what
lovely, Rmiable creatures they are-some-
timesl And sometimes how completely,
how territicaliy they are unlovingl What
tempests women sometimes do get up,
tempesss In teapots and tempests on q
larger compass. These reflections are
suggested by the everlasting fuss in the
Canton's Woman's Relief Corps.
Relief Corps, indeed! II there II any
relief in Is or fIom IL, there are are very
many tired citizens in Canton who are
longing to know where the relief comes
in. For about fifteen years, IL seems, this
the wavpath and has made the G. A, X.
Post and the city of Canton in general,
long Tor relief from the 10 nctiOnal uuarreIs
The corps Ia not of great numerical
strength, but for capacity TO generate and
perpeIuate fuss and fury, IL breaks all
records, IL can get up more pressure to
the square inch on the line of squAbbles,
hurries and spitflre and stamp-lhe- fool
rsckets, thsp any score of women this
aide OF the place where women's con-
crosses meet,
The notorious fsctional fight resulting
from the Clark case, while IL was on, af-
torded the females who constitute the Can
ton Relief Corps paBtime which they
seemingly relished TO the highest degree,
Since Mrs. Clark was given the grand
bounce with big &c" and big app by
the National Relief Corps. this amlable
organization has been In o most distreEs-
ing calm. lis members were at a great
loss to know what TO do with their talents
Tor tanning the flames of discord and
petty quarrels.
Happily for them N not happily for the
annual encsmpment In May next, the G.
A. II. OF the great state OF Ohio fixed upon
the fair city OF Canton as the place for the
next annual meeting.
Now the war is on over the honors of
that occasion.
The women OF this Relief Corps are de.
termined 10 occupy the high seats, wear
the big badges and play the leading parts,
or smash things in general into smith
Greens. This little coterie of score of
females are determined to either rule the
camp or disinRrate the entire G, A, r,
fraternity OF Canton. II would be
happy day for the G.. A. r. Post of Cam
ton IL the W. r. c. charter was annulied
and the women's organic alton utterly
wiped out. This would be the biggest ins
stallment of welcome relief that the good
people OF Canton have experienced for
decade, al least.