The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-02-09
DIXIE LAND
WAS POSSESSED WITH SUCH FAIR
CHARMS

That Jim Didn't Got Back in Time to Re-
sign From the Board of Elections aAd
Now He is Out of the Race for Solicitor.
Only about month remains until the
Democratic primary election takes piece
in this city and in less than two months
the regular spring election will be held.
Politics is beginning to warm up consider.
ably as the time for the selection of caudi.
dates approaches, and the contest for
nominations promises to be the most;in-
terestins this year of any for quite a
period in the past.
The race for the nomination for city
solicitor on the Democratic ticket bids
fair TO be hot one and several candidates
are being groomed for the event. The
list of entries, however, will be at least
one less than has been supposed, owing
to little oversight upon the part of one
who had intended making the run.
l; is fac: we'll known among those
posted on political affairs in the city that
for some time back Attorney j. A. Rice
has been aspiring to the honors of the city
solicitorship and has been preparing TO
make the run for the nomination and
election. Mr.. Rice had his plans we'll
laid and being young man of ability and
popular on both sides, bis chances were
good and the probabilities are Ihat he
might have been declared the victor
in both contests for nomination and
election. The latter part of December
however, be took little pleasure jaunt
down into Dixie for a couple of weeks and
did not get back until January 7. Now it
so happens that Mr.. Rice is a member OF
the City Board Of Elections and knowing
that 1t would be impossible for him to be
eligible to any office while he remained a
member OF such board he looked up the
law upon his return from ths south to see
just when he would have to resign in
order to be eligible to the Office OF city
solicitor. This expression Of chagrin upon
his countenAnce aud the livoliness OF his
side remarks, when he discovered that his
dsy OF grace had past, can probably be
better imagined than described. Suffice
It to say that the law required that a
member Of the board should cease to be
sucn ct least three months before the dsy
of elsction in order Tor him to be elected
TO Office.
Section 1926 b, of thu registration law.
OF Ohio reads: mo person shall be Sp>
pointed or be member of such board
(Board Of Elections) who holds
an Office under the Unite d States
the State OF Ohio, except notariep
public, or of such cities as the county in
which such city is situated, or who ia en-
ployed in any department of such city or
county by any officer OF such city or
county; and all votes cast at any election
for any person who is, or within three
months next preceding such election, has
| been member of such board, shall be
absolutely void"
As the elaetion occura on April 3 it will
be seen that bis resignation from the
! board OF elections Elust needs have been
in by Jsnunry 3, or just four days prior to
his return from the south. As it WAS not
Il Is plain that he is now Ineligible.
Mr., Rice takes the matter philosophic-
ally and looks upon il as pretty good
| joke withal,and as he has a very good and
| fast increasing law business outside of
| any official position, he doPs not let the
matter worry him any. Some Of the
| other gentlemen who would like to be the
| c,iy's legal adviser also think IL Is pretty
| good joke and they are now saving wood
| and building up fences with more yiRor
and enthusIasm than eVsr.