The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-07-25
BLOOD WAS SPILLED.
DIR. H. +. Barnes Attacked Allen
Cook With a Heavy, Cane I
eee This Morning.
TROUBLE AT ACONvENTIoN.
The PopuIists Have Lively Time at
the City HaII-Dr. Barnes Denounced
as Traitor and Becomes Wild With

The Populists Have a Lively Time at
the City HaII-Dr. Barnes Denounced
as a Traitor and Becomes Wild With
Rage. tf
The populist county convention, which was
held this morning in assembly room, city hall
ended in general fight in which DIR. II. F..
barnes and Allen Cook were the principals,
with several lesser lights as seconds and ad
mirers.
During the convention DR.. Barnes was
severely criticised and was accused of being a
traitor and selling out the party. The trouble
started because DIR. Barnes was named as a
member of the committee on resolutions.
After heated argument the convention de-
cided not to allow him to serve on the COM
mittee.
When the convention adjourned for dinner
DR.. Barnes arose from the reporters table and
picking up his heavy cane rushed toward
Allen Cook. The reporters scrambled out of
the way and with an oath DIR. Barnes brought
the cane down on Cooks shoulders. DR..
Barnes was white with rage and was slow
in striking the blow. Cook GRABBED his op-
ponent, and in an instant had him on the
floor, fiat on his back. DIR. Barnes still at
tempted to use his cane, while W. G. Dorland
was trying to pull Cook off. James Holliwell
took hand in the affair but says he was only
trying to separate the men. The
Widest CONFUSION PREVAILED
and several other populists were mixed up in
the fight, The combatants were finally separ-
ated and it took several men to hold DR..
Barnes, who was still intent upon doing Cook
h,Ii Ind nr fraa a1xy
but was not severely injured. 1t is probable
arrests will follow. DIR. Barnes soon left the
hall while Allen Cook remained behind with
a number Of his admirers.
THE CONVENTION OPENED.
County chairman DIR. George B. Cock called
the convention to order at 1890 o'clock. On
motion he was made temporary chairman,
while Henry Vincent was selected as tempor-
ary secretary. The chairman named j. s..
Coxey, Henry Vincent, DR.. H. f. Barnes, d..
w. Smith and j. B. Maughman as the commit
tee on resolutions,
Allen Cook was ON his feet in an instant,
and objected to DIR. Barnes serving on the
committee claiming that the doctor had done
all in his power to traduce, and injure the
popuists. Cook claimed DIR. Barnes was not a
pOpullsu, anu moVeu tnau ne De Hreu Oh Ine
committee.
WANTED TO HEAR THE DOCTOR.
Solon c. Thayer made a lengthy speech, in
which he stated that DR.. Barnes had made
some grave mistakes, but he was not ready to
vote to fire him until the doctor had been
heard. IF he is guilty will help to give him
a hard kick, but if not my kick will not be
registered
CALLED HIM TRAITOR.
II. w. Kerch, in vigorous speech, de.
nounced DIR. Barnes as traitor, and said the
doctor could vote the populist ticket if he
wanted to, but that he didn't want any Barnes
on the committee.
Cash Miller thought the matter should be
speedily decided, but objected to personal
fight being brought into the convention.
Allen Cook again secured the floor, and OBJ
jected to pushing the traducers of the party to
the front. He said it was burning shame to
do so and if a man whose motives could not
be impugned, could not be found to fill the
place, it would be better o have no committee