The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-10-24
BRIBERY
FIRMLY FASTENED
Upon the Last Session of the Re.
publican General Assembly
BY Ex-Governor Campbell at
the Cincinnati Meeting.
Twenty Thousand People Crowd
ing to Enter One Building
The Capacity of Which is Only
Ten Thousand.

Hrhe Dec ad ence of Republicanism as
Illustrated in the Attempt to Make
George b. Cox the Owner of Ohio
\ Howard Douglass and NJ. Il. ingalls,
Speak.
Cincinnati October II. Twenty thous-
Nand people, the greatest crowd ever
known to assemble at political meeting
bf any party in this city, attempted to get
into Music hall last night to take part In
y .Somonstration in Ex-Governor Camp
bells honor.
But TO- 900 succeeded In getting into the
structure, the rest remaining on the out
side whore the overflow meetings two in
number, were addressed by Congressman
\ Albert Berry, of Newport, KY, and Con-
kgressman John T. Dunn of New Jersey.
fThe windows of Music hall were filed
4. with eager listeners and Others clung 10
pillars and balconies. Thousands of re-
publicans were present, many of them
sitting prominently on the stage. TIE
vast meeting was
PRESIDED OVER ny HON. NJ. E. INGALLS,,
President of the Big Four and Chesa-
peake g. Ohio railroads, who was intro
duced by Past Grand Chancellor Howard
Douglas, of the knights of Pythias, and
we'll known in Canton as the assignee Of
the Dueber works. Mr.. Douglas devoted
himself to the discussion of municipal
affairs. The demonstration of political
clubs was feature of the mighty gather
ing the Duckworth, Tilden and Young
Mems Democratic clubs leading COL
umn Of 5000 marchers.
The sensation of the night vas the
production of letter by Ex-Governor
Campbell, which
FAsTENs HIS CHARGE OF BRIBERY
against the last Legislature beyond all
question 1t was written by John Grace,
secretary Of the Master Painters associa'
tiop,. and contained the minutes of a
meetilsahools oiat body, at which money
was appropriated to pay for the passage
of the mechanics lien law. Mr., Grace
further stated that the building material
men were told that $4,000 must be
raised before the bill could become a law,
I Only IS, 900 was raised however. Mr.
Grace told who had the receipt, ant
where it could be found. Mr..
CAMPBELL ALSO ACCUSED
the seventieth general assembly
Of having charged the citizens of Newark
$2 500 for passing the bill locating the
state encampment at that point. Tn,
bulk of it came to Hamilton county, too
The chairman of the state central com
mittee, Geo. Ickes lives in that city, ant
the ex governor declared that he was pc
ouliarly fitted for the job, having been in
dicted by federal grand Jury and tlneC
$40 for embezzlement pleading guilty t
the charge to save "a penitentiary dose
The Ex-Governor devoted considerabl
time to reviewing the career of George B.
Cox, the republican dictator, showing
that he was tough barkeeper an,
''capper'' In keno game His picture o
THE DECADENoE OF REPUBLICANIsM.
was a powerfully drawn thing.
Next in Importance was ringing dec
laration on the senatorship. The repub
lican press has been digging away at hin
demanding to know his choice The.
want to know II am for Senator Brice
Well l am neither for nor against him
was his answer. 1.-The senatorshlp is opeI
y for any democrat In OhiD who cares to g
otter it,
His arraignment of Ex-Governor Fora
Y ker as traitor to his own party was
terrific thing. He showed that in ever
year that Foraker was not candidate h
was rebel against the state committee
In support of this he called on william
Hahn, secretary of the national commit
tee and Major Dick chairman of the stat
committee to prove this assertion. II
(Foraker)
REFUSED IN 1892 TO TAKE THE STUMP.
until forced to by u demand from Presi
dent Harrisors friends.
~, The general opinion last night was tina
she republican revolt in Ohio this yea
4 against Foraker will have the effect of dc
feating Bushnell and losing the legislO
ture The declaration on the senatoria
question is sensation in democratic circle
as 1t is taken TO mean that the Brice vii
have opposition of serious nature.