The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-10-03
JUDGE TAAlhR
Is Nominated For Circuit Judge
at Mt. Vernon.
TWENTY-SIX BALLOTS

Necessary to Decide the Matter-A
Very Pretty Contest in Which the
Judges Popularity and Good Generl-
ship Win the Day-His Election AS
sured.
Judge A. A Thaycr, of this city, will
be the next circuit judge in this district,
After an interesting contest, he was nom
mated Wednesday afternoon at o'clock
at the Mt Vernon convention on the Goth
ballot The nomination not only attests
the popularity Of Judge Thayer, but re-
fleets unsual credit upon the delegates
from Canton and Stark county for good
generalship in managing the contest.
The Stark county forces did well in 60
ing down the day before the convention
and introducing Judge Thayer, who at
once found favor in the eyes of the attOr-
neys present.
In the convention there was ono of the
prettiest political contests ever seen in the
state.
The Stark county forces were well or
ganized and owing to the prominC nee and
shrewdness of the delegates, had the up
per hand of the opposition from the start.
The principal opposition came from Rich
land county. The Mansfield crowd want
Judge Dowell with considerable earnest
ness.
In the first ten ballots there was little
effort to nominate. Each county voted
for its own man and kept on the alert to
see how things were going. Then the
convention began to settle down to bust
ness, and Stark began to get in her fine
work. The whole plan had been arranged
and explained by Mr.. Piero before going
into convention, and the delegates acted
their parts we'll For several ballots Stark
Topped from one candidate to another as
compliment to the various counties,
with the understanding that these cOun-
ties were to reciprocate when their turn
came The Stark delegates had arranged
it so that when the outside counties be-
gan to reciprocate, they would do 1t to-
gether, and then the candidate from Can
ton would go in with flying ColOrs. The
game worked like charm, and on the
twenty-sixth ballot, Judge Thayer was
named by vote of "a, only 63 being
necessary to nominate.
During the progress of the contest,
Messrs. MonnOt, Lynch POmerene, Wei
| ty, Sherrick, Piero, Otto Young, Ed Ratf,
were distributed about among the coun
ties to keep the delegates in line for the
final round up. They got them all to
gether at the proper time and victory
came easily
The opposition saw how it was donC
afUerward, but took the matter good
naturedly, and every body was in the bes
of spirits over the friendly conflict.
After the announcement Judge Thaye
was sent for and in the meantime Hon
| W. A. Lynch was called up. He made
neat speech and when Judge Thayer ar
rived he was presented to the convention
Judge Thayer in fitting words thanket
the convention for the honor conferre'
upon him in the nomination.
Judge Thayer was clearly the favorit
of the convention from the start, but eacl
county had man that it wished To com
pliment, and incidentally nominate
possible, and it took quite little maneu
vering before the result was reached.
The candidates were r. NJ. Campbell
Ashland Samuel NJ. Hunter, Licking
James Dickey, Morrow; S. M. Douglass
Riohland; Judge A. A. Thayer, Stark
Judge Edward S. Dowell, Wayne; Judg
Mitchell, Tuscarawas.
Judge Thayer led on the first ballo
with Douglass and Dowell close. Th
relative positions were the same at tn
close of the contest.
This district comprises the followin
counties Ashland, Coshocton, Delaware
Fairfield, Holmes, Knox, Licking, MOI
gan, Morrow, Muskingum, Perry, Rich
land, Stark, Tusoarawas, Wayne, and ha
a normal democratic majority of abou
8, 900 votes
The Stark county delegates arrive
home at O'clock last night In hig
feather over their success.