The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-04-09
STIRRED UP STRIFE.
THE LITTLE CROWD CONNIVEs
AGAINST A DELEGATION
And Then Lays the whole Blame on a
Few of the Contributing Members
of the Party-Salty Sentences.
From MassiIIon.

The Republican brethren seem to bo in
a terrible stew about the st. Louis CON
vention, and appear to lose sight of the
fact that votes and not enthusiasm Is
what the secretary CT the convention will
keep count of, and that IL takes votes to
nominate any man. The Record got real
naughty the other night and called some
Of the boys down pretty strong, particu-
larry A. M. MoCarty, who has been hard
at work, but who found that the fellows
who are running things in town here and
who dream of Mckinley at night, and
tell of their love for him by day, were
not willing to contribute any money to
assist in raising delegation. OF course
the generous-hearted and prodigal
spender, McQuate, would have made q
magnificent donation in the shape Of a
toby or peanut for the elephant, and
Willie MoRoberts was already making
experiments in oathodoRraphic way to
get at the contents of his purse, but ideas
from these two liberal gentlemen and
distinguished leaders, there was not u
hearty response. John Fraley had other
matters on hand AL. True was figuring
on coal contract to see how much more
than contract price he could pay for
coal and not get caught at it, and Doc.
Bush was pulling tooth and legr for
friend, so that the efforts of the commit
tee in the direction of the fellows that are
getting the emoluments, were not encour.
aging. Each man set up a wild howl for
Mckinley, but when finance was
broached, no coin was in sight except
the gold that is reputed to attach to
silence.
The substantial and representative Re-
publicans of Canton We're willing to do
their share, but could no" get concerted
action. Seeing this, and to ward off sus-
picion from themselves, the little crowd
of non-contributors put up job on their
friend, the Record and had a roast for
McCarty and a stab at other committee
members, inserted. OF course next day,
Mr.. MoCarty wrote a scorching letter
and the Record duly apologized, but the
incident still rankles.
The Massillon Independent, that. has a
happy faculty for stirring up all kinds of
animals, keeps the ball rolling by print
ing the appended, in editorial clothes:
There is danger that the brethren of
Canton take themselves too seriously in
their relation to the Mckinley movement.
The Record seems to regard the st. Louis
convention as having bean called primarily
to enable the enterprising manufacturers of
the county seat to advertise their pots and
pans and pins and needles rather than as a
deliberative assembalge, which will not
care the snap of a finser whether our es-
teemed fellow citizens are shouting on
the outside to the mum Der of one dozen or
one thousand. It is of some Importance
that an organized body of Stark county
political leaders-men whose acquaintance
extends beyond the limits of Ohio, 90 to
st Louis in adavnce of the convention,
and by Systematic work. help to bring
about the desired result but aside from
the pleasure and satisfaction OF being in
the convention city, the plan of getting
a big Stark county miscellaneous dele
cation does not amount to hill of
beans"
This is all very sweet for the Canton set
of procession dampeners, and they are
smiling broadly at the muss that has
been stirred up.