The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-10-29
OUR COUNTY TICKET.

Stark county, was that nominated in
August last by fusion of the Democrats
and Populists. That fusion on the
county ticket was the proper course to
pursue, is well demonstrated by the fact
that since Bryan's nomination by three
political parties, 20 states have effected
fusion on the state and electoral tickets.
Our candidate for Probate Judge, is j..
X. Bowers. He is known to all our fel
low citizens. He is 81 years of age, and
has always stood by the Democratic
party in defeat as well as in victory. He
was at one time chairman Of the Stark
County Democratic central committee.
He has always been worker in the
party. He is not the sort of Democrat
who only works when he is nominated
for some office. In the summer of 1889
he was a cat rdidate for Auditor, but the
nomination at that time went to Louis
A. Loichot. Mr.. Bowers did not sulk in
his tent because the nomination went to
another, but he pulled off his coat and
went to work for the ticket. He has
never held any political Office save that
of Justice Of the Peace. The Office of
Justice of the Peace is stepping stone
to the office of Probate Judge. BY rea.
son of Mr. Bowers experience in the
office of Justice of the Peace, he is well
equipped to serve as Probate Judge,
Under the law of Ohio, it is not neces.
sary for Probate Judge to lie an attor'
ney. Two of the best Probate Judges
that Stark county ever had were Judges
Burke and Heldenbrand, and neither of
them were admitted attorneys. Mr..
Bowers has the confidence of the peo-
pie. He is honest and capable. He
comes from the ranks of honest toll. He
is one of the pioneers in the cause Of
free and unlimited coinage of silver He
is not the candidate of any particular
clan or clique, but the candidate of the
people. Vote for John X. Bowers for
Probate Judge,
Atlee Pomerene is our candidate for
Prosecuting Attorney. He is SO years Of
age, and has figured in some of the
largest lawsuits in Stark comfy. He is
a graduate of Princeton college and of
the Cincinnati law school. Mr.. Pomerene
like Mr.. Bowers, comes from the ranks
of honest toll. He was born and bred
on farm. He worked on a farm in the
summer, and would attend school in the
winter. By hard, persistent study, he
was able to enter Princeton college in
the Junior year. He held the office of
city solicitor for two terms, and during
those four years he attended every coun-
Gil meeting but two. His motto has al
ways been, business first and pleasure
afterwards" He served one year as a
member of the board of education for
the Union school district of Canton. In
this Office as in the solicitors office, he
was always as his post, ard never shirk-
ed any duty or responsibility. He is un-
assailable. The opposition cannot at
tack him either morally, intellectually
or politically. He is a candidate against
whom the shafts of partisan malice dare
not be ventured, for he has been faithful
to every trust. Vote for Atlee Pomerene
for Prosecuting Attorney.
Our candidate for commissioner is
John II. Dagger, of Osnaburg. Mr.. Dagger
was born Aug. 30, lS49, and is therefore
in his 4Sth year. He has been resident
of Stark county for 43 years. He is en-
gagged in farming and has followed that
occupation all through life. He has al
ways voted the Democratic ticket except
for two years when he voted the Popu-
list ticket. Mr.. Dagger has held several
positions of trust. Although Osnaburg
township is Republican, he was three
time times elected Justice of the Peace.
He was rendered the office for the fourth
term by the unanimous vote of both the
Democrats and Republicans if he would
serve, but he refused. He was a mem
ber of the Stark County Agricultural
Society for IA years, and for two years
was its president. Mr.. Dagger has al
ways been a careful an economical man.
ager. If he is elected, he will guard the
interests of the people Of Stark county
with a jealous care. Vote for John II.
Dagger for county commissioner.
Our candidate for Coroner is DIR.
Hiram Kirby. He came here many
years ago from Carroll county. In 1871
he graduated from Bellevue hospital col
lege in New York, and has been prac
tising medicine ever since. DIR. Kirby
has the confidence and respect of all of
his fellow citizens. He is well equipped
for the office of coroner. This Office al
ways was filed by physician and not a
horse doctor, Let the people this fall
return to their old.time custom by elect
ing physician. Vote for DR.. Kirby for
Coroner.
Our candidate for Infirmary Director