The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-05-20
READY TO VOTE.
ROBERTSvILLE HAS A SPLENDID
ORGANIZATION.
About Everybody In Town Converted
TO the Cause of Bime, ,allism-Mayor
Rice Endorsed For Governor

to the Cause of BimeisIiism-Mayor
Rice Endorsed For Governor
An Excellent Meeting.
1t needs but be mentioned in Roberts
VILE that free silver meeting is to be
held, and the crowd comes ont TO hear the
speakers and cheer for the cause they fell
Is Just and have the manhood to stand
for. 1t was advertised that Mayor James
A. Rice, Colonel N. Holloway and others
would attend the meeting Of the Roberts
VILE club Thursday night, and the hall
was filled by O'Clock. At s o'clock, when
the speakers arrived, there was barely
standing room, and young men had
climbed up onto the window sills, out
side, asking to be counted present.
Squire Bowman, president Of the club,
presided, and maintained excellent order
in the big crowd, besides being particu-
larly happy in bis conduct Of the meeting
in general. An orchestra, consisting Of
1. N. Dagger, flute; Ira Young, violin I;
John Adolf and Leslie CLOSER, guitars;
and John H. Dagger, oornet, rendered
splendid muisc Messrs. John II. Dagger
and Leslie CLOSER pleased the audience
with solo nun bsrs during the evening.
Colonel N. Holloway was the first speaker.
he did not make lengthy address, but
proved himself an orator Of ability. He
spoke of the necessity for reorganization
Of silver men, throughout the county,
and complimented the Robertsville club
upon having forestalled him in his mis-
sion. At the conclusion Of his address,
a resolution was adopted setting forth
that none but avowed free silver men
should be supported for any office, muni-
cipal, county, state or national. Col.
Holloway then introduced Mayor Rice, In
neat speech referring tp him as THE
William J. Bryan Of Ohio"
Mayor Rice was most cordially received
and for nearly two hours addressed the
people. His address was one of the
best he has yet delivered. 1t was replste
with facts and figures as clinchers, put
in an eloquent and forCeful way. BY a
most comprehensive arrangement of
facts, he proved that the tariff is not the
cause Of our troubles, nor the panaCea
for them. He was givsn the closest at
tention throughout and was frequently
interrupted by applause.
At the conclusion of his address,
Squire Bowman arose and offered the
following resolution:
Whereas, The time to nominate q
Demoratio state ticket to be voted on
this fall of 1897 is near at hand, and
Where as, 1t is the sense of the Free
Silver Clnb Of Robertsville, Stark county,
Ohio, that the nominee for governor
should be man known t. be at heart
and in work and sentiment true be-
lever and staunch aud fearless advocate
in the cause of bimetallism, aud
Whereas, Hon. James A. Rice, mayor
of the city of Canton, Obio, is known by
us to be man whose every interest,
from early association and by daily walk,
is in common with the farming and
laboring classes Of the state, and man
who, in spite Of vituperation, abuse and
threats Of personal ostraOism, openly,
fearle7sly and ably supported william J.
Bryan and the Chicago platform; there
fore, be it
Resolved: That this club respectfully
represents to the state convention that
the loyalty, sterling honesty and tran
scendent ability OF the Hon. james A.
Rice has clearly earned for him the high
est consideration of free silver men every
where, and that we urge upon the state
to make him our stanard-
bearer for governor.
This was adopted! with hurrsh and
Mayor Rice spoke briefly, thanking tie
club for its unsolicited compliment and
for the confidence reposed in him.
TIE meeting adjourned with the best
of good fellowship prevailing. The Paris
club will be addressed by Mayor Rice on
night.