The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-02-17

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Tor two pa,LIys ~ nominate the same
person for any Office and have his
name appear on both tickets, as now.
It does not require close discernment
to see that the object of this bill is 20
prevent, or at least to make 1t as diff
ficult as possible. for the minority
parties to unite and make common
warfare against the majority party
A Rctaliatory Measure,
The proposition made in bill now
pending in the senate to take the pow
ers of the state live stock commission
from that body and place them in the
hands of the secretary of agriculture
seems to have called out a retaliatory
measure against the state board OF
agriculture. The bill has not made its
appearance yet, but the arguments in
its favor have been sent out in ad-
vance, indicating that the bill is COM
ing, when it does come, with its coat
off and ready for a fight. 1t proposes
to make the Office of secretary Of agri-
culture a state Office, with a depart
ment, and provide that he shall be
elected just as other state officers are.
AS is generally known, the state
farmers convention elects the state
board of agriculture and the board
elects the secretary. The people in
general have nothing to do with the
selection of the board or its officers,
and yet the whole board is supported
by state money. The state loans the
BOARD its credit and meets its obliga-
tions. An advocate of the measure
suggests that the same thing would
not be tolerated by the people in the
case of any other profession than that
of farming, and what would be
thought of a request, for instance,
from the state board Of medical exam
iners, that the members of that board
be elected by a convention of physi-
clans instead of being appointed by
the governor, as now. The state board
has not been out of the control of the
Republicans for years. Even when
the Democrats have had complete con-
troll of every branch of the state gov
ernment, this department has re-
mained snugly ensconced Oh the Re-
publican fold.
Three old friends in the legislative
ho1 Inh ,fg
the schoolbook bill, which came in
this time leaning on the arm Of Sen
ator Schafcr; the bank examination
bill, for which Senators May and Riley
will stand sponsor, and the building
and loan association examination bill,
of which Senator Riley alone is the
author. The legislative graveyards
are thickly populated with measures
of this character,
Congressional Candidates.
1t is the season for the Tipening of
congressional candidates, and the
ranks Of the legislators are expected
to furnish this time an unusual num-
ber of such candidates. The first to
be announced is Senator Garfield who
admits that he is after the Republican
nomination in the Twentieth district,
now represented by Clifton r. Beach.
Mr.. Beech has been twice elected, and
it is understood does not care to tr-'
for third term. Senator Burke was
known to have his eyes set upon the
Republican congressional nomination,
but he now authorizes the statement
that he will not be a candidate.
The Toledo district is looked upon
as one which, though usually Repub-
lican, is likely to be carried by the
Democrats this fall. AS result there
| are a number of candidates for the
Democratic nomination. Representa-
tive MacBrcom and Senators Doty and
Leet are all three said to be courting
the nomination.
The man who is fortunate enough
to get the nomination will be the
subject for congratulation, for by
the light @. the election statistics oi
last fall the chances of election are
excellent. Below is given a tabla
showing the pluralities of the congres
sional districts of the state last fall or
both the state and legislative tickets