The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-06-30
VERY CLOSE
Where There Were Contests at
the Primaries.
THE VOTE ON COMMISSIONERS
Not All In and There win he No Telling
Who Is Nominated TIL the Last
Precinct Has Been Counted
The Delegates Elected.

held Saturday were sifted 10 the race for
inhrmary director and county commits
sioner. The latter CONTEST Is very close
from ret1rns received and will not be
decided until all the precincts are in.
There was not the usual hustle manifest
ed py the Democracy, In consequences of
the, abseuce of heated contests. The
holding Of primaries for the purpose of
nominating county ticket and dele
gates to the state and county conventions
was In itself novelty and one Of the
issues of the day was to determine
whether the convention system should be
adopted or II nominating by primaries
should be adopted. From..the returns thns
far received ID appears that the latter
method of nominating ticket is the one
most favored by the. Democracy. In Can
ton there was considerable activity among
those desirous Of being delegates to the
state convention. There were for unknown
reasons no returns on state delegates,
county convention or primary election
from the Fifth ward, and the figures
from there may make change. On the
figures at hand the following candidates
received the highest number of votes in
Canton and Canton township. Phil. J.
Bernower 341, l.. d. Blanchard 375, A.
O. Brant 30s, b. f. Faust esq.,. A. Rice
800, H. d. Sarver $50, 1. r. Sherwood
3l7. The alternates are the ones receiv-
Ing the next highest vote. They are:
l.. A. Loiohot, M. H, Brauoher, A. H.
Eckhardt, e. K. Cline, o. @. Brown, d.
+. Banker, j. W. Pontius.
Following is the vote by wards:
First ward-Total number of votes
136. Commissioner, Machamer 3s,
Meyer "a. InArmary director, McCane
81, Sheets b5, Vandergrift "a. County
convention II. primary election Con-
gressional delegates, Phil. Borrower So,
Joseph Blake n, John @. Harmony 70,
Herman J. Mertz II, E. D. Brant So,
M. II. Brauchler 3S.
Second wsrd-Total votes 13s. Com
missioner, Machamer SO, Meyer 40. In
Urinary director, McCane II, Shetts Al,
Vandergrift "a. Convention z, primary
60, Congressional delegates, A. G. Brum.
baugh 81, j. A. Rice SO, Harry Shaub
65, John Englehsrdt So, John M. Gilbert
80, Atlee Pomerene 80. !.
Third ward-Total votes SO. Com.
missioner, Machamer 2e, Meyer, 45. In.
frmsry director, McCane 10, Sheets 81,
Vandergrift 81. Convention 4, primary
30. Congressional delegates, Frank
Alexander A, Arthur Turnbull 81
William Streiber 33, T. j. Palm 81.
Fourth ward-Total votes 1O6. Com
missioner, Machamer A, Meyer 80. In.
firmary director, McCane 81, Sheets 2l
Vandegrift 81. Convention 2, primary
Ga. Congressional delegates, JOSEPH
Quinn "a, Ed. Raedel 43, William Raedel
AZ, Philip Gondtr SO, p. j. McDonough
80. The last two named receiving the
same vote the questi-n will be settled
between themselves.
Fifth ward-Total votes-s2. Com
missioner, Machamer 2S, Meyer 42. In
flrmary director, MoCane IS, Sheets IA
Vandergrift 80.
Sixth ward-Total vote 1O4. Com
missioner, Machamer 81, Meyer 25. In
firmary director, MoCane 90, Sheets 10
Vandergrift 10. Convention /, primar,
40. Congressional delegates, james
Brady Al, B. F. Faust, 90, Harry Har
bert 33, Lorenzo Killian 40, A. G
Scheckels 40.
Seventh ward.-Total votes 1872. Com
missioner, Machamer 81, Meyer 54. In
Urinary director, McCane 80, Sheets 26
Vandergrift 1 0. Convention 6, primar,
o.. Congressional delegates, s. A. Conk
lin, 5S, l. n. Booth 45, David Creigh A
A. Gresser 46, Charles oberly AZ.
Canton township, Canton precinct
Commissioner, Machamer g. Meyer "a
lnfirmary director, McCane s, Sheet
"a, Vandegrift 49,
North Industry votes 20. Com
missioner, Machamer a5, Meyer Z. Infirm
airy director McCane 5, Sheets "a, Van
dergrift 8. Convention 0, primary 20
Canton township Congressional dele
gates, George Oldfleld 35, Henry Loob
36, Henry Decard, 81 Henry Baker go.
For commissioner Meyer carried
city by 33s to 275, giving him majorit,
, wv hAoShoihCr Vi 10 NOUeS. lDUfInar
director, Sheets 261, MoCane 162, Wander
grift 2O2 in Canton and Canton TOWNSHIP
Rhodes 1. Gregory for auditor, r G
, Williams for clerk and Daniel Harmo
for representative and o. W. Holl fo
surveyor had no opposition and receive
splendid vote.
' Committeeman
The following central commi.teeme
0 were elected:
: First ward Precinct A, III. Rel,
ner; b, James Barry; G, Herman Mert.
n d, George Parsons; e. August Bernow We
j Second ward-A, j. W. Pontius; /
a Daniel Summers; @, Henry Shaub.
s Third ward-A, william g. Widdel
b, Arthur Turnbull; @, H. A. Smitl
z Fourth ward-A, George Heavner ]
# Otto Echert; @, Nick Dickes.
|. Fifth ward-A, Louis Tnom; B, Ke
n ler Huff.
Sixth ward-A, Louis Robin; b, A
n Sheokels: O, Ray Herbert.
:. Seventh ward-A, William Schultz.
Canton precinct Miller.