The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-11-10


\ Stark county has failed to redeem
Serself from Republican rule and the
Npurt house will continue to be run in
Y interest of the g. o. p. The election
been conducted in the most friendly
init the candidates have not been
z .,lrowing mud at each other and aside
from a few petty little attacks from an
unreliable source on Democrats who
were not running for anything, the
Republican press has been fairly
decent. 1t has been most remarkable
campaign in the county, because of the
element of doubt as to the vote that
Mayor Jones would receive, and what
influence that would have on the county
ticket. 1t has been asserted hereto
fore that when a man gets to the point
that he will scratch one Republican off
his ticket he is likely not to stop there.
The rule has not received very heavy
fortification in this election. The Re-
publicans have walked up to the polls,
and while they have done some slashing
1t does not appear that they have done
enough to have affected the general
result of the county ticket.
The vote in Canton was early. Very
little of it remained to be hustled for
by the committee at the final hour. 1t
was an easy year for committeeman as
they had little trouble in getting the
vote to the polls. They did MT seem to
have much control over 1t after it got
there though, and it appears that there
are few, at least, that might as well
have been left at home.
At $3.50 o'clock, when the polls closed,
nearly every voter in Stark county had
cast his ballot. At any rate the vote
Is a full and complete expression Of
the people.
The returns in Canton were received
by the board Of elections and by the
various committee chairmen at the
committee headquarters. The News
Democrat receives separate returns,
and so excellent was it's service that at
10 o'clock 1t had received the detailed
vote from every precinct in the city but
one and from large number Of pre-
cincts in the county, including Massillon
and Alliance, in practically complete
form, The telephones of the News
y Democrat were kept ringing by the peo-
pie who were interested in the result of
the election and desired to secure the
latest returns. Men, skilled in figures,
made estimates and an intelligent
understanding of the situation could be
given even at very early hour. The
s-Democratreport was ahead of the
general reports so far that the Office was
besieged for figures by crowds Of
people.
Bonfires were built at various places
in the city, but under whose auspices
was not apparent. They were lighted
before any returns were in and were
surrounded by small boys and some
men, who were not particular who own
ed the blaze so they had some fun out
of it. Several of these fires burned
about the city all night.
Leaders of the two leading parties
were visitors at the headquarters of the
party to which each belonged and
heard the result with comparatively
little expression of either contentment
or resentment. For an election that
was so hotly contested, the receiving of
the result was very tame. The element
of doubt in the state kept many from
enthusing over the result in the county.
1t was early apparent that the Re-
publicans had carried the county,
though some Democratic gains that
were reported looked as If the majority
would be reduced. Several Democrats
candidates were running ahead of their
ticket and there was hope for these
when Democratic gain was reported.