The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-05-16
ASSUME THE ROLE OF BULLY.

mad through and through et tnelr
political brethren In Stark and up to
date have made no effort to conceal 1t.
At a recent meeting Of the Republican
committee Of Stark county of which
Allen Carnes is chairman, and chief
dictator, resolution was unanimously
adopted, providing for the selection OF
delega es to the senatorial convention,
which practically deprived Carroll
county from representation in that
convention. The object Of this usurpa-
ton on the part of the STARK county
Republican committee Is well under
stood by Carroll. Stark county has SO
votes and Carroll only q in convention.
The resolution unanimously adopted d by
the Stark county committee, provided
that the candidate receiving the highest
number Of votes, could name
the delegation from Stark, thus
insuring the candidate from Stark
q solid delegation and the nomination,
and the holding Of convention would
be only mere formality. Carroll
county has a candidate, and $500 votes
to give to the Republican nominee, and
she proposed to be heard. Chairman
Carnes becoming alarmed at the situa-
ton, called few of the brethren from
Carroll, one Of which was the Republi-
can candidate from that county, to Can.
ton, and hurried conference was held,
l.; HI 10 Inf ior nd
ed, and another adopted by Chairman
Carnes, which, although less objectiona-
BILE, will still give the candidate from
Carroll but little show of procuring
delegates from Stark. The situation as
it has been and now is, is best explain
ed by the following from the Carroll
county Republican,:
Last Saturday the Stark county Republican
central committee met to arrange for the pri-
maries at which candidates for the county and
legislative tickets shall be selected to be voted
on at the coming fall election Among oher
business the following resolution was adopted:
Attorney J. A. Welker a Canton first ward
committeeman, moved that the name of all
candidates for State Senator be placed on the
ticket and the one receiving the highest num-
Der of votes be permitted to name the delegates
carried unanimously"
Now, what is especially remarkable about
this action is that it passed unanimously. 1t
seems strange that in meeting of the Repub'
lican central committee of Stark county there
should not be found some man who would OPP
pose wrong so hagrant and use their intlu-
ence against the preparation of an infamy
which should bring the blush of shame to the
cheek of all right.thinking persons. II
this action means anything, 1t is that
Stark county Republicans propose to
assume the role of a bully and lord 1t over
Carroll county, deprive her citizens of the
right of representation and in short dictate The
nomination of Senator in the twenty first dis
trict because they have the votes and can con-
sequentiy do it. Even a cursory examination
of the resolution will plainly show such to be
its purpose, for ii places the selection of the
delegates to the district convention with the
candidate who has received the largest vote at
the primaries for Senator Now, this gentle
man will naturally select men who favor his
candidacy and will vote for his nomination in
the convention. Under these conditions Car
roll county which is untitled in the district
convention to less than one fourth the number
of delegates that Stark is, could accomplish
nothing. She would be at the mercy of her
stronger coadjutor. 1t would be useless to
insist on the rule of rotation in office and the
alternating of the Senatorial nominee between
the two counties.
It matters not what might be the desire of
Carroll county and with what unanimity she
might select and recommend candidate, she
would have no show as long as this arbitrary
policy is in practice. A policy that is subver-
sive of all justice cannot and ought not to
stand. 1t will produce further alterations and
additional heartburnings.
Hitherto in this matter Stark county has
not dealt fairly with Carroll and now she pro-
poses to do still greater wrong. Let us look at
the facts.
Since the formation of the Carroll-Stark
senatorial district, nearly fifty years ago,
Carroll county has furnished but four Repub-
lican senators-two prior to 1865 and two
since that time. In the conventions Stark,
which has always had majority of the dele
gates, has acted the hog, going on the assump
ton that might makes right" Carroll has
frequently in a mild way objected to this treat.
ment, but Stark, mighty and arrogant, needed
not the objections Occasionally, when
Stark was so rent and torn by factions that it
was impossible to agree upon a candidate a
crumb has fallen to Carroll
representation of eight years in a half
century to a county which can always be
counted upon to roll up substantial Republi-
can majority is outrageous and manifest
injustice to the Republican voters of that
county. Whenever there is a contest on at
the election the Stark county politicians
always entreat the Carroll county Republicans
to "stand by the ticket which she does in
manner that would put the larger county to |
shame If she possessed any of the finer feelings
which characterizes fair and honorable deal |
ings. This was notably so in 1897, when Silas |
j. Williams was candidate. The Democracy |
had placed in nomination a candidate who was |
one OF the most popular men in this county,
having twice been elected probate Judge.
The cry went up in Stark that Carroll county |
Republicans were going to knife Williams and |
throw their support to the Democratic nomi- |
nee Men prominent in the politics of that |
county upbraided the Carroll county Republ- |
cans whom they denounced as traitors and |
accused Of working against the national ad- |
ministration. But Notwithstanding all this |
vile vituperation the result of the election |
showed that little Carroll" stood by the |
Republican nominee more faithfully than did |
"big Stark"
In short, while Stark has always controlled |
the nominations Carroll has decided the elec. |
tions. The Republicans here are tired of such |
tyranny. 1t must end. She must do with |
Carroll as she did with Columbiana in the late |
common pleas judge contest-keep hands Off |
Stark has as much right to insist on de- |
priving Carroll of Judge as she has of |
senator. Unless the nomination is COM
ceded to this county and the action of the COM
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