The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-08-15
KINNEY TURNS
MOULTON DOWN.
The Very Man the Stark County
Committee Wanted
1T FAILED TO SECURE.
FAILED TO SECURE.
Secretary of State Makes His Appointments
For the County Election Board--
Wilson and shauf Are
Chosen.

Moulton has gone overheard. The
velvet hand of ]. Whiting has again
developed into mailed fist. Secretary
of State Kinney succumbed to bland
ishments and turned Moulton down.
He will not be member of the Stark
county board of election supervisors.
The appointments were made at Col
umbus yesterday and Kinney straddled
the bunch and picked out Cap. Wilson,
Of Alliance and George w. Schauf, Of
Massillon. Wilson was one of the pair
recommended by the Republican county
central committee and Schauf was one
of the pair selected by the prominent
citizens" which, being translated,
means j. Whiting. While the commit
tee cannot be dissatisfied with the ap-
pointment of Wilson, 1t is no scret that
they did not care nearly so much for
Wilson as for John P. Jones man Moul-
ton. Wilson, it is true, is Jones man,
but he has pretty cleverly concealed it.
He was heard to say during the time
that Hanna was a candidate before the
legislature that the Cleveland boss was
getting too big and ought to be whip
ped. John p. Jones was heard to say in
Columbus last winter to Stark county
man: How is my old friend Cap Will
son? If have friend in Alliance it
Is Cap Wilson" So Jones man got in,
but not the one that was being fought
for
With the rejection of Moulton comes
the rejection of DR. Josiah Hartzell, Jr.,
of Canton. This sad feature was
brought about very cleverly by the con-
tention that there would be but at least
one man on the board from Massillon.
Why Massillon any more than Canal
Fulton should have been chosen Is not
known, nor why it was decided to select
two members of the board from Alli-
ance and only one each from Canton
and the west end of the county cannot
be conjectured, save that there must
have been plan in operation to use
Hartzell as dummy to shield the real
purpose Of Prominent Citizens"
Whiting. The plan was to beat Moul-
ton, and the prominent citizens" did
not care two hurrahs how it was done,
just so 1t was accomplished. Hartzell
consented to pose to bring it about and
Is said to have been potent in the de-
feat of Moulton.
AS the board now stands it is COM
posed as follows: A. McGregor, Canton,
George w. Shauf, Massillon, r. H.
Ewing and Captain Thomas Wilson,
Alliance. When it will organize is not
known, but it will be at an early date.
A. McGregor, who was president of
the old board Of elections, and who is
member Of the present board, stated
today that the board would be called to-
gether the fore part of next week and
that the call would probably be issued
some time today. Mr.. McGregor stat
ed that the call would be made by T.
F. Turner, as former secretary of the
county board. The question Of the sec
retaryship Of the board has not been
agreed upon. AS the board is evenly
divided politically the matter of select
ing a secretary may take some little
time and discussion for the Demo-
cratic members made no promises and
Will contend for a Democratic clerk.