The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-08-15
COMMITTEE
STANDS PAT.
Some One Else VIII Do the
Work of the Campaign
IF MOULTON is REJECTED
Committee Claims That 1t Has Never Had
accommodation Honored and
That It Is About Time to
Produce an ONCE.

Local Republicans are having their
troubles over the matter of selecting
appointees for the county board Of cleo
tions. AS has been printed, the COM
mittee selected w e. Moulton, of Canal
Fulton, and Captain Wilson, Of Alli-
ance. This did not accord with the no
tions Of some Of the leaders of the party
in the county and they have set about
to down Moulton. In order to down
Moulton they are forced to attack Cap
tain Wilson, as well. Wilson is an old
time Republican and his Alliance
friends resent any attempt to rob him
Of his small fruit of his labors for the
party. Moulton is John p. Jones man
and that is the secret of the fight
against him.
julius Whiting, custodian of the
Hanna interests in Stark county, and
member of the Hanna State executive
committee, has taken a hand in the
matter and pressure is being brought
to bear on Kinney, secretary Of state,
to get decision that the Stark county
committee was too late with tbs rec
ommendation and that it should not
stand. In place of Moulton and Wilson
Mr.. Whiting has selected DR.. Josiah
Hartzell, jr., of Canton, and George H.
Shauf, of Massillon, for places on the
board. 1t is contended that these
names are presented by citizens of the
county and that it is a pretentious
movement, while, as a matter of fact,
very little interest is taken in the mat
ter except by few politicians. 1t is
contended on the part Of the friends
of the committee that it makes no diff
ference whether the committee was'late
or early with it's recommendations. The
fact that it made recommendation
at all is claimed to be sufficient. 1t is
asserted that the law does not make
1t compulsory with the committee and
that the recommendation of the COM
mittee is only to be guide to the Sec
retary of state so that he will avoid get
ting persons on the board who are not
members Of the party with which they
pretend to affiliate. The committee
members say that they have been turn
ed down as often as they will stand
and that one reason that their recon-
mendation was not sent in earlier was
that they had about come to the conclu-
sion that 1t was of no avail to make
recommendations at all, as they had
been turned down all the way from Co
lumbus to Washington. They say that
they are looked to to furnish the major
tiles but that they have nothing to say
as to who shall fill the places. 1t is in
| sisted by the committee that in very
| few instances have they been recog-
nized In the matter of local appoint
ments and that they have been turned
down cold at Washington and Column
bus on previous occasions, especially
when Mr.. Mckinley was governor.
They also insist that even the mayor
of Canton does not listen to their rec
concentrations and that his appoint
ments in nearly every instance have
been made without consulting the COM
mittee or listening to it's counsel when
he did consult. The committee threat
ems to bolt the whole business and let
some one else furnish the majorities
this fall If Moulton is not named on the
election board.