The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-08-15
FAWCETT WAS NAMED
To be Voted On For County. Chairman
But Oby Punctured His Boom.
Z. 5. JOHNSON ACCEPTS

and Turn Down the Old war
Horse--Meeting of tho
Republican Central
Committee.
The Stark county Republican central
committee met in the Elks lodge rooms
in the Dannemiller block Saturday
morning. The meeting was called for
the purpose of electing a chairman
and for devising plans for the nomina-
tion Of land appraisers who should have
been nominated at the Republican pri-
maries but who were overlooked on ac-
count Of the more weighty PROPOSE
tions confronting the committee.
Chairman Allen Carnes called the
meeting to order and after delivering
jolly to the committee and elucidating
upon the glories of the great, good and
pure Republican party Chairman
Carnes proceeded to direct the business
of the meeting. The roll call showed q
fair attendance and Secretary Davies
seized his pen and settled down to bus
mess.
Chairman Carnes announced that a
chairman must be elected. The chair
manship has been a thorn in the side
Of the committee for the past several
months. 1t went begging. No one
wanted it. Torn asunder by factional
fights and sat down upon every time it
bobbed up with even a little recommen-
dation,' the committee has had a mon
key and parrot time Of it and it became
necessary to offer a reward for chair
man. L. s. Johnson is the bright young
man who secured the card of merit and
will guide the C. o. in it's rough and
jagged path in Stark county.
Mr.. Johnson's name was presented
by Prof c. A. Betz, of Alliance.
Benjamin F. Ayers, of Robertsville, in
a clever address in which faCtional dis
turbances were a potent theme, NOM
mated Judge ]. p. Fawcett as the man
This brought Attorney Will ]. Oby to
his feet. Mr.. Oby is a political scrapper
and it soon became apparent that
Judge Fawcett's fate was sealed Oby
dealt in the factional crop and in one
fell blow divided the committee and the
party into halves. He disliked awfully
much to be compelled to say it, Mr.
=
he had to tell what he knew about this
Fawcett management even though it
gave him great pain.
II am a friend of Judge Fawcett and
also Of U. S. Johnson" said Mr.. Oby
"I must say l favor Mr.. Johnson He
has pledged himself to neither faction
and he will be impartial in his appoint
ments of committees. Fawcett not a
week ago said that he would support
Johnson and would not be a candidate
and l am surprised to hear his name
mentioned for the craftsmanship. Had
we known that Judge Fawcett was a
candidate we might have withdrawn
Mr. Johnson's name but under the cir
cumstances we will not 40 So"
The ballot resulted: Johnson, 39
Fawcett, 29, and Oby was happy. The
election on motion, was made unani-
nous and the poor, old job tired with
waiting for someone to fill it, was at
last filed.
Messrs. Will Oby and Ben Baughman,
the latter from Johnson's old township,
We're appointed committee to escort
the newly elected chairman to the hall.
Mr. Johnson came, thanked the COM
mittee for the honor thrust upon him
thrust is used advisedly-said whole
lot of nice things about the party and its
advance agent, and closed his thor
oughly impromptu effort with referen-
ces to some citizens who differ from
him politically.
The question of nominating land ap-
praisers for the centennial appraise-
ment was then considered. The com
mittee, after much discussion, and sew
eral collisions with township picnics,
decided to have the nominations held
Saturday, September 2 The plan and
manner Of nominating was left with
the committeeman Of each district to
decide.
After candidates Zaiser, Aungst and
Summer had passed the cigars and
given the glad hand to each committee
man the meeting closed without song.