The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-08-28
THE DEMOCRATS
NAME A. MAN
For Membership on State
Board.
HUGH BLAKELY IS NAMED
As the Candidate In u Convention Com
posed of Delegates From
Stark and Carroll
Counties.

The Democrats Of the Stark Carroll
district met at the Jefferson club hall
at 1O:30 Saturday to place in nomination
a candidate for the state board Of
equalization, a member of which is to
be elected from each of the senatorial
districts of the state. AS no particular
contest was being made for the honor,
the representation was not large. Stark
county had but two delegates present,
Joseph " Lawler, of Carrollton, and
the venerable Frank Clark, of Minerva.
DR.. r. G. Williams, of Alliance, chair
man of the county committee, called the
meeting to order, and Mr.. Frank Fl.
Ewing, of Alliance, was selected as
temporary secretary. DR.. Williams was
made permanent chairman and Mr..
Ewing permanent secretary.
The object of the meeting was stated
by the chairman and nominations cali
ed for. B. F. Reichard, of Alliance,
placed in nomination Hugh Blakely, of
that city, and John T. Hays nominated
Attorney ]. S. Hudson, Of North In
dustry. A ballot resulted in the nominal
| tion of Mr.. Blakely. On motion of John
| T. Hays the nomination was made
unanimous.
The nominee Is a retired business man
of Alliance, well qualified and popular,
a man of mature years and judgment,
well known throughout the district.
| A committee consisting of Frank
Clark, of Carroll county, and Frank
, Kessler, of Stark, was appointed to fill
vacancies on the ticket, should any oc-
cur.
After the business of the convention
had been completed calls were made
for speeches. Joseph V. Lawler, late
! Democratic candidate for state senator,
being called on said in substance:
| Gentlemen: The outlook in Carroll
county is very bright. We are al, in
line for Bryan. Last year We elected
two Democratic officials and this year
we are keeping up the fight. The
heaviest tax payer of Carroll county
a banker, who four years ago voted for
Mckinley, is this year for Bryan. And
I have been informed that this Is true
of the heaviest tax payer OF Brown
township and his three sons. A promin-
,ent farmer of Rose township has
also announced that he and his boys
will vote for Bryan. This is the senti-
ment prevailing all through Carroll
county. Four years of mal-adminis-
tration and domination of trusts are re-
sponsible for these conditions. The
wireless fence posts throughout the
county are monuments to the oppres-
sion of the trusts. The farmers cannot
afford to buy wire at the trust prices.
Carroll will do better than ever this
year and feel assured that Stark will
do likewise
Squire J. H. Reigner dropped in just
in time for the speech making, and re-
sponded when called upon. The sub
stance of his remarks was as follows:
1T see by the Cleveland Leader IA
voice: THAT Is not very good au-
thority] that the trouble at Akron is
blamed on Bryan, who. 1t says, has ar
ranged the masses against the classes.
This is not meant as joke by the
Leader The fact is the situation looks
rather Bryanish, and there is a good
deal of alarm among Republicans To-
cally. The Germans are with us, the
Irish are raising thunder with the Re-
publicans and even the colored people
are coming to us. Money cannot defeat
us. This is New Yorks year to go
Democratic. 1t has been alternating
every four years since 1886, and this is
our year, and as New York goes 50
goes the Union.'"
John Il. Hayes responded to an urgent
call and spoke eloquently. He said he
believed Bryan would be elected. Fe
| mentioned a score of prominent men
who had deserted the Republican ranks
and come to Bryan and said that 90
per cent of the German papers of the
country were with the Democrats this
year. He named Ohio. Indiana, Illi-
nois. New York and Michigan as sure
to go Democratic, and said that he
knew twenty local Republicans who
would vote for Bryan this year.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Hayess re-
marks the convention adjourned.