The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-05-22
1HR FIGHT
GROWING WARMER,
Postoffice Appointment At Mas
sillon Causing Anxiety.
DO NOT WANT VOTE TAKEN
The Candidates Say That Report is with.
out Foundation-Gun Club Meets
Heavy TfahHc-Massiilon
Special to News Democrat.

Special to News Democrat.
Massillon, May 19.-Thet fight for the
postoffice is growing warmer every day
and word from Washington is anxiously
awaited. A report that the matter Of
deciding who should be the next post
master was to be left to a vote Of the
citizens is said by the candidates them
selves to be without foundation. They
certainly do not want the matter dis
posed of in that way. The loyal Tayler
organ is worrying itself sick for fear
the debonnaire little representative will
unduly exercise his mentality in solv-
ing the awful question of who shall pre-
side at the Massillon stamp counter.
1t Is indeed a stupendous proposition
for the Lisbon statesman to tackle, but
It is believed he would dispose of 1t
without suffering nervous exhaustion II
1t were not for the additional strain
put upon him by his local guardian Of
North Erie street. It's "The king can
do no wrong" with Roberts local god
mother, who wants no wrong done the
king. If "Bobs' boldly appoints his
choice it is feared the other fellows
will get mad and say mean things about
him. They might even be tempted to
slap him on the wrist. This would be
awful. Think of Robert, the Mormon
annihilator, with three stalwart Massil-
Ion men mad at him at one time. It's
horrible and no wonder his Erie street
guardian is becoming hysterical and
calls for a special election at which the
people may do the selecting, thereby re-
lieving Bobs of the embarrassing and
laborious task. No one outside Of the
particular Erie street protectorate
knows anything about special elec-
tion and no one cares snap. All the
candidates are good men and good Re-
publicans. Any one of them will be ac-
ceptable to the people Of Massillon.
Then, after all, this election business
is reflection on the man who braved
the mighty Mormon in his den and laid
him out with one oratorical blow. Mr..
Tayler is probably equal to the occa-
sion IL he steers clear Of the whims Of
his solicitous chaperone. The candi-
dates think so, and they are fellows
who are doing most of the thinking
with one exception-on this postmaster
matter. Not candidate has asked for
an election. They are willing to leave
the job to Representative Tayler and
to him alone. OF course they are not
afraid of an election, although some
of the candidates may withdraw be-
fore they go before the people for the
office. But up to date there is no dan
ger of an election. Bobs will in all
probability make his choice and take
his bumps. He has had few and
should be used to them by this time.
Special election or not, Massillon is
90 4, h,a, hAf
long. Mr.. Frank Humberger, whose
chances are said to be all high. said to
the News-Democrat representative
Friday evening that he was willing to
leave the matter to the people of Mas
sillon If Mr.. Tayler wanted it that way.
He said he had taken no action in
bringing such a proceeding about, but
If an election We're insisted upon he
wanted all the patrons of the postoffice
to vote, Republicans, Democrats, So
cialists and all. He said, however, that
he had no reason to believe that this
method would be resorted to.
THE GUN CLUB.
Friday afternoon was the time for the
organization Of gun club, or at least
for a discussion of the matter. 1t was
the regular time for the weekly shoot,
but when the time came for the discus
sion there were few Of the prime movers
present to talk the matter over. 1t is
said they were at Canton banging away
at the blue rocks as they were sent out
from the Mauger. So the gun club
question remains in statu quo. When
it was seen that there was no hope OF
organizing, those present enjoyed the
afternoon with 25 bird contest, In
which Reed broke 20, Smith 18, Wolf H.
Murrels 10, Miller 1s. Mills IA, Cooper r.
and Isenhour II.
HEAVY TRAFFIC.
Several men from the engineering de-
partment of the p. F. w. G. c. Ry. ar
rived in the city last night and at six
o'clock this morning began counting
the pedestrians and vehicles crossing
their tracks on the main streets Of this
city. At o'clock this afternoon at the
West Main street crossing over 2,00(
pedestrians and 1900 vehicles had pass.
ed. The engineers are securing this da.
ta for use in the engineers office al
Pittsburg. The work will be carried or
in every city and town along the line
Of the road from Pittsburg to Chicago
They are laso measuring the distance
of buildings from the tracks and getting
other information for use in the engin-
eer's Office.
LOUIS j. BLAKE.