The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-06-26
NEW DISTRICT
MAY BE FORMED.
Said That a Canton Lawyer Is
Greatly Interested.
STARK AND SUMMIT COUNTIES
Talked of For the New Congressional
District Republican League
Delegates News From
Columbus.

From Staff Correspondent.
Columbus, June 25.-The delegates
who will represent the Ohio State Re-
publican league at the national conven-
ton to be held at st. Paul, Mimi, on
the 18th, 18th and 10th of July have been
selected and announced by H. v. Spiel
man, secretary Of the league.
Representative Samuel Buell., Of Sa-
lem, Columbiana county, is honored by
being made one of the alternates-at-
large.
Those chosen from the Eighteenth dis
trict are: Delegates-J j. Fetzer, CO.
lumbiana, Columbiana county; Hon. A.
w. Jones, Youngstown; Hon. John p.
Jones, North Lawrence, Stark county;
John Ruhlman, Youngstown. Alter
nates-Ed. I. Snyder, Columbiana, Co
lumbiana county; E. A. Bowman, Lis
bon, Columbiana county; John Weaver,
Columbiana, Columbiana county; c. w.
Ream, Canton.
State Senator Frank B. Archer, of Bel
mont county, Is a. delegate from the
Sixteenth district, and Hon. John L.
Means, of Steubenville, an alternate.
The declaration is made that a plan is
in embryo to make one district out of
Stark and Summit counties when the
reconstruction of the congressional dis
tricts of the state is effected.
The population of both counties, 1t is
held, is sufficient to justify such action,
hut tbara 10 q ma raptly n 1,lterior rno-
tive prompting the proposition. Sum-
nit and the counties of Portage, Ashta-
fbula, Geauga and Trumbull constitutes
the Nineteenth district. 1t Is said that
Mr.. julius Whiting, Of Canton, strongly
favors the change. He Is also accused
of harboring a desire to represent the
proposed new district in congress. The
project was discussed in its various
phases at the Philadelphia convention
but whether or not 1t will assume tam
gible proportions Is for the future to
determine. The removal Of Stark coun-
ty from the present Eighteenth district
and the substitution of one or two coun-
ties Of lesser population would work a
material change in the natural course
of events, in so far as the domination
of the district by Columbiana would re-
main where it is If the county willed
that way instead of passing to Stark or
some other county.
The supreme court will adjourn the
latter part of the week until October.
Before adjournment decisions will p"ob-
ably be made in the Centennial, Stand
ard Oil and Tobacco Trust cases. Sew
eral of the judges will remain here dur
ing the vacation in case of an emer-
gency.
The state board of health has accepted
the decision of Attorney General Sheets
that the Comings' ice law which does
not bear the signature of the president
of the senate is imperative.
The measure gave boards of health
jurisdiction over the cutting of Ice.
Robert II. Day. of Massillon, pros
ecutor Of Stark, was in Columbus Satur-
day.
The guards of the penitentiary who
put in about thirteen hours a day are
kicking because of long hours and ask
that the regulation S-hour system in eff
feet at all other state institutions he
used. The board of managers will con-
slider the matter at the next meeting.
If the request for shorter hours is al
lowed more guards will be put on
The Ohio River and Smithfield rail-
way company, of Steubenville, was in
corporated Saturday. The company will
build and operate railway between
Rush Run and Smithfield, Jefferson
county The capital stock is $4,000 and
the incorporators are Ex-Lieutenant
Governor r. G.. Richards, C. p. McFad
den, Justin A. Moore, Jay S. Paisley,
B. ]. C. Armstrong, all Of Steuben-
vile. GEO. T. BLAKE.