The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-09-07


suit that Stark county Democrats are
not represented in county Office by
even so much as an overworked and
underpaid janitorship. But that is
another story.
IKIRTS SECOND RUN.
When the Republican convention
met in 1892, Thomas Morgan. IN old
line Republican and prominent Alli-
ance manufacturer, was nominated.
Democratic prospects were not bright
at that time and when the Democrats
met little later, the nomination was
not sought. The Democrats of the dis
trict wanted John H. Clark, of Youngs-
town, and he was nominated in the con-
vention, but positively declined to be
candidate. The nomination went
begging for while. Anybody might
have had 1t. Even "Crazy Horse"
could have been nominated. A very
bitter contest ensued, however, con-
cerning the control of patronage in the
district, and not particularly concern
ing the candidate. The convention
wrangled without any conclusion be-
ing reached, until nearly the time for
The Stark county delegates were
tired and wanted to end the struggle.
They proposed to the Columbiana dele
cation that II they would unite upon
any candidate, Stark would give him
votes enough to nominate him. Col
umbiana followed by announcing its
vote" and kindred objections, the claim
vote for Ikirt amid cries Of poll the
vote" and kindred objections, the claim
bt ing made that it was not, as a matter
of fact, the vote Of Columbiana county.
In the midst Of the confusion which fol-
lowed the chairman Of the Stark county
delegation announced the ballot of
Stark county giving Ikirt sufficient
votes to nominate him by majority Of
one. This vote was challenged but the
! chair ruled that Ikirt was nominated
and closed the struggle. 1t has since
been contended, and with a great show
of plausibility, that as a matter CT fact
the votes announced only showed the
! face Of the returns and not the actual
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nominated. This Is referred to in this
passing way, to accentuate the sub
sequent history Of the campaign. DR..
| Ikirt selected DR.. J. V. Lewis. of ALI
ance, as his campaign manager, and the
campaign was most ably conducted un-
der his supervision. Some of the
cleverest politicians in the district also
allied themselves with the Ikirt forces
and the work soon began to tell. The
campaign was not conducted from the
housetops and the Republicans, who
had paid little or no attention to Ikirt,
deeming him beaten at the outset
worse than he was when q candidate
before, were taken Off their guard. No
campaign in the district has been con-
Quoted more cleverly, and when the Re-
publicans finally became alarmed 1t
was too late. A general landslide had
aided Ikirt materially and the result
in the district was as follows:
lklrt.. .EAoVV
| Morgan. .l,3o5
1kirtS plu......... l,2ll
| So it may be readily seen that the
Eighteenth district is a peculiar insti-
tuition, and If man who, it is claimed,
was never really nominated, can be
elected, what is to be hoped for man
upon whom united Democracy is
thoroughly united?
MR.. RAFFS CAMPAIGN.
Robert w. Tayler first got boosted in
to prominence by coterie of Republic
cans in Canton. They went after Mr..
Morgan and they landed him. securing
the nomination for Tayler. The DEM
ocrats met and nominated Mr.. Edward
S. Raff. of Canton. One Jacob Coxey
had gained more or less desirable re-
nown by leading a crowd of direlects to
Washington, and he came out for con-
gress also. There were found S,912 de-
luded citizens in the district to support
him-honestly be it understood, but
still deluded-and the result was that
the plurality for Mr.. Tayler was much
larger than was compatible with either
the occasion or the candidate. Mr.. Raff
made clean, manly campaign, and at
tracted to himself the solid support of
the consecutive element of the party In
the district. The Coxey vote was too
much to permit Democratic success and
the vote in the district resulted:
Tayler. .ZO,SO3
| Kan. Recommending
| CoXey............ o,Slz
Taylers plurality, 9,752
Tayler's majority, 1t will be seen,
was.only $40.
THE SHERWOOD CAMPAIGN
Mr.. Tayler had, as an opponent, In
1896, General /. r. Sherwood. In an
ordinary year no man in the district
would have made a stronger run than
General Sherwood. He had organized
labor endorsements besides his own
personal worth and sterling Democracy.
| Il,,t NJ McKiplaU WAS running for