The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-05-15
LIGHT VOTE N...- !
AT PRIMARIES
Occasioned By an Absence OF
Contests For Offices.
CANDIDATES FOR DELEGATE
Had Few Contests But There Was None
FOR the County Ticket-The.Vote
In Detail In This
I CITY.

In Detail In This
City.
The Stark county Democratic pri
mary election passed off quietly Satur-
day and the vote recorded was light.
This was expected as there were no
contests for the places on the county
ticket and the principal local interest in
the wards and townships was upon the
question of delegates to the state and
congressional conventions, some Of the
candidates taking some pains to make
a campaign for these honors in a
quiet way. The excitement in Can
ton over the circus and other things
also helped to keep the vote down. The
figures show that only about 700 votes
were cast in this place.
The greatest contest in the county
was upon the candidates for circuit
judge. Atlee Pomerene and G. T..
Meyer were both running and the one
who received the largest number of
votes is to name the entire delegation
to the judicial convention. Mr..
Pomerene carried the city by 42e to 210
for Mr.. Meyer.
He received returns from some of the
prominent places in the county Satur-
day night and the returns indicated
that he had won easily.
In Alliance he got all but about 10
out of about 120 votes. In MassilTon Mr..
Meyer came out ahead by 35 Of a
plurality. In Minerva, Mr. Pomerene
had AZ and Meyer 2. In Louisville
Pomerene 1856 and Meyer 30. Beyond
doubt Mr.. Pomerene will be able to
name the Stark county delegation.
This will give him nearly one-third of
enough to nominate at the convention.
Besides this he is assured of the solid
support of Holmes county and 1t is
expected that he will be able to count
on Coshocton also on the first ballot.
There were no contests on the county
ticket at all and for coroner and in
-firmary director there were no names
on the ballots. Some voters wrete in
the names of DR.. Dewitt for coroner
and Henry Klemp for infirmary direc-
tor and unless some outside precincts
voted for someone else, in large num-
bers, these gentlemen will be nominat-
ed.
The ticket in that case will be as fol-
lows:
mmissioner-Michael Miller. OF
Osnaburg.
Coroner-Dr. J. r. Dewitt, of Can
ton.
Recorder. August Borrower. OF
Canton.
Infirmary director-Henry Klemp, OF
Canton.
For state delegates there were very
few contests in the county. In Can
ton there were but two contests fol
this honor. In the First ward DR.. L. d
Blanchard defeated John e. Monnot, by
10 votes and will go to the state con.
vention as the choice of the First ward
Democrats, to represent their notions
as to platform and candidates for the
Democracy of Ohio. In the Fourth and
Fifth wards John T.'Hays and Council
man Keller Huff were the candidates
the two wards being entitled to one
delegate. Mr.. HUFF won in both ward:
and was chosen as the delegate.
For congressional delegate there were
several to elect in each ward and the
issue as to candidates could not be sc
easily confined as where the voters ha6
a choice of but two. Many combina'
tions counted. The contests in all the
wards were conducted on fair basis
and in manner as becomes Democrats
The vote as far as reported in the
county and for the city complete wa:
as follows:
FIRST WARD.
Circuit judge-Pomerene, ia; Meyer
IS.
Recorder-Bernower, 1856.
Commissioner-Miller, 1856.
State delegate-L. d. Blanchard, 10S
John e. Monnot, 9s; Blanchard''
plurality, 10.
Congressional delegates--O. c. Brown
129, G. b. Cock 1875; Herman Mertz 1870
p. L. Manley, 1853; Charles Seeman. Jos
The last six were elected.
SECOND WARD.
Circuit judge-Pomerene, 1909: Meyer
20.
Recorder, Borrower, 14S.
ommissioner-Miller, 14S.
Coroner-DeWitt, %.
Infirmary director-Klemp, 46.
State delegate-Henry G.. Shaub, 14S
Congressional delegates-Frank Ad
rian, 102: s. Brumbaugh, "a; j. A
Dillon, 102; Peter Obringer, 9S; Free
Pfendler, 100; j. A. Rice, TO- A. w
Stump, LOG. All elected but Rice.
THIRD WARD.
Circuit judge-Pomerene 67 Meyer
IA.
Recorder-Bernower, So.
ommissioner--Miller, So.
Infirmary director-Klemp, 65.
Coroner-DeWitt, 65.
State delegate-Frank Kissler, ,S5.
Congressional delegates-Casper Fal
la, A; John w. Phillip, 40; Johi
Rohrer, "a; John Schlafiey, 56; William
Widder, 40. All elected but Falla.
FOURTH WARD.
Circuit judge-Pomerene, 46; Meyer
is.
Recorder-Bernower, 90.
Commissioner-Miller, So.
Coroner-DeWitt, 23.
Infirmary director-Klemp, 25.
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