The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-05-29
CONVENTION
IN SESSION.
PrOhibitiOnists of the State
Selecting a Ticket.
JOHN DANNER MADE CHAIRMAN
OF the Eighteenth Distrlct-Personnel Of
The Delegation From This Dis
trict-Columbus News
Budget.
Special to News Democrat.

Special to News-Democrat.
Columbus, May 25.-In the neighbor-
hood of 200 delegates are in attendance
at the state Prohibition convention,
which opened in this city yesterday af-
ternoon, and will close this evening.
With few exceptions every district is
| represented, although the delegates
from the outlying portions Of the state
are not as numerous as those from the
districts more centrally located. What
the convention lacks numerically 1t
makes up in zeal and enthusiasm.
The name, Of Ex-Mayor Charles F..
Bough, Of East Liverpool, was promi-
nently mentioned yesterday in connec-
ton with the nomination for secretary
Of state-the head Of the ticket-but
Mr.. Bough declared positively he would
not accept the honor. He said his name
had been before the public politically
enough this year and that his choice
for the position was Rev. j. Knox Mont
gomery, Of Xenia. Mr.. Bough stated
that prior to his arrival in Columbus
he had no intimation that he was to be
put forward as candidate for the nom
ination Of secretary of state.
However, Mr.. Bough was not destin-
ed to get off without some honor. He
was named as the candidate for con-
gress from the Eighteenth district
The personnel of the delegation from
the Eighteenth district follows: Stark
county-John Danner. Canton, and j.
M. McClarran. Massillon.
Columbiana county-Chas. F. Bough,
East Liverpool; Rev. C. L. Stanley and
j. r. Stratton, Salem.
Mahoning county,. D. Milligan, of
Youngstown.
Columbiana is entitled to IA delegates,
Stark 6 and Mahoning s. John Danner
was made chairman of the Eighteenth
district and the delegation organized
with the following result: Vice-presi-
dent, c. L. Stanley, Columbiana coun-
ty; committee on credentials, J. w.
McClarran, Stark county; committee
on permanent organization, j. d. Milli-
gan, Mahoning county; committee on
rules and order of business, j. r. STRAIT
ton, Columbiana county; committee on
resolutions and platform, c. f. Bough,
Columbiana county; presidential cleo
tor, Richard Brown, Mahoning county;
delegates to national convention, Jos.
X. Russell, Massillon, j. d. Milligan,
Mahoning county, Rev. w. F. McCau-
ley, Salem; member of Congress, Chas.
F. Bough, Columbiana county; mem
ber of state central committee, John
Danner of Stark county. J. r. Strait
ton Of Columbiana county. was appoin-
ted secretary Of the delegation.
Columbiana county, on the basis Of
the vote cast at the state election last
fall, is the banner Prohibition county Of
the state. and in consequence of this
is distinctively in evidence at the gath
ering. 1t is unnecessary to state that
the county can have almost any recog-
milton 1t desires.
Z The Eighteenth district cast nearly
1 900 votes for the head Of the Prohibi-
tion ticket last fall and 1t takes front
rank among the districts of the state.
John Danner Of Canton never misses
attending convention Of his party
be 1t state or national. He Is member
of the national committee and Is as i'm
as rock In his advocacy of
the cause of his party.
Mr.. Danner declined to serve as a del
egate to the national convention, stat
ing that he would be there anyway In
his capacity as committeeman.
The principal address last evening
was delivered by oliver w. Stewart OF
Illinois, the national chairman.
The convention vigorously denounced
the army canteen. j. r. Stratton, a
delegate from Columbiana county, win
be the guest Of his brother-in-law, Ly-
man Bundy, Of his city. while here.
Robert H. Day, of Masslllon, who was
appointed by the supreme court several
weeks ago as commissioner to take tes- |
timony and report the same in the case
Of Ohio against Mt Hope college, was
sworn in yesterday by the clerk Of the |
supreme court and he will proceed to
carry out his duties at once.
Attorney General Sheets will take ped
ositions In the case in Columbiana |
county on May 80 and June 1 and Q.
c. H. Lewis, of Leetonia, was in the |
city today. GEO. T. BLAKE.