The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-10-05
WANT DAVIS
AND ALTGELD,
Eighteenth District Democrats
Want Some Big Guns
TO STUMP THE DISTRICT.

Republicans Are Also Securing the Cream
of the speakers of the State -Adlai
E. stevenson's Ohio Itinerary
Columbus News.
From a Staff Correspondent.
Columbus, Oct. 2.-The Democratic
speakers bureau is fairly flooded with
applications for speakers from eastern
Ohio. Columbiana county Democrats
have sent in request for Ex-Governor
John p. Altgeld and Webster Davis.
Both men are unavailable. Mr.. Davis ha 5
not yet been assigned to this state by
the national committee and nearly all
of Altgeld's dates in this state are fill
ed.
Hon. John c. Welty, Of Canton, will
address Democratic meeting at New
Philadelphia on the afternoon Of the
18th. State Labor Commissioner M. d.
Ratchford left Monday on ten days
speaking tour in Illinois.
Hon. I. B. Cameron, through the Re-
publican state bureau, has secured the
services Of Governor Nash and Hon. j..
K. Richards, solicitor general in the
department of justice at Washington,
for a political meeting to be held at
Wellsville, the evening Of October 20.
Solicitor General Richards is an ex-at-
torney general of Ohio, and his home
is at Ironton, this state. Mr.. Cameron
extended an invitation to Senator Fora :
ker to deliver an address in Columbi-
ana county, and was informed by wire
by the latter, Monday, that much as he
regretted 1t he would be unable to speak
in the county, as his time will all be
taken UP during the rest Of the cam
paign by prior engagements.
Mayor Sam Jones, of Toledo, will fill
date at Niles the afternoon of October
20, and will also speak at Salem in the
evening.
STEvENSON'S ITINERARY.
Hon. Adlai Stevenson, Democratic
candidate for vice president, will make
no rear platform orations in Ohio.
His itinerary in this state is as fol-
lows: Greenville, Darke county, Octo-
ber (afternoon) Springfield, October
(evening); Ashland, October 6 (after-
noon); Wooster, October 6 (evening),
Millersburg, October 8 (afternoon); Co.
shocton, october s (evening). General
Isaac R. Sherwood will be present and
take part in the speaking at the Ash
land meeting. Stevenson's trip through
this state is at the instance Of the ma
tional committee and special attention
will be given to the meetings he Is to
address by the state committee.
w. s. Potts. editor Of the Lisbon Pa
triot, was a caller at Democratic head
quarters Monday. He told the officials
that he was sanguine over the outlook
in his part Of the state.
HULL HARD AT WORK.
r. M. Hull, deputy factory and build
ing inspector of the district Of which
Stark county is an integral part. ar
rived in Columbus last evening, and to-
day. in company with Chief Inspector
j. w. Knaub and ten other deputies,
left for Indianapolis 10 attend the Ma
tional Association of Shop Inspectors,
which meets in that city, October 30
inclusive.
He also spent some time in East
Palestine and Columbiana, Columbiana
county, the fore part of last week. He
has had a number Of emergency calls
recently, necessitating his presence in
various parts of the district.
THAT TEMPERANCE TRAIN.
The Prohibition special will arrive IN
Columbus today and tonight a mass
meeting at which the national candi-
dates Of the party will speak will be
held here. Rev. Knox Montgomery, who
heads the Prohibition ticket In Ohio. will
accompany the special over a consider
able portion Of the state. Rev. Mont
gomery is billed for speeches as fol-
lows: East Liverpool, October 12;
Steubenville, October 13, and Bellaire.
October 15. AS has been detailed before
the Prohibition special will make stops
at Canton and East Liverpool.
Henry Smith, native Of Hanoverton.
Columbiana county, but who has not
been a resident of that village for ten
years. was Columbus visitor yester-
day. Smith is Of an inventive turn and
has had several useful articles patented.
From here he went to Cincinnati, where
he expects to dispose Of the patent
rights on an article he recently invented.
Smith is now residing at New Phila-
delphia. He was in South Africa when
the Boer wsr started but after a stay
Of several months he returned to this
country.
PECULIAR CASE.
DR.. 8. w. Hemphill, ,of Irondale.
against whom charges have been made,
is appearing before the state medical
board Of registration this afternoon to
show cause why his license should not
be revoked. The doctor is represented
by his attorney, Charles Boyd, Of
Welisville. The defense will be that the
charges are without foundation. The
case has attracted no little attention in
the southeastern part Of the state.
r. Y. Dayis and wife and r. n. Lind :
say. OF Canton. were in the city yester-
day. Frank shalIenberger. Of AassiIlon,
GEORGE 2. BLAKE.