Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-03
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iseu a piace on the ueXt City BOARD
Of Equalization.
USED HIS PATRONAGE.
Their are four candidates In the field
for Circuit Judge and the supporters
Of two Of them have compiled material
of an interesting nature, which. IL
reliable. reflects seriously on the cam
paign Of another, says the Plain Deal
or.
The charge Is made that County Au-
ditor Craig has appointed men on the
list of his appraisers ana assessors
on the consideration that they vote In
the Judicial convention next Saturday
for the nomination Of Louis Winch for
Circuit Judge. Craig has been the man.
ager Of Winch's campaign ana he and
his friends are doing all they can In
| Cuynhoga county to nominate their
candidate. The vote of this county
| In the convention is flfty-nine, while
there are sixty-four appraisers be-
sides personal property assessors
numbering many more who are given
lucrative positions by appointment
flom the county Auditor, Mr.. Craig.
a comparison of the list of the dele.
gates to the judicial convention with
that of the assistant district apprais-
ers and ward assessors appointed by
the Auditor dlscloscs the fact that at
many places the lists are identical.
The Auditor, 1t is said, has given posi-
tions to delegates for political pur-
poses, presumably, it is thought, in the
interest of the Judicial candidate
whose campaign he has been manag.
| ing.
The supporters Of some Of Winch's
opposing candidates claim to have
proof to show that several of these
delegates and appraisers have been
|
compelled to pledge their votes for
Winch, In consideration Of their ap,
lpointment- The Auditor has been very
careful not to let the complete list of
appointments 60 out from, his office.
It is therefore impossible to tell how
many votes In the convention may
have been Influenced by this alleged
scheme. As the appointment Of rela-
tives, so it is claimed, had also been
used FOR the same purpose, the num-
ber of votes affected is placed at TWEEN.
Ity-hve.
| II Winch is nominated and elected
some of thee andidates CLAIM, that ous-
ter proceedings under the Garfield law
may be brought to test the validity Of
his election.
1t was said yesterday that either
Norton or Winch would drop out OF
the race when the convention assem-
bled The friends lof Judge Marvin
nre worried over the fact that they
were hoodwinked by Richard L. Pal.
mer Of the Judicial committee into
basing the apportionment for the con-
yention on the vote for Judge Hale
two years ago. instead or on that for
Nash last fall. If based on the latter
Cuyahoga county would have only 43
votes instead of 80, and her lead over
the outside counties would be greatly
shortened. While 1t is questioned
whether Judge Marvin will have any
strength to speak of in this county, 1t
was soid yesterday that his following
In Medina, Lorain and Summit is hold
Ing together and the prospect Of his
denomination is much brighter than
several days ago. In Cuyahoga county
!, 1t appears to be scramble among
politicians,
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