The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-10-19
HELEN GAUGBR
WILL Be HERE.
Famous Woman Orator Will
Come to Canton Next Week.
A COMMITTEE FROM WHEELING
They Came UP From the Nail City to Meet
Roosevelt and Accompany bim
Back-LocaI Political
Mention.

County Chairman Manly announced
Thursday morning that the Stark County
Democratic committee had secured
Helen Gauger of indianapolis, to ad
dress a big Democratic rally at the
tabernacle the night of the 9th.
Helen Gauger is a powerful woman
orator. She has been touring in the
west thus far for this campaign, and
has been addressing remarkable meet
ings. The committee Is gratified at
having secured her for Canton.
She was the speaker in '96, 1t will be
remembered, at whose messing a section
of the gallery at the tabernacle fell.
A reception committee Of Wheeling
Republicans, arrived in the city We'd
nesday evening to escort Roosevelt to
Wheeling, returning with the Rough
Rider to the Nail City on his special,
Thursday morning. The committee
consisted of Postmaster George Wise,
Sheriff H. c. Richards, Attorney w. q.
Caldwell, r. NJ. Archer, Of the Intelli-
gencer; A. b. Smith, of the Wheeling
Daily News; c. w. Henning, clerk of the
circuit court; S. G. Smith, chairman Of
the First congressional district commit
tee, and e. Buchanan.
1--WE expect to carry West Virginia
by 15,000," said Editor Archer, as he
sat in the Barnett after he had eaten a
good supper and won game of bill
liards. THE Democrats claim the state,
but think they are making more of a
fight on state offices than on the national
ticket. Wheeling and Ohio county are
Republlcan-have been ever since 1892"
Roosevelt Is scheduled to arrive at
Wheeling at 1880. He will speak at the
fair grounds, there being no auditoriums
in the city large enough to suit the Re-
publican committee. So Wednesday
evening the members of the reception
committee were praying for rain.
This is more thoroughly campaign
Of education than was the campaign Of
'96, In Stark county. The demand for
campaign literature at the Democratic
| county headquarters Is unprecedented.
Another big bunch Of literature was re-
ceived Wednesday.
I'VE are not doing a lot Of senseless
| boasting, but we are putting everybody
on the right track who isn't too bigoted
to be convinced" said Rhodes I. Greg
ory, yesterday afternoon, as he handed
! out q big bunch Of literature. I'VE are
| doing plenty Of good, hard work, and
the Democracy Is coming out on top in
old Stark county"
At Republican headquarters a force Of
seven young lady clerks has been busy
for a week, mailing campaign stuff.
At Democratic headquarters they
| have been giving away a neat Bryan
button that was received several days
ago. Wednesday, just about the time
school was dismissed, the supply became
exhausted. In a half hours time, fully
so little girls, and four times that many
schoolboys had visited the rooms At
headquarters, begging for Bryan but
tons. They laid siege to headquarters
for half an hour They were told that
the supply of buttons had run out, but
they refused to believe the story.
| "My pap wore a Mckinley button last
time, but he's got Bryan button on
now," said one 12-year-old hopeful.
| The members of the Wheeling recep-
ton committee that came up to meet
Roosevelt, Wednesday night, were sur
prised at the absence of enthusiasm
among the Republicans Of Canton.
isn't anybody at all shouting this
year," asked Postmaster Wise. 1--WE
expected to see people worked up and
some banners and bunting out. Where
Is all the ginger and noise Of the '96
campaign? tell you, old Wheeling can
get up more Republican enthusiasm
than this"
John H. Morris, the Democratic can
didate for congress in this district, was
! advertised as one Of the speakers at q
meeting at Marlboro Wednesday night,
but on account Of the fact that his aged
mother is lying at the point of death
he was unable to be present. Ex-
Mayor e. H. Moore, of Youngstown, was
the principal speaker.
Hon. John G. Welty will be one of the
| speakers at the final Democratic rally
to be held in Canton on the night of the
5th-the eve Of election.
Saturday night Messrs. Rhodes L.
| Gregory and Charles Krichbaum will
address Democratic meeting at Mag
nolia.
Preparations are being made by menu
bers of the Bryan-Stevenson Marching
club for a great celebration in this city
Saturday night, October eth, probably
at the tabernacle. All the clubs over
the country who are members of the
National Association Of Democratic
clubs, will celebrate simultaneously.
The local club expects to secure the
attendance of speakers of national repu-