The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-10-11
Cincinnati Man Said to
be q Cand Id ate.
AN IMPORTANT CASE
That interests Business Men
Throughout the State--
Now in Supreme
4. Court.
From a Staff Correspondent.

From a Staff Correspondent.
Columbus, Oct. 10.--Charles w. Bak-
er, of Cincinnati, who is said to be a
Democratic candidate for United States
senator, was in Columbus, Wednesday,
arguing case before the supreme
court. Mr.. Baker has been writing
personal letters to Democratic candi-
dates over the state, being more parti-
cularly interested in Candidates for the
legislature and for state senator. These
letters have indicated that the writer
is taking great interest in the cause
of Democracy this fall, and It has been
claimed that Mr.. Baker, who is very
capable gentleman, is the candidate
of the Mclean people for senator. 9th
ers claim that he is merely acting for
Mr.. Mclean. At any rate
HE is QUITE ACTIVE.
It is known that he has written letters
to the candidates in Columbiana,
Stark, Carroll, Mahoning and other
eastern Ohio counties. What the eff
feet of those letters will be or whether
any of the candidates have signified
their desire to be on more than terms
of mere friendliness is not known, but
since the taxation question has come to
the fore as the important question in
Ohio this fall, the counties of eastern
Ohio are not unlikely to be favorable
to the candidacy of Tom L. Johnson,
IL he should decide to make the race.
An authority on state politics stated,
Wednesday, that Mr.. Baker was prob
ably lining things up somewhat, so as
to be the next Democratic candidate
for governor, If Col. Kilbourne should
be defeated. AS Mr.. Baker has hereto
fore had gubernatorial aspirations, the
theory has
IT'S PLAUSIBLE FEATURES.
The case that brought Mr.. Baker
from Cincinnati at this time, is one
that will interest attorneys and busi-
ness men in all parts of Ohio. It In
wolves question that Is of the great
est interest to people engaged in bus
mess of a nature that they cannot al
ways take the public into their con-
fidence as to their exact standing.
Members of firm were summoned
before notary public for the purpose
of having their depositions taken, and
were told to bring all of their books,
of whatever character, into court. They
had about two cart loads of books bat
! the order was imperative.
THEY REFUSED TO OBEY,
claiming that it was not necessary to
take their depositions, that they were
not likely to die and that they would
be within the jurisdiction of the court
when the case came up in the courts.
This was taken by the notary to be
contempt of his alleged authority in
the premises, and he ordered their
arrest and threw them into jail. A
writ of habeas corpus was issued, but
was not sustained by the court, and
the circuit court held with the lower
court. 1t is claimed that tho ruling
gives a notary public the right to take
deposition at any time, and have the
business man bring his books into
court. Thus notary who wanted to
act in bad faith and had some friends
who wanted to know the exact condi-
tion Of somebody's business, could get
up fake case of some sort and order
a deposition taken, and the books
brought in. They could then proceed
on the information gained. No busi-
ness man would be safe. How the
lower courts came to hold as they did
is not apparent, and the supreme court
has the matter under advisement.