The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-09-24
GRANTS ELOQUENCE
Moved the Convention to Tears
--He Talked Only Of Me-
kinley--The ResoIu-
tions.

forenoon in the Republican headquart-
ers in Canton. The district Is COM
posed of Columbiana, Carroll and Stark
counties, Columbiana having i03 dele
gates, Carroll 27 and Stark 1872. Rep
resentation was on basis Of each 100
votes cast at the last general election.
Judge p. NJ. Smith, of Wellsv.lle,
was made temporary chairman, and w.
l.. Handley, of Carroll, temporary sec
retary. The delegates Of the several
counties caucussed and when the con-
vention was called to order reported
the following members of committees:
redentials--Robert Ellyson, viii
liam Kirkpatrick, l. II. Taylor.
Resolutions-P. M. Smith. ID. ]. Nor
agon, James J. Grant.
judiciary and vacancies-Ed. A.
King, w. L. Handley, II. d. Weber.
Permanent organization Sherman
Atchison, James A. Lee, Mr.. Storrer.
The committee on credentials re-
ported no contests and all delegations
full.
The committee on permanent organ.
ization reported in favor of making
the temporary officers the permanent
ones, which was done.
James ]. Grant, as chairman of the
committee on resolutions. made the
report, submitting the following:
whereas, We are convened in a
city toward which the heart Of all the
world was turned but yesterday,
whose streets were thronged by those
who brought from all the land their
tribute of sadness and regret that he
whose name Is household word should
have been so cruelty slain; and,
Whereas, This illustrious dead,
whom all men mourn, began his civil
career as an attorney of this judicial
district and delighted to recall, in af-
ter years when in much more exalted
station, his associations and expert.
erces at the bar, nor ever lost a kindly
interest in the profession of his early
n,anhood; and,
"Whereas, His life seems to be an
other sacrifice to the hostilities which
array themselves against the worlds
progress, to whatever serves to disor-
ganize society, to whatever bids def
ance to
LAW AND ORDER,
to whatever prevents the fraternizing
of men, and to whatever hinders the
time when we are to have full fruition
of the hope of the martyred Lincoln,
government Of the people and by the
people and for the people,: therefore,
be IL
Resolved, That we hereby express
our sense of the measureless loss
which has befallen friends, family. and
country, and our intense and deeply
derkened sorrow because our beloved
president fell in the very midst of those
he always loved the most, the common
people, and be 1t further 4.
Resolved, That it Is the sense of
this convention that every citizen
should feel himself quickened to the
end, not only that our administrators
of authority be made safe by laws al
wide-reaching as our domain, and that
every man unfit for enlightened liberty
BE FOREVER EXCLUDED
and our country be known as the asy.
lurn of freedom guaranteed by law
hut also that there should rise In
every heart the consciousness that II
is not enough part or the most OF
the people love their country and Its
institutions instead 1t must be felt
that only In individual loyalty Is the
state secure; and that we will be worthy
to be deemed In fact, as we are now
declared in name, the guardian republic
of all the Americas when obedience tc
law and love OF country, no longer
taught as duty, shall be the privilege
and delight Of every man under the
flag: and be 1t further
Resolved. That these resolutions
be spread upon our journal as q sol
emn memorial of the sentiment OF this
convention.
MI. Grant then rose to his feet and
supported the report in brief but
eloquent speech. There was no parti
san reference either In the resolutions
or In the address. Both wero of tho
martyred president. Mr.. Grants
voice was deep and vibrant with emo
tion as he uttered glowing tribute
to the great dead. The effect was in
tense and the delegates were moved ID
tears. There was q little applause
but 1t was quiet and subdued. Dele