The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-08-16
Of the Republican Cam
paign.in the State.
A STATE CONFERENCE.
OF Charities and Corrections
- to Be Held in the
City OF Lima In
October.
From a Special Correspondent.

Columbus, Aug. Alt has been de-
finitely settled that the Republican
campaign win open in this state lat
ter part of September. At the confer
enoe of Senator Foraker. General Dick
and Governor Nash in this city yester-
day this was virtually agreed upon.
Two dates were suggested for the open
ing, September 21 and 20. Senator For
aker favored selecting Delaware for the
initial meeting, and as neither Nash
nor Dick has any special preference 1t
is exceedingly probable the town will
be so honored. The speaking will be
confined exclusively to Senators For
aker and Hanna and Governor Nash.
although later in the campaign orators
with national reputation will be invit-
ed to enter the state. A meeting Of
the Republican executive committee
will be held in a few days to decide
finally on the opening of the campaign,
and it Is not to be doubted that the
work of the members will comport
with the wishes of the leaders. Sena-
tor Foraker left last night for Bethesda,
Belmont, where he Is booked to make
an address to-day at a gathering of
soldiers. He stated that he expected to
TAKE A FEW FALLS
out Of "Pitchfork" Tillman. the erratic
South Carolina statesman, for his in
discreet speech in Wisconsin recently
in which he upheld negro lynchings and
other acts of like intolerance. The
senator seemed to suffer from ennui.
He expressed himself as being satis-
fed with the political situation in Ohio.
The 18th annual Ohio state confer
ence of charities and correction, which
will meet at Lima, October 8, 9 and 10,
will be of importance to every COM
munity In the state. County visitors,
children's home, infirmary and state
institution officials, township trustees
and workers in associated charities
are members of this conference and
should attend
The conference will discuss fully the
legislation to be asked for of the next
general assembly. A request will be
made for
ADDITIONAL PROVISION
VHe luodut uOW III 50
that all this class will be under state.
care by June, 1903; separate provision
for criminal insane and insane con-
victs; the transfer of adult idiots now
in county infirmaries to the custodial
department of the institution for feeb-
le-minded; increased accommodations
are being provided at this institution,
portion of which will be available
early next year; the appointment Of
state agents to look after boys and girls
discharged from juvenile reformator-
les; better facilities for finding homes
for children now in county homes; the
organization of Juvenile courts. in the
larger cities after the Chicago plan.
Other
REFORM MEASURES
will be discussed and their adoption
recommended, but the chief purpose u
the conference will be to show to the
legislature the urgent necessity to car
ry out the suggestions embodied in the
foregoing. The state board of chari-
ties Is pushing the movement favoring
these reforms and is deslrous of in
teresting every community In the state
in the object of attaining this end.
Special railroad rates will be made for
the conference. The board solicits sug-
gestions on reform topics of the char
acter described.
WI Ting Fang, the brilliant Chinese
diplomat at Washington, has been in
vited to make an address at the Ohio
exposition. He was a great admirer
of General Grant, and 1t is hoped he
will accept. Popular sentiment is with
the state board of agriculture in it's
effort to secure the services of the
oriental statesman, and the latter
would doubtless get fine reception II
he came. II he accepts program will
he arran ged and the q A r. invited