The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-05-10
Some Newspapers In the
County are Careful.
WADSWORTH SAYS
Alliance Republicans Are Kick
ing--Independent Sees
Nobody Not From
West End.

| had the hardihJCd to mention whether
the ticket is equitably distributed or
not. The Alliance Leader, the Demo-
cratic organ of Alliance discusses the
primaries impa Ssionately and reviews
the situation with clear glass. Editor
Wadsworth in Mondays issue, says:
THE Republican primaries Of Stark
county, Saturday aroused great inter-
est, the various candidates for places
working tooth and nail for the positions
that supply tie ever needful coin.
Packs of hungry Office seekers. gum
shoe campaigners, ward workers and
| those with the votes of the rings In
tho different parts Of the county
up their sleeves were hustlirg as never
before. The East end of the county
was to be devourcd.
The West end political hog.
with the most powerful political ring
in Stark county was bound to devour
every thing in sight aud he did it 10 the
queens taste. Men of the East end arc
no longer desired within the fields pf
Stark county Ecpublicanism except 10
vote for the men placed in nomina-
ton at the Dictates of the ring for the
West end. Year in and year out has
the east been robbed of representation
in the Offices of Stark county. Men of
honor principle and ability have hesn
put forward only to be turned down
and trodden in the dust beneath thu
heel of the Canton and West end ring
sters, and told to vote straight this
year" and promised places in the future
only to be again ridden down rough
shod by these political highwaymen.
Excuses have been that the Fast end
divided its votes at primaries among
too many candidates to win. This year
that excuse viii not go. The East end
placed before the Republican voters of
Stark county the name of Joseph II.
Mcconnell, Alliances city clerk, maB
of good judgment, ability, itrsegrity,
and tower of strength in the East end.
Look at the vote OF his home city only
AZ votes being registered for his Oppo,
nent. The Republicans of Alliance ami
the East end a'e aroused at this politi-
cal robbery, and justly So Mr.. McCon-
nell was looked upon as d sure winner,
and as the East end asked for only ore
place, 1t could not but appear that In
all sense of fairness and honesty, Mr..
Mcconnell should be nominal ed
The hour Cf retribution is surely
here; certainly East end Republicans
will resent this last outrageous act CT
political tyranny and West end log
glshness. Prominent Republicans of
Alliance and the East end are I'D i'm
arms against being held up and robbed
year in and year out and undoubtedly |
the whole Republican county ticket will
be defeated when the ides of November |
rcll around.
Watch Alliance this fall Her vot- |
ers will not stand idly by to see her
best citizens trampled upon and driven
like dumb beast to the ballot box and !
then be compelled to kiss the hand that |
has smitten them hip and thigh in tae |
past"
FROM THE WEST END.
AS If to prove that everything the |
Leader says is founded on fact the Mas |
sillon Independent, the West end Re-
publican organ, jollies Massillon Re-
publicans for knocking all the persim-
mons they wanted. and, In its editorial
reference to the ticket says nothing
about any other portion of the ticket |
save the nominees from Massillon. As
at the primaries, the Independent sees
nothing but the West end. Here IL
what 1t says:
Amy lingering notion that Massilloi |
Republicans are dormant was dispellad
by the vote Mt Saturdays primary cleo
tion. The result was not surprising
and. II goes without saying. Is generally |
satisfactory. The West end of Stari, |
county is creditably represented on the |
ticket, and Masslloh has every reason |
for self congratulation over ]. ]. Wise's
large plurality eor clerk of courts and
the victory of NJ W. Oberlin for county |
auditor. Thee Legislative records of |
Messrs. Wilhelm, Metzgar and Pollock
brought them votes. enough to dcfeat
the good men WHO were their opponents, |
hut as all who yearn for office cannot be |
elected, there will be no Ill feeling on |
that account. Altogether, a splendid |
lot of candidates has been chosen and
the outlook IS most encouraging"
FROM OTHERS.
The Alliance Review contents itself
with few generalities but Is careful |
to say nothing that will stir the hot |
lava pouring from the Alliance political |
volcano. It's reference is simply de- |
claratlon that q primary was held, be.
ing Of some news value to those who |
had not heard Of 1t before, but lettiTg q
no light shine in on the why's and |
wherefores.
The Canton organ lodges details and
Just swallows the whole thing at a |
glllp. Having little acquaintance In
Masslllon. II Is Obliged to take the word |
OF others as TO the character OF the
candidates. II says:
"The ticket placed In nomination by
Stark county Republicans, Saturday, 10 |
strong ono, The men chosen gro |
counted by those who know them best |
specially fitted TO do the work Of tho
ofIices which they seek"