The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-05-03
FOR
SENATOR
Commands the Atte ntion
of Two Leagues.
CIRCULARS SENT OUT
Anti-SaIoon League Sending
Thousands to Stark County
--Liquor League Off
cial Talks,

COLUMBUS, Aprll oU.-Ine ONO state
Liquor league has mailed circulars to
every saloonkeeper in the district urg-
ing that Senator Wilhelm be supported
for denomination. p. j. McCaffrey, of
Columbus, financial secretary of the
league, says that Wilhelm will be re.
nominated sure as fate, and thinks the
anti-saloon opposition will amount to
little. The branch of the liquor league
at Canton, he states, is one of the
strongest in the state, and is doing
some hustling unostentatiously for the
senator. Mr.. McCaffrey declared the
newspapers overestimate the power
of the Anti-Saloon league and give it
too much notoriety. Advices relative
to the senatorial situation in the
Twenty-first district are furnished both
the Liquor and Anti-Saloon leagues
regularly. The Anti-Saloon league
will mail for distribution in Stark
county thousands of copies of a circu-
lar letter attacking the record of Sen,
ator Wilhelm and appealing to the vot'
ers to nominate his opponent, Rev. G..
w. Brown. The letter Is signed by
Thomas M. Hare, superintendent of
the Canton Anti-Saloon district, and
is dated April 49, A copy Is here ap-
pended:
Columbus, O., April 20, 1901.
My Dear Sir: 1t is not the policy of
the Anti-Saloon league to attempt to
dictate the political conduct of it's
friends. but to faithfully and impair
TALLY give them reliable information
as to the record of the candidates for
Office, on the saloon question, leaving 1t
to their consciences to suggest what
their political action shall be. In har-
mony with this established policy we
beg to call your attention to the record
of Senator George w. Wilhelm, of your
district.
Mr.. Wilhelm has been six years in
the general assembly, four years in
the house and two years in the senate.
In addition to being perpetual office
seeker he has always lined up, when
the opportunity was offered, with the
saloon interests. This was practically
true in his attitude toward the Clark
local option bill in the last general
assembly, measure in which he was
not asked to cast a vote against the
saloon but simply to grant to the peo-
pie the right of home rule" on the
saloon question. Mr.. Wilhelm actively
opposed the measure and finally cast
the vote that defeated it..
He is again standing as q candidate
asking the people of the district to
endorse his offensive record. He is
being opposed for the nomination in
Stark county by Mr.. G. w. Brown. a
christian gentleman, veteran OF
the Civil war, and a loyal Republican
who II nominated will be an honor to
the district and friend to all meas.
ures that have for their object the
moral betterment of society. We ap
peal to you to aid, in every honorable
way, the nomination of Mr.. Brown.
Trusting you will see the Importance
of giving this matter your active sup
port, am,
Most cordially.
THOMAS M. HARE,
Superintendent Canton District.
Rev. p. A. Baker, superintendent OF
the Anti-Saloon league, says IL 1t be
comes necessary the league candidates
In Stark and Carroll counties will com
bine their forces to accomplish vii
the organ of the Apti-SalOon league
In its current issue gets after the
Stark County Liquor league. This IL
the blast, headlines and all. 1t gives the
liquor organization.
A Wall of Woe-Borne from the
Liquor League of Stark County, Ohio
iticei Out of the Church!"
The Stark County Liquor league Il
In deep waters. II is terribly alarmed