The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-07-19
0VERTURES
FOR PEACE
Being Made BY Star rk to
Carroll Republicans.
WAR STILL RAGING
Gossip About Possible Demo-
cratic Candidates for
State Senator In
CarroIiton.
Staff Correspondence.


Republican politicians are beginning to
get anxious about the political situation
as it exists in the senatorial and judi
cial district. Overtures are being made
to Republicans here for a settlement of
the differences that exist. Neither of
the candidates from Stark county paid
his assessment for primary purposes
to the Republican committee and their
names did not appear on the primary
ballots.
No arrangements have yet been
made, so far as the public knows, for
the judicial and senatorial conventions.
Under the circumstances, there being
but one candidate for each Office, it is
although likely that these conven-
tions will be purely informal; but the
trouble is that Chairman Whitcraft of
the Republican committee, and the
members of the executive committee
show no disposition to meet their
brethren from Stark in convention.
There is said to be lively cores
pondence going on between the chaiy-
men of the two committees that has
so far resulted in nothing satisfactory
TO the Republicans of Stark county 1t
is known that Carroll has great admir-
alton for Foraker, and it is being urged
that If Wilhelm is defeated
1T MAY JEOPARDIZE
the chances of Joseph Benson.s return
to the United States senate. This will
hold quite lot of them in linc and the
ultra Foraker fellows are talking COM
promise on Wilhelm. but there are 9TH
ers who claim their personal grievances
are such that they cannot swallow all
the indignities that have been heaped
upon them.
There is less talk on the judgeship
than on the senatorship. The temper
ance element is against Wilhelm and
will vote for Rev. J. f. Shepherd, pastor
of the Presbyterian church at this place,
who has been nominated by the Prohi-
bitionists for state senator. He has
always been Democrat, ii is said, diff
fcring from his party only inasmuch as
he has been an opponent of the saloon.
There Is a great deal of talk of the
Democrats endorsing him for senator,
and II they do he will carry Carroll
county and carry Il big. He is a minis
ter of rare ability. He Is popular with
all denominations and has never been
an offensive partisan. 1t is not known
what kind of campaign he would con-
duct, but IL he should accept it is thought
he would go into the fight heart and
soul
The Hon. Thomas Hays is also spok-
en- of as possible candidate. He is an
attorney of considerable prominence,
a man of high character aud held an
important Office in the general land Of
flee at Washington during Cleveland's
last administration. Should he be
nominated he would make an aggres-
sive campaign.
Junius c. Ferrall, one of the most
activs Democrats In the county, is also
mentioned for senator. He has the
distinction of having defeated Judge
Holder and Squire Thomas G. Donald
son for probate judge, making an excel
lent official. He would not. however,
be as acceptable TO the
ULTRA TEMPERANCE ELEMENT
as would Shepherd or Hays, it is said.
as his ideas arc very much more liberal
in this respect
The Republican executive committee
has not made its levy upon the candi.
dates for fall campaign purposes When
1t does it is expected that the Stark
county fellows will be assessed pretty
4. AL ito,a M
sessmout was beyond the limit and they
paid nothing At the election these
candidates cannot afford to be so In
dependent. II they do not pay their
election assessment their names will
not go upon the ticket and the result
will be that about $500 ballots will go
into the boxes without their names up
on them. This would mean certain de-
feat for Wilhelm and possible defeat for
Henry w. Harter. 1t is thought that
the strenuous efforts that are being
made looking toward peace will be at
least partially successful with the COM
mittee, but any arrangements 1t may
make will not be binding upon indivi-
dual Republicans, who. by the hundreds
declare that thoy will not support any
one from Stark county.
The Stark county follows arc urging
that II the Carroll county fellows bolt
that they will be ignored hereafter
These suggestions are in tho
~ FORM OF THREATS.
though an open rupture is trying to be
avoided. The Carroll county fellows
say that unless they show Their power
they can never expect anything. 1t Is
asserted that one reason why Stark has
been SO bitter towards Carroll is be-
cause Of the overthrow OF Representa-
tive Thomas some years ago, v'her
Williams was nominated against thu
protest OF the political bosses. You
Uncle 6iiRS IL alleged to have gone bach
On bis Carroll county frishds and h'
w6Nt over body and broechss to th'
4 ~ M n W owa county, The Thorn