The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-10-08
For Success on National
Sorrow.
REPUBLICAN METHOD
OF Campaign Contrasted With
Dignified Attitude of Demo-
cratic Manasers and
Candidates.
From a Staff Correspondent.


thirty days period of mourning has
not expired, the Republican campaign
committee Is very active. Governor
Nash is not making an open canvass
on the stump, but is appearing oppor-
tunely at various places In the state
to give impetus to his candidacy. The
committee is resting easier than 1t did,
and, rather brazenly, is claiming that
the assassination of President McKin-
ley will aid the Republican ticket this
fall. The claim is made that it will
have tendency to unite the party. An
attache of the Republican committee
in a clerical capacity, said Friday aft
enoon that the headquarters
HAD BEEN GLOOMY,
especially when the case of Governor
Nash was considered, till the terrible
affair at Buffalo. Since then 1t has
been more favorable, he said, and the
committee had greater hopes. The
spectacle of great party basing hopes
on a national sorrow Is one that is
most unfortunate for the institutions
of the country, to put it mildly. 1t is
said that many prominent Republicans
have advised the party managers TO
make a little less exploit of the awful
affair at Buffalo, and little more of
the issues of the campaign. Even the
tomb at Westlawn, in Canton, is serv-
ing as a campaign argument, Chairman
Dick having sent out a limited num-
ber of
PICTURES OF THE VAULT
to various county chairmen in the
state, with the statement that many
people throughout the state desire to
show their adherence to the principles
for which our martyred president
| fought" and adding that ito give the
people of the state an opportunity to
show their allegiance to the memory
of the president the committee is send
ing out a limited supply of these lith-
ograph photographs" 1t is rather q
face of the
DIGNIFIED ATTITUDE
of the Democratic candidates and man
ayers, is likely to rebound with crush
ing force. 3 sle' .,.|.p~.. tr7n
The Democratic campaign is being
conducted in a very quiet way. Chair
man Dougherty has not been at head
quarters continuously, and the work
of the campaign has devolved to d
great extent on Vice Chairman Gillian
who had charge Of Colonel Kilbourne's
preliminary campaign.
Mr.. Gillian said to your correspond
ent Friday evening" that he had heart
very encouraging reports from Starl
county. Numerous gentlemen have
written to him, stating that the cam
paign was being conducted in quiet
dignified manner and that the people
were considering the issues, which h,
took to be
A VERY HOPEFUL SIGN.
The committee has taken cognizanc,
of the work that is being done by tn
Democratic newspapers of Stark coun
ty on the taxation question, and feel
that it cannot be without result.
There will be no speakers sent t
Stark county, and If any speeches ar
made they will be delivered by loca
orators. Colonel Kilbourne will no
go to Stark county during the campaign
and it is unlikely that he will appear /,
the Eighteenth district at all.
At the opening at Bucyrus, Hon
Anthony Howells, of Massillon, Is t
be one of the afternoon speakers. i
the evening none of the candidates vii
; speak The Grating will be done %
Democrats not on the ticket. John {
Welty has accepted the committee
invitation to be one of the evenin
speakers.
Judge ]. III. Mitchell, who has bee
G nominated for the common pleas benc
in New philadelphia, is familiar fig
ure at the state capital, and is promiI
e ent in state Democratic circles. HI
4 nomination has been mentioned :
|, state headquarters as strengthenin
. the ticket in that locality. Judg
Mitchell is brother of DR.. Hugh J
a Mitchell, of Canton, and DR.. Grar
y Mitchell, formerly of Canton, now {
{ Pittsburg.