The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-05-24
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STRENGTH
OfCandida ates for Demo-
cratic Nomination.
ORDERED THEM BACK
state Mine Officials Order q
Return to Work--Appiiea-
tion for Pardon for
Salem Man.
Staff Correspondence.

Staff Correspondence
Columbus, May 21.-To-morrow the
Democratic state central committee will
meet at the Great Southern hotel in this
city and fix the time and place for the
Democratic convention. AS the meet
ing will be of great Importance large
attendance OF members is expected.
colonel kflbourne's hackers are bend
ing their energies to have Columbus de-
clared the convention city, believing
this Will best subserve the interests of
their favorite. Colonel Kilbourne
claims lO3 delegates of 1875 chosen by a
number of counties, most of whom are
uninstructed. Zimmerman's strength
of delegates numerically is placed at 20.
There is a whole lot of uncertainty re.
garding the position of Judge Patrick
relative to the race for the nomination
Tor governor. One day it is denied with
emphasis that he will be a candidate
and the next day 1t is declared with
equal positiveness that he will. Uncle
Abe has made several trips to Columbus
lately and has been a party to confer
ences over which there has been much
conjecturing by those on the outside.
Patrick will not discuss his reported
candidacy with the newspapers. The
latest rumor is that he will stand for
the nomination.
This evening the National Congress
of Mothers will open its annual meet
ing in this city. The program will in.
clude addresses by some of the best
speakers in the country, which will
doubtless be pleasing and instructive.
Hon. John N. Hinkle, mayor of CoIum.
bus, in behalf of the city, will make an
address of welcome. Secretary of STATE
l.. c. Laylin is one of the speakers.
The miners at Dillonville, Harrison
county, whostruck Saturday on account
OF the discharge of a driver. were or.
dered to return to work yesterday by the
officials of the State Mine Workers or.
ganization. Five hundred men went
out. The officials will make personal
investigation of the trouble and try 70
settle it.
The state board of pardons will hold
its regular monthly meeting on Thurs
day. and will probably report on the
case of Homer Knowles, of Salem. an
inmate of the Mansfield reformatory.
for whom an application for a pardon
has been placed with the board. The
case was opened at the meeting in
April. but action was deferred for one
month. Prosecutor Brookes, of Colum. |
Diana county. and two Salem persons |
one minister. filed protests against
the granting of a pardon, which may
result in refusal of the application |
III an adverse decision Is rendered, there |
is still chance for Knowles to get his |
liberty, as the attorney general has |
ruled inmates of the reformatory can
be paroled by the board of managers of |
that institution at any time. Prior to
the formulation of this opinion, the
board was under the impression that
paroles could not be legally granted un-
I'll the applicant had served one year.
has only been at the reforma-
tory few months. His application
has strong endorsements, many of them
being from county officials and leadin:
business men of Salem.
The remains of George Hinchliffe,
who died from the effects of an overdose
OF morphine, taken by direction of Il
physician. have been shipped to Lisbon
the former home of the deceased. for
burial. He was prominent member
Of the Odd Fellows order.
Representative Pollock, of Stark
county. was at the state capital yester-
day afternoon. He called on Labor
Commissioner Ratchford. He express.
ed himself as being entirely satisfie.
with the recent primary election In
stark county. He did not call on Su-
perintendent p. A. Baker. of the Anti
Saloon league, while here.
State School Commissioner Bone
brake will deliver an address on AL
educational topic at Mingo Junction
JEFFERSON county, next Tuesday.
Henry Leitner. of Canton, was in
own yesterday