The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-06-28
Convention Called to Order on Schedule Time and
Gets Down to Business at Once.
N|PPER7 IS NAMED FOR SECOND. PLACE
Each Other
Game--Late Dispatches Say That These Men Have the
Convention Fully Under control--The Eighteenth
District Hs Whiting Presided.

News-Den,ocrat Leased Wire Service
Columbus, June 25.-The Republican
state convention cpcned Tuesday morn.
ing on schedule time and adopted the
platform as outlined Monday.
Hanna, after taking the chair, called
for the reports on the organization Of
the various districts and the reports on
membership Of the different commit.
tees.
After the usual preliminaries the
name Of Governor Nash was placed be.
fore the convention and he was renoni.
mated by a suspension Of the rules.
After the nomination of Nash, Carl
Nippert, Of Cincinnati, was nominated
for lieutenant governor also through a
suspension Of the rules. Before Nip.
pert's rame was presented by Hoff.
heimer, there were loud calls for caId-
well, but Chairman Hanna recognized
no one until Hoffheimer arose.
At the opening Of the convention
Hanna spoke favorabIy Of Foraker and
Foraker returned the compliment. At
1880 Hanna and Foraker appear to have
complete control Of the convention.
The first contest came in the noniina-
tions for supreme judge. The names Of
Judge James Price, Of Lima, and w. 3.
Grew (sate cand;date) and Thaddus
MinshaII for denomination were pre-.
sented. Price won on the second sal.
iot
Attorney General Sheets was renom.
mated by reclamation.
Congressman TsyIer offered resoIu.
tion Of sympathy to Secretary Hay.
Adopted.
Emerson won on first ballot for su.
preme court clerk.
!. 3. Cameron was re-nominated by
reclamation for state treasurer.
Columbus, June 25-On the nomina-
tion for supreme judge Stark county
bolted the slate and gave Free Is votes.
Columbiana gave him 16 and Mahoning
b. IL WuS lulD 'Itl EiNt MIN tue
nomination. 1t is evident that there
are some insurgents in the Stark
county delegation, but every thing is so
thoroughly on the cut-and-drieI order
for other Offices that they had no chance
TO display their feelings till the nomina-
ton for supreme judge was reached.
Columbus, June 25.-Perfect unan-
unity characterized the caucus Of the
Eighteenth district delegates Monday
afternoon Neither was there any dis
cord in the county caucuses. It was
harmony with big II. Tie honors
were handed out with utmost impair
tiality. AS has been stated the caucus
meetings were held in the Office of
Treasurer of State, l. B. Cameron.
On motion of Congressman r. W.
Tayler, Colonel W. H. Morgan, Of AL
lance, a member of Governor Nash's
staff, was named as chairman Of the
district caucus. ]. Howard Edwards,
Of Mahoning county, was elected Sec
Yetary. The meeting was of brief dur
alton. In the selection of yice-pres-
ident and members of the various COM
nittees two representatives were
chosen from each Of
THE THREE COUNTIES.
The selection was as follows:
Vice president-M. A. Atkinson,
Mahoning county.
Member of committee on credentials
Hon. George w. wilhelm, Stark coun-
ty.
Member of committee on resolutions
Hon. r. w. Tayler. Columbiana coun-
".
Z Member of committee on rules and
order of business-Hon. A. w. Jones,
Nahoning county.
Member of state central committee
y. v. Sharp, Columbiana county.
y Member of committee on permanent
erganization-S. A. Conrad, Stark
county.
The preliminar. caucus Of the Stark
county delegation was presided over by
JULIUS WHITING, Jr.,
of Canton. Charles o. Silver, of Al
Nance. acted as secretary. The follow
NJ delegates were present:
J. d. Kagy, Thomas w. Casselman,
Julius Whiting, Jr.. U. S. Johnston,
u w. Stimmel, j. II. Robertson, Will
1Iam J. Oby, M. A. Fisher, Geo. r.
PreHse. James ]. Grant, Col. w. II.
wOsgan, Charles o. Silver, Col w. w.
King, w. r., Kicks, Hon. s. A. Conrad,
80. Leeper, r. F. Pollock, Hon. Geo.
W Wilhelm. w. A. Leonard, William
Hlnley, Gray Raney, DR.. w. D. Davis,
Il G. Wise, 8. s, Newhouse.
IS H. N. Chamberlain, of East Palestine.
gns made chairman. and l.. T. Brush,
{ East iLfyAspQol, SECRETARY, OF the
<h1nrdblana county delegation. The
= call developed that there were
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