Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-07
FORAKER
Will Not be Fought
By the Ohio Anti Saloon
League,
According to Statement
Of the League S Organ.
Senator Sieber Will Have 0p--
position.
Ohio Electoral College Will Meet
Next Saturday-capital News.
Especial Correspondence.)


Especial Correspondence.)
Columbus, Jan. THE Electoral
College of Ohio will meet in this city
on Saturday of this week. The %
votes of the state will be formally cast
for William Mckinley and Theodore
Roosevelt at 10 o'clock on the morning
of Monday, Jan. IA, at the Office Of
Governor Nash. Then will come the
selection of two messengers, one to
bear the result of the vote to Washing
ton and the other to deliver the returns
in Cincinnati. The messenger to Wash
ington receives mileage ut the rate cf
25 cents and the honor attached to the
position is not inconsiderable. Hon.
Myron L. Herrick OF Cleveland will
be chosen president of the college
anu Charles l.. Lemert, Governor
Nash's executive clerk, will be made
secretary. The Governor will probably
entertain all of the members with a
banquet ut the Columbus Club on Sat
urday evening and the entire college
will attend divine worship on Sunday
morning. After the casting Of the vote
on Monday morning, the college will
be photographed, grouped on the west
porch Of the state house, and pictures
will be presented to President Nc
Kinley, Vice President-elect Roosevelt
and to each member of the college
The returns sent to Washington will
be delivered into the hands of Senator
Frye, president protein of the Senate,
and those forwarded to Cincinnati will
be presented to Judge A. G. Thompson
of the United States court.
1t is probably unprecedented in the
history of the United States that ap-
pointment to federal iudgeship has
been so often refused as has that to
the place on the bench recently created
in the northern district Of Ohio. The
position has been formally rendered to
Judge Arrel Of Youngstown, Judge
Sanders of Cleveland and Judge Doyle
OF Toledo and each has refused to ac-
cept the honor. IL became known here
yesterday that Judge ". A. Lynch of
Canton was also extended an informal
offer Of the judgeshlp by President
Mckinley before the passage of the
law creating the position, Judge
Lynch. whose ability is well known TO
! his friend and neighbor. President Nc
Kinley, after considering the matter
decided that he would be unable to re,
tire from his private practice at this
time and thus was obliged to refuse
the tender of what had always been his
ambition. If there Is any truth in the
report that the judgeship has now been
offered to Judge Baldwin OF Canton
It Is pretty good evidence that the
President. in his effort to secure a man
big enough for the place. is disregard
ing in this Instance partsanship an6
party chickering's, Judge Baldwin OF
the floor of the last Republican stat,
convention, did all in his power t.
bring about the selection Of Howard
NIannington as candidate for the sec
retaryship of state and he openly de
nounced the methods OF Chairman
Charles Dick In things political. Judge
Lynch, moreover, is Gold Democra
Judge Ii. y. Buckland OF Fremont ant
Attorney General oohn NJ. Sheets o
!, Ottawa are among the prominent can
didates for the honor and the selec
! ton will probably be made early thi
, week.
The current issue of the organ of tn
Anti-Saloon League Of the state an
nounces positively that the orgeniza