The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-06-14
POLITICAL
UPHEAvAL
In Republican Ranks Of
Carroll County.
TWO MEETINGS HELD
To Select Delegates 20 the
County conveption--Two
Sets Of Delegates
Are Selected.

| ~SeS W SSsO9seSe
Are Selected.
Special to News Democrat.
Carrollton, June 13.--Never in the
history of this county since she was
carved piecemeal out OF Stark, Tusca-
rawas, Columbiana, Jefferson and Har-
rison, has there been such political up
heavals in the Republican ranks as at
present. Carroll is credited with hav-
ing more politicians to the square inch
than any county in the state. They
imbibe 1t from the cradle up to man.
hood, and do not lose their grip on
things political until the last death
test has been applied. This was evi-
denced at meeting held to select dele
gates to the county convention in Car
rollton.
Chairman Whitcraft called the people
together to select these delegates at a
mass convention. Some Of the fellows
Of an opposite faction tried to pack
the convention and choose delegates Of
their own ilk. The Rutan crowd was
very much in evidence, however, and
they succeeded in
ELECTING ITS SLATE,
amidst the howls and yells Of the oppo-
sition. When this was done, Chairman
Whitcraft declared the meeting ad-
journed and he and his followers left
the hall.
This was the opportunity of the op-
position. No sooner had the other fell
lows vacated than General Z. r. Eek
ley, who is past ninety years Of age,
was elected chairman of the new mass
meeting, and Attorney w. l.. Handley
was made secretary. Judge John H.
Trip, who Is more than four score and
five years old, made fiery speech or
two denOuncing the action of the other
crowd. He claimed that he had made
motion to amend the manner of elect
ing delegates in the first convention,
but that in opposition to all the rules
of Hoyle and Tom Reed, his amend
ment was ignored. The new conven-
tion then proceeded to elect
NEW SET OF DELEGATES.
They were all supplied with regularly
signed credentials and will fight for
admission to the county convention.
The other fellows will have credentials
signed by the county chairman and the
secretary of the other meeting, and it
will depend upon who has the domina-
tion of the credentials committee as
to which crowd will be recognized
when the credentials are presented. In
Republican politics in Carroll 1t is el-
ways a question of power. The fellows
who have the whip hand take every
thing in sight.
With these internal dissentions
within the party, together with the
troubles between Stark and Carroll
and Harrison and Carroll, it looks as
though the Democrats would carry the
county for nearly all the principal Of
fees, and there is every indication that
Democratic representative will be
elected in the Harrison Carroll district.
There is no hope Of defeating Henry
w. Harter for judge Of the common
pleas court. The Republicans here re-
alize that II every Republican in the
county should lie down and die, or live
and vote the Democratic ticket, Har-
ters election would be compassed Just
the same. But there is Stark county
candidate that they are swearing venge-
ance upon. That Is Wilhelm, the can
didate for state senator. II is not that
they have SO great q grievance against
him personally. IT is an opportunity
to
SHOW THEIR POWER