The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-09-13
Democrats Have q Good
Chance to Win.
THE MAN NOMINATED
Is Popular at Home and viii
Make q Hard Fight--Pro-
hibition Alliance
Ignored.

The senatorial convention at Car
rollton Monday afternoon was an en-
thusiastic gathering of the Democratic
clans Of the two counties. There
seemed to be general feeling among
the delegates and the Democrats gener-
ally that there was a good chance for
the right Democrat to win at the No
vember election.
The committee had number Of
names under consideration, and there
seemed to be no lack of good timber
from which to select. Ex-Commis-
sioner James Murray, of Brown town
ship, was among the eligible ones.
Louis Hall, prominent merchant of
Carrollton, was also considered. At
torney William Maffett was urged by
some of the local leaders as the man
for the place. There was
SOME HESITATION
upon the part of the committee as to
who should be chosen, but the selec-
tion Of Will ]. Hays was finally made.
He is young man of rare attain
ments, of the highest character, and
his popularity was shown at the last
spring election when he was nominated
and elected justice Of the peace in Car
rollton over the Republican candidate
in spite of the fact that in the town
there are three Republicans to one
Democrat.
When the committee brought him
forward Chairman Louis N. Ley made
a brief speech, stating that it was the
purpose of the members of the conven-
tion and the Democrats of Stark county
to work for his election. Mr.. Ley S
remarks were quite timely. The candi-
date thanked Mr.. Ley and made short
speech to the convention. He said:
II do not think the chances for elec-
tion are impossible. For my part, !
feel that as far as / have Investigated
the case that the
CHANCES ARE GOOD.
/ want to say to you here that am a
Democrat, and esteem it great honor
to accept this nomination at your
hands. shall do all that can to car
ry the Democratic banner to victory.
The importance of this falls election
should be realized by all. There is a
United States senator at stake. 1t is
our duty to see that a Democrat is
elected to succeed Joseph B. Foraker.
Il accept this nomination at your
hands with the understanding that the
Democrats of Stark and Carroll counties
do all that they can to aid in my elec-
tion, and l promise that shall do all
in my power to bring about this end.'
Archibald McGregor, Sr., made some
timely remarks when he introduced the
resolutions that the committee had pre-
pared. The resolutions declared in
favor of equaliZing the burdens of
taxation, reiterated the allegiance Of
the Democratic party to the principles
of the declaration of independence and
the constitution, denounced the forma-
tion Of trusts, the catering to English
methods of finance, and
ENDORSED THE PLATFORM
and candidates of the Columbus con-
vention. 1t was declared that the gov
ernment was an agent Of the people to
secure them the blessings of liberty and
hol up CIhb6. VIII
liam Jennings Bryan was not forgotten
by the assemblage. In the resolutions
it was declared that the present unset
tied conditions due to the conflict be-
tween labor and the trusts emphasize
the wisdom and foresight of that able
man and statesman, and that at the
recent demonstration Of labor at Kan
sas City he uttered a profound truth
and timely warning when he said: III
laboring men would do proper duty on
election day they would right the evils
that beset them"
After the business of the convention
was over, there were calls for John T..
Hays, the Irish orator from Canton.
John T. was in his happiest mood. He
had not uttered three sentences until
the audience applauded, and there was
round after round Of applause from
the beginning to the end. The speaker
wished that he could scrape up rela-
tionship between himself and the nom
inee Of the convention. He said that
this was impossible, as he,.had
~ BUT TWO RELATIVES
in this country. One of them had been
hung for horse stealing In Kansas and
the other was himself. His speech was
full of humor and good hard sense and
1t was appreciated by all who heard
him.
1t developed after the convention
had adjourned that friends of Rev. j.
F. Shepherd, the Prohibition nominee
for senator, had made overtures to the
delegates TO have him indorsed by the
convention.
He is pastor Of the Presbyterian
church at Carrollton and seems to be
anxious to break into politics. Neither
the crowd from Canton nor the dele
gates from Carroll county took much
stock in this mixed political scheme,
and the committee on nominations gave
the endorsement scheme no considera-