The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-05-24
Conference of Friend 9
of Gov. Nash.
A COLUMBUS STORY
Said That Followers Of John r
Mclean May Concentrate
Strength Upon Mr..
Welty.
STAFF Correspondence,

Columbus, May Ex-Governor Nash
and party are expected to arrive home
from California, Saturday. They are
due here Friday, but as stops are to be
made at Salt Lake City and Omaha
their arrival will be delayed one daV
Arrangements are now in progress for
conference of the governors personal
and political friends to consider tho
political situation in Ohio as it per.
tains to the Republican party. 1t i!
stated that the alleged opposition tc
Governor Nash is the chief reason 70,
the conference.
Lewis G. Bernard, who is accredited
the representative Of John r. Mclean
is in the city, and his mission is report
ed to be to confer with Colonel Xii
bourne. AS the story goes, Mclean /,
willing to help Kilbourne il the latter
will reciprocate later on. Mclean and
Kilbourne have never exhibited a
strong preference for each other, and It
is said If the proposed mutual arrange.
ment cannot be framed up Mclean and
his followers will concentrate their
strength on Hon. John C. Welty, OF
Canton, for the nomination for cover.
nor. This is interesting il true, but OF
course verifcation of the story Is i'm
possible to get. When the press at the
state capital mention Weltys name, he
Is invariably referred to as the Canton
millionaire.
Mrs. L. c. Andrigg. OF Canton, who
has shown marked kindness to many
prisoners in the penitentiary, has for.
warded a consignment of flowers u
George Bowman, guard in the hospital
at the institution, for distribution
among the sick inmates. In letter
which she enclosed she asked Mr.. Bow.
man to advise her of the number OF
sick prisoners as she proposed 10 send
more flowers. Mrs. Andrigg resides al
1918 East Eighth street, and has been
an invalid for twelve years. At recent
religious meeting in the big prison
prayers were offered for the recovel!
of her health. Guard Bowmans home
is in Canton.
Three prisoners were given the water
and paddle treatment yesterday, an!
Michael Heeney, sent up for life for the
murder of c. & p. watchman at Cleve.
land, narrowly escaped a similar dose
on account of his loquacious habits
He has been admonished against thii
infraction of the rules and further dis,
regard by him will be followed by pun
ishment.
The knights of Fidelity, of Cincin.
natl, formed by seceders from the
Royal Arch Liquor association, were
incorporated yesterday by Joseph \
Miller, Harry l.. Brockman. d. J. Dal.
ton, d. w. Carter and Fred w. Wagner
The charter states the organization
will be of benevolent character, will
support tine cause OF personal liberty
and will operate as a secret society. II
is the supreme lodge and is empowered
to charter subordinate lodges. Uni.
versal brotherhood is named as one OF
it's objects.
The controversy between Chief Ex-
aminer G. W. Collier. of the state board
of engineers, and the local board )i
Cincinnati which claims the former
body has no jurisdiction over il, ha,
eliminated in Examiner Risley, of Gin.
cinnati, challenging Collier to a mortal
combat. The latter has picked up the
gauntlet and exercising the prerogative
of a challenged party, has chosen
squirt guns as weapons. The prelimi.
hdrleS fOr tne aHalr OF nonOr nave not
yet been chosen. II is rumored Chief
Collier will choose Count De Castel-
lane as his second.
These interpretations have been au.
thorized by the secretary Of state:
The Dollar Savings Bank company
Akron, capital stock $4,000; The San.
dusky County Building and Loan com.
pany Fremont, increase of capita
stock from $500 900 TO $500 900; The X
d. Box & Label company, Cleveland, in.
crease OF capital stock from $4,000 t.
100000; The Palace club of Dayton
Ohio; The Young Mems Christian as
sociation Of Ironton, Ohio; The Knights
of Fidelity, Cincinnati; The Riggs Res.
taurant and Hotel company, Cincinnati
capital stock, $4,000.
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