The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-09-27
From Democratic Ticket
In Pennsylvania.
HELP fusion PARTY
This Move Was Indicated BY
Late Speeches Made
at Q Notification
Meeting.

man Yerkes, of Bucks county, Demo
cratic nominee for supreme court
| Judge, and A. w. Palm, OF Crawford
county, nominee for state treasurer,
were formally notified Of the nomina.
| ton at the Continental hotel. There
was present a large company of DemS
ocrats from every part OF the state.
Judge Lucien W. Doty, Of Westmore-
land county, made the notification
speech. without specifically commit
ting himself on the fusion question,
Judge Doty said the candidates were
chosen unanimously with the view of
meeting an emergency for which the
independents, too. were preparing.
che speeches of Judge Yerkes and
Palm, in reply, left no doubt that
within 80 days Of the election Mr..
Palm will withdraw in favor OF the
Union party candidate for state treas
urer, e. A. Coray, Jr., and thereby
perfect fusion.
The Democratic executive commit
tee Of nine, of the Democratic party,
held q meeting and went over the po-
| ltical situation In the state and in
Philadelphia, and endorsed Pattison's
position.
The committee appointed by the
late Democratic state convention to
assist In reorganizing the party in
this city was also in session here.
Two sessions were held. The COM
mittee adopted the following resolu-
| ton:
Pattison Asked to Help Prepare Plan.
"That Hon. Robert e. Pattison be
and he is hereby requested to prepare
at the earliest possible date plan
! for the reorganization of the Democ-
racy of the city and county of Phila-
delphia and submit the same for the
consideration and action Of this COM.
mittee."
National Committeeman James M.
Guffey and State Chairman Greasy
put in a busy day yesterday. They
held conferences with many men
pr ointment in the party on fusion, but
ss far as could be learned no. action
was taken yesterday. That fusion
will come about Is universally admit
ted. Before leaving for New York
last night Colonel Guffey said in part:
From many counties there were
faces side by side that had not been
together for years. This is as 1t
should be. We must be solidly unit
ed IL we expect to win. A halt must
be called on the carnival Of corrup-
tion that has been and Is Invading
practically every department of our
state and municipal governments"
Approved Philadelphia Fusion.
In answer to a question he said he
approved the fusion in Philadelphia
with the Union party.
The fusion Democrats who have
left the regular Democratic organiza.
ton of this city held large town
meeting last night at the Academy of
Music and placed In nomination the
came county ticket as that of the
Union party and Municipal league
Resolutions were adopted denouncing
the Democratic organization in this
city for refusing coalition with in.
dependent voters to oppose the regu-
lar Republican ticket. The resolu.
tions also authorize the appointment
tf a committee Of seven to form a
Proper organization under the direc.
tion of the state authorities, to per.
feet plans under the direction Of tina
Democratic state committee, and the
reorganization committee Of the state
convention to form an organization
OF the Democracy In PHILADELPHIA
county that shall be reorganized as
the lawfully constituted COMMITTEES of
the party In this city and county.
A Committee Named.
In pursuance of the resolution
Chairman Henry Flanders named tho
following executive committee. with
authority to perfect the Organization
OF the county Democracy: Robert +.
Pattison, James Gay Gordon, William
e. Eisenbrown, John Taylor, B. Cor.
don Bromley, b. Clinton Rhoades and
p. j. Sensenderfer. This committee
Will meet today and perfect perma.
nent organization.
The meeting last night was called
TO order by Dallas Sanders, who In
troduced Henry Flanders as the chair.
man. Addresses were made by ex.
Governor Pattison. ex-Judge James
Cay Gordon, ex-State Chairman Rob.
ert r. Wright. of Allentown; ex-Dep-
uty Attorney General James A. Stran.