The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-01-24
GOSSIP OF ANTE-ROOM and LOBBY
AT The State CAPITOL BUILDING
Why WllheIm's Little Chairmanship VIII
Come In Handy...Echocs OF the
Slate Making. Other Mention.
BY BER E. WILLIAMSON.
tStaf Correspondent.)

when it comes to the question of redis-
tricting the state several members will
be in favor of switching Columbiana
county around bit, just as a sort of a
reminder to Mr.. Tayler that he should
look before he leaps.
What an alliance the McKinnon and
Foraker forces would make! McKin-
non could bother Dick on the Western
Reserve, Foraker could bother him
most anywhere, Cameron could get in
his work in the eastern Ohio counties,
Price would insure his confusion in
Grosvenor's district, Metzger would
look after Stark for McKinnon and
Pollock for Foraker, and the Hamilton
county Coxites would settle the thing.
With Dick beaten how easy 1t would
be to take up Harry Daugherty and
sweep the platter. And things are
working around that way more rap
IDLY than some people think.
Charlie Foster, who tacks ex-gover-
nor to the front of his name, has a
scheme to redistrict the state that is
all right, so far as population Is con-
cerned, gives the Republicans one more
congressman, which is all the redis-
tricting Is being attempted for, and
throws the counties about as IL they
were mere toys. Or course Stark is
q aftantad IL T., nronoead tn mt CoI,,,,,
biana, Stark and Wayne in one dis
trict, to be known as the fifteenth
Dick Is to be tackled onto Cuyahoga
and two small counties, makin.; three
congressman for that district, and
there is to be a shake-up generally
But 1t has no weight from the fact
that it is Fosters scheme He neither
hurts IL nor hinders it, and it is men
toned here as oneof the many combi-
nations that are being talked of. II
has the merit, however, that it would
probably give Canton the congression-
al convention.
For man who has as much trouble
getting pass as Senator Wilhelm,
the Craftsmanship of the railroads com.
mittee is a piece Of potency that is
doubtless appreciated.
A Mansfield man has a bill to in
crease the term of city solicitor from
two years to four years. Gentlemen
interested in garbage disposal works
will take notice. "a
For young man who showed SEN
ator Patterson around in the Neil
house lobby, and called that Hanna.
leader to account for some statements
about Mr.. Price, Brother Pollock Jared
very well in the committee assign.
ments. His position on the committee
of mines and mining, as it's chairman,
gives him a great prestige with the
mining interests Pollock, aside from
being statesman and a first base
man, has also been a coal digger.
Representative Metzger was compli-
mented when he was placed on the In
surance committee. 1t is an import
ant working committee, and as Mr..
MetZger Is an insurance agent. he
ought to know something about the
needs of this greatly abused profess
sion.
There are so many epileptics in Ohio
who have not been placed in institu-
tions and who cannot be because there
is not room for them, that legislation
along the line of an improved condi-
ton that will take care of these unfor-
tunates must be had. AS chairman of
the committee Mr.. Metzgar has a posi-
tion that is responsible and which will
take the hest thought of himself and
his colleagues
Representative Pollock's prominence
on the mining committee and his
of the labor committee,
makes it appear that the offensive and
defensive alliance has reached more
than the embryonic stage. Mr.. Nc.
Kinnon took exceptional care Of a
young man who strenuously opposed
him.
The finance committee IL the
most important in the lower house
Mr.. Metzgar's services during the
speakership fight called for prom
inent committee, SO he is a member of
that committee. 1t was McKinnon's
way of declaring that he knows his
friends.
1t cannot be denied that, on the face
Of the returns, McKinnon's late op.
ponent, Mr.. Price, asked for less than
was rendered him.
In view of the Importance of the
change of municipal govern!
ment of Akron. which would similarly
affect Youngstown, both Mr.. Buchtel,
Of Akron. and Mr.. Williams, of
Youngstown. were placed on the COM
mittee ON municipal affairs. Mr.. Will