The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-08-26
MAHON|NG MAKES
SOME OBJECTION
Youngstown Delegates Claim
Their Unions Will Desert
Labor Cause and Follow
Kennedy at the Polls.

labor convention, which met at Al
lance on Saturday, selected Thomas
]. Duffy, national secretary Of Broth
erhood of Operative Potters, to make
the race for congress against James
Kennedy, the Republican nominee
The Democratic congressional conven-
ton, which will be held in few
weeks will undoubtedly endorse the
candidate which the union labor ele-
ment of this district has placed be-
fore the people. Mr.. Duffy is Demo
crat. Mr.. Duffy, Charles Bonsall. OF
Salem, and William Dunlap, Of Mas
sillon, were the only prospective can
didates mentioned by the Democrats
of the district and since Duffy has
been nominated on an independent
ticket, neither Dunlap nor Bonsall
would consent to have his name
brought before the Democratic CON
yention.
The morning session of the conven-
tion ySs devoted to preliminaries and
the real work of the convention did
not begin until late Saturday after
noon.
In the afternoon each delegate to
the convention was asked his opin-
ion regarding the nomination of an
independent candidate for congress
and all but the two or three delegates
from Youngstown were in favor Of
the plan. The Youngstown delega-
ton was of the opinion that no union
labor candidate could win in this dis
trict and furthermore that the union
labor candidate could not hope to get
the votes of the union lG3or element
in Mahoning since all were in favor
of Kennedy.
All of the Canton delegates were
asked to give opinions on the ad-
visibility of nominating a candidate
and all seemed in favor of the plan.
Delegate Witter, from the watch en-
gravers, favored an independent can
didate; Harbrough, Of the same or
ganization, said that the members OF
his union would support a candidate
who was in no way connected with
either of the old line parties. Sam
uel w. Smith, of the Machinists' un-
ion of Canton, and Delegate Runnel,
of Canton, assured the convention
that an independent candidate would
receive the unanimous support of the
union labor element of Canton.
Duffy and Mayor Bell, of Massillon,
made vigorous pleas to the convention
to have the convention agree on re-
ceiving an endorsement for the labor
candidate from either OF the old
parties. Charles Bonsall, of Salem,
made a speech in which he said that
If he was nominated by the conven-
tion he would make no pledges to
either the Democratic or the Republi-
can party. A. e. Long, of Salem, in
a short speech. bitterly assailed the
potters of East Liverpool because
they failed to send representatives to
the convention.
This speech brought Duffy to his
feet and he defended the potters,
whom he said were not in favor Of
being lead by politicians. Long re-
taliated and called the potters of East
Liverpool ward heelers and Duffy,
jumping to his feet, demanded an
apology. Order was restored and
harmony prevailed in a short time.
At $3.50 o'clock, after the convention
had decided to nominate a candidate
by vote of 81 to IL. committee ON
resolutions was named. This commit
tee was composed of Charles Bonsall.
Of Salem; T. ]. Duffy, of East Liver
pool. and Mayor Bell, of Massillon.
The resolutions drafted by the COM
mittee contained the following pro-
visions:
THE PLATFORM.
That the candidate of this conyen-
lion is hereby requested to pledge, In
the event Of his election, his earnest,
positive and faithful efforts looking
10 their adoption and full enactment
into statute law by the congress of the
United States:
First, Direct legislation known as
he initiative and referendum.
Second. Public ownership of all
lubiic utilities and ultimately a CO.
'terative system OF both production
~ distribution.
0hlrd. The land. including all nat
~ sesonrnAs- To be the heritage nf