The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-01-17
THREATS NOT
CARRIED OUT
Foraker Got Every Re-
publican Vote.
FIGHTS OVER
| COMING MEASURES
Municipal Code Bill Is Sure to
Create O Stir-.Akron and
Youngstown Inter-
ested.
(From a staff Correspondent


naught ip the general assembly Tues
day, and every Republican vote was
cast for ]. Is. Foraker for United States
senator. On Wednesday the houses
met jointly and ratified this action by
naming him again. The scenes were
not exciting. The whole affair was so
perfunctory as to give 1t little interest,
and the attendance did not make any
body uncomfortable. The oratory was
mediocre, though in the house. Will
lis, of Hardin, made good speech.
and both Roger and Harding in the
senate made notable utterances. All
others made speeches showing much
dinidence, except Representative Cain,
whose original utterances added some
hulnor to the otherwise tame affair.
Cain declared that everybody in Porto
Rico was for Foraker for president,
and that one of the greatest leaders of
the Porto Rican people had so declared
in speech.
MADE A HIT WITH THEM.
Then DR.. Cain added: 81 give you
this for what it Is WORTH" which
brought down the house. Cain gave
notice to the Democrats that two years
hence a Republican majority would
be in the same seats they occupied this
term, and would send Senator Hanna
back for another term. 1t is remarked
by everyone who heard the speeches
that the name of Senator Hanna elicit
ed greater applause than that of For
aker. The Democratic speeches were
not prepared efforts, hence were not up
to the standard of the oratory displayed
by the other side.
Senator Wilhelm and Senator Har-
ris were the only members of either
house who had an opportunity to vote
for Foraker six years ago. Both were
members of the lower house at that
time.
Senator Foraker arrived in the city
Tuesday and went to the Chittenden,
from whence he can be summoned
when he is elected by the joint assem-
bly, Wednesday. He is to be very much
surprised and to find his way to the
chamber of the house and make a
speech. Owing to the nature of the
organization fight, there is much in
terest manifested in what he may say
THE MUNICIPAL CODE.
Incidental inquiry with reference to
proposed bills for municipalities, evil
dences an opposition to the Pugh-Kib-
Ter municipal code, that is to be pre-
scnted at an early date, in somewhat
modified form. It is believed by few
who have given the matter any investi-
CATION, that the bill Will pass. There
is disposition to do as little ripping
as possible. Already there is one state
of affairs that Is to call for bill. but
it is not in the nature OF general
ripper. Akron is dissatisfied with her
form of government, and the citizens
of that city, at public meeting, re.
Gently, appointed committee to sec
what kind of bill could be drafted
to meet the wishes of the people.
Nothing has taken tangible form as
yet, but as Youngstown is affected in
the same way as Akron, more than
local interest is being taken in 1t. In
Youngstown the people voted in favor
of the commission form of government
and it is not believed that the repre-
sentatives here will go behind thar
vote.
AKRON AND YOUNGSTOWN.
Representative Seese, Of Summit, and
Representative Mag. of Mahoning,
talked the matter over. Tuesday. Mr..
Seese said that he would favor nothing
for Akron that would be disastrous to
Youngstown, or that the people Of Ma
honing did not want, but declared that
the representatives of the two cities
might act in harmony on all legisla-