The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-06-24
Mahoning's High Tariff
Is Tomfoolery.
DOG IN THE MANGER
Action VIII Lose Her the Sup
port Of Other Countless
PheIps's Emphat-
ic Kick.

Whatever chance Mahoning county
had for the nomination for congress
has been lost" said Canton politician
Monday. "The fellows up in Mahoning
county have overreached themselves in
their effort to keep other candidates
out of their county. They made the
assessment $3.50 to get on the ticket
for the Republican nomination. 1t is
understood that this does not apply to
heir home candidate. He will not
have to pay more than one-fourth that
amount, but If any one from Stark or
Columbiana wants to be voted for in
Mahoning county, he will have to pay
the limit.
This is very short-sighted policy
on the part of Mahoning county. 1t
would be all right If she had delegates
enough to make the nomination with
out any help from the other counties,
but she hasn't. The fact is that she
has the smallest delegation. There will
be in the Salem convention 324 votes,
and it will require majority Of all,
or 1853, to make the nomination.
This means that Mahoning county
will need to get from Stark or Column
biana county "A votes before she can
nominate her candidate, even if she
does unite on some one man. which
looks yet very doubtful. 1t is not like
ly that when every other candidate has
been sat down on so hard by the Ma
honing county manipulators that any
of them will turn their delegates over
to those fellows up there who have act
ed so selfishly. They have put up the
bars 50 high that no one can get over
them, and the other fellows will be
smart enough TO see that they are kept
up.
IF Mahoning was SO loyal to Jim
Kennedy, why did she fear an open
fight? 1t looks as though they were
afraid that Phelps over at Alliance
would get over the line and capture
delegate or two, and that along the
Columbiana borders they might lose
Others. 1t is the worst piece of pOliti-
cal tomfoolery that I have ever seen.
1t is saying to the other counties, that
they cannot come over there to have a
fair try for delegates, but will be ex-
pected tc corrall some in their own
counties and turn them over to Ma
honing. You watch them do it.
"Mahoning is noted for just such
bmnders. That is one of the reasons
that in the past she never succeeded
I'm getting anything in the district. 1t
destroys all claims of equity that Ma
honing may have. Not a single delet
gate will be under obligations to 90
over to their candidate. They talk of
fair dealing, and demand the nomina-
tion as their right. Yet while they are
insisting on this upon the part of the
other counties, they are attempting one
of the most selfish tricks that was ever
sprung in any party.
Il see that Phelps, of Alliance, has
taken up the matter and published a
letter denouncing the action Of Mahon-
ing Republicans. He showed the mat
ter up in it's true light, and then the
Youngstown papers had no more sense
than to come out and fight Phelps, re-
far nj NJ IN la In,
single delegate in either county goes
over to Kennedy after this action. !
miss my guess"
The letter referred to In the fore
Mr.. Phelps said:
"Our committee threw open the doors
freely and wide to any and all candi-
dates from the other two counties. and
allowed ample time for them to make
canvass Of Stark. We had fondly
hoped that out new policy of low tariff
on candidates and extention of time
for the payment of the duty would be
met with reciprocity in Mahoning, but
instead your committee slapped on a
tariff OF $3.50 and allowed simply time
enough for our ships to reach port.
We should like very much to get in,
hut our boats are now upon the MUIR
muring waters Of the Mahonfng, facing
sign that stands just over the (Castle)
garden wall, on which appear the
words Not by damsite.'
ThA candidates all over the district