The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-08-29
About the Code
(From a Staff Correspondent,

field and other members of the coin-
mittee stated openly to the committee
members that they could see no way
possible to AVOID taking up the school
code at this session.
In any event the code will have to
be so amended THAT 1t will mt least
provide for the manner of electing
school boards, which has been wholly
overlooked.
Representative r. A. Pollock, of
Stark county, one OF the Republican
leaders, is out in an interview in
which he declares against the Nash
code. He said: 1T is drawn in the
interest Of big city and is entirely
unsuited for smaller cities where no
such clumsy machinery Is needed. In
Canton 1t is figured that the new sys-
TEN will make city government cost
about $4,000 a year more. Alliance
and Massillon are both too small for
boards. believe the federal system
would be much better. With one
man you could fix the responsibility
which you cannot with boards"
At conference held here by Sena-
tor Hanna, Chairman Dick, M. M.
Hissey, Secretary John Malloy and
Secretary of State l.. G. Laylin 1t
was decided to hold the Republican
campaign opening at Canal Dover on
either the last Saturday in September
or the first one in October. The state
executive will ratify this choice. A
boom for governor has been started
for Lieutenant Governor Harry L.
Gordon by his friends.
First Assistant Fire Marshal c. D.
Beardsley has left to investigate a
number of suspected cases of arson in
Canton, Youngstown, Alliance, Akron
and Ravenna. There are two cases to
be looked into in Youngstown.
Columbus, o. Aug. q. - Repre-
sentative Stage, OF Cleveland, set the
pace in the house in The matter of
dress, by taking off his coat at the
Tuesday afternoon session and appear
ing in a white shirt waist. A low
collar and a miniature tie Of dark blue
added to the effect. Mr.. Stage seemed
to be the only man who had stocke d
his trunk with a sufficient assortment
to meet changes in the weathsr. At
any rate none OF the other membe s
had confidence enough in the appsa,-
ance Of their shirts to doff their
coats.
An,er Governor Nash and his select
ed and learned advisers had talk~i
and written on tho municipal cole all
summer. it is rather amusing to note
that McNamee's voluntary relief bill
beat it into the hopper by length.
Representative Crist, of Columbiana
county, one of the safest and most
conservative men of the Republican
side OF the house, has no faith that
the product of the special session viii
meet the appreciation Of the peop'e He
says without reserve that a consitu-
tional amendment is the only III ne
that will effectually cure municipal
ills and ,d;c a: es that any tode that
fits conditions in Cleveland would not
fit conditions in the smaller cities tf
the stale.
One Of the objections noted by s.v-
eral members in considering the code
is the provision to have city solicitors
appointed by mayors. Several OF the
members think they should be elected
by the people.
The clause giving councils the right
to fix their own salaries. is thought
by many members to be dangerous. OF
course II council should fix it's own
salary too high 1t would last buI, one
term, and as 1t can only fix it for the
next succeeding council and not for it.
self, this danger would be obviated.
The present council would fix all sal
aries for incoming councils. The coSe
PA"''"SS ioA - hOhsbAy odiuiy JiLc
of the members think these salaries
should be paid for services performed
say SO much per regular meeting, whe n
a councilman is actually PIE, ,ent
There will be good deal of discus
sion on this point when Vt comes be-
fore the house.
Representative Willis, of Hardin
says IL the members are really anxious
TO learn they will stay right in Col
umbms and attend THE meetings OF the
committee of seventeen. OF course ht
doesn't ask that Demo rats deprive
themselves Of the patriotic duty Of at
tending the Democratic state conven,
tion.