The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-05-30


r. w. Tayler will not be candidate
for reelection in the Eighteenth dis
trict this fall. He made the announce
ment at the caucus Of the delegates
Of the district at the Kennard house
Tuesday afternoon.
He had been elected chairman of
the caucrs by unanimous consent and
while directing the routine business
of the meeting his manner apeared dis
traught-his mind and his heart evil
IDENTIFY, to even the casual observer.
not taken up with the business in
hand When routine matters were
disposed of, Mr. Tayler said:
Gentlemen: There is a mater OF
the utmost Importance to me and of
more than passing Importance at this
juncture to my district that I am i'm
PEELED to bring to your notice and ask
for your consideration at this time.
/ have given the question Of how I
should handle it grave consideration
and debated with myself as to how l
should properly present the decision I
have reached to the many friends
have in the district In looking over
this assemblage of representative Re
publicans from the three counties COM
prising the old Eighteenth, am con-
vinced that The personnel Of this del
egation points the way for me. I,
therefore, desire to say that, after the
most grave consideration / must re-
nounce the nomination you SO kindly
and unitedly gave me to again repre-
sent you in the congress of the United
States, and decline to stand for re-
election to That body next fall. My
duty to my family is such-the oppor-
tunities laid before me are such-that
to continue my congressional career
in the face of the prospects my pro-
fession presents to me would be an in
justice to my own and would be in
excusable upon any reasonable
grounds"
To say that Mr.. Tayler's auditors
were astonished would not be descrip-
tive. The idea that man would de-
liberately renounce practically
unanimous election, in the morning OF
a political career could hardly be
realized.
When the full import of Congress
man Tayler's announcement was real
lied, the politicians began at once to
figure upon who should be the nom
inee to take Mr.. Tayler's place upon
the ticket In the delegation were the
leading politicians from the three
counties constituting the district.
1t is said that Columbiana county
will not insist upon furnishing the
candidate, as she has had the con-
gressman for eight years in the per-
son Mr.. Taylor. .Mahoning county men
Immediately asserted their claims,
urging that not since the time McKin-
ley first entered congress has she been
allowed to name the nominee.
In the Stark delegation were three
or four persons WHO are ambitious to
become national statesmen. They are
Attorney c. c. Bow. Judge Isaac H.
Taylor, Judge ]. P. Fawcett and Treas,
urer T. Harvey Smith. None of these
gentlemen have as yet made formal
announcement, but all arc known to
be in line for the honor, and their
friends are urging their claims.
There is one thing that would
eliminate Mahoning county from the
Aght and practically give the nomina-
ton to Stark county. Should Judge
Norris, of Youngstown, be nominated
for supreme Judge by the state con-
vention, It is thought that Mahoning's
cup would be full and she would not
ask for a place ON the congressional
ticket. The Stark delegation is there
fore for Norris.
Congressman Tayier was nominated
at the convention held at Alliance,
May 9. lie had no opposition. He
has already served almost four full
tefns In congress and has become q
national character. At the time Of his
npminxtion, there was no intlmation
lkat be did rot iHtsnd 70 nRke the