The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-07-25
WITH NO VARIATION
Wednesday Afternoon an d
Evenine--The Resolutions
as Adopted by the'
Conve ntion.
BY j. T. X EN- NJ EDY,
(Staff CorrespOndcnt.D

the nominating speeches Wednesday
afternoon, Chairman X. W. Tayler de.
clared that the voting would begin
and he announced the first ballot at
3:4O. Columbana county was called.
l. r. Cameron, chairman OF that dee
cation, in a monotonous lone. an
nounced 80 for Speaker A for Phelps
Judge James b. Kennedy announced
that Mahon'ng gave SO Tor Kennedy,
and George II. Clark, in a voice which
was more distinct than any Of the
others, said, stark county gives GA
votes fer Smith. AZ for Grant and Il
for Phelps.
One ballot after another was taken.
For an hour the same result was an
nounced. After "a ballots had been
made, the Hon. John p. Jones. who
has been restored TO party favor, and
who is hand in hand with julius Whit
ing in the fight for Smith, moved to
adjourn. When .hc vote was taken
the delegates nearly all voted aye. bat
the crowd yelled no" so loudly that
the chair declared the motion lost.
BALIOTING CONTINUED.
The balloting was resumed and the
same old totals, Speaker 80, Keunsdy
SO Smith 64 Grant Al and Phelps %"
was droned out. Occasionally Con-
p gresham Tayler would inject remark
that would excite laughter, and at one
time Cameron announced that Column
hiana had 1N3 votes. The Speaker
men thought he had announced 1O3 for
their man. and pandemcnium broke
loose, but after order had been re-
stored came the announcement "ot
which Speaker gets 80 and Phelps A."
This was followed by long drawn
"ohs."
Still the voting continued. "A ballot
minute was being taken. the chair
man never leaving his feet. The man
ayers OF the several candidates were
getting restless. Som hing had to be
done to break the moEOtony. John p.
Jones strobe down and began talking
TO Cameron. George Clark joined the
conCe ecce and Judge Ke-n-ty was
called into CGnSultat on.
Again Jones's voice reverberatel
through the smoke-laden air OF the
SnventiOn hall, very much as it had
addressed Speaker Mason in the anti
Hanna legislature four years ago:
Mr.. Speaker, | move YOU we do low
adjourn till o'clock p. M"
SESSION ADJOURNED
"No, no." yelled the crowd and the
chair was in doubt. A call of the
counties resulted in Columbana cast
ing 103 votes for adjournment, Stark
1872 and Mahonins 80. The convention
then adjourned until I o'clock afaer GS
ballots had been taken without a single
variation in the result.
Just as soon as the convention DIS
solved the work of manipulation began.
The leaders got together and there
were caucuses of all delegations. AL
the delegates were not called in. the
ones who submit to being voted with
out protest being disregarded in the
conferences. All sorts of rumors were
in the ar 1t was said that PhelDss
delegates would go TO Grant, and when
this rumor began to be spread about,
some of the Alliance fellows began 10
grlove over their political W ongs and
declared that they never would go to
n Massiln or Canton man, as the
w-st end hal always st down on heir
candidates.
Upon the adoption of the resolu-
tions. Judge Johnston, of Mahonlng. |
who in time past has been turnsd
down when an aspirant for congress
in this district. made a speech. The
nominating speeches were all ap-
plauded wildly by adherents of the
various candidates.
The resolut ons adopted were as fol-
lows:
The RESOLUTIONS.
The committee on resolutions pre-
sented the following report, which was
adopted
The Republicans OF the Eighteenth |
Ohio district, in representative con-
vontion assembled, reaffirm the prln-
cDles declared in the National Repub-
lican convention of 1900, in the city OF
Philadelphia; and the principles de- !
clared in the platform adopted by the
Republicans of Ohio in the Cleveland
convention Of 1902. and the Alliance
congressional convention of May 6,
1902.
We cordially endorse the admins
tratiOn of President Roosevelt. who
has given evidence OF his earnest and
devoted desire to carry out the rrin-
cples OF the Republican party as enun-
ciated In she national platforms and
az administered by his predecessor
(whose untirely death We deeply de-
pore)