The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-07-01
An Indicator In the Con.
gressional Fight.
Willy MAN|PULATORS
Will Control the Salem Con-
vention, Says Youngstown
Poiitician--An Excuse
Found.

L ne pUDllCdtlOu VI INC st"eo"Sht -"
, the News-Democrat of the rumor that
James J. Grant, of Canton, was the
Hanna candidate for congress In this
district, has led to not little discus
sion. Politicians have been looking
about for the confirmation of the
story and claim to have found 1t in the
fact that the Hon. John p. Jones, OF
North Lawrence, who was the leader
OF the anti-fTanna forces in the legis-
lature four years ago, has announced
that he and all Lawrence township
with him. are for Smith.
None of Hanna's enemies ever es-
cape him, 1t is said, and the mere fact
that Buddy" Jones is for candi-
date would be sufficient for Mark to
go after him.
Jones' statement was published first
in the Massillon Independent some
time ago. At that time it attracted
little attention, as it was not deemed
significant. 1t is also notable fact
that the Foraker element, as it is call
ed, is lining up for Smith, and this
action could not but reach the ears OF
action and retaliation.
A MAHONING HOWL.
Over In Mahoning the politicians
have concluded that there is to be no
conceding of the rights of that coun-
ty by the Stark and Columbiana
schemers. They now think that the
best convention manipulation will win
out at Salem. 1t is asserted that the
other counties were looking for some
excuse to give Mahoning a turn-down.
and found it in the high assessment
and the rules laid down by the COM
mittee up there. The Youngstown
Vindicator says:
"It's about the poorest. and at the
same time the best excuse they can
discover" said local Republican poll
tician, Saturday morning. referring to
the howl from Stark county as to the
action Of the Mahoning county execu-
> tive committee, with reference to the
assessment Of congressional candi-
dates.
Ever since Stark and Columbiana
made the bluff that they were willing
to support for the nomination any Ma
honing county man who could secure
the solid support of his own delega-
tion, they have been casting about for
an excuse to back up on the PROPOSE
ton. The action of the local commit
tee in requiring candidates to deposit
the full amount Of the estimated cost
of the primaries and to permit the
candidates securing the greatest num-
ber of votes to name the entire dele
cation, supplies the excuse they were
looking for to justify a violation of
their pledges.
There are men in both Columbiana
and Stark, however, who are inclined
to play fair In this matter, and / have
not yet lost hope that they will do so.
Present indications are that Mr..
Speaker will go into the convention
with the solid support of Columbiana
county. That means that he will have
1O3 delegates. Mr.. Grant, of Stark
will have about so; Mr. Smith almost
as many, and Mr.. Phelps, the third of
Stark's aspirants, in the neighborhood
of twenty; Mr.. Kennedy is certain OF
eighty nine, first, last and all the time.
Now the whole situation seems to re-
solve itself into a proposition of wire
pulling The candidate who proves
himself to be the cleverest politician
and strategist will win out. Who do
/ think that man will be? Well. that's
different! Let's wait and see."