The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-01-21
GOSSIP -ROOMANDLOBBY
ABOUT The STATECAPITOL BUILDING
School LegisIstion-.-Mr. Price and Mr..
McKinnon Are Now on Excellent Terms
...Sociai and Personal Mention.
BY BER e. WILLIAMSON.
istnG Correspondentl

satisfied with the ScnOOl sybtem oL tic
state and it is proposed to reform the
school laws. Every citizen OF Ohio
knows that much could be done to i'm
prove existing laws. The schools
now have practically no head and
while there is state school commits
sioner he is nothing more than finan-
cial agent.
Representative Cain has bill in the
course of preparation that will occa-
sion much discussion. 1t Is proposed
in Mr. Gains bill to establish the plan
in vogue in Indiana, in several in
stances. One provision will be for
county superintendents and township
superintendent. 1t is proposed to
place all the schools on the same ba-
sis. A state superintendent, acting
through the county superintendents,
could equalize matters all along the
line and .,ake the schools uniform.
The county superintendent would have
higher rank than city superinten-
dent.
The matter of maintaining the
schools is also to be considered. 1t Ii
proposed that the funds shall be Sc
cured by a county tax. This is pro-
posed because of the alleged unfair
system now in operation. In some
townships the railroad taxation is
alone sufficient to maintain the
schools and the township trustees have
very little to levy in the way OF school
tax. In other townships it is neces.
sary for the trustees to levy. to the
limit of the law, having no foreign cor.
porations to help them ont. Mr.. Gains
bill would provide that The money bt
paid into the county treasury and pre-
rated to the various townships.
Representative Price, of Athens, /.
conceded to be the real floor leader
on the Republican side. lie is rec
oenized as great friend OF Speaker
McKinnon, who was his successful on
ponent in the organization tight. Nc
Kinnon is showing more independence
every day and Price is frequently eeeI
in conversation with him. 1t will no
be long until the whole state will b,
made to know and understand tina
McKinnon is on the most frieEdl.
terms with those who lately opposet
him.
Speaking of the manner in which tn
Stark county men.be,s acted during
the contest, Mr.. Price said to your cor
respondent that they had done the fai
} thing from the outset. Neither Is
factionalist, and neither was for fac
ton candidate 1.-THE condition tha
drove Pollock to my support drov
Metzgar to support McKinnon,' SAT-
Mr.. Price. Neither being faction
alist, each chose candidate on per
sonal grounds. While they divided o.
the organization fight, both acted hon
orably and fairly. / esteem ther
both as friends and useful member
of the house."
The organization that has bee
formed to unite the Democratic part
J in Ohio. has taken good start, b,
is somewhat divided already on tn
} question of the secretaryship. Som
} want one man and some want an
, other II is evident that the secretar
1 will have great deal Of influence, an
+ it is therefore important that he be
1 well-balanced individual. Some fac
tionalists also feel that he ought to /
0 from their particular faction. whic
: indicates that the spirit of getting tC
gether has not had time to work quit
as extensively as 1t should. Col w. 4
Taylor has been suggested But som
say he favors Mclean. Others ha,
mentioned Judge Ditty. of Columbu
but he has had factional connection
A humorist somewhere In the stat
l. hae suggested DR.. Gillian, late seer,
n tary of the executive committee. B,
Il the matter will doubtless be settle
: amicably. The committee. II II hs
!, any factional leaning at all, is ft
: Johnson. the brainy and energet
a mayor of Cleveland.
r
d The Cleveland delegation has |,
of bills to dump in at the first Of
6 portunity, but they have not yet con
, pleted the big tax bill that will pr
cipitate the fight on the floor durir
: the session.
Representatives Metzgar and Pollot
8 look for several hundred irate either
: down here from New Baltimore. du
ing the fight for the passage of th'
n centralized school district.
a
A Eastern Ohio was not largely repr
g |sented at the meeting of the Dem,
crata, at which asparmanent organic
ri ton was formed.