The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-06-13
JOHNSON WON.
Charm q ship Of State
Convention.
WILL SOUND KEYNOTE
Vacancy Caused by Death Of
Otto E. Young Occasions
Spirited Fight--Resoiu.
tions To Be Drafted.
GEO. T. BLAKE.
(Staff Correspondent

USUAL SOEEeSpOnueHto
Columbus. June 11.-Mayor Tom l..
Johnson. of Gle, Gland, will sound the
keynote at the Democratic state con-
ventionl He was elected temporary
chairman of the convention by ma
iority of one-third of vote. at the
meeting Of the Democratic state ex-
.ecutive committee in this city, Tues
day afternoon. w. II. Tomlinson, of
layton, was chosen temporary secre-
tary, and w. II. Williams. of Colum-
us. Temporary sergeant-at-arms. AS
stated Tuesday afternoon, the conven-
tion will be held at Sandusky. Sep.
tcmber 2-3.
1t was decided to include in the con-
vention call the nomination for lieu
tenant governor, and a committee was
appointed to institute legal proceed
ings against Secretary Of State Laylin
to compel him to place the name on
the ballot. The apportionmeht of
delegates will be on basis of one
delegate for every 500 votes cast for
Kilbourne in the fall of 1901. Del
egates are to be selected either by
mass convention, primaries, delegate
or mass conventions in accordance
with a resolution adopted at the last
state convention.
A spirited fight took place between
the Johnson and Mclean forces over
the vacancy on the committee caused
by the death of Judge Otto e. Young,
Of Massillon member from the Eigh-
teenth district. Judge Waldo Taylor
of Newark, moved that the vavancy
be filled, but Chairman Frey ruled
that this was out of order, on the
ground that the committee had no
authority to fill such vacancies. Ar
appeal was taken from the decision
of the chair, but it was defeated by o
vote of II to 8. A committee was ap.
pointed to draft resolutions of respect
to the memory OF the deceased mem.
Der. The convention will be com
posed CT 739 delegates, the apportion.
ment for the Eighteenth district being
as follows: Stark, 16 delegates; Ma
honing, 8; Columbiana. 8.
The state board of public works
net in regular monthly session Tues.
day afternoon but did not take up the
matter of the appointment of canal
collector at the Massillon port. 1t is
probable that change will be made
David Atwater. the present incumbent
has filled the position Of collector sat
isfactorily for many years, but his
Office is in such location that boat
men could at times, were they sc
minded, pass through the port with.
out being observed by the collector
and thus evade the payment of toll
The board desires to secure a collector
who will establish headquarters com.
manding full view of the canal
Member johnson, of Akron, VINO has
charge of the northern division of the
Ohio canal has the matter under ad
vsement and will make a report a.
next months meeting, when it is prob
able Mr.. Atwater's successor will bt
appointed. His term expired in May
but he will hold over until his sue
cessor is appointed.
The tenth annual meeting of th'
Wholesale grocers of Ohio was helt
in this city Tuesday. A committe,
was appointed to act with the boart
of directors in an endeavor to per
suade certain manufacturers who ar,
selling their product direct to retail
ers to sell only to the jobbing trade
The next meeting will be held on tn,
second Tuesday in June, 1908 TIL,
executive committee will select tn,
convention city. l.. Hurd, of Alliance
vas appointed to membership on th'
committee on terms and discounts.
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The supreme court has affirmed tn
decision of the Stark county court
In the case of the Farmers bank ct al
against the Diebold Safe and Loci
company. The case will be reported
Tho bank people lost in all the courts