The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-06-27
Mahonlng Republicans
See Their Folly.
ARE UP AGAINST IT
They That Ask Equity Must
do Equity" Says q Stark
County Republican
Politician.

The Mahoning county Republican
politicians are more than little wor-
ried over the congressional situation.
Their action in making the assessment
so high as to keep out all other can
didates and then declare the primaries
off. has led to a howl all over the dis
trict and has antagonized leaders in
both Columbiana and Stark county.
Speaking of Mshoring county's claim
that she was entitled to name the nom
inee in equity, Canton attorney said
Tuesday evening: They that ask
equity must do equity That is well
established principlo Mahoning ut
terly disregarded the rights Of the
other counties to fair field and clap
ped on what Phelps calls the gag law.
How can anyone UP there GO into the
convention and talk about her rights?"
The Youngstown Vindicator has the
following relative to the situation up
there:
"The congressional situation, insofar
as Mahoning county is concerned, has
settled DIVA TO certainty for James
Kennedy, and general as well as local
interest is shifted to Columbiana and
Stark counties.
AT a meeting of the county execu-
tive committee. held in the probate
court rooms, Monday afternoon. Chair
man George e. Rose and Treasurer
Frank b. Medbury reported TO the
committee that Mr.. Kennedy was the
only candidate who had announced
himself and paid his assessment. A
resolution was then adopted directing
the chairman to is;ue to Mr.. Kennedy
certificate of nomination: also cartin-
Gates to SO delegates and an equal num-
her of alternates to be named by Mr..
Kennedy and to constitute Mahoning
cOnnty's representation in the conven-
tion ut Salem, on Saturday. July 49, as
soon as the candidate had announced
his selections.
Whether or not Mr.. Kennedy will
carry the war into Africa, or, In other
words. invade Columbiana and Stark
counties in an effort to SECURE delegates
there, has not yet been announced. It
Is known; however, that several of his
friends have been urging him to do
so. while others are opposed TO such
action. One of the former declared it
rs his opinion that the proper thing to
do was fight. 4 never got anything in,
politics, law Or religion without fight
ing for it, he declared, and the stu
alton at the present time is such that
believe 1t Is the proper thing to do.
It's all right to rely on the promises
of this, that. and the other fellow, but
In all my political experience have
yet to see such prizes as we are now
contending for passed around on sill
yer platter II
The situation in Stark county wor-
ries local leaders morn than anything
else at the present time.
STARK is by far the largest county
in the district and on this basis claims
the right to name the. candidate more
often than Columbiana and Mahoning.
Stark has not had congressman
since the time of Mckinley. something
like dozen years ago, and regard
less of the claims of Mahoning, 1t is
said. the feeling over there is that
It Is time that Stark again had rep
resentative In congress-. In support of
this claim the people there argue that
the greater part of the constituency
Is In Stark county, as well as the
greater property interests and the
greater volume of work for the con-
gresham. Mahoning county, however,
does not concede these claims. Lead
ers here believe that the property in
terests are equal to, II not greater
than those of Stark, and declare that
In all fairness and justice this county
Is entitled to the congressman at least
once each century of years.
1T is stated that there is a scheme
now on foot In Stark county which. II
successfully put through, will cause
weeping and wailing and gnashing of
teeth In the Mahoning county camp.
The committee program in Stark is to
place the names of all the candidates
on the ticket voted at the primaries,
and to allow the one carrying pre-
cinct to name the delegate for that
precinct. It .s claimed. however, that
there is strong and growing senti-
ment that thes county delegation
should not be thus split up and weak
ened for effective wok on behalf OF
the 20 .nty in the convention, and
plans are being discussed by which
the delegation may be made solid for
one man. II this IL accomplished II
will be by agreement among the can.
didatS, however, and not by commit
tee action. the committee having al
ready decided on contests and deci-
sions by precincts In the primaries.
"Mahoning county leaders, familiar
with the situation In Stark. are of the
opinion that the candidates In that
county will be unable to reach any
such agreement and base their pre-.
dictions cf Kennedy's success upon
this belief. One Of these leaders stat
ed today that he believed there wa,
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