The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-04-29
GOSSIP ABOUT THE LoBBIES
AT THE STATE CAPITAL

no man in either of the houses
~ of the legislature is better
posted as to legislative conditions
than Fred Blankner, the transporta-
ton securer and generally handy man
in the lower house. When things are
getting pretty we'll cleaned up he
knows It, and can guess when the leg
islature is going to quit. He said yes
terday that he could not see how the
legislature could get through earlier
than May II. That is one week later
than the resolution that has been
passed in the house calls for. Two
important matters are not settled.
One Is the appropriation bill and the
other is the redistricting bill. So far
as the latter is concerned, vote may
be reached early enough to admit of
an adjournment May ., as the house
resolution contemplates, but the quar-
rel that will result will so delay mat
ters that the appropriations cannot
be finished in time.
Instead of agreeing with the house
on the rodistricting question the SEN
ate has introduced new bill, chang
ing the Dayton district as well as the
Columbus district. This was the
cause of the disagreement in the house
for some time, but Speaker McKinnon
brought his fellows around. In the
senate, however, there are more For
akcr men, and they are particularly
anxious to take care of Foraker's
friend, Col. Bob Nevins. So the house
bill has been amended to include ihat
district and, by taking a Democratic
county out of it throw it in the Repub-
lican column. The house may and 1t
may not agree with this proposition
if the supplemental bill is passed. At
any rate time will be consumed.
But the real fight is on the appro-
priation bill, and A. M. McCarty OF
Canton is to blame for the whole thing
Mr.. McCarty came here on several oc-
casions, and did some very good work
about the state house. He made fell
lows who had been shirking their
duties take them up and attend to
them, and If he had confined his at
tention to that alone, the calamity
that seems unavoidable, another week
of the legislature, might have been
averted. But Mr.. McCarty got to
monkeying with Senator Moore's pet
banking bill, on which the latter had
staked much of his reputation, and
the result was the senator was badly
beaten and his bill was licked be-
yond hope of reconsideration. Since
that time, Moore has been grouchy.
He cuarrels with his best friends. He
shies at any reference to the town of
Since the defeat of his bill-and Mr..
McCarty had something to do with de-
feating it-Senator Moore has object
ed to the Republican as well as DEM
ocratic measures. They have to show
him on every proposition. He is chair
man of the finance committee that
has the appropriation bill in charge
and he delivered an ultimatum the
other evening. He declared that he
was sent here to do the will of the
people of Ohio and he proposed to do
it If it took all summer. The fact
that several other persons have also
been elected to the senate does not
seem to occur to Mr.. Moore. 1t all
depends on him. He doesn't like some
of the items in the appropriation bill,
especially since his own pet measure
was defeated. He would offer an
amendment to the Ten Commandments
if they were offered for adoption by
anybody who voted against his bank
ing bill. His attitude at present ties
up the appropriation bill. 1t will tie
it up for some time il he does not
change his mind, or get over his mad
spell.
has innocently inflicted on the state Of
Ohio another week at least of the gen.
eral assembly, costing thousands OF
dollars directly, and many millions in
directly in litigation to undo in the
courts what will be done during that
week.
There is a bill in the senate that is
attracting some attention. 1t changes
the manner Of appointing city boards
of elections. Its provisions include
Canton and other Stark county cities
The bill as originally drawn provided
for appointment by the secretary OF
state and took the matter out OF the
hands of the mayor. There was some
complaint to this, and one OF those
who wrote in a protest was Mayor
Robertson. The bill has been intro
duced again in substitute form. AM
leaves the appointing power with the
mayor but provides that the commit
tees of the two leading political par