The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-07-25
,From a STAFF Correspon1entl

,From STAFF Correspondent.l
Columbus. o., July 22.-Governor
Nash has returned from Camp MCl<in-
ley at Newark, where he attended the
encampment of hhe First brigade of
the Ohio National Guard. He re.ter-
ated his recent statement that he
would call the legislature together On
August 25, and intimated that he
would issue the formal call for Hhe
extra session in a few days. On a.
count of the heavy expense involved
he declared that he would not call
special elections to fill the vacancies
caused by the death of three memLe s.
The governor will spend most of
this week in conference with attoc-
neys, the at orney general and MEM
bsrs of the legislature ConCernins The
code hill. 1t s st tel that Represen
ative A c. Cumm'ns, of LOrain Coun-
ty, will introduce the measure. He
was here Monday consulting with the
governor. He thinks that home rule
should predominse in the bill and
that it should be flexible enough 10
suit both large and small cities.
Pred ctions are already being made
that the special session will Last two
months. The notion prevailed gem
orally for a time that the legislature
would be able to accomplish lis work
within two or three weeks but the
most conservative are now Venturing
to asser: that the session WI last not
less than six weeks.
There is a wide difference of opinion
as to how the code should be construct
ed and as ic will take unanimity of
action upon the part o. the majority
to lass one, some idea of the tax
which is before the general assembly
may be formed. The plan which
SKINS to be mes. geleIaly approved
is one giving the citizens full! control
of their municipalities.
The Columbus board of trade is pre-
pairing to iss"e call 10 the boards of
trade in Ohio to take up the matter OF
nun cipal code, and the board of trade
of Canton will soCn get a memorial,
setting forth the conditions and wha.
is anticipated to be the plan favored
by Governor Nash and his advisers.
The Columbus board believes in the
federal plan OF government and will
not hesitate to put its legislative COM
mittee at work along that line when
the legislature meets. AS a prelimi-
nary work the boards of trade of Ohio
are to be enlisted if it is possible. 1t
will be pointed out that the eXpen-e
to small cities, if the board plan is
adopted, will be such as will mill ate
to increase the tax rate, and business
men everywhere are Interested in the
tax rate.
The slogan of the boards of trade
of the state, If they follow in the lead
of the Columbus board will be the
language of Henry Bohl. the chair
man: let us trust the people; they
pay the freight"
Secretary Savage of the mine work
ers' organization stated that as far as
he knew the miners of Ohio are in
hearty accord with the action of the
Indianapolis convention in dealing
with the anthracite coal strike qGe5-
tion. The assessment of ten per cent
on the gross earnings Of the men for
the support of the strikers became
effective on July l6, and the first in
stallment from the Ohio miners will
be collected on the first day OF Au-
gust. approximately 100000 will be
raised each month in this state for
the strikers.
Places will be found fer number
of the strikers In Ohio. Secretary
Savage said that the miners of this
state were In prosperous condition
mt present. They have no local trou-
bles and the organization was never
stronger, While at the indianapolis