The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-06-03
CAPITOL ON FIRE
Small Blaze In Basement Was
Quickly Extingulshsd.- -Gos-
sip Of the Capital In Pol
tiles and State AffairA
Trom a stan Correspondent, !,

present. l.. l.. Rodgers, of Dayton, I
acted as chairman. The platform
adopted at the national convention at
Indianapolis in 1900 was re-affirmcd
and adopted platform. A full
state ticket was nominated as
follows: For secretary. of state, Max
Hayes, of Cleveland; for judge of su-
preme court, George p. Maxwell. of
New Lexington; for dairy and food
commissioner, George F'innefelt, OF
Fremont; for member of state board
of public works, William e. Edwards,
of Portsmouth. 1t will be necessary
for the party to resort to the petition
method in order to get on the state
ballot.
Governor Nash returned home at
midnight from Akron, where he de-
livered the Memorial day address.
Two important matters await his con-
sfderation-Cne being the application
Of the Taylor women for pardon, and
the other is the application Of Govern
or Odell, of New York, for the extra
dition of w. NJ. Hahn, former state in
surance commissioner of Ohio, who
has been indicted for appropriating
funds of the Manhattan Fire Insurance
company, Of which he was director
District Attorney William Travers
Jerome, of New York city. has tele-
graphed Governor Nash to postpone
the hearing for the requisition from
Saturday afternoon until next Wednes-
day. He expects to be present in per-
son and make hard legal fight for the
return of Hahn from Ohio to New
York.
The recently appointed commission
to locate monuments for Ohio troops
at Missionary ridge and Lookout
mountain is scheduled to meet in the
governors office this afternoon and or
ganize. The members were appointed
by Governor Nash several weeks ago
and are Captain r. B. Crawford, Of
Stark county; Major Goodspeed, OF Col
umbus, and "A. w. Adams. OF Wood
county.
o., A dispatch from Mansfield says that
Superintendent Leonard, of the Ohio
reformatory, is undecided whether or
not to accept the position OF superin-
tendent of schools which has been ten
dered him by the board of education,
of Youngstown. 1t is stated that the
reformatory board will make an effort
to persuade him to remain.
The Ohio state conference Of chari-
ties and correction will meet at
Springfield, October ITO. Mrs. c. e.
Kistler, of Warren, is second vice
president of the conference. Ex-Gov-
ernor Asa c. Bushnell is member Of
the executive committee. Sarah E.
ytuh ~
Fouser, of Akron, are members of the
standing committee on associated
charities and humane societies.
Henry M. Garlich is the plaintiff in
error in three cases which will come
up for argument in the supreme court
on Wednesday, June 1S. The Pittsburg
and Western Railway company Is the
defendant in two of the cases and the
Pittsburg, Akron and Youngstown
railroad is the other.
The Mogadorc and Akron rail-
way company, capital, 10000, has
been incorporated by v. A.
Delinol, w. w. Pope, T. Henderson,
Frank e. Ream and w. w. Pope, Jr.
Steam power will be used.
Ohio's capitol building was on fire
for short time last night. Waste
paper was discovered burning in the
basement but the flames were put out
before any serious damage resulted
As the building is of stone it was
not in great danger Of being destroy
ed.
Political writer's at the state capital
are alluding TO Hon. /. B. Cameron
state treasurer, as possible success
sor of Congressman Robert w. Tayler.
The Ohio State Journal, the leading
Republican organ, in giving attention
to the matter, said that Mr.. Cameron
would prove to be strong candidate
should he consent to enter the race for
the congressional nomination from the
Eighteenth district. 1t Is true that Mr.
Cameron has been urged to be a candi-
Gate and there Is some speculation as
to what his ultimate position will be
in this particular. The representa-
tive Of this paper in conversation with
Mr.. Cameron referred to the use of his
name by the papers in connection
with the congressional nomination and
in reply to request for statement he
said that he was not ready to discuss
the matter at that time. Tayler's re-
tirement has been commented upon by
most of the big dailies Of the state.
Senator Hanna is given credit fol
much astuteness at the state capital
The fact that he is still a power II
Ohio politics has been forcibly brought
home to his political enemies. and u
any doubt existed about his potentialit,
they were scattered to the four winds
before the Cleveland convention ad
joruned. Uncle Marcus demonstrated
there that he has not forgotten ths
game of politics. He got everything
he went after at the convention ant
IN doing so added weight and sub
stance to his candidacy for recollection
70 the United States senate IN 1904
His success has also given fresh i'm