The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-04-15
LEGISLATURE MAY
.PREC|P|TATE FEUD
The Factions Have Organiz: d
Secret Bodies and Dire
Threats Are Made on
Both Sides.

| Bloodshed is feared as the result u
the New Baltimore school fight. Tho
factions for and against the centraliza-
ton of the school district have organ
lied secret bodies and events are drag
| ging the little community north OF
Canton into a state of feud. .F4
The anti-centralists are now in con-
troll and the effort in the state legis-
lature to defeat their plans will be at
tended with bloodshed, if their threats
are carried out. Several prominent
members of the community who are in
| terestcd in the fight, came to Canton
today to begin some legal steps in an
effort to restrain them from resorting
to arms.
BROKE UP IN QBARRELS. /
Meetings of the residents have all
broken up IN quarrels. Women mixed
with the men in fighting, swearing and
threatening. The place is in turmoil
and developments in Columbus are
watched with feyerish anxiety. Sew
eral citizens of New Baltimore were
in Canton today with view to contest
the school board election which occur
red in that village few days ago. The
anti-centrallZing faction won the cleo
tiOn by majority of Ii votes. ,77
Charges of fraud are made by the
opposing faction and the matter will
be aired in court. Several years ago
a law was passed by the state legisla-
ture making special school district
of New Baltimore. The law left the
matter Of Capitalization at the discrel
tion Of the school board.
BAD FEELING DEVELOPED. ,
After some time opposition arose and
an anti-centralization board was elect
ed. This board restored the old re-
gime. Eacn spring since that there
has heen an effort to reinstate the CEN
tralized system.
BAD blood has been developed and
the elections are scenes of wild disor-
der and confusion. Women and men
indulge in villifying the opposing fac
ton. Repeated threats of serious ma
ture have been made. During the last
winter there has been lobby at Col
umhus working for an amendment TO
the original bill to compel the school
directors to establish centralized
school. One of the prominent workers
of the opposition said that If the bill
passed blood would be she'd
CAUSES MUCH ANXIETY.
The amendment Is dormant at pres
eLt and there is much anxiety regard
ing its final disposition. 1t has passed
the house through the efforts of Repre-
sentatives Pollock and Metzgar. Sem
ator Wilhelm was engineering it in tn e
senate but his interest has waned, 1t
is said, and 1t is thought the opposition
brought strong influences to bear upon
him. This has aggravated the matter
and the community is wrought up to a
high degree. Bitter feeling is rife and
everywhere in the community the mat.
ter is being excitedly discussed. It is
thought that the opposition brought
strong influences to bear to defeat the
amendment. The community is about
EVENLY divided over the trouble. Bit
Ter feeling is universal and enters into
all the concerns of the community. It
has been prophesied that a genuine
Kentucky feud with all It's fatal Sc
quences will result.
Secret meetings are being held and
If the amendment passes the senate
in Columbus, the serious conditions
prevalent in New Baltimore disastrous
events will ensue.