Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-03-31


The county campaign, so far as pub
lie demonstration is concerned, has been
extremely quiet to date, the candidates
having been content to rely on per-
sonal canvasses up to the last week,
but they are now ready to mass their
strength and introduce all the red fire
and show at their command.
All the forces in the field will be
put on parade this week, and some
important manoeuvering is promised.
In canvassing the field, every candidate
claims to have picked up material
which will do wonders in shaping the
results of the final wind-up.
Thus far there have been few COM
plants of underhanded work. About
the most serious of these is that cards
of certain candidates have been torn
down wherever posted up. In some
instances, the placards have been
plastered with mud. 1t is not known
known yet what may be expected this
week in the way Of political trickery
but it is believed that all the candi-
dates are disposed to conduct the fight
wholly on the merits Of their claims.
The contest for Sheriff is a study and
considerable perplexity has been added
by the sudden squirt being made by
Policeman VIM. Bruner. His friends
in East Akron have raised a campaign
fund of $500, and are using it judi
ciously. On Saturday night they hired
five special cars and a brass band and
went to Barberton, where the streets
were paraded and speeches made
Large streamers have also been placed
on number of cars in the city adver-
tsing Bruner. His friends declare that
he will poll a big vote in the city.
and will also receive heavy support
in the eastern part of the county.
This enthusiasm for Bruner produces
some uncertainty as to the result for
the others. Bruner has never been
regarded by the politicians as having
much of show, and it is now feared
that he will draw support from the
other candidates to such an extent
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arranged.
Walter G. Hollinger has probably
been more thoroughly advertised over
I the field than any of the other candi-
dates. 1t has been kown for two years
that he was candidate and in his posi-
tion as deputy sheriff he has had splen-
/ did opportunity to see the voters Re-
sides he has thoroughly canvassed the
city and county. and will have, in ad-
dition to whatever personal strength
he may have in himself, all the sup
port that Sheriff Frank G.. Kelly can
bring to him. Kelly has been doing
aom" vigorous canvassing in this cam
paign.
I Jared Barker of Bath township,
started in TIE campaign with a dash
and vigor that made things hum, and
they have been humming ever since,
but whether this seeming strength,
will turn out in the end to be the real
thing, is what Is now bothering the
prognosticators. Barker is big,
open-hearted man who can make
friends easily, and is certainly to be
reckoned with.
The friends of Bert T. Wills are
claiming that his chances for win
ming are as good as those of the others.
The contest for Probate Judge is
also a warm one and from the talk
heard in political circles, it would
seem that the chances for the candi-
dates, Hon. NJ d. Tibbals, and Deputy
Probate Judge w. e. Pardee, are
about equal At least bets are being
made even.
The story circulated Saturday, to
the effect that an attempt made to
hold Tibbals mass meeting in South
Akron Friday night, resulted in a fiz-
zle, seems to have been a mistake.
Judge Tibbals said today that the OBJ
ject was not mass meeting, but a con-
ference with some Of his workers in
the South End, and that the meeting
with them fulfilled all expectations.
''There were dozen men there, in
stead of four" he said. 1t has also
been stated that If the Pardee men
held meeting at the same place that
night, it must have been held after
the Tibbals men had left. mo Par.
de men were at our meeting" said
Judge Tibbals.
The eight candidates for Recorder
must all be "the architects of their
own fortunes" as the result will
surely be a test of their individual
strength. The only one Of the candi-
dates who is not G. A. r. man is
l.. *. Stone. The other seven claim
large support among the G. A. r
men, but 1t can easily be seen. how
this section of the vote will be cut
up. All the candidates are working
hard, and of course. each claims that
his chances are good. Considering the
number of candidates, the vote that
will nominate will necessarily be small
some have placed II at 1,500.
} For County Clerk. Clint w. Kline
} and Milt W. Smith have been moving
! along quietly. In fact very littlc
has been heard from either of them
: There has been no let up of work on
either side, though. and both claim
to have the strength that will win in
the final struggle.