The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-01-13
Columbus Gossip
GEO. r. BLAKE.
(Etan Correspondent.)
,From a STAN Correspondent,


Columbus, Jan. 10.-Hon. Albert
Douglas, of Chillicothe, is the only
gubernatorial candidate who has made
positive declaration that he is seek
ing the honor. All other candidates
have strings attached to them. Doug
| las was in Columbus Friday and stated
he is a candidate for governor and
has been ever since receiving the en-.
dorsement of his congressional dis
trict for the place This endorsement.
he says, came unsolicited and put him
in the race to stay. He said his cam
paign will he managed by committee
formed at Chillicothe which is prepar-
ing to begin an energetic crusade in
his behalf He believes his district
to a man, will stand by him. lie
thinks Dick is out of the race for good
and that Herricls position geograph-
Iically does not make him desirable
candidate this year. Were Hanna not
candidate for senator it would be diff
ferent. he said. He takes the view
that the people will not want to fill the
two highest offices within the gift OF
the state by candidates from the same
city.
The boom for governor of Hon. ]. c.
Richards, United States slicitor gen.
| In .rfn &c hpi rnyiVn1
but it lacks substantial support. Rich
ards has been at Washington for sew
eral years and is not now in close
touch with those who manage the af.
fairs of the party. Occasionally the
name of Former Secretary of State
Daniel r. Ryan is heard as guber-
Material possibility but his alleged
candidacy is not taken seriously. The
absence of Hanna and Herrick and 9th
er leaders from the state together with
the big drop in the mercury has put
matters political in a somewhat quies-
cont state.
William Morgan, of Stark county,
national organizer Of the United Mine
Workers of America, has written Sec
rotary Savage OF the Ohio organization.
informing him he has been i'll with
typhoid fever at Frostburg, Nd, dur
ing the past two months, but is so i'm.
proved he expects to be able TO attend
the miners state convention in this
city next week. He was sent to Mary
land from West Virginia by the ma
| tional body.
The $25, 900 appropriation authorized
by the legislature for a Mckinley mem
orial for Columb cor}tional upon
the citizens raising an equal amount.
will be available Feb. IA. Governor
Nash aud Auditor of State Guilberi
held a conference and decided the cit.
izens had met the requirements of the
act and that the appropriation would
he turned over to the memorial fund
at the proper time. 1t is proposed
TO erect the memorial at the main en-
trance to the capital grounds. The
committee will meet soon and arrange
to proceed with the work.
| sse
4 Secretary of State Laylin says city
boards OF election have no authority
to order a general registration for the
spring election. He states the statutes
make provision for such situations like
the present one by giving election
boards ample authority to make out
new books, transfer voters and other
things necessary, but does not confer
power upon them to hold general
registration. This opinion was called
forth by the action of the Columbus
board of elections in making arrange
Inents to hold general registration,
The auditing committee of the Ohio
Mine Workers consisting of John Nor
gan, North Lawrence; l.. E. Jenkins
Sherodsville, and John Mitigate, New
Straitsville, is now examining tht
: books of Secretary-Treasure G.. w
} Savage and also passing upon the ere.
dentials OF delegates. The con4nittet
will report at the state convention
which meets in this city next Tuesday
The organization has nearly $4,000 II
III tho treasury and has a membership
, of almost 2S.000. A proposition to asl
for an increase in wages will be one
of the most important matters to br
taken up at the meeting.