The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-11-03
ONE OF TOM Is
BUSIEST DAYS
Spoke at ElyTia Friday Afternoon and
at LOrain In the Evening.
ROUSIEG MEETINGS At BOTH TOWNS

Elyria, O.. Oct. 31,-Tom l.. johnson
and Senator George H. Chamberlain
passed the compliments of the political
season on the same platform here Fri
day Johnson invited Chamberlain to
reply to charges against him, which
the latter did. Johnson charged that
Chamberlains support of house bill 81.
granting terminal privileges to the
Cincinnati Traction company, was in
fuenced by the senator's connection
with the Cincinnati, Milford C Eastern
Traction company.
THAT company was not organized
until four months later" exclaimed
Chamberlain. ut was an unfortunate
affsir in which l and my friends lost
money. You have been making poll
tical capital of It,"
Chamberlain was also arraigned for
his guardianship over Cleveland for his
position on the curative act. On the
| former score he made no reply, but
the latter charge led to a vigorous
wrangle, which Johnson stated that
certain Cincinnati ordinances were
corruptly passed.
How can you charge corruption in
Cincinnati and say that there was
none in the passage Of the Cleveland
gas franchise" asked Chamberlain.
Easily" was Johnson's reply. 81
know that there was fraud in Cincin-
natl because / know the town and
know Cox. l know that there was no
fraud in the Cleveland grant because I
was there and did the business"
Chamberlain admitted that he always
travelled on railroad pass and did not
know whether or not he would vote
for two-cent fare.
Mayor Johnson, accompanied by Gus
ter Snyder of Lorain and DR.. Kramer
of Wadsworth, the legislative and sem
atorial candidates, made a veritable
raid upon the strongholds of this Re-
publican county. He spoke at Avon,
Ridgeville, Elyria, Amherst and twice
at Lorain. At all places Hanna was
the chief target of his censure. He is
using your politics to help his private
business" was the theme of the
mayors remarks.
Lorain, O., Oct. 31.-At two meet
ings, to each of which from 1900 to
1,50O persons turned out. Tom l.. John
son addressed the voters of Lorain
Friday night after day spent in
touring the county. At South Lorain.
where ten years ago he was the means
of establishing the steel plant that has
made this city prosperous, johnson was
greeted with a turnout that bulged the
sides of the tent. Later, at the EN-
: pire theater, a gathering of 1900 peo-
pie applauded his attacks upon rail-
roads and there was enthusiastic sup
: port pledged in the fight for 2-cent
fare. He said he opposed the use of
railroad passes by public officials be-
cause the officials. in the performance
of their public functions, forgot the
peOplt WIN cICCtcu dhu laNoiCu
those who had entertained them. He
said the passes in the possession OF
county auditors had lost millions oi
dollars in railroad taxes to the people
of the state. Mayor Johnson said:
Hanna does not really believe in
the God help us proposition. He
knows that God helps those who helI
themselves and Hanna will buy all the
q votes he can get and vote all he car
n buy, but if he gives us all those hi
@ can't buy, we will have 95 out of ever,
e 100 votes"
: Johnson's voice was in bad condition
i owing to an excessively trying da.
s campaigning through Lorain county
o He departed early saying that he hat
G two meetings to address In Cleveland
+, He was given a parting ovation.