The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-10-09
REPUBLICAN
POW WOW
Panic Stricken Pollock and a Few
RenChmen EisCusS Campaign
Issues.
CHARLES UPHAM'S SLURRING Speech

"But, above all, you voters of Can
ton, should return a Republican sena-
tor from this district, that the people
of Ohio may say the home of the la
mented president, William Mckinley,
has again performed its duty to the
Republican party"
This appeal composed the peroration
of campaign speech by Charles C.
Upham before a handful OF municipal
Office holders at the Republican league
Wednesday. The plea made for the re-
turn of Pollock bordered very closely
upon the slogan of the Cleveland SEN
ator who is running wildly about the
state crying to the intelligent voters
"God help u.s.
Pollock sat in an obscure corner of
the league room. His mind was con-
stantly centered upon an important
question, and it came to the scribe
reminded by the fact that the Repub-
lican league headquarters was also the
meeting place of the Central Labor
union, was planning a loophole by
which he could give his at
titude upon the initiative and
referendum without endorsing it and
without denouncing it. Lined along
the wall stood several workers who an
xiously wait for the opportunity to
scratch Pollock's name and thereby
even up some old scores.
Jarvis, candidate for infirmary direc-
tor, mingled in the crowd and gave in
strrctions to his workers how to han
die scandal charges directed at the in
firmary. He wore an expression of
anxiety as he posted the machine
workers. Captain King and HOLES of
Alliance, both candidates of the grand
old party, were circulating freely.
King was incidentally tracing down
some strong opposition to his candi-
dacy which developed at the nomina-
tion. Sheriff Mckinney strutted
around, shook hands with the boys,
and vowed he could trim Dennis in a
pugilistic encounter. DR.. T. G. Nc
Quate, with an air of mystery, drew
the boys off to the side and held secret
conferences. DOC" claims to have Of
fciated at the death of Stark Democ-
racy, but when the distribution of Re-
publican plums takes place, Doc" does
not get next"
Charley Upham was the first speak
er Of the evening. Upham defended
everything the Republican party had
ever done and heaped abuse on John
son. Upham is candidate for prose-
cutor. Unmindful of the fearful trim
ming he received few years ago as
the candidate for that Office, he has
again developed enough nerve to place
his name before the people. Upham
defended the curative act and explain
ed how the orphans and widows of
Cincinnati would have suffered if it
had been defeated He defended the
code in a feeble way, and claimed that
under the present system a mayor
could not establish political ma
chine. "The officials, with the excep-
ton Of q very few, are elected by the
people" He evidently forgot the Whit
.Ing-Clark machine, which the Republi-
cans admit holds every city Office hold
er under its thumb. Upham defended
tie Democrats who voted for the cura-
tive act and denounced johnson for
defeating Earhart, Gear and Norton
IN fact, Upham defended everything
ever advocated by the Republican
party, and wound up with his touching
appeal to return Mr.. Pollock, supporter
I OF the curative act, electric lighting
y BIZ, Ohio CODE. opponent of taxation
(. measures, to the legislature.
: Attorney CRANE was the next speak
xer. He admitted that he never had de-
,llvcred campaign speech He touched
on his boyhood, the potato rot of the
seventies, the civil war, money, the
nag and many other subjects too nu
morous to mention. He explained to
bis audience that the mints were not
operated by the state, but were con-
trol.eA by the national government
lie wound up without the slightest
reference to Pollock.
Colonel Hodgson, president of the
league, at the conclusion of the ad-
drusses. related his army experiences