The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-09-01

| blame? 1t is not the law, but coun-
ellis. Clerks who were paid $1,000
have been advanced to $500, in many
instances and other increases of a like
character have been made. This is all
wrong, and Of course the code is made
to bear the blame. AS soon as sal
aries are placed on fair basis the
board, system of the code will be found
all right"
The Republican state executive and
state central committee will meet in
this city next Wednesday to decide
upon the date and place for the cam
paign opening. The central commit
tee will also nominate a candidate for
state board of public works to fill the
vacancy caused by the death OF the
late Charles A. Goddard, president OF
the board. The Democrats made no
nomination for this Office at their re-
cent convention. Canton, Marion and
Warren are seeking the Republican
opening. Hon. w. s. Harding, of Ma
rion, Republican nominee for lieu
tenant governor, is working to Sc
cure the meeting for his home town.
Warden Hershey is determined to
| break up the practice of smuggling
liquor into the penitentiary. Recent
ly he became suspicious of William
Corners, a clerk in one of the con-
Germs operating in the penitentiary,
and an investigation developed he was
surreptitiously taking liquor into the
institution. The prisoner who want
ed whiskey would place rs cents in
box at night and in the morning
would find half pint bottle of this
beverage in the receptacle. Conners
has been fired from the institution and
his violations have been reported to
both federal and state authorities. He
is in danger of prosecution from the
government for selling without a IL
cense and the state authorities will
go after him for the Dow tax. For
years the officials have been annoyed
intermittently by persons bringing IL
quor into the penitentiary and selling
1t to the convicts. Most of this work
has been done by persons holding po-
sitions of trusts within the walls.
Warden Hershey's predecessor, w. H.
Darby, said it was impossible to ef-
fectually stop the practice.
The Willis law delinquents who were
notified by Attorney General Sheets
to pay up or be prosecuted are COM
plying The returns show many of
these concerns are bankrupt or inac-
tive.
Ohio's mammoth Industrial exposi-
tion holds the boards at the state cap
ital this week. The fair opened this
morning and closes Saturday. 1t is
bigger and better than ever and worth
seeing. The state board Of agriculture,
which has charge of the fair, has, on
account of this being centennial year,
striven to make the exposition an
epoch-marking one. Two new fea-
lures will be in evidence-Republi-
can and Democratic days. Democrat
day will be Wednesday, when Cover
nor Nash will preside and addresses
will be made by William Jennings
Bryan, Hon. John H. Clarke, Mayor
Tom L. johnson and Frank B. Niles,
of Toledo, Democratic nominee for
lieutenant governor. Thursday will
be Republican day and Democrat
will preside-Hon. Lawrence T. Neal,
Of Chillicothe. The speakers will be
Secretary Shaw, who will be the rep
resentative OF President Roosevelt
Senator Hanna, Col. Myron T. Her.
rick, and Hon. w. G. Harding. Re-
publican nominee for lieutenant gov
ernor
Both meetings are supposed to be
non-partisan, but 1t is likely some pol
itt,s will be injected into each The
advance guard of the big influx Of Wis
itors arrived today and from all signs
the attendance will break all records
Overwhelming defeats of the past
have neither discouraged the Ohio pro-
hibitionists nor dampened their ar
DOR for they are now waging an ag-
gressive campaign for the extermina-
tion of the saloon. Rev. N. ID. Creamer
of Columbus. the party's nominee for
governor, began speaking campaign
August 2 and already has been in 90
counties. He expects TO reach most Of
the So counties. Here are some Of his
eastern Ohio dates: Oct. I. Stark;
2, Carroll; 8. Columbiana; g. Mahon-