The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-05-15
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ia In tour of the state In private
car. He will spend week here. Ohio
Republicans are pleased over his oonl-
ing as he is one of the most gifted
orators in public life Of today.
| Another candidate has entered the
race for school commissioner the
place sought by Hon. Charles F. Seese,
of it--Superintendent Of Schools
J. II. Secrest, of Ottawa. Mr.. Secrest,
is not asking for the place at the
hands of the Republicans as he Is a
Democrat. State School Commis sion
er Bonebrake Is acting as II he would
| like to hold his job for another term.
! Ex-Lieutcnant Governor Asa Jones,
of Youngstown, and other citizens of
/ that city, have incorporated two big
| interurban lines-The Youngstown &
Southern, s1,500,000 capital, TO run be-
tween Youngstown and East Liverpool
and the Youngstown and Salem, $780,
600 capital, to extend from the former
company's line at Leetonia, Columbi-
ana county, to Salem. same county,
Governor Nash has pardoned Hen
ry Kemp. Of Salem, CoMmbiana coun-
! ty, who is dying of paralysis. He was
received in 1901 to serve three years
for burglary and his term would have
expired in about three weeks. His
mother came here several days ago to
intercede for him, enlisting the SYM
pathy Of the penitentiary officials.
Warden Darby recommended execu-
tive clemency. Mrs. Kemp took her
son home today. He is perfectly help
less.
Circumstances have caused Senator
Hanna to change his mind regarding
the selection Of Hon. w. c. Harding
of Marion, for lieutenant governor and
has sent State Oil Inspector John r.
Malloy. Herrick's manager, to Cincin-
natl to see George B. Cox about the
matter. Harding was the man agreed
upon at the Cleveland conference, but
the scenes have changed some since.
Should it follow that Herrick should
be President Roosevelt's running mate
II would mean his retirement as gov
lerncr in which event Harding would
become his successor. This would not
suit Hanna. Although Harding has
| been bowling the knee very servilely 10
H1nna, at heart he is Foraker man
and were he governor his infiuent e
would be cast In the direction OF that
faction if it came to show down
Uncle Mark Is not for anybody who is
liable TO become somebody If that per-
son is not unqualifedly for him. So
Malloy has gone to Cox to indMce him
to withdraw his promise to support
Harding for lieutenant governor. The
coming Republican convention will be
tame-it will be a ratification meeting
Hanna will name the candidates and
the delegates will simply endorse them.
The affair will be fine exhibition of
the power of bossisnl. While 1t woulG
be possible for the delegates to smash
the bosses slate, the probability Of
tleir doing SO is remote, exceedingly
so.
Fred e. Metz. captain-elect OF Gem
pany C, Eighth regiment. or Canton,
and IA other oificers-elert of the Ma
tional Guard have been notified to ap-
pear before the state military board
for examination in this city on Thurs
day. May II.
Promoter Adams, of the firm of Ad-
ans and Sarber, of Cleveland, which
proposes to establish new boat line
for coal and merchant trade between
the Tuscarawas coal fields and Cleve-
land, has opened negotiations with a
lake boat building firm at Racine
Wis, for the construction Of number
of canal boats, having been unable to
get the boats made in Ohio because of
the inability OF the builders to fill or
ders. Two agents of the company are
taking options on coal land along the
canal in the coal fields and II the
boats car be secured much new terri
tory will be developed The number
of boats In use is not adequate and 1t
is impossible to keep up with the coal
demand
Mr.. Johnson said that the special
canal commission found the Akron
consumers of water more willing to
pay the increased rates fixed for pa
irons having canal privileges than
those elsewhere In the state. The re-
suit of their labors in Akron was
highly encouraging.
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