The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-05-08

politics has taken a slump, the fact
being patent to almost everyone that
the Republican state convention will
be but perfunctory affair. Barring
something unlocked for Herrick will
be nominated for governor. Guilbert
for auditor of state and Wade Ellis
! for attorney general. The wishes of
Hanna and Cox will be observed to the
letter. The delegates will have no
voice in the proceedings and will be
mere puppets in the hands of the
bosses. II is within the range of pos
sibility, however, that the latter may
become sufficiently magnanimous to
allow the delegates to make a pretense
at deciding who shall be nominated
for state treasurer, judge Of the SUI
ipreme court and member of board of
public works, and If SO there may be
some exciting features. Organized Ia
Dor Is up In arms against Justice Bur-
Eket of the supreme court, and Judge
Summers, of Springfield, candidates
for the supreme bench. on the ground
that they are unfriendly to their in
terests. Then there is the organiza-
tion, effected here recently, of attor-
neys from various parts of the state,
whose. sole object is to prevent the
nomination OF either of these candi-
dates. Under certain circumstances
these influences might be strong
enough to defeat them. but whether or
not they will obtain at the convention
is coniectural. II is not impossible,
however, that as a result OF the ac-
tivity of these forces the nomination
may go to some other candidate-Hon.
M. A. Norris, of Youngstown, for In
stance. Norris made a good showing
for the judgeship last year and VIII
doubtless enter the convention with
all the southern Ohio counties at. his
lack. While he may not be Hanna's
first choice, it is known he stands
close to the senator. For state treas
urer at this time McKinnon. has the
call. Ii Sims, of Franklin county, his
only rival, expects to head him off he
will have TO hustle. McKinnon Is a
shrewd political manipulation and Is
vastly more experienced than Sims
and to man up tree seems to have
Ia shade the better of the situation now.
But as McKinnon, and Norris are from
the eastern part of the state the cam
didaoy of one will be detrimental to
the other and It is hardly to be ex-
pected that both will be given places
on the ticket n I
Smith Benefits retirement leaves
Wade Ellis of Cincinnati without OPP
position for attorney general. Ellis
has the support of the leaders and 1t
is not likely that Hon. George W.
Sieber Of Akron or other erstwhile as
pirants fir this Office will have the
temerity to butt in in view of this
Wade has the nomination sewed up
nicely and is in no wise apprehensive
concerning the outcome. Smith Ben
nett's exit was accomplished by an
official statement in which he declared
Ellis was entitled to the nomination
because of sacrifices he made in col
laborating with Governor Nash and
others in constructing the code for
which, arduous labor he received no
recompense. Ellis volunteered his SER
vices not out of the goodness of his
heart so much as to make himself solid
for the very job which now is prac-
tically in his possession.
The state board of appraisers and
assescnrs will annoinf M hoardc of
review to take the place OF city equal
ization boards until their duty in the
premises has been made clear to them
by the attorney general, who is pre-
pairing an elaborate opinion on the
question which will hrdlshrdlHRDD
question which may be given this
week. He. incliHes to the view that 1t
will require test case to decide the
matter. The old special acts for the
creation Of city equalization boards
are still in force. but are not generally
believed to be sound, while the court
has held that the Longworth board Of
review act is constitutional, which
makes it apparent that boards under
IL woula stand while II they were ap-
pointed under the old acts it might he
different. A suit may be brought to
determine the legal status of the mud
die. |
Rev. Paul l.. Johnson, pastor OF st.
Matthew's Lutheran church, this city.
declares he can perform miracles and
cure by faith. The authorities of the
church are investigating his new teach
|ings. He believes like Dowie and
claims to have recently received new
revelations on the Bible. &
Aal5 ------ n f Wnes l
The Prohibitionists are getting busy.
They will hold their convention before
many moons and nominate state
ticket. A boom foi governor has been
started for w. A. Weaver. of East
Liverpool, the only prohibition mayor