The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-10
for the Democratic ticket when the
fellows who opposed proxies were yet
in their +t4
swADDLING CLOTHES.

SwADDLING CLOTHES.
The remarks of some of the orators
got quite personal and they had to be
called down by the chairman. A vote
was finally reached on Barry's amend
ment which resulted in 10 ayes and 35
nays. The amendment was lost and
the original motion prevailed by a
practically unanimous viva voce vote.
When the proxies were knocked out,
Barry tried to even up little by
knocking out the alternates, but the
Hearst men had the caucus by two
to one vote and the alternates were al
lowed seats in the convention
The question of proxies and alter
mates disposed of the caucus then got
down to business by selecting the fol-
lowing members of the committees:
Credentials, M. J. Braucher.
Rules and Order of Business, Calvin
Seeman.
Permanent Organization, J. A. Ber-
mower.
Resolutions, r. I. Gregory.
w. Il. Ream. of GTeentown. was
nominated for vice president of the
convention, Ed M. Sweitzer for assist
ant secretary. and Milton j. Braucher
and w. ]. Piero were named by the
caucus as the Stark county members
of the 18th district congressional
committee.
THE CONVENTION PROPER.
The congressional committee had Sc
lected A. j. Wolfe. Of Youngstown,
as temporary chairman and e. p.
Speidel, of Hanoverton, as temporary
secretary. Wolfe is typical Jackson
ian Democrat and makes good pre-
siding officer. He has voice that
could be heard over ten acre field
and when he takes hold of the gavel
iC's business from the start. He did
not weary the convention with long
speech, but kindly thanked 1t for the
honor conferred upon him and at once
proceeded to business. He called for
recommendations from the different
counties in the various committees.
The following were reported:
Columbiana county = Permanent
organization, e. P. Speidel; rules and
order Of business, DR.. Shilling; ere
dentials, o. j. Astry; resolutions. w.
s. Potts.
Mahoning county-Permanent or
ganization, w. p. Ratcliffe; rules and
order of business, Geo. Edwards; ere
dentials, A. w, Cramer; resolutions,
Horace Smith.
Stark county-Permanent organiza
ton, ]. A. Borrower; rules and order
Of business, Calvin Seemann: creden.
tials, Milton j. Braucher; resolutions,
Rhodes l. Gregory.
The convention then took a recess
Of 10 minutes to allow the committees
to report.
THE REPORT.
The committee on credentials was
the first to report. A. w. Cramer was
the chairman. He reported that the
delegations from Mahoning and Stark
were all regular, but that in Column
biana there was contest East Liv-
erpool had selected, two sets of dele
gates. The committee recommended
that both sets of delegates be admit
ted and each set be given three votes.
w. S. Potts said he hoped the conven-
tion would accept the committees re-
port. But this did not suit the con-
testing delegates. j. C. Walsh, of East
Liverpool took the floor and said he
wanted whole seat or nothing. A
lively discussion took place which was
in by J. J. Wisner, A. II.
Cook, of East Liverpool, #. j. Duffy,
and w. ]. Foley, the labor and Demo-
cratic candidates for congress two
years ago. There were charges and
counter charges made of some of the
contestants not supporting the Demo
cratic ticket Ex-Mayor Moore, OF
Youngstown, got the floor and cut
the thing short by moving the previous
question. The report of the commit
tee was then adopted.
George Edwards, chairman of the
committee on rules and order of busi-
ness reported the order of nomina-
tions.
The committee on permanent organ
jzation got through with its work in
a hurry by making the temporary OF
flcers the permanent officers.
Horace Smith, of Mahoning, was
chairman of the committee on. resolu-
tions. The resolutions which were
adopted with hurrah are as follows.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
We revere the memory of Thomas
Jefferson, whose inspiration gave to
the world its great charter of human
liberty, the doctrines of independence,
and whose wisdom added half a conts
nent to the land he thus devoted to
freedom, and we as Democrats declare
our unalterable devotion to the prin.
ciples by him enunciated, since so ably
advocated by Jackson, Lincoln and
Bryan.
We reaffirm our adhesion to the
principles of government enunciated