The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-08-05
RousinS Meeting Of the Clans at County ConveI1.
on-..Harmony Was the Watch
word of the Leaders.
R. |. GREGORY SPRUNG SENSATION
Cast Some Reflections on Judge Parker, Which
Were Resented By KriChbaum--.A
Good Ticket Was Named.

Mr.. Blake said that the party was
rising to a place where they could get
together upon well defined principles.
The party has been divided upon the
silver question, but the Republicans
were as badly at variance in 1896, when
II was a month after the adoption of
the platform before Mckinley came out
upon the gold plank. The best minds
of the world are divided upon the cur
rency question. 1t is possible that the
next issue may be the demonetization
of gold.
He congratulated the Democracy on
the work of the st. Louis convention.
Parker is held in high esteem by all
the business mem Of the country and he
represents the highest ideal Of the up
right judge We can safely trust him
at the head of the nations affairs. The
Democratic principle has been almost
eliminated by the trusts, and what
there is left is in the Democratic party
The speaker thought Roosevelt was
honest, but controlled by evil infu-
ences. It is to the interest of all to
vote the Democratic ticket this fall.
81 am opposed to corruption in poll
tics" said Mr. Blake. Opposed to
corrupt men and corrupt combina-
tions."
GREGoRY's SPEECH.
While the crowd was waiting for
the report of the committee on reso-
lutions. Rhodes l. Gregory was called
for and appeared upon the platform.
He made q speech that surprised the
delegates and all who were present
Viewed in it's most favorable light
1t was an attack upon Judge Parker,
the Democratic candidate for presi-
dent.
Mr.. Gregory stated at the outset
that he would support the ticket nom
mated. He wanted that distinctly un-
derstood while many things hap
pened at the convention that didn't
suit me- we must realize that we must
be content with what we can get"
said the speaker. He then went into
detailed statement of what he had
done while at st. Louis. He told why
he had voted for John r. Mclean
81 have nothing to take back. If |
said anything against Judge Parker in
that fight l believed that I was right
and / want you to remember that
since the money question has been
eliminated from this campaign the
Kansas City platform was the last dec.
laration of the party upon this ques-
tion.
Judge Parker had nine hours time
to send that telegram" continued
Gregory. But he withheld 1t until
the last moment. Had 1t come before
the nomination there would have been
different candidate upon the ticket
That platform was the work of Bryan.
II 1t had not been for him you could
not have told the difference between
the two platforms without reading the
headlines 1t was manly to send the
telegram before adjournment. but 1t
would have been more manly and hon.
orable to have sent 1t before the con.
vention met.
II have been told that this is good
year to bolt. Some men are good at
mixing doses, but they want some one
else to take them. You can't drive me
out OF the party when l say that will
vote the ticket straight, l will not lie
to you as some have done. This Is a
good time to do some missionary
work. There ought to be cleaning Of
our own rags first. We have no use
for man who is dishonest, who Is q
liar: Rural delegates come here and
ask, My God. why don't you stop
fighting in Canton?' When l went in
to that state caucus and saw that we
were bound hand and foot by men who
had bolted In 1896. that's what pains
me.
These men who voted for Bryan
spurn the idea of bolting the ticket and
then going about lying about it,"
KRICHBAUM's REPLY.
At the close of the convention
Charles Krichbaum, while addressing
the convention, took occasion to refer
to Mr.. Gregory's remarks. He stated
that while he admired the courage of
the gentleman, he thought that his re-
marks were uncalled for and In very
bad taste. Among other things, Mr.
Krichbaum said:
I'VE should lay aside every past
difference and abide in the will of the
majority, What we want is harmony
Mr.. Gregory's conduct at the national
convention needed no justification. He
acted according to his best conscience.
1t was not necessary for him to go
into personal matters, do not think
that everything he said was in good
taste. Let us now get together. We
are not any more divided upon the
money question than the Republicans
are upon the tariff"
THE RESOLUTIONS.