The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-03-18
HARMONY
is TO BE THE WATCHWORD
OF DEMOCRACY
ALL FkCTI0NAL STRIFE
To be Buried for Sue
cess of the Party.
Columbus, March II, 1904,


Dear Sir-The time Is now approach.
ing when it behooves the Ohio De.
mocracy to be considering its repre-
sentation in the national convention.
With united, harmonious party it
would appear that there is an excel.
lent chance for Democratic success
in the presidential election. Whlie
we may not be able to contribute TO
this by our electoral vote, the moral
lnnuence of the Unio Democracy in
bringing about harmonious action,
may have even more potent innu-
ence.
There seems to be widespread de-
sire on the part of the rank and file,
as well as most of the leaders to do
away with factional strife in favor of
unity of action on behalf of our belov
ed party.
How can this be best accomplished?
Surely, not by the triumph of one
factions over the other. Many repre-
sentative Democrats who have been
consulted, believe 1t can be best at
tanned by "a proper recognition of all
the various elements of the party.
Could this be accomplished as effect
lively in any other way as by the Sc
lection as delegates at large to the
national convention of our last four
gubernatorial candidates, Honorables
Tom l.. Johnson, James Kilbourne,
John r. Mclean and Horace l.. Chap
man? Such action would not only
be fair, as representing to the fullest
extent all the elements of the party,
but it would be eminently fitting to
send as the representatives of the
Ohio Democracy the four men who had
received the highest honors the party
had in its gift to bestow
There could be no factional advan-
tage in this, and our state would be
represented with a dignity and ability
that would give it an enviable posi-
tion among the delegations to the ma
tional convention.
The Democratic party is volunteer
army which has q right to elect it's
own officers, and it matters little
whether the gentlemen mentioned are
deslrous of such action or not, the
interests of the party demand 1t.
BY reference to the accompanying
correspondence, il will be seen that
while none of the writer's would con-
sent to enter into any arrangement,
that would suggest anything in the
way of deal or combination to. par
Gel out the party honors, Il is evident
that they would not be found In oppo.
sition. il the convention in its wis
dom determined upon such action.
Should Mr.. Mclean persist in his
determination not to allow the use of
his name, on the ground that he has
already been sufficiently honored, 1t
ought not to be difficult matter to
select some man agreeable to him
and his friends as well as to the De-
mocracy at large, from among such
distinguished names, as Charles w.
Baker, Judson l.. Harmon, John L.
Zimmerman, John H. Clarke, James A.
Rice, M. E. ingalls,, Walter B. Richie,
Harlan Cleveland, A. j. Warner, Abe
Patrick, John C. Welty and many 9th
ers.
II might be well to say, this CORE
spondence was not known TO, or in
spired by any one but the writer him
self; that he Is totally unacquainted
with the presidential preferences OF
any OF the gentlemen, If any they have,
and that IL Is not In the interest of
any presidential candidate. but pure
ly and solely In the interests OF
Democratic harmony. Yours for Demo,
cratic harmony. G. f. GILLIAN.