The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-08-05
THE TICKET.
For Auditor.
JACOB H. KAUFMAN.
Clerk of Courts,
e. w. DIEHL.
For Commissioner.
CHRISTIAN GRADER.
For County Surveyor,
o. w. HOLL.
For Infirmary Director,
CHARLES j. GULLING.
For Coroner,
.,,r,s DIR. l.. e. CASEY.
For Coroner,
DIR. l.. e. CASEY.

80 siers DH. l.. II. CASEY.
!. Yesterday 1t seemed as If the old
Democratic days in Stark county were
returning. 1t was the first Democratic
county convention that has been held
in Stark county for seven years. In
1897 the county central committee
adopted rules which abolished the
county convention and nominated coun-
ty tickets by primary vote and this
change was submitted to the Demo-
cratic voters of Stark county and rati-
fed by them.
Republican legislature in abolishing the
spring elections SO upset our political
system that the rules were of little
avail For this reason 1t was thought
best at the last county central COM
mittee meeting to nominate county
ticket BY convention.
The convention met in the opera
house and was called to order at 10 a.
m, by Emil j. Kaufman, chairman of
the county central committee, who In
a few remarks introduced Ed. l.. Smith
as temporary chairman and ]. II. Reig-
ner as temporary secretary.
Mr.. Smith was greeted with ro,fnd
stage. He thanked the committee for
selecting him as temporary chairman.
In his speech he contrasted the work.
ings of the Democratic National con-
vention with those of the Republican
National conventions. "The one." he
said, "a convention OF great men ex-
pressing their opinions; exchanging
their ideas; consulting each other and
then adopting platform that will ap-
peal to all Democrats and independent
voters. The other carrying out the or
ders of one man, President Roosevelt.
doing everything which he command
ed. The one convention notifying the
candidate what the people did. The
other notifying the people what the
candidate did.
Mr.. Smith also -dwelt on the record
of the last Legislature. criticising them
for bowling to the rwhims and dictates
of Boss Cox and nreprimanding them
for their wilfuf waste of the peoples
money. eo' "a ~
The municipal code was next taken
up and discussed by the temporary
chairman and he spared no words In
condemning 1t.
His speech was loudly applauded by
the delegates during its delivery.
COMMITTEES NAMED.
After the temporary chairman had
concluded Louis N. Ley. of Canton,
moved that committees of five dele
gates each be appointed as follows:
Credentials, permanent organization.
ruels, order of business and resolu-
tions. The resolution was adopted
and the committees were announced by
the chair as follows.
Credentials-Emil ]. Kaufman,
Canton; David Braucher, Jackson
township; william Clements, Massil-
lon; w. +. Ream, Lake township; FL
son vandergrift, Paris.
Permanent organization = Joseph
Munter Canton; w. ]. Evans, New
Berlin; e.. A. DeFord. Paris township; !;
o. K. Oberlin, Tuscarawas township; !;
n. D, Sell, Canton.
Rules and order of business-E. w.
Diehl, Alliance; J. A. Jeffers, Canton;
Martin Coy, Louisville; George Moore,
Osnaburg,
Resolutions - Charles Krichbaum,
Canton; B. #. Weybrecht. Alliance;
Fl. B. sibila, Massillon; Daniel Her
man, Lawrence; John Whitmire,
Bethlehem township.
After the committees were appointed
the convention then adjourned until /
o'clock y. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
When the convention was called to
order after the noon recess the report
of the committees appointed we're call
ed for. The temporary officers were
made permanent. There were no con-
tests and the convention was ready for
the report of the committee on Gre
dentials. But the committee was not
ready to report. There were some mat
ters of local application that the men,
bers could not all agree upon. There
was a period of waiting and John F.
Blake was called to the platform to
entertain the delegates during the time