The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-09-26
The Stark County Democratic Central
Committee Held Meeting in
Canton Friday Afternoon.
STEPS TAKEN TO ORGANIZE
AND POLL STARK COUNTY
Hamilton G. Deweese, Representative
Of the state Committee, Made
An Inspiring Address.

Ing at their headquarters in the Eagle
Block on Friday afternoon. The meet
ing was presided over by Chairman
Kaufman. -..
Mr.. Kaufman stated that the meet
ing was called for the purpose of talk
ing the necessary steps toward organ
izing and polling the county. Before
proceeding to business Chairman
Kaufman said that Hamilton G.. De-
weese of Massillon was present and de-
sired to give the committee practical
talk on organization.
Mr.. Deweese is a representative of
the Democratic state committee, and he
addressed the central committee ON
the Importance of organization and
getting down to business. He said
that he has been over great part of
the state and that everywhere there is
Republican disaffection. He has been
in Mahoning, jefferson, Columbiana
| and other counties, and he found in
those counties that in every township
and precinct there are from 10 to so
Republicans who will not support Gov.
Herrick. This year." he said, "the
Democratic ballot will be found in the
ballot box and not in the fodder
shock. He then went on to show that
the Republicans have been eecting
their governors the last 10 years by
default. He said that if Chapman
had received every vote for governor
in 1897 that Bryan received in 1896 he
would have beaten Bushnell by $4,000;
that If John r. Mclean had received
every vote for governor that Bryan did
he would have beaten Nash by $1,000.
In fact, every Democratic candidate for
| governor would have been elected il he
had received the vote that Bryan did
in 1896 or 1900 except Herrick, and he
only had 1000 more votes than Bryan.
Two years ago there were 1900 Demo-
cratic votes in Stark county that were
! rot out. They, were in the fodder
shock ~or the shops, and not in the bal
lot box The stay-at-hume,i vote has
defeated us. rhe Republicans are not
haying these big majorities because of
large numbers of Democrats voting
their tickets. 1t is because the Dem
ocrats are not voting. Take, for in
stance, Mr.. Herrick's large plurality
of 10000 two years ago, and yet he
had $1,000 votes less than Mckinley
had in 1900. Now, how can we re-
deem Stark county and Ohio and place
them again in the Democratic column?
BY organization. An organized minor
ity is more powerful than a disorgan-
lied majority. The first thing to do is
to get complete and thorough poll of
your county. In the township pre-
cincts each committeeman wants to
appoint one active Democrat in each
school district, and they will be an ad-
visory committee to the central COM
mitteeman. In the cities you want to
block your precinct And In taking the
poll, you want the postoffice address of
every man. or it's no poll at all. Now,
we are endeavoring to get complete
poll Of the state, and If we accomplish
that and perfect our organization
throughout the state there is Republi-
can disaffection enough to elect John
M. Pattison governor and Democratic
legislature"
Mr.. Deweese's address was greeted
! with rounds of applause. Mr., Starkey,
the candidate for county commission
er, was present and made a few re-
marks. He said that he felt very much
encouraged as he was travelling through
the county He said that Republican
offered to bet him that Pattison would
get 100 Republican votes in Minerva
I precinct.
Mayor Bell of Massillon, Democratic
candidate for representative, reported
everything in good shape in the west
end of the county. He was satisfied
with the condition of things thus far.
He suggested that each township call
their Democratic candidates together
and see how much money can be got
ten by contribution for the campaign.
e. W. Diehl of Alliance said that in
Alliance and the east end they we're
somewhat handicapped, but considering
the circumstances they were in as good
shape as any other place in the county.
He then offered resolution that a
poll of the. county be taken at once,
and that the committeeman have the
poll ready by Sept. 30, which was car
ried f.... ...rr
A resolution was then offered by Mr..
Seemann that the chairman and secre-
| tary be constituted a committee to fill
any vacancies which now exist or
which may occur in the future on the
| city and township ticket. The county
ticket is now complete, r.. G. Walker
of Louisville having been selected by
the committee as a candidate for coro-
ner
| Other speeches were made by Calvin
Seemann, A. M. Bordner, John t. Hays
and others, all of whom dwelt on the
importance of bringing to the polls
! every Democratic vote. even II a
stretcher had to be used.
| Teh poll books were then, distributed