The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-07-11
ORGANIZED FOR
COMING ELECTION
MEETING OF THE DEMOCRATIC
CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Chairman and Secretary Reelected
Without opposition--Executive
committee-New Central
Committee.

Committee.
The Stark county Democratic central
committee met on Saturday last at the
mayors court room with fairly good
attendance. Chairman Kaufman stat
ed that the object of the meeting was
to organize permanently for the COM
ing election.
When nominations were declared
opened John T. Schroyer placed in
nomination for chairman Emil Kauff
man, the present incumbent. There
was no opposition to Mr.. Kaufman
and he was unanimously elected.
Chairman Kaufman, in neat little
speech thanked the committee for the
honor conferred upon him. Hubert c.
Pontius was nominated and elected
secretary for the third time without
contest.
Chairman Kaufman then stated that
the next business of the meeting was
to select an executive committee of
seven members. He prefaced his re-
marks with the suggestion that the
executive committee should be selected
without regard to the question as to
whether they we're members of the
central committee. A motion was made
to this effect, that the executive COM
mittee should be selected within or out
of the central committee. DR.. r. G.
Williams of Alliance raised the point
of order that the rules provided that
the executive committee must be mem
bers Of the central committee accord
ing to the rules, and his point was de-
clared we'll taken by the chairman.
The following gentlemen were then
placed In nomination: John T. Schroy-
err w. e. Streiber, Ray F. Harbert, Jo-
seph Munter, Jr., Joseph Calmelat of
Canton; John Balzer of West Brook
field, r. G. Williams of Alliance and
Franzo Miller of Alliance. John G.
Warwick of Navarro and II. NJ. Martin
of Mapleton precinct were appointed
tellers. The vote when counted stood
as follows: Schroyer, 27; Harbert, 26;
Calmelat, 25; Williams 2S; Streiber,
"a Balzer, 26; Munter, 20; Miller, IL.
The first seven mentioned were elected.
Upon this committee will fall the
duty of recommending a successor to
John McGregor as the Democratic
member of the county board Of cleo
tions. John McGregor will be candi-
date to succeed himself, but there are
three or four other Democrats who ex-
pect to be candidates for the place
when the time arrives.
Besides the election of officers, the
committee decided that the standing
rules which have governed the body in
the past shall prevail this year.
The committee also decided to have
printed about 300 copies of the stand
ing rules Of the committee.
THE NEW CENTRAL COMMITTEE. !
The personnel of the new central
committee, as furnished by Secretary
Hubert Pontius, follows:
Canton-First ward, precinct A, L. |
H. Anthony; precinct B, Joseph Calme-
lat; precinct C, II. c. Pontius; pre-
cinct D, Harry Weiss; precinct E, E. A.
Kenny. Second ward, precinct A,
Emil Kaufman; precinct B, A. B. Alt
land; precinct c, Peter Obringer; pre-
cinct d, Allen Pierson; precinct e, Ho-
mer Baughman. Third ward, precinct
A, w. E. Streiber; precinct B, Henry
Paulus; precinct c, Frank A. Piero.
Fourth ward, precinct A, A. j. Heav- |
ner; precinct B, Louis Feller; precinct
c, Joseph Munter, Jr.; precinct d, ia
cob Smith. Fifth ward, precinct A, l.. |
M. Killian; precinct B, Henry Motter;
precinct c, Ray Harbert; precinct d, |
Thomas Dagger Sixth ward, precinct A, |
James d. Barry; precinct B, John
Bucnman; precinct c, John Schroyer;
precinct D, John Godar.
Canton township-Canton precinct, |
Eli Knobb; North Industry precinct, j.
s. Hudson.
Perry township-Massillon precinct,
Michael Triner; Richville precinct, A.
b. Camp.
Massillon-First ward, precinct A, |
John Ginter; precinct B, William Glenn |
ents. Second ward, precinct A, E. ]. |
Creeder; precinct B, VIM. Wagner.
Third ward, precinct A. H. B. Sibila;
precinct B, Fred. Stahl. Fourth ward, |
precinct A, Charles Smith; precinct B,
Ed. Geiss.
Lexington ownship-Alliance pre-
cinct, John McGrath; Limaville pre-
cinct, E. S. Darr.
Alliance-First ward, precinct A, EN-
cry Osborne; precinct B, r. G. Will
Jams. Second ward, precinct A, John
Kelly; precinct B, John Eyer. Third |
ward, precinct A, ]. F. Troy; precinct
B, John Hogan. Fourth ward, precinct
A, b. F. Reichard; precinct B, Charles |
Miller; precinct c, g. w. Diehl; pre-
cinct d, r. d. Burr.
Bethlehem township-Precinct A, e. |
J. Walker; precinct B, John G. War
wick.
Jackson township-Millport precinct.
John Shalmo; McDonaldsville precinct, |
Edward Pierson.