The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-02-24
JAMES GRANT MAKING
PLANS To RUN
FOR CONGRESS
COLONEL WEAVER, OF ALLIANCE,
ALSO TO OPPOSE KENNEDY
OF YOUNGSTOWN.
Situation Warming UP Over the
Craftsmanship Of the County Cen.
tral Committee-Predlc-
tions by Leaders.

tral Committee-Predic-
tions by Leaders.
Candidates for the Republican nom
ination for representative from the
eighteenth district are beginning to
groom themselves for the contest,
which will without doubt be warmly
contested.
James ]. Grant and his manager,
Roscoe Mccullough, are carefully and
energetically forming machine, and
the effects of their work is already
evidenced by the quiet undercurrent
of feeling in Mr.. Grants favor. Col.
Stanton Weaver, OF Alliance, has an
nounccd himself candidate and is
lining up his forces These two men
will endeavor to secure the nomina-
ton in opposition to James Kennedy,
of Youngstown, who will be candi-
date for a third term.
No opposition to Mr.. Kennedy has
developed in Mahoning county and
Columbiana county has been so dis
turbed with local politics that it does
not seem to have awakened to the
situation. 1t would seem probable,
however, that one or more candidates
will enter the field. Judge j. G.
Moore, of Lisbon; Judge p. M.
Smith, of Wellsvlle; and Charles
s. Speaker, of Lisbon, are named as
probable candidates.
When Mr. Kennedy was nominated,
Mr. Grant came into the field very
late and the plum was practically in
the bag before he came before the
people. This time he is building his
fences in advance and will be ready
to make a strong fight.
Stark county was entitled to 132
delegates in the last convention, Col.
umbiana had 9S and Mahoning sent
S8. If Col. Weaver remains in the
race. which would seem improbable
as he is comparatively unknown and
would get few delegates outside AL
lance, Canton's candidate Is practic-
ally certain to go into the convention
with more delegates than anyone else
in the race. If no candidate develops
in Columbiana county, that will be the
battle ground and the delegates won
or lost there will determine the re-
suit of the fight
Z Roscoe Mccullough will be can
didate for chairman of the county
central committee in opposition to
Geo. Fl. Clark, who has held the Of
flee during the last two years. This
committee will be elected at the pri
maries next May and this election is
the immediate cause of activities and
interest in the campaign. The pow
ers of this committee are far reach
ing and the chairman is recognized as
the leader in party work in Stark
county. .
With the reins of the machine In
his hands, Mr.. Mccullough could fur
ther the interests of his principal in
many ways. The Weaver and Ken
nedy followers are anxious to prevent
Mr.. McCullough's election and are
preparing to make fight for posi-
tions on the central committee.
The primary election for choosing
delegates to the congressional con-
vention will be held some time dur
ing the spring of 1906. The exact
time will be fixed by the central
committee.
Mr.. Grant stated yesterday that
without question he would be can
didate. In regard to the central COM
mittee Craftsmanship. he said that Mr..
McCullough's candidacy was not a
personal factor in the campaign and
that he wanted no favors which were
not extended to every other candidate.
julius Whiting, Jr., said that it was
too early to predict anything con-
corning the campaign and that he did
not wish to be quoted in connection
with it. He thought that probably Mr..
Mccullough would drop out of the
fight for the chairmanship and let
some man older in the work have
the place. He said: "Mr. Mccullough
Is fine young man, so far as know,
and smart enough, but he is only "a
years of age and has been a member
of the committee only little while.
1t would seem to me that man
should be more familiar with the
work before he undertakes to direct
it,"
Geo. Fl. Clark said that he thought
the personel OF the committee should
not be changed because they had built
up successful machine and that
good enough should be let alone.
Charles G. Upham said that he un-
derstood Mr.. Grant was q candidate,
and that he could not commit himself
concerning the campaign because he
was a candidate for prosecuting at
torney.
The Standard OIL investigation.