The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-09-11
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Delegates Elected to the State Con-
vention-Resolutio Praise Ev-
erybody-FeW Contests.
Upham Attacks Jones

There was a better attendance at
the afternoon session of the conven-
ton to select delegates to the state
convention, because the various candi-
dates for Office this year. the next and
for several years after, had been given
assurance that the congressional sit
uation, at which SO many of them shy,
would be brought up. There was a
lineup of the x-Grant-McCulloch and
Kennedy -Clark-Jones factions on the
selection of a chairman, but otherwise
there was peace and harmony except
when it had been reported to the con-
vention that Lawrence and Jackson
townships had chosen ex-Representa
tive John P. Jones to represent them
at the state convention. This was
too much for the ex-Grant bunch to
stand for, SO Prosecuting Attorney G.
@. Upham made a motion that Hon.
Robert Pollock be substituted for
Jones to represent these precincts In
support of his motion Upham said
that Jones was not a representative
Republican and he did not believe that
any but tried and true fellows should
go down to Dayton to participate in
the melee that was about to take
place. While Upham had reference,
undoubtedly, to the time that Jones
bolted Mark Hanna at Columbus, he
did not say so. But quicker than a
fash Jones was on his feet and said,
You would not dare say that if you
were out on the street" Ratchford, of
Massillon, the re-appointed state labor
commissioner, poured oil on the trou-
bled waters by having Uphams mo-
tion tabled Several times during the
afternoon it was necessary for the
postmaster from Canal Fulton to be
squelched, and on every occasion it
was done effectually. The resolutions
salve Roosevelt, both senator's and all
Republican congressman in the state,
although no name except Teddys was
mentioned.
THE FIRST CLASH
Upon calling the convention to or.
der the first business was the selec-
ton OF chairman and Attorney Up-
ham presented the name of John
Thomas of Navarro in nomination. DR.,
Moulton presented the name of John
p. Jones of North Lawrence. II was
the first lineup of the contendinR
forces and the ex-Grant crowd won in
walk by vote OF AZ for Thomas to
% for Jones. Ben L. Ayres of Massil-
Ion, was chosen secretary without op-
position.
The appointment of a committee on,
resolutions consisting of e. A. Bow
man and G. G. Lloyd of Canton and
Clark Metzgar of Massilon went
through without riot and after hay
ing been given ten minutes to make
a report they returned with the fol-
lowing monstrosity, which was adopt
ed after some discussion as to the
third term feature:
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Resolved, That the Republicans of
Stark county heartily endorse the wise
and splendid administration of Presi-
dent Roosevelt and tAe senators and
members of congress from Ohio for
their magnificent efforts in the main
tenance of American industries.
Resolved, That the delegates from
Stark county selected to represent
said county in the coming state con
yention to be held at Dayton are here
by instructed to vote against any can
didate for Office before the state CON
vention for third term
DR.. Moulton declared his disapproy-
al of sending delegates to the state
convention with their hands tied by
instructions as embodied in the third
term clause. He thought they should
go uninstructed Upham. Lloyd and
Metzgar expressed their opposition to
third term candidates and the reso-
lutiOns went on record as they were
received from the committee. The