The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-08-24
ATTACKS JONES LAW.


They said the Jones law was
home rule; 1t is not" answered the
mayor. THAT is the most outrageous
legislation of the kind l ever knew
of. / favor home rule on all ques-
tions, but not the Jones law kind
Home rule contemplates giving TO
all the people of the community con-
cerned the right to be heard. The
Jones law gives that to only part"
REPEAL MEASURE.
Mayor Tom intimated that he would
favor plank declaring for the repeal
of the Jones law and substituting
therefor law settling local option
questions by vote and not by petition.
All signs now point to the defeat OF
the county local option plank, or at
best a compromise. Finley declares
there will be minority report in
case of defeat, but all except the ul-
tra-temperance Democrats are discour-
aging him. They are fearful of the
effect on the ticket If a fight is pre-
cipitated on temperance questions.
NOT OUT YET.
Practically all of the delegates have
arrived, and it now develops that
Mayor Tom has made as much pro-
gress on the down-and-out road as
CARRIER, Finley, Bernard ct al. have
been claiming. That Johnson will be
few hundred votes shy of control
of the convention is generally con-
ceded, but it now appears that he
may be considerable of a factor in
the organization of the state COM
mittee.
MANY SEE MAYOR.
Aside from the local option ques
ton, interest is about the Johnson
headquarters. Since his arrival, the
mayor has been besieged by dele
gates from all parts of the state, and
each succeeding minute finds some
new face at his door. The antis are
perturbed; they wonder if it portends
anything unpleasant. Johnson's head
quarters are fianked on one side by
Harvey Garber's apartments and on
the other side by DOC" Norton's. 1t
was Johnson who brought about the
rejection of Norton for congressman
from the Democratic 18th district.
TO BEAT BERNARD.
The Neil House, where CARRIER, Fin
ley and Johnson are located, is the
storm center, though the Southern is
the officials headquarters for dele
gates. Lewis Bernard, who in addi-
tion to his % regular delegates has
contesting delegation of 25, will
scarcely succeed in seating the latter,
for the Pattison wing, much as they
would like to stop Johnson, do not
care to assume the position of cham
pioning Bernard.
DESERT CARRIER.
Some of the district meetings will
be interesting and much closer than
anticipated In the fourth Charles
Kloeb, who is claimed by CARRIER, will
be chosen for the state committee,
but delegates say he will be instruct
ed to vote against CARRIER for chair
man of the executive committee. In
the ninth, the Toledo district, A. A.
Reilly will be reelected. He is said
to prefer almost anybody to CARRIER.
Mayor Tom will go on the commit
tee on resolutions with Newton D.
Baker Mayor Tom will also be the
state central committeeman from the
21st district, and Charles w. Lapp
from the goth. M. B. Excel and Tim
McDonoGgh will represent Cuyahoga
on the credentials committee.
MAYOR TOM IN FIGHT.
Mayor Tom will have strong sup
port in his effort to secure specific
Endorsement of franchise taxation,
though it is unlikely that the Howe
bill will be named in the platform.
Senator Van Over announces he will
demand that the party place itself so
clearly and strongly on record that
the Democrats at the next session of
the legislature can have no excuse
for opposing a franchise tax bill.
The corporations are taking an in
terest in this feature, and there is
some active lobbying