The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-16

mand OF the present legislature ]i,-
02300O more than was appropriated
for them two years ago. They want
an aggregate of s13,357.53S, as against
$12,334.s3i. N
The temperance lobby has arrived.
A plea for the right or women to vote
at local option elections Is being made
TO Individual members of the assem-.
bly, and especially to members OF the
temperance committees of the two
houses, by Mrs. Viola Doudna See
mans, superintendent Of legislation OF
the Ohio w. G. r. u. Notice Is being
given that such bin will be intro
duced and literature is being distrib.
uted.
The supreme court decided to give
a re-hearing on January % to Pro
bate Judge William Pardee, of Sum-
NIT county, on his mandamus suit to
compel the governor and secretary
of state to issue to him commission
for four years.
Senator Vanovei, of Wayne county,
met the first delegation of Office hold
ers i'm the senate chamber Thursday,
and talked straight from the shOui-
der to them. They endeavored to get
his ear in vain with the purpose of
explaining a salary bill.
"You fellows have been drawing
altogether too much money from
county treasures. You don't partic-
ularly consult your constituency to as
certain their feeling in the matter, but
you come to us with an explanation.
Vanover is member of the fees
and salaries committee.
Opposition TO the Cincinnati Lexow
resolution is developing rapidly. And
the disclination to spend state money
to investigate the Hamilton county
grafters is not confined to the Repub'
iicans. Many Democrats are talking
guardedly against the measure.
Representative Kealy, who intro
duced the resolution, is becoming dis-
couraged.
George b. Cox is not politically
dead he said. Il have found plenty
of evidence to convince me of that.
His arm still reaches to the state
capitol. It was not chance that led
Speaker Thompson TO ignore the
Democratic delegation from Hamilton
county. The Republican party Is
reaching out to save Geo. b. Cox"
Judging by present sentiment az
| tion on the resolution will be de
layed as long as possible, and then
strong efforts will be made To amend
it so that 1t will be harmless. One
suggestion is to amend the resolution
so as to give the county commission,
ers or the common pleas judges. OF
Hamilton county authority to appoint
q commission, which is another way
of referring the whole matter back to
! Geo. b. Cox.
Democratic politicians are worked
up sover the difference of opinion ex'
listing among senate Democrats as tc
what should be done with the Her
rick appointments. Nearly every
Democratic senator has friend in the
list for whom he would like to vote
The Republicans will vote for every
man on the list, and one Democra%e
vote would open up a row calculated
/ to lose to the Democrats many of the
plums.
Gov Pattison wants every name Oh
the list tabled indefinitely and he
wants the trick turned with single
motion. Pattison expected the sen
ate to dispose of the appointments
last week, and his close friends say
he was disappointed by the failure ol
the senate to act.
| Senator Williams, of Cuyahoga. Is
accused of being responsible for the
delay. He has one or two friends
on the Herrick list. Senator Ward
of Cuyahoga, also has a friend or
the list. Meanwhile politicians who
are looking for Pattison to knoch
some plums into their baskets arc
having sold shivers.
\ 81 am not willing to admit there was
any crookedness in the election ol
Foraker and Dick" declared Senator
Pollock (R.) of Stark county, replying
to an attack upon Ohio's United State.
senators made by Senator Ward o.
Cleveland I'm the senate. a5
The discussion occurred over mo
tion by Senator West OF Logan county
to postpone for one week action upoI
Senator Meck's joint resolution me
morializing congress to submit al
amendment to the federal constitution
lprovidlng for the election OF United
States senators by direct vote of the
people.