The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-04-14
GEN. HUGHES
Is Picked by Cleveland
Paper to Win the
Nomination
THE LATEST CANDIDATE


Democratic political situation:
General Oliver II. Hughes is pick
} ed by the political wiseacres to lane
, the Democratic nomination for gov
, ernor.
Our Ollie" as they call the gen.
eral In his native county of Highland
hasn't admitted that he is candi.
date, but 1t can be said that unless
there is q radical change in sentiment
, within the next fortnight he will be
the standard about which the anti
Johnson forces Of the Ohio Democra-
cy will rally at the state convention,
FAvoRITE IN PARTY.
Hughes has been fayorite with
many of the parry leaders for some
time. When Judson Harmon declared
this week that he would not accept
the gubernatorial nomination Hughes
stock took a big jump. His boom ap-
pears to be growing apace, and the
prediction is freely made by Demo-
cratic state leaders that ne cannot be
| beaten now.
The action Of John c. Welty in de-
clining to have his name placed at
the head of the anti-Johnson primary
! ticket In Stark county and having
that ticket called independent is an
other indication of the trend OF senti-
ment toward leaving the way open
for the opponents of the Cleveland
mayor TO unite on one candidate for
governor. In the final round, II is
expected, this candidate will be Cen
eral Hughes.
Meanwhile the friends OF Mayor
johnson are working with might and
main TO break the opposition in all
parts OF the state. A dozen or more
Cleveland delegates are on the road
day and night. Occasionally they get
together to report at Columbus aud
at Cleveland. Charles p. Salen is one |
Of these leaders. Stanley Harrison |
and Martin Thumm are among the
others, Thumm reports TO Harrison
twice or thrice week.
HARRISON REAL STANLEY.
Harrison Is on the road most Of the
time the senate, in which he is an ass
sistant sergeant-at-arms, is not in
session. He was given HIS official pob
as an anti-Johnson man, and some Of
the senator's who voted for him are
growing because OF his activity In
behalf OF the Cleveland mayor. Stan
ley Harrison has been reading OF
stanley's explorations In the Dark
and is thinking OF writing
4 book on Stanley's explorations in
Darke county and other parts OF Ohio
n search OF Johnson Democrats.
The Cleveland scouts of Tom L.
Johnson are 50 bubbling over with
Enthusiasm that in a burst OF conf =.
Ience this week one OF them declared
would happen next week :
hat would prove 10 the world that
he mayor is now the whole thing In
he Ohio Democracy. There Is a sus-
icion that this means an attempt is
eing made 10 form an alliance with
he friends Of some candidate for :
'nited States senator.
The mass OF Democrats who visit .
he state capital no longer give seri-
us consideration 20 the candidacy OF :
tlee Pomerene. of Canton. They do
OF hesitate to express their belief
nat both Mr.. Pomerene and Mr.. =
Velty win be put out OF the race by =
he fight between them In Stark coun- =
:. The impression grows that II by .
ny chance Mayor johnson should OBJ
lin control OF the party In Ohio he
III himself be the gubernatorial can
date. But that possibility doesn't
orry them, II one is TO credit what 8,
Q hears. T
WILLIAMS SEEKS JOB. T
James M. Williams, president Of the h.
hio senate. In an avowed aspirant =,
r the nomination for governor, and y,
70 attitude OF Mayor Johnson In sc
ponsing the cause Of nonresident n,
Cleveland hasn't given him cold W
ct so
For lieutenant governor Cleveland w,
ems 10 have the two leading candi- tt,
ties, both Of them state senaturs-
lomas r. Schmidt and p. w. Ward. on
ere Atlee Pomerene or any other "A,
'thern Ohio man nominated for co
vernon, neither Schmidt nor Ward Ia
'uld have the least show. However, &c
tn have friends in the anti-Johnson sit
mp who are satisfied that General frt
lghes viii head the state ticket. Su
Since the ascendaney of the Repub-
an party In Ohio the state has ca
yer gone Democratic with the Dem ca
racy's tocket headed by a north so
q Ohio man. Rise up Bilr' Allen,
'cted governor In 1873, was from
irheld county: Richard N. Bishop.
10 won In 1877, and George Hoadly, bo