The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-01-24
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for the fifteenth amendment 70 the
federal constitution.
Article |, section 8, of the state
! constitution says that "all white,
male citizens shall have the right TO
vote.
A resolution by Representative
Pumphrey strikes out both the words
H"white" and male" He would pro-
| vide woman suffrage.
Favorable committee reports were
made Of the Huey bill requiring ex-
press companies TO make deliveries
10 residences in towns OF 10000 popu-
lation. amended TO take effect July l;
the Grover bill 10 pay township vii
lage and special school directors 81
meeting and others.
The Minteer anti-cigaret bill was
referred to the house committee on
medical Jurisprudence.
The house adopted resolutions Of
fered by Representative Bronson and
adjourned out OF respect TO the mem
ory of the late Representative w. e.
Whitney, OF Franklin.
NEW RECRUITS IN CAUCUS.
w. C. Smith. of Medina. was made
the Republican nominee for sergeant
alarms OF the house by the Repub-
lican caucus, the feature oil which was
the admission to full Republican men,
bership OF Daniel j. o'Rourke, of To-
ledo. elected two years ago as an in
dependent. Applause greeted the an
nouncement of Chairman Roll that he
had invited o'Rourke 10 enter the eau
Gus and that he had accepted the IN
vitatioD.
The new recruit declared: my
Republicanism has been as unques-
toned as that of any OF you. voted
for William Mckinley for president
and have been ever since Republican
In national politics. expect TO vote
for the Republican candidate for pres
ldent this year. | have no apologies
to make for my Republicanism TO
anyone"
Smith. who was named by Woods,
has been county clerk OF Medina and
is now chairman OF the county com
mittee. His nearest opponent was
Jerome b. Welker, OF Stark, who was
nominated by HOLES and got II votes
on the first ballot. as against 20 for
Smith, 8 for ex-senator Blake, of Co
lumbiana, and 8 for First Assistant
Sergeant-at-Arms ]. ID. Thomas, or
Athens, named by DR.. Crawford. On
the second ballot Smith wun, getting
33 votes.
Welker got the benefit OF the For
aker influence. while the Taft men
were generally behind Smith.
CHILD LABOR BILL PASSES.
The child labor bill OF Reynolds,
passed the house 10 to 20,
safe from the fire OF amendments
that were offered to cripple IT,,
The brunt OF the fight against the
bill was taken by Kealy, OF Hamilton,
and Woods. o.. Medina. Woods
was TO make its proyi-
sions operative only during school
terms.
Woods suffered a grueling from
of Cuyahoga. In answer TO
Stockwell's questions Woods said he
was unwilling to prohibit the EN-
pioyment of children between II and
1G years from any class OF work or
TO limit their employment to eight
hours.
The kernel OF the Reynolds bill is |
prohibition OF employment of boys !
under 16 and girls under 1e more
than eight hours day and their EN-
ployment at all after .. m. or be-
fore a. m. r
Tine bill prohibits the employment
Of child labor In connection with the
operation OF machinery. In saloons,
bowling alleys, theaters and even drug
stores.
Eight women factory inspectors are
provided.
FROM NoRrHEAsTERN OHIO.
The incident upon which Senator
Neck bases his immortality am
dayit In the Chic srhoof scandal y
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