The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-04-22

umpneQ Dy dinner OF the Under |
graduates Conservative Society. The |
campaign is then in full swing Great |
boards appear at the University |
gates on which pithy satires against |
one or other candidate, pasodies on
songs, quotations from their speeches, |
and gsudily painted cartoons are
posted. Those who are supposed to |
be able to feel the pulse of the Uni
versity move about with the weight
of much knowledge upon their brows,
throwing out hints as to the prob
able majority one way or the other.
Some profess to know 1t to a nicely.
Others shake their heads and remark
vaguely that there Is not much to
choose either way. So week after
week goes by, until the excitement
reaches climax when the date of the
election comes around.
There was no need upon that day
for Dr. Dimsdale or any other strang-
er In the town to ask his way to
the University for the whooping and
yelling which proceeded from that
usually decorous building might have
been heard from Princess street to
Newington. In front Of the gates was
a dense crowd of townspeople peer
ing through into the quadrangle, and
deriving much entertainment from
the movements Of the lively young
gentlemen within. Large numbers of
the more peaceahle undergraduates
stood about under the arches, and
these quickly made way for the
new comers, for both Garaway and
Dtmsdale. as noted athletes. COM
manded respect among their fellow
students which medallists and honors
men might look for in vain.
The broad open quadrangle, and all
numerous balconies and terraces
which surround it, were crowded with
an excited mob of students. The
whole three thousand odd electors
who stand upon the college rolls ap-
peared to be present, and the noise
which they were making would have
reflected credit on treble their num-
Der. The dense crowd surged and
oOVbhCu "AtlOuI pdu6O vi resi-. lNbW
and again some orator would be hoist
ed up on the shoulders Of his fellows,
when an oscillation of the crowd
would remove his supporters and
down he would come, only to be sue
cueded by another at some other
part of the assembly. The name of
either candidate would produce roars
of applause and equally vigorous
/ howls of execration. Those who were
! lucky enough to be In the balconies
! above hurled down missiles on the
crowd beneath, peas, eggs, potatoes
and bags OF flour or of sulphur; while
/ those below, wherever they found
room to swing an arm, returned the
fusilade with interest. The DOCTORS
views of academieal serenity, and the
high converse of pallid students van.
ished into thin air as he gazed upon
the mad tumultuous scene. Yet, In
spite of his fifty years, he laughed as
heartily as any boy at the wild pranks
of the young politicians, and the ruin
which was wrought upon broadcleth
coat and shooting jacket by the hal
of unsavory projectiles.
The crowd was most dense and
most noisy in front of the class room
in which the counting Of the votes
was going forward. At one the result
was to be announced, and as the Ions
hand of the great Sclock crept towards
the hour, hush of expectation fel
upon the assembly. The brazen clans
broke harshly out, and at the samt
moment the folding doors were fiunl
open, and knot of men rushed ou
into the crowd, who swirled and ed
died round them. The centre Of tn,
throng was violently agitated, and tn,
whole mass of people swayed inwardI
and outwards. For a minute or two
the excited combatants seethed ant
struggled without a clue as to tn,
cause of the commotion. Then tn,
corner Of a large placard was ele
waited above the heads of the rioters
on Ehich was visible the words
Liberal in great letters, but befort
1t could be raised further 1t was tori
down, and the struggle became fierce
than ever. Up came the placard agail
the other corner this time will
the word Majority" upon 1t, and thel
Immediately vanished as before
Enough had been seen, however, t
show which way the victory ha,
gone, and shouts of triumph arose eV
erywhere, with waving of hats an,
clatter of sticks Meanwhile, in tn
centre the two parties fought roun,
the plaoard, and the commotion be
gan to cover the wider area, as eth
er side was reinforced by fresh sur
porters One gigantic Liberal seize
the board, and held it aloft for
moment. so that it could be seen IN it
entirety by the whole multituds;
Liberal Majority.
241.
But his triumph was short lived
A stick descended upon his head, hi
heels were tripped up and he and hi
placard rolled upon tbe ground u
getheB The vIcters succeeded, hoV
ever, In forcing their way to the o.
tFeme end Of the quadrangle, whsr
as every ndinbuggh man knows, II
fu1Rlepgth statue OF Sir Edwar
Brewster looks down upon the 6lassi
ground which he loved 80 well. A
audaoious Radical swarmsd up upo
the pedestal, and balanced the obno,
iOus notice on the marble arms of III