Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-07-20
THE JUDICIAL CONVENTION.
Report of the !wayne-county DeIeea-
gallon.

CATION.
We ask careful reading of this
article as it only further confirms
what has already been said in our
paper on the subject.
The late Judicial Convention at Millersburg
. and the action Of the delegates from Wayne
Co. deserve 4 passing notice Upon the arri-
val of the delegates from Wayne Co., it was
discovered that the COschocton Co. delegation
j was there in a condition satisfactory to the
Holmes 20. candidate. On the morning of the
4 Convention. John Il. Mcbride had an inter
view with a number of the delegates from Co.
shocton, and fairly, and earnestly, presented
the claims of Wayne Co. to the Judgeship,
stating to them that for twenty years Wayne
Co. had been attending Judicial Conventions
with them, and had had no nominee for Judge;
that L. T. Critchfield had received 4 majority
| of the votes of the people of Wayne Co, and was
their candidate, and protesting that WAYNE
90. ought not to be treated with disrespect any
longer. That Holmes Co. and Coshocton ought
| not TO continue, and that Coshocton Conventions
| ought not to be controlled by corrupt wire
workers in Holmes Co. That the relation of
| the three counties was voluntary one so far
\ as nominations were concerned, and that equal
ity and fairness were necessary to sustain
united action The delegates from Coshocton
| made no reply, only that they were instructed
and would be compelled to vote according to
Instructions. 1t was noticeable, however that
the delegates from Coshocton had received no
Instructions from the people, that no names for
Judge had been announced in the Coshocton
papers, and that the instructions spoken of had
| come from delegates in the county Convention,
VINO themselves did not know how the people
felt ON the subject of Judge. These delegates
| at Millersbnrgs or portion of them, admitted
they did not know how the people of Coshocton |
Co. would vote If the question was submitted |
TO them. Another matter impressed the dele |
gates from Wayne, and that was, that Coshoc- |
ton having no candidate, and yet having in |
2 snIE Ear TTd1n al
case five years ago, and Holmes Co. having in /
structed also, it was as much saying that /
Wayne Co. might attend the Convention, or
let it alone; if she attended, she could sit by to
ratily what had already been decreel by
Holmes and Coshocton. and IL she did not at
tend she could accept the nomination at home.
The CoshoctOn delegation afterward met and
made the following proposition: If Wayne
Co. would submit five years longer, then She
should have the Judgeship. This proposition
was deemed remarkable, first. because these
delegates could not pledge the people five
years hence; and secondly because Ii Indicate
ed that the delegates from CoshOeton Co. were
conscious they were acting un Justly now. As
Holmes and Coshocton had Instructed for a
candidate before the Convention met, leaving
nothing for Wayne but the humiliation of ac- ,
quescence, it became question what Wayne
should do. Of the delegates chosen to the !
Convention from Wayne county, the following ;
were not present. Those from Baughman,
Chippewa, Green, Milton, Plain, East Union ,
and Paint townships, owing, no doubt, to the
notice in the Wayne Co. Democrat in regard to
going to the Convention would be useless
thing. The following delegates were present:
John Larwill 4th ward John X. Mcbride 3rd ,
Ward, George Power and L. b. Eshelman 1st
Ward, DIR. Ingraham 2d Ward, Wooster. H. i
l.. McCray by written proxy from 4. III. By
ers for Wooster Township, Z. NJ. Kenton and {
l. ID, Odell of Clinton T'p, A. Butler and W. 9
Salt Greek Tp, J. Boor of Wayne TIP, Z. d.
Otis of Sugar Creek Tp., W. K. Mcclellan, ,
J. Carlin, jr. from Congress TIP. and G. Barrett
TIP. At the meeting of the delegates no writ
ten proxies were presented other than those of L
Geo Barrett and h. l.. McCray. Other per- 4
sons from Wayne Co. were there and desired to
act with the delegates but without any written c
and upon their own motion, which
was deemed inadmissible as a mode of repre-
'enting the people. The delegation organized I
by appointing. John h. Mcbride, Chairman, !.
and II. 1. McCray, Sec'y. The question as to 1
whether ayne 70. should go into the Conven- .,
ion Or not was discussed during the day, and L
% enable the delegates in session to express
heir views ON the matter, E. b. Eshelman
moved that Wayne Co: participate in the
which motion, after being discuss
ID, was put andtieclared lost A motion was v
hen made that the Wayne county delegation Il
10 not go INTO convention. which motion WAS -
carried. John Larwiil, the Oldest Democrat T.
md delegate, was decided upon the question :,
not to go into the convention. In speaking of u
he matter in session. was said that for many s
llned and before the time for the meeting of u
he District convention, and those counties N
would meet and instruct and bind themselves
% go against Wayne county. That their action S
n advance was an insult to the Wayne county /,
Democracy. That Wayne county would not | 1.
DC bound by this action of the convention un- s.
ess she went into it, and that they understood 4
hat L. Il, Critchiield intended to be a candi- 81
late for Judge as the nominee of Wayne coun- q.
J, land that the delegates had better hold them
elves. and the people of Wayne free to act as d
hey thought proper. Mr.. Otis and Eshelnan "a,
efused to be bound by the action Of maiori- "
Z OF the delegates, and SO declared, although d
IA mar lei ms fn.lf fst..r
During the session of the Wayne county dele U
,ation, in addition TO Otis and Eshelman, a
iessrs. Q. C. Parsons, Jr:, John Zimmerman =
)tis and Eshelman bOlted the action of the | M
majority ofdelegates and went into convention VI
nd zimmerman, whowas not a delegate, cast I'll
he whole vote OF Wayne county for Reed for
udge! The Wayne county delegation did
ot participate in the convention at Millers-
urg, and all who were there were satisfied
hat the instructions and actions of the Coun- ~
Convention at Coshocton had been procured VI
nd could not be said to be the expression OIL fO
he popular will of the people of Coshocton e,
were that the people of Holmes q
onnty were not in favor of Reed by any :.
leans unanimously, and were willing 10 do ST
lg Milersburg that the Convention, after ~.
heir action in the attempted nomination of gl
ICED On the second term principle, passed
esolution IN favor OF tho one term principle
ltended for the benefit of WAYNE CO. in the
lture! The history of the judgeship is simply
hat Holmes and Coshocton have had the Judge b1
)r twenty years, CoshOcton two nominations "
nd Holmes two nominations Gilbert and Reed &C
Holmes, and Sample of Coshocton. The q
onvention at Millersburg have now attempted III
D add five years more to Holmes, making n I'll
uarter of q century that Holmes and Coshoc- -
on have monopOlized the judgeship. The del w
gates OF Wayne county regarded this as a w
raud on all the honest Democrats of the Dis q
rict. The character, important interests and II
lw business of Wayne Co., expensive terms of h,
ourt as courts have been held in Wayne Co. ~
)gether whith the superiority of Wayne Co., he
, her Democratic vote, being within about . -
900 of both of Holmes and COShOcton added Ic
Ihich would entitle Wayne Co. to an equality
t least in the District. The manner of con-
ucting the District Convention at MilIersbure IL
as unfair TO the people of Wayne Co. Ben
ason not 4 regular delegate, nor a proxy, so
" as made known the delegation of WAYNE In
o., vas selected Chairman of the convention.
hese acts significantly confirm the charge
gainst a few men in Holmes, Coshocton and in
Jayne counties that they are determined to
efraud the people as long as they can and
over it up by trickery and deceit. This view tb
further enforced by the fact that the Holmes y"
o. Farmer published the vote in Convention
though Wayne county had cast her full
Dte for Reed, when in fact WAYNE Co. resoly-
not to cast Il vote for Reed. For some rea-
N unknown, unless it was designed to bribe In
10 Wayne Go. Delegation and others into si- Of
nee, money was furnished from solae source ~
nd applied to the payment of hotel bills of m
elegates against their consent and protest. Il
opposed a dishOnorable effort to influence on
eir future action.
JOHN K. MCBRIDE,
fH " Chairman oh