Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-01-18
Sherman Elected!

AS was to have been expected, the
Legislature of this State, on Monday
last, reelected Hon. John Sherman
to the U. S. Senate for six years, from
the fourth of March, 1873.
There was some warm work and
loud talking done by the rebellious
Democracy. The o. S. Journal gives
the following account of the doings
on the occasion:
After several abortive attempts, first.
to stave off the Convention, and ad-
jOurn without allowing a vote, so as
to gain time for further efforts; sec
ond. to effect division in the Repub-
lican ranks sufficient to defeat Sher-
man third, to make q break toward
Cox, and elect him by a coalition
the result of the joint convention was
announced by the It. Gov, somewhat
buDglingly, as electing John Sherman
to the United States Senate from Ohio
for another full term, beginning March
4, 1873. And the result was received
with cheers and other strong marks of
aprTC baton. by the large crowd in at
tendance. No bad blood The result
cannot he otherwise than satisfactory
in the highest degree to the people of
Ohio.
The Journal further says in relation
to this subject:
The scene in the JOINT Convention
yesterday, just about the time the vote
for United States Senator was to be
announced, was somewhat exciting
and nervous. During the forenoon
several of the Democratic members
had been busily plotting to defeat
Sherman by ''snap- judgment game
A large portion of them agreed to
cast their first vote for Morgan, and
just before the result could be declared
they would ask to have their vote
changed to ex- Governor COX-hoping
thereby 10 create a tide that would
not only sweep all the Democratic
members with it. but also carry off
enough Republicans besides Powell to
Consummate their great desideratum,
the disruption of the Sherman phalanx.
At the conclusion of the roll call, the
tally sheet showed that Sherman had
received seventy-three votes, Morgan
sixty-four, scattering, three - Mr..
Gage, Republican, for Schenck, Mr.
Falls, Republican, for Perry, and Mr..
Powell, Independent, for Cox. Now
came the oppOrtune moment for exc
cutting the mastery stroke of policy
; that had been consulted upon. The
vociferous gentleman form Mercer
MIR. CaIlen, played the bell-weather
and deserted Morgan by going ovel
, TO Cox. Three or four innocent pieces
: of flesh of the mutton order followed
i'll his wake; but the Clerk could not
make the changes as fast as the re
, quests went up. The anxious fellows
resumed their seats to give the ClerE
time. The transfer of votes, so far q.
) demanded, was hastily completed, anC
in twinkling the sheet was put in tn,
E hands of President Mueller, who fortl
with commenced to make known thu
result. Loud, wrathy appeals cam,
from score of Democrats who stoo,
with eyes aghast. Mueller had all th
> firmness of a Luther. He announces
that ''the Chair has begun to declar
the result of the balIoting, and there
r fore all other changes are ont of or
i | OCL. anu Ill luIS Tile 1EcSlQolG nai
:. the advantage of them, in a porlia
mentary sense, and he knew it. 8
appeal from the decision of the Chair =
!, screamed one at the top of his voice
Another exclaimed, ''Mr President, W,
will not submit to this outrageou!
e TYRANNY - and various others repeated
+ it. There was intense excitement
The gallery was crowded, and the lob
: by overlooking. The scene excellet
that of theaadoption of the Fifteenth
Amendment two years ago. The Who'll
Democratic half of the Convention
/ wrung their hands and gritted thei
0 teeth with evaporation. But Mueller
!, though trembling little, was no
% frightened from his course. "Gentle
= men," he remarked again, 81 have Il
- personal interest IN this matter. I al
10 just rs patriotic as any man on thi
1t floor. Great applause am no,
making known TO the Convention ho
this election has terminated, and
re can't entertain any other business uL
f til it is disposed Of" And he didn'
+, SO with a tremendous -outburst of al
- plause the gratifying result was pre-
= nounced.