The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-01-18
ELEcN1oy OF o. S. sENAToB
John Sherman Declared Elected
THE WAY 1T WAS DONE.

THE WAY IT WAS DONE.
On Wednesday of last week the two
Houses of the Ohio Legislature met
in Joint Convention for the purpose
of electing United States Senator in
place of John Sherman, whose term
expires on the fourth of March, 1873,
the vote taken separately having fail
ed to elect All the members were
present except Mr.. Ellis, Democrat,
of Muskingum County. who was call
ed home by the death of relative,
and with whom no Radical member
would pair off. Lieutenant Governor
Mueller officfated as President of the
Joint Convention, and after the vote
was taken he declared the result as
follows: Sherman 73. Morgan 90, Ja-
cob D. Cox 5, A. f. Perry l, r. C.
Schenck L; and thereupon declared
fisherman elected. Before the clerks
had counted the votes and handed the
result to the Lieutenant Governor,
Mr.. Callen, a Democratic member
from Mercer county, changed his vote
from Morgan to Cox, and other DEM
ocratic members were following his
example. when the Radical Sherman
ties became alarmed, fearing de-
feat for the pet candidate of the bond
holding and monopoly interest.
While this was going on, and while
Democratic members were on their
feet demanding their constitutional
right to change their votes,s (Which is
ALWAYS in order in such cases., the
embodiment of stupidity in the chair
snufing the danger ahead, requested
the gentlemen to stop announcing
their desire to change their votes, un-
til the clerk could catch up in the tall
lly. At this time, Mr.. Mccoy of Ross
county, had the floor, and had been
recognized by the chairman, and re-
quested to repeat his name, and ma
ny others were on their feet demand
| ing to be heard. By this time the ex-
citement on the floor and in the lob
bies had become intense, and noise
and confusion reigned supreme. In
the midst of this scene, the clerk quiz
etly handed the scoreto the President,
who, urged on by the Radical leaders,
proceeded to declare John Sherman
elected. A scene of great uproar
now began, and the President of the
Convention seemed inclined several
times to do his duty, but he had whip
lpers in of his. party all around him
who urged him otherwise. Mr.. Haag
of Henry county, succeeded in raising
his voice high enough to be heard in
/ Edenunciation ofthis gag outrage, when
/. President Mueller electrified the Con-
vention with the following little
speech: aeises sssis u .ins9 M
z aShentlemens, T ish got no more in
lterest in dose elections dan oder men,
and is yust as patriotic ash any of
you''s. Dere is nodings in order ex-
cept de election of Sherman [Roars
of laughter. means a Senator from
Ohio in der Congress" lis -.
Directly afterward the Lieutenant
Governor took fresh start in promuI-
eating his decision, and in about this
way. t3o = 1s-8 ssai +
..John Sherman (eries of protest.
change my vote, having received sew
enty-three votes for (here the clanor
was greater than at any; other time !;
members mounted their chairs, and
| the disorder extended TO tia Q -4vbby-
Nnal1o,. xxyo o rn,sxy vf.s-
| ted, and resuming continued) seven
l.ty-three votes for President in Com
gress (roars of laughter III means for
Senator in Congress-which being a
| majority over all dem others, i de-
clares John Sherman duly elected
Senator in Congress from Ohio, =.
This, says the Statesman, is the way
John Sherman was elected. We do
not exaggerate the scene. Some parts
could hardly be exaggerated. N
| The Democrats simply proposed to
place the issue between a Republican
Reformer and anti-Grant man and q
/ Corruptionist and a Grant an-be-
tween Cox and Sherman. We do not
know that Cox would have been cleo
ted, but had some hopes that Reform
members who gave pledges before
the. election, especially in Cincinnatis
that if the Senatorship stood between
Cox aud Sherman, they would vote
for the FORMER, would have redeemed
these pledges. This alarmed the Sher-c
NANTES in joint convention, and Brins9
made made his raid on Mueller, in,
fstrncting him at all hazards to permit
no more changes. We don't suppose
that embodiment OF, stupidity, ignora
ance in law, and obstinaey, the Lieu
l'tenant Governor, understood in the
least what a blunder and a crime he
was committing, or what an ass he
made of himself, or if he did he cared
Hess. John Sherman.goes back to the
Senate not only by corrupt appliances
at the elections but by the corruption
ofmembers Of the Legislature, and f. fl,
nally by downright overthrow OF.
/ law. " sti9i '.s - @ss
- f5e tots e u tslgga 81 a2Aalazz 98i
EVERY vote in the u. S. House of
Representatives against the proposed
| Sixteenth Amendment to the Federal
Constitution, giving naturaiized citi-
I,zens equal privileges with negroes,
was given by a Radical. Every DEM
ocrat present voted for the PROPOSE
tion. The Radicals win go into the.
next contest protesting great Ioye for.
the !. sweet German accent and the
rich Irish brogue;" !" but it is quite evil