The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-08-20

Portage-T. +. Edsington.
Pleasant II. Myres.
Unions. j. Nuwlan.
Van Buren-Levi Houscr.
Washington-HughM Mcconnell.
ON PERMANENT oRGA;;IZATIoN, RULES
AND RULES OF BUSINESS
Allen,-C. A. Lehr.
Amanda-Allen Gilbert.
Biglick-George Moore.
BIanchard-J. J. Fellers.
Cass-Ezra Karn.
Dclaware-Thos. Ketch.
EagIe-RObert Crawford.
FindIay-G. w. Myers.
.Jackson-J. G. Hayse.
Liberty John Radabaugh.
Madison-T. II. BusIong.
Marion-NelsOn Altman.
Orange. J. Crawford
Portage-Wm. Hudson.
Pleasant-Elisha Todd
Union-David Conner
Van Buren-Jacob Fulhart.
Wasbiupton-J. ID. Harbaugh.
ON RESOLUTIONS.
AIlen-Robert ThornburG.
Amanda-John Ewing.
BieIick-M;lton Klackner.
BIanchard-W. A. Powell.
Cass-J. F. Hudson.
Samuel WolfOrd-
Eagle-John Romick.
Findlay-M w. Vance.
.jacksnn-G George Foreman
Liberty-Adam Kramer.
Madison Philip Reigle.
Marion-B. J. Merrill.
Orange-Ger1nan Miller.
Portage-Wm. Splitter.
Pleasant-Israel Strouse.
Union-Daniel Fox.
Van Buren-GeOrge Price.
Washington-Wm. Manecke.
On motion, the Convention adjourned
ed until o'clock, p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention met Mt l o'clock and
was called TO order by the chair.
The Committee on Credentials made
the following report:
The Committee on Credentials re-
spectfully ask leave to report as follows:
Th.rt all the townships are fully repre-
seated in this Convention, and that no
seats are contested.
AoUILLA GILBRET, Chm.
This stereotyped report, was, oi
course, unanimously adopted.
The Committee on Permanent Organ
ization, Rules and Order of Business,
then reported as follows:
President.-S ]. Siddall.
Vice President. David Conner.
Se,retdry. ii. Glessner.
asst Secretdry.-W ii. Whiteley-
RHLes-The rules governing the Leg
islature Cf the State of Ohio, as nearly
rs nosSibIe. Each candidate to pledge
himself To support the nominee. a ma
iority of all the votes cast shall nomln'
ate.
order Of Business Candidates 10 be
nominated in the following order: COun-
ty Surveyor, Infirmary Director. County
Commissioner, one year; County Com
missioner, three years; Prosecuting At
torney, Clerk of Court, Probate Judge,
Auditor, Representative.
G. w. MYERS, Sec'y.
Then the ball opened. VIM. Gribben
moved to amend the report of the com
mittee by commencing Mt the head oi
the ticket to make the nominations fol
county officers. Judge Whiteley insist.
cd that the report OF the committee
could not be amended by the COnven
ton, but must be referred back to the
Committee. Capt. Sam. Howard took
the floor, and in an earnest speech in
sisted that it was all wrong; the ticket
should be taken up as usual. commenc
ing mt the head. This brought Frank
Edginaton 10 his feet, who informed the
Convention that the Committee had
scriptural authority for their peculiar
manner of making the report, and quo
ted that passage which says "the first
shall be last and the last first" At last
the motion to amend was withdrawn,
and n motion to refer back with instruc-
tious to amend was substituted. Judge
WhiteIey again came to the rescue and
insisted that it really didn't amount tc
much either way, and it was the short
est way out of the trouble to let the re
mort of the committee stand as it was.
The Judges games never do amount tc
much until after they are played--:nerf
harmless things you kno Y. M. ID. Sha
fer then took a hand, and showed pretty
MAINLY that there was something under
the surface of the report that was in
tended for the benefit OF some one. Capt
Howard insisted that the making up oi
n ticket should be done in the customary
way. He said he asked nothing but what
was right, and would submit to nC
wrong. Mungen, Gribben and A. B.
Sbafer followed and insisted that the
report ought to be referred back fol
amendment in that particular. The
noints flew thick and fast and the Chair
man looked bewildered. Some one sug
pested that a. B. Shafer had no right tC
tLe floor, as he was not a delegate. THAI
gentleman retorted by asserting that ht
was n Democrat anyhow. Question
ouestion," resounded from all parts o
the room, and the Chairman, prompted
by a friend, declared the amendment on
of order. and put the motion to adop
the report, and declared it carried, not
withstanding the vote was so close tha
it was impossible for any one unprediu
diced to decide which side was in tn,
majority. A vote by townships was call
ed for, which was declared out of order
Mungen called for a division of the house
but it was. refused, and a majority, a
was afterwards shown by the vote ol
Representative, were ehoked down. /
would be very hard to say whether thi
proceeding on the part of the Chairman
was caused by his partiality or stupidity