The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1881-08-30
WHERE MONROE COUNTY STANDS
ON THE
JUDICIAL QUESTION.

JUDICIAL QUESTION.
On July % the Democratic Central
Committee of Monroe County held
meeting and adopted the following reso.
lutions by unanimous vote:
WHEREAS, The Democratic Central
Committee of Belmont County having
decided upon plan for electing dele
gates to the Judicial Convention, the |
provisions OF which virtually says to the |
Democracy OF Monroe County: We can
hold the Judicial Convention and nnmi.
nate candidate without yvur delega-
tion. and
WHEREAS, The Chairman OF the Demo
cratic Central Committee of this county
submitted, in writing, a protest 10 the
Chairman OF the Democratic Committee
OF Belmont County. and requested that
o committee OF conference be appointed
to adopt uniform rule for the selection
OF delegates throughout the District and
suggested that Popular Vote Conven.
tion be held In both counties on the same
dsy, and the candidate receiving q
plurality Of tue votes to be afterwards
declared the nominee for Common Pless
Judge, or that delegates be elected bv
townships, in both counties. and the
same having been treated with contempt,
therefore be 1t
Resolvsd. That the Democratic Cen
trail Committee OF Monroe County deem
| 1t inexpedient to authorize the appoint
meut or election of delegates to the in.
dicial Convention to be held at Bellaire
on the 1l,h OF August.
Resolred, That any persoa or persons
appearing in said convention from Men
roe County, and claiming 10 represent
this county, or any part OF it, are acting
Upon their own individual responsibility,
and without any authority from either
the Democratic Central or Executive
Committees of Monroe County; aud the
party in Monroe County will refuse to
he bound by any action taken at the
Convention heretofore called to assemble
at Bellaire on the 1lth day of August.
Resolved. That in view of the unfair
and unprecedented action OF the Bel
mont County Committee, in relation to
the judicial Convention, the call for said
Convention heretofore made, be and the
same is herebv withdrawn.
Resolved. That DR.. G W. Steward.
NJ Ho. ffisr aud James Watson be and
they hereby are appointed committee
TO present to the Central Committee OF
Belmont county the sentiments OF this
committee, and that the committee go
appointed act as q committed OF confer
ence. and hold itself in readiness to meet
. like committee from Belm,nt conntv,
at any time, for the purpose Of fixing
upon uniform rule for the selection OF
delegates, and to make all necessary ar
Engagements for the holding Of q Judicial
Convention.
| The Conference Committee from this
county met like committee at Bellaire
on August IL. and proposed to hold a
Popular Vote Convention in both coun'
ties on the same day, and the candidate
receiving the plurality Of the votes to be
declared the nominee; or, that an cleo
tion for delegates be held in both coun-
ties on the same day, and that they meet
In Convention and nominate candidate
for Common Pleas Judge.
| The above propositions had been
twice submitted before, once to the
Chairman Of the Belmont Central Com.
mittee By q committee Of three Demo-
Gratis flom this county, and once in writ.
ling by the Chairman OF the Democratic
Central Committee Of Monroe.
| All our efforts to have uniform plan
agreed upon for the selection or election
OF delegates we're treated with uniform
contempt by the tricksters, at ST. Clairs.
vile, who originated the 81 delegate
fraud.
4 They met at Bellaire on August /
and made what they call nomination.
Their delegates received ouly SIS votes
out of 5,400 cast in Belmont County
last year. Three-fourths OF the party
10 Belmont County were opposed to the
swindle, and remained away from the
polls, and they are opposed to the
scheme now.
Monroe County did not have single
delegate present at their meeting held In
Rellaire therefore, instead Of the action
taken being by the counties composing
the Judicial subdivision, it was simply
q meeting composed Of "a Democrats Of
Belmont County, selected by less than
one-tentk OF the Democratic voters OF
the county, to declare who was the
choice of themselves for Judge II any
body else is bound by that action it is
the few tricksters shout st Csirsville
who carried II through. aud not those
Democrats IN Belmont who refused to
have anything to do with It.
Monroe County refused to 60 into the
Convention, because Of the unfairness o
the GAuMER & Co. 81 plan, therefore her
Democrats are free from any obligations
to the Rump meeting Of August IL, or
its so-called candidate.
At the meeting Of the Monroe County
Central Committee on the 22i inst, their
action was, that they would not recon.
mend to the Democracy OF Monroe
County to support SwANEY for Judge.
And the party in this county heartily en-
dorses the position taken by the CON-
mitteef as the returns in October next
win prove.
| HSw1EEY snd COPELAND are report.
ed TO be anxious to secure votes by
promising support to Monroe County
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