The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-09-23
THE THIRD DISTRICT.
Quick Work of the Dayton
Convention.
Hon. R. M. Murray Nomi-
mated on the First Ballot.

1Vu &Ab
mated on the First Ballot.
SPECIAL TO THE ENQUIRER.
DAYTON, OHIO, September 16.-The
Democratic Congressional Conven-
ton of this district, comprised of
Montgomery, Miami and Preble
Counties, held in this city today,
aroused the Democracy of this sec
ton to the realization of the fact that
they had a big fight on hand between
now and the second day of Novem-
Der. The six hundred Republican ma
jority has only served to increase the
Democratic determination to relegate
Captain Williams, of Miami County,
the Republican candidate, to the pri-
vacy of his little law Office in Troy,
for at least two years to come.
Nearly all the delegates from the
three counties had arrived last night
when the work of the convention was
entered into with o will. The candi-
dates mentioned were Hon. John A.
Mcmahon, Hon. Dennis Dwyer, Hon.
j. H. Baggott, Hon. r. M. Murray,
John L. Bremen and j. E. d. Ward.
1t q very evident that the party
was unanimous for Hon. John A. Nc
Mahon, but it was an impossibili.y to
convince the gentleman that it was o
necessity for him to accept the nomi-
nation, and so at his own earnest So
l~icitation his name was dropped.
Dwyer and Baggott both were indif-
ferent, and discouraged the use of
their names, and when the convention
| uyo O Col1o1 10 nranr thia rnn,rripr ~
was understood by all the delegates
that Murray, Bremen or Ward would
have to be nominated.
1t was equally as we'll understood
that Miami County was solid for
Murray, and that he was at least two
hundred votes stronger in the Sol
diers' Home than any man that could
be nominated, but to offset this there
was a hue and a cry about a X. of l..
disaffection. They, through a Repub-
lican Piqua contingent, accuse him of
opposing their organization, and this
accusation was taken up here, but it
has been impossible to get the charges
in a specific way SO as to judge of
their importance. There were
Gus members of the organization in
the convention as delegates, many of
them pronounced Murray men. 1t
was chiefly through their influence
that the tide set in his favor, and also
his manly course in trying to appear
before his accusers to answer what
charges they might prefer against
him.
When the convention convened
his morning, William Huffman, OF
Dayton, was chosen temporary Chair
man, and the other routine work OF
appointing committees a speedily
disposed of. The temporary organi-
cation was made permanent upon
r~eassembling, and the committees
followed with their reports in rapid
succession. The following is the re-
port of the Committee on Resolu-
tions:
Resolved, That the Dem ocracy OF
the Third Congressional District in
convention assembled, heartily in
dorse the platform adopted by the
Democratic State Convention, held in
Toledo, Ohio, August II and Is, 1886.
Resolved, That the nominee of this
convention shall have Jul undivided
support, and pledge ourselves to use
every honorable means to secure his
election.
Resolved, That we indorse the
course i'll Congress of the present rep
resentative of the Third District. the
Hon. Chas. M. Anderson-apprecia-
ting, as we do, the fact that he has
been q faithful. industrious and able
representative of the interests of the
people.
Nominations were now in order,
Geo. S. Long, of Miami County.
nominated r. M. Murray, seconded
by Wicklifie BelviIle, of Montgom-
cry, and Richard Siarkey, of the Sol
diers' Home. Hon. G. L. Bsuman
of this city, nominated j. E. D,
ed John l.. Bremen. Both OF the
latter gentlemen placed i'll Eomina-
ton live in this city.
Balloting vas then commenced.
The first ballot resulted in Murray't
nomination. He received IS votes
in Montgomery County outside OF
the Soldiers Home. which, with the
Homes IA and Miami County's 80,
gave him 81. one more than q major,
ity. Preble County refused to vote
until she retired for consultation,
and, upon learning that Murray was
already nominated, returned and cast
her II votes for him. Johd L. Bren-
ner received Al votes, and j. E. d.
| Ward 10.
Murray, in accepting the nomiua-
ton, spoke in eulogy of the present
Administration, saying in termina-
ton hat eve were now passing
through the crucible Of reform"
He Enumerated the bills passed by the
Democrats in the past four years ia
voring workingmen, and also the
bills that have passed the present
Democratic Congress, and Ire now
hanging fire in a Republican Senate.
The nomination gives general sat
isfaction, and there is but little doubt
that Murray was the strongest mar
that tye party could have nomioated.
The Democrats are satisfied that if
any man can wipe ont the 600 Re
publican majority in this district,
Murray is that man.