The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-09-04


statistical information rclnting to the social,
| sanitary. educational and commercial con.
demand that ali officials, state or National,
charged with the duty of enforcing laws which
provide Tor the proper security OF the Lives
8. Tho United States Senate. in refusing to
seat in that body was procured for Henry
Ii. Payne. has disappointed the Just and
reasonable expectations of the people Of
.. The action OF the Ohio Legislature last
winter " 9nsting from both Houses OF that
| cured by shuincloss and admitted frauds
| upon the ballot-box, and replacing them with
| those who through the sufrnges of the peo-
pie were rightfnlly entitled to seats. was
| action In the interest of fairness, honesty,
electoral purity and good government, and
s. % FeySrina ! as .. V do every ertimate e SI and
| constitutional Uenns OF diminishing or
eradicating the evils resulting from the
mendins such legislation as will keep abreast
| with enlightened public sentiment on this
question, we commend the Dow law Us q
wise ana practical measure tending to thRt
| end.
0. The Republicans of Ohio rejoice in the
| progress OF the cause of home rule for Ire
land, and send cheer and greeting to Glad
stone and Parnell, with the hope that the
struggle they are making may be crowned
| with success. We ut tho same time commend
| the wisdom of those national leaders In de-
clnring that only a native Pnrlnment can
properly project ana 1OStcr tne nutlVe lnuuS-
| tries, which have SO long lain paralyzed un-
| der the pernicious influences OF the prevail
| ing &c trade system and doctrines
10 We heartily indOrse the administration
| of Governor Foraker for its happy combna-
tion OF prudence and energy, and for its
brilliant achiev inent in refunding the public
'tiebt mt 2.12 pcr cent, thus saving the people
hundreds OF thousands In interest; and we
CONGRATULATE IN upon the wise aud cconom.
pointments. have been brought about in the
| public institutions and especially and not
ably in the State Penitentiary.
ii. In common with all loyal people of the
land, We mourn the loss to our country of
that great Republican,, as well as great
fe M aa se m to Ms
| honorable manhood, patriotic devoti.n to
country and loyalty TO the principles OF Re
| publicansm which he so fittingy represented
and did so much to advance. We shall ever
| treasure his memory and cherish his deeds
| ROBINSON NOMINATED.
1t was after ewhen Governor Foraker de-
order. AT this point A. X. Keller. of wester-
| vile. arose and moved the denomination of
General Jas; Robinson by acclamaton. There
was not dissenting voice, and when the
mendous AYE" There were some calls for
| Robinson, but business was continued.
SUPREME COURT JUDGE.
Nominations of candidates for Supreme
Court Judge were called for. a Hamilton
County delegate moved that Joseph Cox be
Mh Sy nnS sres THIS So ana r
presented the name of Marshall j.. Williams.
der j. Critchhcid, of this coun.
ty.., The announcement was received
| Charles s. Townsend. after few .prelin-
inaries, named an Athens County boy for
| Noyes, on taking the prominent place on the
sf Hamilton COUNTY; IL slSnF the record OF
cinlly during the trial OF the, recent
election cases was given. The fact
that Hamilton County has not had
| strong point Mr.. John o. Windship. in be-
half of Cuyahoga County; presented the name
Rcprese r 1tative % {. Z. P Poorman' " of N belmont.
rose from his chair on the convention floor,
and seconded the nomination of Jos. Cox, of
on the election forgery issue. This com
pleted the nominations, and u ballot was or
| dered.
THE FIRST BALLOT.
The call proceeded without incident until
| Franklin County was reached, when Chair
| man Keller arose and said: Franklin County,
thank God! has got q votes for Mr.. Critch-
field" Laughter and applause1 Cuyahoga
| County cast her 80 votes for Dickman; Ham
| ilton County cast 63 votes for Cox. for Will
| liams and for Dlckman. Dckman's friends
were probably the most enthusiastic in the
convention, and appanded every vote for
their candidate, The first ballot resulted:
|
| liams, 11Sia: Dckmnn, 1856. Total, 723. Nee
| essary to Il choice, 3G..
THE SECOND BALLOT.
| No choice having been effected, a second
corded at the start. Cuyahoga, however still
voted solid for Dickman, and Franklin sol d
ana r Williams when HS,ea the roll Sa
been completed Mr.. Allen. of Athens, with
drew the name Of Knowles and changed the
| vote of Athens. Several other counties asked
|
there was no stampede. although Dickman
was slight gamer. The result of the second
| ballot for Judge was announced as follows:
Cox. PAL; Critchfcd. lnj; Knowles. A: Will
liams, lss; Dickman, 1877. Total, 7@}. Neces-
sary to choice, ''62.
| ON THE THIRD BALLOT.
| Hamilton County cast her 8S votes solid for
| Cox. There were numerous small breaks for
| Cox, each of which was applauded. AT the
conclusion of the roll call. ther were several
| changes of votes one of the most notable of
| which was that of Franklin. Chairman Kel-
| ler announced 20 votes for Williams and tor
Cox. George Donaldson ehallensed the cor.
n short consultation the vote of the
county was announced ann. as c, Il for Wi.
,inued amid much excitement, Cox gaining
some and Williams some Curahoga County
then changed her 30 votes from Dickman to
| Williams. The scene was one OF excitement
and tumult. motion was made to suspend
| the changes and take II new vote Some ap-
proved i. but the majority was opposed to it.
1t was finally announced by the chair that
under the rules adopted no motion was in or
der during the taking of u vote, and the
changing continued amid confusion and noise
that must have put the secretaries to their
tion by. the secretaries was begun,
| when Vinton County desired to
| change her vote The chair declared it out OF
order, when Representative Hilles, OF Bel
| mont County. appealed from the decision of
| the chair. Hilles was sat down upon. almost
| the entire convention crying out its disap.
| proval. The chair then announced that after
| the footings were made the counties would be
| called for verihcation. This seemed to satis-
fy everybody: Tho verifoation was made as
Williams, 3G!; Critchfeld, 3: Dickman, 81.
Total, III. This nominated Williams, he hDv-
ing received five more than was necessary to
| choice.
CLERK SUPREME COURT.
For Clerk Of the s%PreTe Court W; $.
Vert; ]. E. Stewart. Of Clark; Orange Frazer
| of Clinton; Kerein Fitzpatrick. of Dayton,
| and. G. l.. Maxwell, coored, of Xenia. were
| presented. The first ballot stood: Hester,
2I7; Matthews, 29l; Stewart, q; Frazer GT;
Ftzpatrick, 80; Maxwell, By. On the second
| ballot Hester received $40 to Matthews 3l6,
| and was nominated.
| FOR sCuOOL COMMISSIONER
Eli Tappan, of Knox; Jay Treat, of Ashta-
bua, and +. burgess, OF Guernsey, were lead
| ing candidates. Tapphn leading In the tirs.
| ballot The second stood: Tappan, 272 Treat,
26O; Burgess. ls,. Before the third ballot was
completed changes nominated Tappan.
| HOARD of PUBLIC WORKS.
For Member Of the Board of Public Works,
mated over Samuel Fertg. OF Tuscnrawas,
and wiliinm Morrison, OF Coshocton.
1t was o'clock when tho convention ad-
| jOurned.