The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1888-04-19
Eleventh District !!
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION!

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most remarkable Convention Of the
kind ever held in Ohio. Five counties
of the six composing the district
presented candidates, and for seven
hundred and sixty ballots the various
counties voted for their favorite sons
with regularity that indicated that
nothing would be acceptable to any
one Of them but her favorite.
The Convention was called to order
at TO-, a. m. by T. N. Ross, of Law
renee, Chairman of the Congressional
Committee who announces that FL.
W. Coultrap, Of Vinton had been
selected temporary presiding officer.
Mr.. Coultrap upon taking the Chair
made a five minutes speech that not
only captured the Convention, but
raised the enthusiasm to pitch that
was wonderfully sustained by the
exciting scenes that followed. G.. C.
Varnum, Of Scioto was elected
Secretary and J. J. Bennett of Jack
son assistant Secretary. of the
temporary organization. On motion
a committee of one from each county
in the district was appointed, COM
mittee on rules and order Of business
as follows:
Adams, Judge Henry Ousley, Gallia,
E. w. Parker, Jackson, VIM. J.
Evans, Lawrence, T. N. Ross, Scioto,
J. W. Bannon, Vinton, G. S. Rannells.
ON CREDENTIALS.
Adams, C. W. Latterfeld, Gallia,
C. G.. Davis, Jackson, D. D. Edwards,
Lawrence, E. S. Wilson, Scioto, Chas.
Kinney, Vinton, Jno. E. McVey.
ON PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
Adams, R. Fl. Ellison, Gallia, Ben.
Thomas, Jackson, C. G. James, Law
renee, j. K. Richards, Scioto, Samuel
Reed, Vinton, V. r. Sprague.
ON RESOLUTIONS.
Adams, B. II. Harsha. Gallia, S. J.
Kerr, Jackson, G.. M. Powell, Law
renee, HI. S. Neal, Scioto, F. c. Scarf,
Vinton, T. M. Bay.
J. III. Martin of Gallia, was appoint
ed Sergeant at Arms with instructions
to seat delegates and alternates of the
various counties all upon the floor of |
the Convention.
At the afternoon session the
committee on permanent organization
reported in favor of a continuance Of |
the temporary organization which
was adopted; the committee ond
credentials. reported that the delega-
tions were all full ,and the committee on
resolutions, a strong Endorsement of
the candidacy Of John ShermaM
After the reports Of the various comy
mittees, the Chairman announced that
nominations for member of Congress
were in order and the roll was called
to trot out the flyers.
Dudley B. Phillips, Of Adams
presented the name Of Lucien J.
Fenton in short speech that caught
the fancy Of the Convention in a
wonderful way. Elmer c. Powell
surprised his friends by his happy
presentation Of the name of Fl. S.
Bundv, and tickled the Convention
in the way he rubbed up
Lawrence and Scioto Counties, when
he invited them to pay up some ON
their over due Indebtedness by supporty
ing Mr.. Bundy.
Warren Jones of Gallia, presented,
Jno. W. Mccormick, Rev McCune OIL
Lawrence, Gen. w. e. Enochs, and \
A. T. Holcomb Judge Thompson
When Vinton was called Capt. J. w.
Delay, Chairman of the Vinton delega-
ton arose and said that Vinton had
no candidate, but that the Vinton
delegation had come to the Conven-
ton to give their vote where they felt
it rightfully belonged, the support of
81. 8. Bundy. In the light of subse-
quent developments this was most
remark, for after voting
solidly for Bundy for 760 ballots, they
deliberately refused to give him a
single vote, when they had it in their
power to have nominated him for
Congress. After the nominations
had been made, balloting was begun,
and for 100 ballots the vote stood
Fenton IA; Mccormick II; Thomp-
son II; Enochs 81; Bundy a. Jack
son and Vinton voting solidly for
Bundy.
After balloting for a whole day
without change on the 100 ballot
Adams gave complimentary vote of
2 each to Thompson, Bundy, Enochs
and Mccormick which was repaid
Adams at the 801 ballot by each
County giving the Adams County
man two votes.
At the end of the 767 ballot, a
recess was taken to give some Of the
delegations an opportunity to consult,
but the vote after the recess was just
the same; and up to the s26 ballot
when the name Of Mr.. Fenton was
Withdrawn the ballot stood SUBJ
stantially as it had for two days. On
the 1876 ballot Mr.. McCormick's name
was withdrawn. Mr.. Mccormick
upon the withdrawal of his name
made a short speech in which he
con, plimented his own County for
their faithfulness to him, and touched