The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1888-06-21
JUDICIAL CONVENTION.
Nomination for Common
Pleas Judge.


mate Common Pleas Judge to
fill the vacancy occasioned by
The death of Judge Silas Ii.
Wright, in the Seventh judicial
District, convened at Logan, on
Tuesday, June 18th, 1883, at II
o'clock, and was called TO order
by Geo. w Graybill, chairman
of the District Committee, who
announced that the committee
had chosen Col. S. Weldy for tenn
porary chairman. Col. Weldy
was introduced and made a
speech suitable TO the occasion.
II. M. Tussing, of Perry, was
chosen by The convention as
temporary secretary.
The following committees were
chosen:
On Credentials-Chas. E, Spen-
ny, Fairfield; John Notestone,
Hocklng;J. d. Retalllc, Perry.
On Rules and Order of Busi-
ness-M. A. Daugherty, Fairfield;
Nelson Armstrong, Hooking !;
John Crosbie, Perry.
On ResoIutions-A. X. Robey
of Fairfield; Geo. w. Brelim.
Hooking; l.. NJ. Alderman, Perry.
On Permanent Organization
Henry Seiber, Fairfield; Henry
Trimmer, Hooking; David Her
Eon, Perry.
On District Committee-Thom
as Wetzler. Fairfield; VIM. j.
Frasch. Hooking; George Devine,
Perry.
The convention then took re-
cess until half past one o'clock
p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention was called TO
order, when the following COM
mittees reported:
! The Committee on Credentials
reported that the delegations
from the several counties were
complete and satisfactory, and
there were no contests.
The committee on Rules and
Or Ter Of Business reported the
following:
First-Immediately after the
report of the Committee on Gre
dentlals, and the adoption OF the
same, the Report of the Commit
tee on Rules and Order of Busi-
ness will be next in order,
Second-The report of the
Committee on Permanent Organ
ization, and which organization
shall then be completed.
Third-The report of the Com
mittee On Resolutions.
Fourth-The report of the Dis
trict Committee.
Fifth-Nomination Of candi-
dates for Common Pleas Judge,
and The counties shall be called
alphabetically for that purpose.
Sixth-A majority of all the
votes cast shall be required for
the selection of a candidate.
Seventh-After tire nomina--
tons are made the convention
shall proceed to vote by coun-
ties, and the counties shall be
called alphabetically, beginning
with Fairfield, for that purpose,
and the chairman of each dele
CATION shall announce the vote
of the delegation, and 1T shall be
so recorded unless there is OBJ
Jectlon 10 the vote as announced
by any delegate or delegates of
that ccunty-in which case each
delegate SO objecting shall have
the right to have his vote count
ed and recorded as he desires.
Eighth-The Rules of the
House OF Representatives shall
govern the convention.
Ninth Adjournment.
The Committee on Resolutions
submitted the following report.
winch was adopted:
Resolve5, Thatsthis convention
assembled deeply deplore the
death of Judge Silas II. Wright
that by his death The Democrat
ic party has lost one oi lis most
incorrupiible and ardent advo
cafes, tihe State, a faithful and
patriotic citizen, the Judiciary
an honest and upright Judge.
ResoIveJ, That We most heart
lily approve the platform and
declaration OF principles adopted
by the Democratic party both
National and State.
ResoIpsI, That we heartily in
dnrse the honest and patriotic ad
ministration of Grover Cleveland,
That we justly pride ourselves
III his redeeming the pltdges OF
the Democratic party. That we
commend he course Of our Dem
ocratIc members of Congress i'll
their efforts to reduce the reven
ues of the government, levied to
meet the emergencies of war a
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