The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-06-22

hearty and united support of the
Democracy of this Senatorial Dis
trict.
FRED l.. MAUGER, Chairman.
RULES AND ORDER OF BUSINESS.
Your committee on rules and
order of business beg leave to sub
nit the following report:
/. The first business of the Con-
yention after receiving the report
of the various committees shall be
the nomination of candidates for
State Senator.
9. Upon the call Of the counties
in their alphabetical order, each
county shall place its candidates in
nomination.
3. The vote of the delegation of
each county for the several candi-
dates shall lis ANNOUNCED by the
Chairman of each county delega-
ton upon the call of the counties
in their Alphabetical order and the
same shall be7recorded by the Sec
retaries of the Convention unless
any delegate objects to the vote as
cast whereupon the Chairman of
the convention shall call the dele
CATION and each delegate shall
have his vote counted and drecorded
by the Secretaries as he cast tho
same.
4. Pending the call of the
counties for voting, no county shall
be entitled to change its vote, but
may do so after the call is complet-
ed and before the final result has
been announced by the Chairman
of the Convention.
5. In all cases shall each county
delegation be entitled to cast the
full number of votes to which such
county is entitled under the call
for this convention.
6. Any delegate shall be entitled
to demand call of the counties in
voting upon any question.
7. 1t shall require II majority of
all the votes entitled to be cast at
this Convention to determine
its choice. And upon any candi-
date receiving such majority of all
the votes entitled to be cast, the
chairman of this convention shall
declare such candidate to be the
choice of the convention.
DISTRICT COMMITTEE.
The following District Committee
was appointed:
Athcns-J. c. Parks; Fairfield
NJ. u. Daugherty; IIocking-A. IL.
Wilson.
The Counties were then called
for the nomination of candidates.
| Athens was without Il candidate.
Mr.. NJ. A. Daugherty, of Lam
caster nominated Mr.. William T..
O'Gary, of Fairfield, the nomina-
ton being seconded by William
Myers, of Fairfield. DR.. Hewitaon
of Lancaster nominated U. G. Rut-
ter, of Fairfield.
Capt. VIM. Bowen placed the
name of Virgil G.. Lowry before
the convention, and there being no
other candidates the balloting
commenced.
FIRST BALLOT.
Athens-Lowry %; O'Gary 4.
airfeld-Rutter 204; O'Garry
14J; Dolson s; Hewitson 5.
Hocking-Lowry 20.
Total-Lowry II; Rutter 201;
O'Garry lS4; Dolson s; Hewitson 8.
SECOND BALLOT.
Athens-Lowery %; O'Garry 4.
Fairfield asked time to poll vote
and on motion the rules were sus-
pended and the names of delegates
called.
airfeld-Rutter 2O!; OGarry
1SJ; Hewitson 5; Dolson 4.
Hocking-Lowery %.
Total-Lowry At; O'Garry 221;
Rutter 20!; Hewitson 8; Dolson 4.
THIRD BALLOT.
Athens-Lowry %; O'Garry 4.
Fairfield asked leave TO retire
for consultation. Objection was
raised and on vote of all the
counties the motion carried, and
they went into caucus.
Fairtield--Hewitson As.
Hocking-Lowry %.
Total-Hewitson IS; Lowry AZ;
O'Garry 4.
| FOURTH BALLOT.
Athens-Lowry 25; Rutter |.
Pending further call of counties
Mr.. Daugherty of Fairfield moved
that the nomination of Virgil Z.
Lowry be made unanimous.
A committee of three was then
appointed to wait upon Mr.. Lowry
and escort him before the conven-
ton.
Mr.. Lowry made his appearance
and in measured and well chosen