Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-10-17
New Series, Vol. 20, No 42.
COLONEL BOB NENN.
His Speech Delivered at the Cincinnati
Mu ic Hall.

his Speech Delivered at the Cincinnati
Mu-i -ic Hall.
The recent speech of Col Nevin, a
leading lawyer of Dayton, has received
considerable attention, because of the
forclbIe manner in which he described
typical Democratic convention. The
picture IS true to life, while the follow
ing extract gives names that are at once
familiar to the reader:
don't know thaS have any information
that you have not, but whatever have
am perfectly willing to impart TO you / am
Republican, and have attended many Re-
publican conventions, but / had never seen
a Democratic state convention nominate a
ticket, and l took a great deal of interest
ana had great deal of curiosity to see this
Democratic state convention that met in our
city of Dayton. l gave it especial attention
because was tod in the Democratic news
papers that it was the largest Democrats
convention ever held, a representative, typi-
cal Democratic convention. ate. ded, to
get good look at the men who composed it
this Democratic, typical, representative
convention. had ticket to the stage, and
wanted to see the whole of it, w.o composed
1t, who the delegates were, and what meth
DDS they pursued. So / went upon the stage.
and the first representative, typical Demo
crat saw was Lew Bernard Now. 1 didn't
know him, but l had read about him in
Democratic newspapers; that he had been at
the Highland house convention, held in the
county of Hamilton, when one set of Demo-
Gratis deliberately seated men not entitled to
place, and therefore was surprised that he
was delegate to that convention
AT first l thought it was mistake, but I
found it was not, for they made him the
secretary of this representative, typical
Democratic convention-the man who kept
the record of the ballots Tnen began to
inquire who he was, and who he was for.
and found out he was for Campbell Then
l knew Campbell would be nominated; then
knew Neal had no shoa if Lew Bernard
kept tally. went on the stage and looked
over the men to see who composed all of the
delegates, and there, sitting right in front,
almost within the reach Of my arm, l saw
that other typical representative Democrat,
Mike Mullen Now, I don't know him per-
sonally, but have heard of his arresting
i52 colored men and depriving them of their
votes. was a little surprised to see him
there. thought he was a mistake. found
he had been elected on the state central COM
knew the profound pleasure the gentlemen
of the other districts would have by bein4
associated with convict Well, looked a
little further, hnd the next mani saw was Al
lenO. Myers. You all know Allen better than
can tell you. Yet, to my amazement, he
was there as a representative, typical
Democrat.
Now, the next man 1 saw was Dan. Dal-
ton. Now, 1 began to think that something
was rotten l didn't know Daa Dalton per-
sonally, but 1 understand from the papers-
representative Democratic papers-that be
was clerk of one of the courts here; that he
had taken an oath to perform his duty, and
that he had deliberately certified four sena-
tors and ten Representatives as elecsed that
he knew never were elected. He was the man
who deliberately under his oath held that ,
729 votes were 929. Then / saw who thess
men ali were for. And that was a repre-
sentative, typical Democratic convention.
1 never saw but one. They had all sorts of
badges and banners. Ali had reform: SONS
had Neal and reform, and some had Camp
bell and reform, and some were for reform
straight, and if you ever saw gang of men
that needed reform straight that was one.
Every one of these men were for Canau-
bell and reform. Next, there sitting right
IN front, L saw Tom Cogan; / had heard
of him. l had read of Tom in the
fall OF 1885, when these taIly-sheet forgeries
He was chairman Of the HamiI-
ton county delegation, and he was for Camp
bell and reform l take out The Cincinnati
Commercial Gaz stte of the 2S-h of August.
and turn to the list Of delegates on the third
page, and find this little remark made BY
the reporter. He said he had little talk
asst night with the following delegates;
Boiler Mack, Barrel House, Red Mullarkv.
Jerry Mulroy and Buck Brady.
The speaker then wen; On, and in a most
and facetious manner detailed
the motley ass smbiy of delegates bearing
;avory regulations from other parts Of the
state, and he proved such good story teller
that the audience, notwithstanding the
ateneSs of the hour, listened in rapt atten-
5ioi.