The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-05-25
OHIO REPUBLICANS
Will Hold Their state Conve ntlon
at Columbus.
Tuesday and "wednesday, June eB and go,
the Dates Decided Upon-The Basis
of Rcpresentation--Obio Repub-
llcun League.

CoIuMBus, May 1G.-The Republican State
Central Committee to arrange preliminaries
to arrange for the gathering of the Republi-
can State convention met at Columbus yes
terday. 1t was $3.50 o'clock p. IN. when
Chairman William Monaghan called the
committee to order. The following mem
bers were present in person or Represented
by proxy: First district, /. T. N. Buchanan,
Cincinnati; Second, +, N. Wilson, Gin
cinnati; Third, A. w. Kumler, Dayton
Fourth, Major William Binkley, proxy for
james w. Halhill, Lima; Eighth, Joseph r.
Smith, proxy for Evan z. Middleton, Ur-
bana; Ninth, D. W. Ayers Marysville;
Eleventh, j. X. Richards, lronton; Twelfth,
C. d. Thompson, Hillsboro; Thirteenth,
Fred W. Herbst, Columbus; Four
teenth, j. F. Smith, Polk, Ashtabula
County; Fifteenth, c. j. Kessingcr,
proxy for G. T.. M. Jennings, Athens; Six
teonth, T.. z. Hays, Warsaw; Seventeenth,
T.. NJ Patterson, Cambrdge Eighteenth,
William Monaghan, New Lisbon; Nine
tconth, John c. Beatty, Ravenna; Twenti-
eth, f. NJ. Atterholt Akron; Twenty first,
c. j. Manix, proxy for A T. Brinsmade,
Cleveland
Messrs. Herbst, Smith, of Urbana, and
Atterholt were appointed special commit
Tee TO investigate and report on the receipts
and expenditures of the executive committee
of the last campaign.
The chair signiiicd that the committee
was ready to hear from representatives of
cities desiring tho State Convention. Cleve-
lands claims were presented by c. Manix
and j. W. Gibbons in strong speeches. DR..
Graydon presented the claims of Gin
cinnati, and Hon. George X. Nash
those of Columbus The contest proved
TO be a close one, and Columbus
only won by a scratch. On ,he
first ballot the two leading contestant
Cleveland and Columbus each had siN
votes, with four for Cincinnati, and it took
six ballots to decide the contest. Columbus
received nine votes and Cleveland eight
Several dates were considered, some desir-
ing TO make it rs late as September, but
after n general discussion as to the most
opportune time, it was decided that the con-
vention should be heldin Columbus on Tues
day and Wen dcsday, June % and 26.
BASIS or REPRESENTATION.
Tho question of representation was settled
by the adoption of the following resolution:
Resolced, That tie tasi of representation
for delegates 10 the state ctn sontiOn be one Tor
every five hund.cI votes cast Tor the Rel ubli-
can p. csifenti'l elrcio : in 1SS3 and one for
each fract on thereof OF two hundred and fifty
or over
Tile resolution governing the selection OF
delegates is as fellows:
RrS0igsa. That delegates to the Republican
State Convention be se'ecied in the yeral
counties Cf the stat in such manner as the
county Central Committee NAV designate, and
tLat such delegates be chosen ut least thro,
days before the holding of said convention, and
thar Ten days published notice be given of the
til c and place for the election of sucn dele
gu!es: provided that this resolution shal! not
ipplv 10 the selection of delegates under the
Drin ary election.
Other resolutions adopted returned thanks
to Chairman Cappellcr and Secretary Doanc.
OF the executive committee, for the manner
in which they conducted the last campaign,
and thanking the State League of Republi-
can Clubs for its effective work in the cam
paigns past and inviting cooperation in the
future.
w. c. Cooper, of the Knox County district,
was selected as temporary chairman and
Emil Rehse, of Cincinnati as temporary
secretary.
THE DIFFERENTIATION BY COUNTIES.
The basis of representation, as fixed by
.hp cr.1mittcp will oiyn N au,.lt cnunty ha