The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-09-22
ORRVILLE CONVENTION,
aou,s p. oHLleER OF WAYNE, NoMl
MATED ON THE 10TH BALLOT

On the 10th ballot, bOulsE' OhhkhS'' -
xVoost ar. was nominated for Congress IN
~ etb district 10 flll the vacancy caused
nv tle death of Gov. warwick
The convention was called TO oruet Oh
Tnurstiay, at 1 80 y. m. by Jacob Reigner'
Of Stark, who made an eloquent speech
q tribute to the name and fame OF Oon-
areSsnan Warwick. Mr. James CIawI
fcrd. of Medina county, chairman OF the
Metiiua county executive commlttee, was
chosen temporary chairman. Mr' CraW
ford also paid a touching trioute 10 wv
aAiHty, moral worth and manly virtues oi
our deceased Congressman. ne closeu
with n pleasant reference TO all the can
SIidAtes who we're liable to come peiore
tfAe convention. .,
Ia our kilograms OF yesterday we
printed the organic alton OF stark county
After she appointmentof she VarioascOan ssnd
for half an hour, to allow
the committees to meet and report, and
at7:a0 the convention met for permanent
Zee III. Elliott OF Seville, Medina county
vas made p PseTGmSHiTIin' Ga5xiIia eminent Ss sec sec
rpGary. Mr. Elliott made hve minutes
tall thanking the convs ntton for the unN
eTpected honor bestowed, and the real
busiuess of the convention began'
Hon. Jonu Mcbride, chairman OF M tne
S-oy,n1ittee on resolutions, reported the
platform. The resolutions endorse we Ma,
fiouai and State Democratic tickets, and
piesiRe both the support OF the democrats
OF the sixteenth distrct,and a!ao tue C9uu,,,,
date 60 be nominated by This convention"
Tbe resolutions pay high tribute TO the
ystp Jnhn q. warwick and tender TO the
widow and family OF the deceased sincere
and heartfelt sympathy over their loss
Counties were called in alphabetical
ar,fer for the nomination OF cdadidates'
Haltnes was first called. HON. geo. w.
n 4 oil
fD,y trihute to the memory OF Gov.
Warwick and then referred 10 Tue great
WORK done by Holmes county IN lDe ever
e, be memorable campaign IN Whlch 10y
Warwick was elected TO Congress. nc
nominated DR.. Wise OF Holmes Tor
Congress, the unanimous choice Oh hoiiles
cOAney Democrats. a.,
20. Csihoun of Wadsworth, Medina
COUNTY. Nominated DR.. Crantz OF WadsN
worth, a the choice of Medina county.
~ hen Stark was called Mar. D. IL huu
SON OF Canton mounted the platform anu
rHIt A. McGrrgor in nomination. de rev
fcrred TO Mr., McGregor's long ana lsltn
f1i seryice in the Democratic party, OF Dls
life long friendship for Gov. war WICK ana
OF bis many sacrifices and services M Ine
past 40 years for the Democratic party OF
Stark county, Mr. Hudson's oratlon was
highly commended as model for nom
EENEnQ address. He was followed by
Hon, b, F. Weybrecht OF Alliance, who
Bas greeted with great applause, as ne
aSGanJei the platform, many OF lhe Iei-
egates r1membernR Mr.. Neynrechts
brilliant oratiou of two years ago, Wnen
krs presented Dr.. Lewis for Congress. Mr.
WCy TpchTs grafton was tribute TO
Gov. Warwick, appropriately stated with
eioq Ugnce and fCrvor, ana grest 1Seh1G
He cIOsel With tribute TO Hon. Joln l.
MoNuOt, OF his great serYlceA 10
xIls Democratic psrty Of Stark county,
or his ability, his fidelity, his unswer-
wing devotion to the cause. Mr. Wey-
bTechts Grafton near the close grey
ALI his sentences were punctuateu WHO
applause.
u. Esuelnau, of the Wooster Democrat,
named L, p. Ohliger. He made regular
campaign Grafton of 10 minutes, showing
40 our bankrupt treasury and the eckless |
extravsg .nce of the Harrison adminlstra- |
zion. H. Il ssd with an appeal for Mr.. |
0hliger AZ the unanimous choice OF |
Wayne. Then came the ballots.
There wery 10 ballots eli told. and none
OF them were alike on the leading canol-
dAtes.
RIRsT BALLoT-HoImes 30 for Wise,
Medina 81 for Crautz, Wayne 46 for Ohii-
ger and Stark go for Monnot, % for Nc
GTegor, for Ohuger, 2 for Wise, aud 10
for G.rEutZ.
SECOND BALLoT-Hoimes, Medina and
Wayne voted jusE the same. but Stark
gave Mounos IS, AcGregor 25' Crantz
and ObIigsr l.
THIRD BAbLor-On the third ballot no
rJssNga in Holmes or Wayne, but Medina,
IN aGe Il break aud Eave Monnot ., GFanlz
~ and tilGrk gave iOnnot SO, lCGregOr'
70. Crantz 10, and Wise l.
Bot Sey changes occurred in the4 n ana
SIN Dallots. After the 5th ballot
Ia the convention, wilhdra Wing HE meme,
Ga favor of w. X. L. Warwick. This set
tl,e convention wild, the cneering, lasting
for several minutes and extending all
over the hall. Many though the cohVt IN
ton would be stampeded to WarW!c4'
IkeJ came me ,S.,,. es
Waywlck 81, Wayne 46 tor o niger, Holmes
CuVs Wise II, Crautz 10, Olllger Iu' ME-
dina gave Monuot7 7, CranH IA.
ThEra was hu! little change uulil Ine
10 th ballot, which was taken %miI the
m, ,st intense excitement. In thls paiioE
it was thought Monnot would be
nominated. Ia lhis ballot Holmes was
SsSiIef last aud MOuuot had 81 votes or
uyithin 6 of a nSsuiantion wnen hoItucs
yyas called. It was hnown thAttnsrs were
6 delegates in Home anxious 70 Vote ior
Monuot, but they were held IN line by tpe
maj ority AID Holmes cast her ~ votes Tor
SbIirer. Stark voted 67 FOR Monnot, 70
for Warwick and ono for Wise. Inc res
aRllt was, Monnot 92, Warwick 3d. Ohilger
On the twelfth ballot Holmes cast 32
votes for Senator Hart OF WoostTr, pl'
Wavne did not respond but gave wise ~
Monpot7. Warwick and OhllRer 10. IN
Slis ballot Stark voted 65 tor Monnot' ~
For WarwicB, one for Dr.. Lewis ana one
for Ohliger. -.,-.s g.,
and il aeems decided 10 pun
SoEether, first far Ohligsr, next Tor Dr.
Wise. This pull together secured u.
of Ms. Ohliger, aided by ~
votes from Stark on the 16yh ballot
On the 18th ballot Ohlger received W
xotea and Monnut SO 1t WAS evident the
was near its cuiminaHon anu
she I8 ia ballot was taken amid the WlliesI
uproar ever seen IN an ONO conVeutloh'
I'd Was evident that Ohliger was either
or within a fraction OF
before the vote was an
uounced, when delegates arose IN tue
AZ edna and Stark delegations ana ASKED
IL change their votes. Then the racKet
Excited delegates rushed
IA Wu in front of the platform, and with
wiId gesticulations asked recoghinoJn py
tts chair, They could not he hearo on
az count of the wild yelle OF mo nnot
= adj GOhliQern by the excited and eager
of these two Leading canol-
dates PandemopIum reigned supreme
Tor at least five minutes.
The confusion and noise was proohpIy
mot 40 loud as the confusion OF tongues az
sS,e Tower of Babel on the plains of Shi-
mar some years ago, but that was because
there were more people present at baoel
fflau there was at Orrville. Finally the
chairman, without announcing the naIlot'
ordered the 16th ballot retaken, wnlcn re
ssnited in the nomination or Mr' Ohllesr
E1y IO5 to 80 for Mr.. Monnot. The noml.
nation was made unanimous amid great
1I-.--.-,,,o and Mr. Ohlippr WAS called