The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-08-19

all love Judge Hunt and will try to nominate
him, but for Gods sake don't talk any more"
Several aspiring statesmen got in few
words cdgewise, however, and Q vote was the
taken.
Balloting on n candidate for supreme Judge
then proceeded. II resulted as follows: Hunter,
3u Safer. 1893. Hidy, "a
Cuyahoga Hamilton. Miami and several
counties asked TO change their votes 10 Safer,
and upon motion the rules were suspended and
Safer was nominated by acclamation
During the ballot Neal entered the hall and
came 10 the platform.
Mr. Neal acknowledged the nomination. which
he said had come to him without any effort on
his part, or any personal solicitation. He said
his personal desire was that the convention
should have selected some other than himself,
but stll he accepted It in the spirit in which II
is givcn with the determination that the hght
should only end when shouts would announce
that tho victory was won.
"Ohio has become the Anal battle ground for
protection" proclaimed the speaker. "That 3
what bumps" shouted delegate. strongly sus-
pected TO bc Jimmy Pntterson,.who, with other
statesmen, stood In front Of the stand and
cheered Mr. Neal
Then Col w. A. Taylor was introduced. He
said that he, too, hoped that another and ebler
and mighuer man might have been selected In
his place, but, different as he was, he had de.
cided to accept the nomination, and would
make the very best fight he could. The Colonel
waxed both eloquent and witty, and was loudly
cheercu
Mr.. Critics then relieved Chairman Bargar
'"f.he next thing in order Is the nomination OF
state treasurer" said Mr., Critics,
Silence reigned for several minutes, and final
ly Mr.. Critics exclaimed: "Does anybody wan;
| to be state treasurerp'
At this Henry Bohl Of Marietta, arose nnd
placed in nomination, F. G. Alderman. Of Rich.
| land county.
| Another delegate, however, said that he wa,
authorized 10 say that under no circumstances
would Mr. Alderman accept the nomination.
Then p. @. Blackburn, Of Coshocton, was
| named by Senator Forbes and was nominated
| by acclnmation.
| Walter b. Ritchie, Of Allen county, tho,
| arose and said that all the nominations SO ia
were from counties sonth Of q line drawn eas
| and west through the center of the state.
He wnsfrom the great hooppole district, anc
wanted TO be repre-, ented on the ticket
1--WE eat frogs up there, but we raise goot
| democrats" he continued.
| He finally, put in nominate for attorney gen
| eral John p. Bailey, of Putnam county.
Representative Gear moved that he be nom
mated by acclamation, and it carried with 6
whirl.
Patrick McKewon, of Cincinnati, received
| the nomination for state food commissioner.
! The New State Central Committee.
The following Is the new state central con,
mittee as selected ut the district COMMITTEES
meeting:
Peter J. Nolan, Hamilton; Ed Felix, Hamil
ton; Joseph Dowling, Montgomery; G. D
Critics, Allen VIM Sutton, Putnam; Levi,
Adams, Clermont; w. R. Burnett, Fayette; w
7. Weir, Champaign; VIM. Beatty, Lncas; 1
N. Tolle, Adams; w. E. England. Hooking
John f. Murphy, Franklin; w. C. Gear, wy
andotto; ]. w. Lea, Huron: J. H. Ivers, Nor
gan; w. NJ. Upton, Belmont Isaac R Hill
Licking: c. Schweitzer, Stark; L H. Phelps
Portage: Alfred Whitaker. Cuyahoga: Walter
Theme, Cnvahoga
| Woe Presidents.
Vice presidents for the convention were ..
follows
A. c. Gilligan, Hamilton; F. X. Martin, Ham
ilton; H. Lewis Montgomery; Christophe
Skunk, Mercer; E. 8. Nichols Paulding; ]. v
Smith, Clinton; H. s. Stcrnberger, Miami; ]. r
Gill, Delaware: j. H. Kramer, Ottawa; G. Da
vie, Jackson: E. 2. Lash Athens: Theo Leon
ard, Franklin: C. H. Norris, Marion: w. B
Fisher Lorain: S. M. Winn Muskingum; J. M
Hamilton, Monroe: H. H. Porter, Tuscarawas
w. S. Potts, Columhiaha: d. c. Coalman, Port
age: A. p. Van Tassel, Cuyahoga; John Wag
| ner, Cuyahoga.