The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-08-17

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w. A. Taylor of Franklin county wac nomi-
mated for lieutenant governor by reclamation.
About all the interest in the convention
seemed TO die with the nomination for Cover
nor and after the lieutenantgovernor had been
named the delegates began to desert the nall
In q very few minutes there were rows OF va
cant seats in all parts Of the house
Especially was this the case with The Ham1l-
ton county delegation mot more than eight or
ten delegates remaining in their seats. Even
Little Lew Bernard disappeared, having per
formed his work in turning down Charley Baker
and giving over three-fourths Of the vote OF
Hamilton county to Neal. After time he re-
turned, however, and again assumed control OF
the remnant left
Names were then asked for the ONCE OF
supreme Judge. Col c. NJ. Anderson, Of Dark
county mounted the rostrum and placed In
nominat tion Judge John W. Safer.
@. ]. Smith, prosecuting attorney of Butler
county, seconded the nomination
E. r. Boln Of Pickaway county. nominate
Judge Joseph Hidy, of Fayette county and
John II. Brisker of Licking, named Judge
Samuel NJ. Hunter.
John McSweeney, jr., of Wayne county, fol-
lowed with a brilliant speech, seconding Judge
Hunters nomination.
Then a. several other gentlemen were on
from the Ninth district mounted chair, and In
stentorian tones called out: gentlemen, we
all love Judge Hunt and will try to nominate
him, but for Gods sake don't talk any more
Several aspiring statesmen got in u few
words edgewise, however and vote was the!
| taken.
Bnlloting on candidate for supreme judgr
then proceeded. 1t resulted as follows: Hunter.
| 81 Safer, S93: Hidy, "a
Cuyanoga, Hamilton, Miami and several
| -lrAl rp1. tlnf- vote ffNS Dsnp
and upon motion the rules were suspended and
| Sater was nominated by acclamation.
During the ballot Neal entered; tie hall ana
| came TO 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 still he accepted it in the spirit in which il
is given with the determination that the feh,
should only end when shouts would announce
| that the victory was won
'Ohio has become the final battle ground for
protection" proclaimed the speaker. That's
| what bumps" shouted delegate. strongly sus-
pected to be Jimmy Patterson. who, with ether
statesmen, stood in front of the stand and
cheered Mr.. Neal
Then Col. W. A. Taylor was introduced. HI
said that he, too, hoped that another and abler
and mightier 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 verv best fight he could. The ColoEei
waxed both eloquent and witty, and was loudly
cheerea
Mr. Critics then relieved Chairman Bargar.
1.-THE next thing in order is the nomination 0;
state treasurer" said Mr., Critics
Silence reigned for several minutes, and final
| " Mr.. Critics exclaimed: Does nybody want
to be state trelsurcr"'
AT this Henry BOIL, of Marietta, arose and
placed in nomination, +. G. Alderman. of Rich
land county
Another delegate, however, said that he was
authorized 10 say that nnder no circumstances
would Mr.. Ackernlan accept the nomination.
Then p G. Blackburn, of Coshocton was
named py Senator Forbes and was nominated
by acclamation.
Walter b. Richie, of Allen county, then
arose and said that all the nominations so far
were from counties soath of a line drawn east
and west through the center of the state.
He was from the great hooppole district and
wanted 10 be Represented on the ticket
1--WE eat frogs up there, but we raise good
democrats" he continued
He finally put in nominal tion for attorney gen
, era John p Bailey, of Putnam county.
Representative Gear mo. ed that he be nom
ina ed by reclamation, and it carried with I
whirl
Patrick McKewon, of Cincinnati, received
the nomination for state food commissioner.
Inc new State SehtThi SOhhihittees
The following is the new state central com
mttee as selected at the district committee
meeting
Peter j. Nolan, Hamilton: Ed. Felix, Hamil
ton; Joseph Dowling, Montgomery; c. D
Critics, Allen; VIM Sutton, Putnam Levi!
Adams Clermont; ". X. Burnett, Fayette; W.
T. Weir, Champaign; VIM. Beatty, Lucas; l
N. .Tolle, Adams w. E England, Hooking
John E. Murphy, Franklin; W. c. Gear wy
andotte; J. W. Lea Huron j. H Ivers, Nor
gam; w. M. Upton Belmont Isaac r. Hill
Licking: c. Schweitzer, Stark; L H. Phelps
Portage Alfred Whitaker, CuyahoGa; Walter
,, Theme, Cuyahoga.
Vice Presidents.
Vice presidents for the convention were Al
: follows:
A. c. Gilligan, Hamilton: F. X. Martin, Ham
: ilton; H. Lewis, Montgomery: Christophc
Skunk, Mercer; E. S. Nichols, Paulding: j. V
Smith, Clinton; H. S. Sternberger, Miami; j.
Gill, Delaware: j, II. Kramer, OTTAWA; G. De
c vie, Jackson E. P. Lash Athens Theo. Leon
ard, Franklin: G. H. Norris Marion; w. Il
Fisher, Lorain: 5. NJ Winn, Muskingum: j. NJ
Hamilton, Monroe: H. H. Porter, Iuscarawas
w. S. Potts, Columhiana; D. c. Coalrnan, Por,
: age: A. P. Van Tassel, Cuyahoga; John Wag
( ner, Cuyahoga.
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