Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-05-11
AT LAST
County Receives Honor in
this Judicial District.
Judge lOnneIly Nominated for Common
Pleas Judge.
AT LAST

Cial D1strlct, cOmpIlslOR tne couude'
Of Fulton, Putnam and Henry met ID
convention at Napoleon last Saturday
the 5th, for the purpose Of nominating
a candidate for Common Pleas Judge
Convention was called to order al
II o'clock a. m. by L. l.. Orwig, chair
man of the Judiciary committee, who
announced Judge ]. J. Moore as tenn
porary chairman and Charles Eversr
Temporary secretary.
Judge Moore on taking the chair
made few appropriate remarks In
which he had many kind words for
the Democratic party and present ad-
ministration.
Proceeding at once to business be
called for one from each county to
comprise the several committees. AS
so reported, the committees were
made up as follows.
Credentials: Putnam, II. A. Nc
Clure; Henry, George Daum; Fulton,
M. C. Palmer.
Permanent Organization, Rules and
Order of Business: Fulton, g. 2.
Campbell; Henry, Jas. P. Ragan; Put
nam, Amos Beavers.
Resolutions: Fulton, ]. A. Wilkins;
Henry, D. Meekison; Putnam, A. v.
Rice.
District Committee: Fulton, ]. G.
Ballmeyer; Henry, R. w. Cahill; Put
nam, A. B. Watts.
1t was moved that the committees
have a half hour in which to report,
but amended requiring them to report
as soon as possible. The motion was
carried and the several committees re-
tired for deliberation.
In q short time they announced
themselves as ready to report, and
convention was again called to order.
Credentials.
Committee on credentials made the
following report:
The list of delegates as reported from Full
ton county were found correct and entitled
to act in this convention.
We find that Henry county delegates were
elected in and by the several townships, and
are entitled to cast the vote of said township
in this convention.
We find that in Putnam county convention
a resolution was passed that all Democrats
who attend the judicial convention held at
Napoleon, o., on Msy 3, we're constituted as
delegates and were authorized to cast the
vote of Putnam county in said convention.
q. DAUM, Chairman.
M. T. PALMER, Sec'y.
There was some little misunder-
standing among the Putnam county
vote, which was mass representation,
touching on whether the county
should be voted as whole or by town
ships. After considerable discussion
the report was adopted,
Reports OF. Committees on Permanent
Organization, Rules and order of Busi-
ness, and Resolutions were adopted
unanimously, The reports are:
Permanent Organization, Rules and
Order of Business.
1st The ordinary rules governing delib-
erative bodies shall'govern this convention.
End. The temporary organization shall be
made permanent,
3rd. The report of the committees in the
order on the program.
4th. The announcement of names for can
didates for Common Pleas Judge.
9th. The nomination shall be by ballot
EnII Nknaa hall ka,
sary to choice.
Resolutions.
Resolved, That the convention re-affirms
the principles of the Democratic party as
laid down by the Chicago convention of
June, 1892, and on which we obtained so
glorious victory.
Resolved, That an honest judiciary is the
main stay of our free institutions, and we
look with pride on the judicial system of our
country.
Resolved, That we hereby pledge ourselves
to the party support of the candidate this
day nominated, and to use all honorable |
means for his election.
Resolved, That this convention does most |
heartily endorse the administration of the |
Hon. W. H. Handy during his term as Judge |
A. V. RIoE, Chairman.
DIR. j. A. WATKINS, Secretary.
The announcement of candidates
was next in order. Fulton presented
the name of Hon. w. HI. Handy, by
DR.. G. P. Campbell, which was second
ed by Gen. A. V. Rice, of Putnam.
Henry presented M. Donnelly, by J.
P. Ragan, seconded by D. I. Brown, of
Putnam. Putnam county presented
no candidate.
The convention proceeded at once to
ballot, the result being:
Fulton-Handy -. 10
Henry-Donnelly. 81
Handy. 2
Putnam-Donnelly "a 70-100
Handy. 30-l00
Totals ,.,,...... % 30-100 65 70-100
Judge Donnelly was declared the
of the convention.
Judge Handy in a most commenda-
BILE speech moved that the nomination
be made unanimous. 1t was seconded
and carried.
A committee of three was selected
to call upon Judge Donnelly and APP
prise him of the nomination. The
Judge appeared before the convention
and thanked it for the honor conferred.
On motion convention adjurned sine
lie.
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