The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-06-16
Logan Full of EN- at
the Judicial Com
Vention Today.
Hon. Tall Slough and o. w.
III. Wright Were Chosen
as Candidates for the
Long and Short.
Judicial Terms s'
Respectively.

our town prior to the big import
ant convention OF today, and on the
arrival of the south bound train
this morning more than one hun
dred and fifty came from our sister
counties of this judicial district.
The Hooking delegation met the
train and escorted the respective
delegations to the different rooms
programmed for their meetings.
At IL o'clock the convention was
called to order in the opera hall by
District committee Chairman G.
V. Wright. Mr.. Wright called to
the stage as temporary chairman,
Hon. l.. A. Tusing,of Perry county,
as temporary secretaries, Vincent
Hynus of Perry, HIP. Charles OF
Fairfield, j. b. DolliSon Of Hook
ing. Chairman Tusing made a
very able speech, stating the OBJ
ject Of the convention at hand
after which he asked the pleasure
of the conventions; stating that the
first thing in order was the select
ing of the different committees.
On motion of Mr.. MA. Daugherty,
of Fairfield the counties were call
ed Alphabetically for their select.
ion of committeeman on the differ
ent committees. The following
selections were made:-Rules and
order OF business Fairfield, John
q. Rievts; Hooking c. V. Wright;
Perry, j. Il. Powell. Credentials
NJ. A. Daugherty, VIM. Waner, l.
A. Dean; Permanent Organization
james Duncan, Nell Robb, Geo.
Forq uer; Resolutions-Albert III
CERT, George Williamson, NJ. w
Wolfe; District Judicial Commit
tee-D. G. Friedley, j. b. Dollison,
u. M. Cullinan.
There being no further business
convention adjourned to 1 O'clock
p. m.
AT o'clock the convention was
called. to order. The committee OF
permanent organization made tht
following report;
Permanent chairman, John G
REEVES of Fairfield, Permanent
Secretaries, j. b. Dollison of Hook
ing, III. p. Charles of Fairfield, Vim
cent Hynus OF Perry, (substituteO
Geo. Devine.) Hon. John G
Reeves was presented and mad,
TN excellent acknowledgements OF
the great honor bestowed upon
him. On call for the report of tn,
committee on credential, Mr.. NJ
A Daugherty made the following
report which was adopted;
10 the honorable chairman and
delegates to the Democratic Judir.
ial Convention; The undersigned
committee on credentials respect.
lively report that all the counties
are fully represented and there ar,
no contests Respectively submit
ted, M. A. Daugherty, l.. A. Dean.
VIM. Waner. On call for the re
port of committee on order ana
business, Mr.. c. V. Wright mad,
the following report which wa
adopted;
We your committee on rules and
order of business beg leave to sub
init the following report; The con
vention shall be governed by th,
rules of the Ohio House of Represen.
fOfIVnG Thn nrflnr Of httcfnoeys 81,
be; lst Report of committee on per-
manent organization, End. Report of
committee on credentials, 3rd. Re. |
port of committee to select district
4th. The nomination and |
selection of candidate for full term,
9TH. The nomination and selection OF |
n candidate for the short term, 9th.
The nomination speeches shall be
limited to 20 minutes each, all reso.
lutiOns shall be referred to the COM
mittee on resolutions without debate,
voting shall be by counti,s on ali |
questions, the roll Of all countiesl
shall be called in Alphabetical order
for the full term, on short, term
II Hooking, Perry, Fairfield, as called |
the chairman OF the county de,ega.
ton shall announce the vote of his |
county and unless challenged the
vote shall be recorded as announced. |
II challenged the chairman of the
delegate shall recanvass
and announce the vote of his county.
Z majority of all the votes cast on
any ballot shall be necessary to nom
mate. Respe ctfully submitted, G.. V.
J. q. Reeves, Comni tee.
On motion of M. A. Daugherty, the |
to select district COM |
nittee were made the permanent
until the next judicial
The committee on resolutions was
dispensed with.
The next in order WIS the nomina-
ion OF candidates for the long term
or common pleas judge. On call of
Hon. John G. Reeves call
ID to the chair Secretary j. B. Doll
son, ana made an able speech pre-
enting the name of Hon. Tall Slough.
hr. Thos. Dolson presented tile name
# Edward G. Rutter. ! There being
10 farthur nominations, the vote was
lad resulting i'm 60VOtes for Slough
md 81 for Rutter. Mr.. Slough was
Ieclared the nominee of the conven-
ion for the long term.
On call of counties for nomination
Il candidates for short term, Mr.. T..
}. Petit Of Hooking, most eloquent
Y presented the name of Hon. o. w.
4. Wright. Perry ana Fairfield
ounties having no candidate, on
notion of M. A. Daugherty the rules
'ere dispensed with and Mr.. Wright
ias made the choice of the conven-
lon by acclamation. The chair de-
Jared Mr.. Wright the choice of the
for the short term COM
ION pleas Judge. On motion a com ,