The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-08-17
Republican Convention.


was pulled off in Logan
last. 1t was cut and dried
execution of the foreshadowed vic
tory of the Whjte-Ryan crowd of the
prior. AS we predicted,
John White and his brother Sen,
and Cap. Ryan named every nomi-
nee and did what they pleased in
the convention. The Vickers crowd
never poked their heads inside the
doors. They were shut cut and none
knew it better than themselves.
The convention opened with DR..
Dennison in the chair. The Doctor
belongs to the Hammer crowd and
undertook to name w. r. Evans as
temporary chairman. John White
nipped this in the bud by nominating
d. X. Nutter for temporary chair
man. The convention took a vote,
which they had no right to 40 as no
credentials were yet presented, re-
sulting in 59 to "a in favor of Nutter.
This drew the line of the White
strength, and every Vickers man in
the house took sneak and left the
convention to the unwelcome foes.
Committees were appointed by the
chair as handed him by John White.
In the afternoon the first vote was
taken on clerk of court. Will Stone
of the White-Ryan crowd was pitted
against Ed Ricketts,, postmaster at
Laurelville. The anti fellows had
1t in for Ricketts, because he instruct
ed Alstaldt to throw them down IN
the committee few weeks ago, and
what they did to him was plenty.
Result of the vote was Stone 5S to
Ricketts, 81, the exact vote on tenn
porary organization in forenoon.
This gave evidence that John White
and Sen could sit in the center Of the
circle of delegates, and by nod and
wink could rule the convention, as
they afterwards did.
The next in order was vote on
Probate Judge. John A. Smith and
w. HI. Weitzell were presented. 1t
was alledged that Smith belonged to
the White crowd as diu also Weitzell
but Gus Steinman, the uncle Of
Smith giving the vote of the first
ward Logan to Ricketts, for clerk
was enough for the White crowd.
Old "Sen" gave the boys the high
sign and they went after Smith to
the tune of 671a to 271e in favor Of
Weitzell.
The next was for Sheriff. r. d Nc
Manigal, e. P. Armstrong, j. W..
Strentz and G. w. Ross were named.
Armstrong was the man slated for
the place as he had worked hard and
assisted the White-Ryar crowd to
land their forces. But the same
thing knocked him that killed
Mayor Smith. His brother-in-law
"Bub" Voris had voted for Rickets
in the first Ward. and Armstrong
was spotted. On the first ballot how
ever, he received 48 votes, one more
than enough, but before the Secre-
tary could announce the vote, some
changes were made and Armstrong;
vote was reduced below the coveted
number. A second ballot was had
and "Sen" old boy took no chance,
but waved his hand to the boys, and
Ross was nominated by good round
60. 1t was a shame to down Arm
strong in that manner, but every
man and all his relations must trot
to "Sen, the boss" or his head goes
off.
The next scene of carnage brought
forth in the arena was Commission
er. Willard Huls of Ward was slat-
ed for the portfolio, but the conven-
ton having just named Ross of Ward
for Sheriff, the harmony feature be-
gan to work its way among the dele
gates and De Vault of the west end
got 43 votes, Huls AZ and Charley
James 7. Old Sen, old boy had to
get up and touch the button in a few
places, which had the desired effect,
winning Huls the nomination by a
clean AZ. Somebody called for Huls
who did not respond, and then calls
were made for Stratton, the Repub-
lican that Huls defeated for treasur-
er of Ward township this spring.
This was hot slap to Huls in the
convention.
Next on the boards they wanted
to heal DeVault little, SO nominal
ed him for Infirmary Director. He
hotly declined and Squire Wolfe
was nominated after being slaughter
ed for DEFAULT. Porter Reinzi Price
was then nominated by acclamation
for Prosecuting Attorney. He made
a powerful speech of acceptance.
Last but not least, Editor Mckay
was sprnng for Surveyor but declin-
ed and the invincible Ephriam
Shaw, of straight-line fame, was
rendered the nomination by acclaim
alton.
The great Hooking County con-
vention of 1899 is thing of the past.
1t nominated the weakest republican
ticket ever put up in Hooking county,
but it thoroughly demonstrated to
Congressman Grosvenor that the
anti-Vickers crowd are in the saddle