The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-03-27
A Solid Delegation Instructed for
Col. W. R. Warnock.
THE TAIL TRIED TO WIGGLE
The Dog, But Was Naturally Set
Down Upon.
The Gang Took to the Gallery and
Yawped and Yelled, But 1t
Didn't Count.

The Logan County Delegate Conven-
tion to elect delegates to the Republi-
can State Congressional, Judicial and
Senatorial Land Appraiser Conventions
met Saturday, at l O'Clock, in the Op-
era House, all the delegates but three
being seated.
Mr.. F. o. Batch, Chairman of the
County Executive Committee, called
the meeting to order, and Mr.. d. E.
Strayer, was appointed temporary sec
retary.
On motion of A. Jay Miller, the tenn
porary organization was made perma-
nent.
Mr.. o. H. Fawcett, of Jefferson town.
ship, moved that a committee of one
from each precinct, selected by the
delegates of their several precincts, be
appointed to report list of delegates
to the State and Congressional Conven-
tions.
Gen. r. P. Kennedy, of Porto Rico,
offered a substitute, providing for the
selection of the Congressional delegates
by the delegations from the several
precincts. Seconded by w. E. Brooks
of the ''blood first'' of Bellefontaine.
The vote was taken and the motion
declared lost. Gen. Kennedy called for
division. The chair decided he was
too late.
A call of the roll was made on the
motion of Mr.. Fawcett, to appoint the
committee, and it carried by vote of
139 yeas to So nays.
The committee was constituted as
follows, and on motion to take a re-
cess of Is minutes retired to the Office,
of A. J. Miller. The minority re-
sisted this motion, but call of the roll
led showed the vote to be lib for to II
against.
Mr.. Samuel Fl. West offered reso-
luton, providing that the Committee
report only such delegates as the seve
raj precinct delegations chose. His
motion was ruled out of order. The
Committee was constituted as follows:
Bloomfield, P. A. Hill; Bokescreek,
N. p, Horton Williams;S. P, H.. HI.
Cessna; Harrison, G. G. Wolfnger;
Jefferson, Geo. A. Henry; Lake, N. p,
Richard More; S. p, w. W. Roach;
1st ward, r. E. Brooks; I'd ward, w.
c. Huston; Sd ward, Chas. Lentz; 4th
ward, Horace More; Liberty, Charles
J. Swank; Macarthur, ]. H. Harrod;
Monroe, G. G. Buchannon; Perry; I. N.
Bushong; Pleasant, w. A. Piper; Rich
land, E. F. Ellis; Rushcreek, w. L.
Shoots; Stokes, Joseph Milroy; Union,
w. c. Newell; Washington, DR.. Ditz-
ler; Zane, E. B. Norviel.
After an hours deliberation, the Com
mittee returned and submitted their
report.
S. H. West renewed his motion, and
started off at a century pace to make a
speech, but was called down on point
of order by Mr.. Boda, of DeGraff.
Mr.. w. c. Huston moved to lay mo-
tion of Mr.. West on the table. The
! mott on carried on roll call 104 to S4.
The gallery, that had been doing
most of the voting of the minority on
all viva voce votes, roared long and
loud; but when it came to a roll call of
delegates, postmasters and ex-postmas-
ters didn't count. They found it wasn't
''mass meeting"
The list Of delegates and alternates to
the State convention to be held at Co
lumbus April "a and % was then read
and is as follows: e.--.'
Delegates-Dunoan Dow, T. M. Shea,
F. o. Batch, N. Day, E. M. Day, H. A.
Shoemaker, Charles Scott, L. e. Eor-
ing.
Alternates-R. Spielman, John Haw-
ker, II. Williams, George Green, Jay
Bartram, R. Turner, Maurice Lilies,
M. O. Thomas. -,