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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-03-01
Democratic
National Convention VIII be Held at
Kansas CITY, July 4.

WASHINGTON, d. G, Feb, "a, 1900,
The Democratic National Conven-
tion will meet at Kansas City on
July 4, about two weeks after the Re-
publican Convention at Philadel-
phia. Probably the silver Republi-
cans and the anti-imperialists will
meet on the same date and it is at
least possible that the date of the
Populist convention may be changed
to agree with it. This decision of
the Democratic national committee
here yesterday was a surprise in
more ways than one. 1t was sup
posed that the convention would be
held early-perhaps even earlier
than the Populist convention-and
that it would go to Milwaukee for
the effect that it would be likely to
have on the German vote. 1t turned
out, however, that Milwaukee, which
had been boasting of having a check
for 100000 to pay the expenses of the
convention, had little money, no hall
in condition and not enough hotels
to accommodate the crowds, while
Kansas City produced $4,000 in cash
and demonstrated that it was fully
able to manage any crowd that might
come. The date of the convention
was fixed In accordance with pre-
cedent, it having for years been the
custom for the party in power to meet
first. Unless the convention were to
be held before May 9, when the Pop
ulists meet, was there no reason why
1t should ante-date the Republicans
and no one really wanted it to gather
before the snow was fairly off the
ground, as it would have to do If it
raced with the Populists. Then, too,
the history of early conventions does
not encourage their repetition. The
mistakes of the Republicans are num-
erous and increasing day by day,
and convention held in July will
have more to criticize than one held
in June.
The most marked incident OF the
committee meeting, aside from the
settlement Of the date and place for
holding the convention, was Senator
Gorman's speech. The Senator ad-
vocatod q late convention. It was
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-03-01

have financial independence than
to have political independence and
be financially dependent. Political
independence without financial in
dependence is only independence
in name"
There seems to be something at
tractive in the word Subsidy" for
the average republican In Congress
The House committee on Inter
state and Foreign Commerce has
decided by vote of 8 to 8, in fav-
or OF the bill authorizing the lay
ing Of a Pacific cable by q private
corporation and the payment of a
subsidy by the government for a
period of twenty years.
Republican hints of their inten-
tion to do something that will re-
move the trust question from this
years campaign induced Repre-.
sentative Ball, of Texas, to call the
bluff. He did so by Offering a RES
olution authorizing the Speaker of
the House to appoint special
committee, only five members of
which shall belong to one political
party, to which shall be referred
all bills and resolutions relating to
trusts, including those already in
troduced and now quietly sleeping
in various committees. Mr.. Balls
resolution is now III the hands OF
the Committee on Rules, and the
question of whether there shall be
any trust legislati, II is up to that
Committee, which is dominated by
Speaker Henderson.
Believing that If the isthmian
canal is to he Il world canal, in
stead of the disilnrtively Ameri-
can canal it ought 10 be, the world
ought to chip in its share of the
cost Of constructing 1t, Representa-.
tive Jefferson Levy, of N. Y, has
introduced Il bill, authorizing nego
tiations with the maritime nations
asking them to contribute to the
construction of the canal in pro-
portion to the extent of their ship
ping tonnage.
The Senate has passed its sub
stitute for the House gold standard
bill, and now the conference com
mittee will proceed to decide what
sort of a bill is to he finally passed
by both branches of Congress. II
is difficult to say which is thu
worst, the Senate or the House bill
but the chances are that tine bill
that will he patched up in confer
ence will bt quite as bad as either
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-03-01
Announcements. A
Democratic.

MARSHALL.
We are authorized to announce the name
OF j NJ. MOUNT as n candidate for Marshal
of Logan, subject . the decision of the Demo-
cratic primary election.
We are authorized to announce the name
subject to the dccis on of the Democratic
Primary Election.
STREET COMMISSIONER
We are authorized to announce the name
of DENNIS NOONAN as a candidate for
Street Commissioner, So bject TO the decision
OF the Democratic Primary Election.
CITY CLERK.
We are authorized to announce the name
OF WILL PAYNE as a candidate for City
Clerk subject to the decision of the Demo-
cratic Primary Election.
We are authorized to announce the name
OF CHARLES BECK as candidate for City
Clerk subj ect to the decision of the Demo-
cratic Primary Election.
TRUSTEE.
We are authorized to announce the name
of G. AMENDT as q candidate for Trustee of
Falls Township for second term subject to
tie decision of the Democratic Primary
Election.
TOWNSHIP CLERK.
We are auth orzed to announce the name
OF EDWIN HARTLEY as a candidate for
Township Clerk for second term subject TO
the decision of the Democratic Primary
Election.
CITY TREASURER
We are authorized to announce the name
OF JESSE w ABRIEL as a candidate for
City treasurer subject to the decision OF the
Democratic Primary Election.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-03-01

Now since the Willy Mckay and
his Checkered Censor have opened
up the Jackpot about the Demo-
Graf being an open vent through
which kicking republicans can pour
their grievances, we are willing "to
give the devil his dues" and admit
1t, for Sands and Mckay have got us
dead to rights; they used our sewer.
We would advise them not to tramp
Dollison into their personal troubles
by accusing him of being too sloppy
to care what is or is not right to go
into his paper. "We know our busI-
ness. Hanna" Personally we care
nothing for either side of the squab-
BILE, but politically we propose to
snoop into their trouble and tell it
as fast as we can. We are not suck
Ing around General Grosvenor for
anything. We are against him and
would like to see him wiped off of
the political earth, and propose to
make him all the trouble we can.
Mckay was against him too, more
bitter than we, until he got the
Checkered Censor hold Of him, then
he squatted like a scared rabbit.
He has scratched the chestnuts out
Of the fire for those old whelps for
years and got nothing but promises,
and they laugh to us democrats at
what a fool they are making of
'goody-goody Mckay" We have
lots of old musty manuscripts in our
sanctum-sanctorum that Mckay and
Sands would liked to have had ap-
pear In "the wide OPEN" but we
censored" a little ourselves. We
will preserve our honor, brothers, by
carefully guarding the papers, but
we thought 1t well to remind you
that we still have them so to con-
vince you of our power of "censor. !"
No, we are not wide openr to
everything that comes along. but we
do 80 enjoy Republican troubles, and
to help stir up the animals. We
say, Brother Mckay, did you have
any fun with our pictures and clerk
OF court troubles last fall? Oh, you
mean, wide-opeu thing, you.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-03-01
Elk ds,ln.

On Monday evening of this week
the long horned clan of our town
had an inning. About thirty meek
and lowly fellows from Logan, Lam
caster, Macarthur and Nelsonville
presented themselves to the Logan
Lodge, asking permission to wear
horns. After about five hours of
chase through the valleys and shad-
ows, and up mountains and jumping
off, they were permitted to wear
horns, and like the writer, very few
of them have been seen since. We
suppose the dear reader would like
to know what they did to us; we
will tell you all about it in these
words, "They did plenty:" we are
now laying for the next fellow.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-03-01
Democratic Primary Election.

Democratic Primary for Falls Township,
Falls Gore, and Logan Village, to be held
Saturday March 10, 1900,
from II o'clock to O'Clock P. M.
FALLS TOWNSHIP
To be held In Recorders Office at Court
House for the nomination of candidates for
the foil owing offices:
One Township Trustee,
One Township Clerk,
One Justice of Peace,
One Constable,
One Assessor.
FALLS GORE,
To be held in Election House at Gore and
nominate for above Offices
LOGAN VILLAGE,
To be held in each ward separately for the
nomination of candidates for the following
offices:
One Mayor,
One Marshal,
One Clerk.
One Treasurer,
One Street Commissioner,
One Water Works Trustee
One Cemetery Trustee,
One Councilman, and
One Assessor
for each Ward.
Voting places for Wards as follows:
lst Ward at Shorr Bros,
End Central Hotel.
3rd Mayors Office,
4th Sam'l Schneider,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-03-01
At the Nations Capital.

Washington, Feb. 81, 1900.-The
story that Gov. Roosevelt Is In the
field as candidate for the repub-
lican Presidential nomination has
found sufficient number of be-
levers among the McKinleyites to
make it more important than it
seemed to be when it reached
Washington several days ago. 1t
is now said that there is a Roose-
velt machine and that it is plenti-
fully supplied with money and is
already dickering with the men
who usually control delegations
from the southern states to repub-
lican national conventions; that
Roosevelt's positive refusal to be
u candidate for Vice President ana
his declaration against the Nicar-
aqua Canal treaty and in favor of
absolute American control of the
canal was part of his scheme to
attract the support of the anti-Mc-
Kinley republicans. A consider
able number of republicans in both
Senate and House would be glad
to see Mr.. Mckinley defeated for
the nomination, by Roosevelt, or
anybody else, but they have no
idea of sacrificing all their official
pie by announcing that fact, unless
it can be shown that Roosevelt, or
anybody else, has support enough
to win the nomination.. Some
think that Roosevelt is merely
making bluff in order to force the
administration to throw its influ-
ence in favor of his denomination
for governor.
Representative Bell, of Colo,
showed in short speech that the
claims repeatedly made by repub-
licans, that the banks made no
profits by the deposits of govern
ment money, was ridiculous. He
had written to State treasurers and
ascertained that they received
from !! to A per cent on daily bal
ances from the banks in which
State funds were deposited, but the
government didn't receive a cent
of Interest on the millions deposit
ed by Secretary Cages orders in
national banks. Mr.. Bell charac-
terized those deposits as a crime
against the people.
Senator Talaiferro, of Fla, this
week made public vigorous de-
nial Of the charge made in New
York paper, on the authority of a
detective, that he had during the
Spanish war been party to a con-
spiracy to defraud the government
through the purchase of a lot of
bacon by company of which the
Senator was an officer. In addit-
ion to pronounclng The charge "a
tissue of malicious falsehoods from
beginning to end" Mr.. Taliaferro
says 1t was prompted by the amin
osity OF ex-senator Call.
Senator Jones, of Nevada, whose
speech against the republican gold
standard bill was among the best
heard, after stating that the meas
ure was vicious from beginning to
end, and that it provided for per.
manent increase of the bonded
dept, said: "This bill places in the
national banks the control of the
bonded debt of the country. When
ever the banks see tit they can re-
duce the gold reserve below the
limit and force an issuance of bonds,
and this process can go on indefin-
itely. All this is in the interest CT
the creditor, in the interest of the
bond-holders, and grievously
against the interests of the people.
Political independence Is much to
be desired, but would rather live
under an absolute despotIsm and
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-03-01
Banker Ronts n Robber.

]. r. Garrison. Cashier of the
bank of Thornville, Ohio, had been
robbed Of health by a serious lung
trouble until he tried DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption.
Then he wrote: "It is the best medi-
cine 1 ever used for severe cold or
a bad case Of lung trouble. always
keep bottle on hand" Don't suf-
fer with Coughs, Colds, or any Throat
Chest or Lung trouble VIII en- you can
be cureu SO easily. Only 50c and
$l.O0. Trial bottles free at Harring.
tons Drug Store.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-03-01
Douglas
May be u Candidate For Congress.

Mr.. Franklin Hall, in Washing
ton special to the Cleveland Plain
Dealer, says:
Albert Douglas of Chillicothe, o.,
Is in Washington, and rumor saith
that he is here to consult with Sen
ator Hanna and Colonel Dick re-
garding his ambition to come to
Washington as the successor to
Congressman Charles Grosvenor.
Douglas was a candidate for the
Republican nomination for COVER
nor before the last Ohio state con-
vention. He didn't land the plum,
nor did he come within forty rows
of apple trees to it. Indeed, he
was regarded simply as Hanna
stalking horse brought into the
contest for the purpose Of assisting
Nash against Harry Daugherty.
Ever since that time Douglas has
been prominently mentioned as a
congressional possibility in the
Eleventh district, and his coming
here and his conferences with SEN
ator Hanna and Congr essman Dick
today lend crejence to the rumor.
The situation in the Elev enth
district Is such that General Gros-
venor is lying awake nights with
worry. 1t is doubtful If he can
control his own county. Even
there, Chairman Biddison of the
Athens county committee is open
ly opposing the veteran congress-
man, and in other counties there is
even as strong antogonism. In
Meigs county Jerry Carpenter, ex-
state senator, will be a candidate
This will make the race three
cornered ono, and Grosvenor's
chances will therefore be seriously
impaired.
Mr.. Douglas, sleek and stylishly
dressed as usual, reached Wash
ington this morning, and this after.
noon called to see General Dick
Later the two went TO Senator
Hanua's house and the three were
in conference for some time. Mr.
Douglas did not go to see General
Grosvenor.
There is no doubt bnt that Gen,
eral Dick would be more than de-
lighted to see Grosvenor once and
for all relegated to private life
While he and the Sage of Athens
are one speaking terms, that is as
far as their relations go. Each
one cherishes a cordial dislike for
the other. Indeed, at times, they
have been on the verge of open
warfare. The trouble started when
each was anxious to be the ad.
mlnistratlOn candidate Tor COVER.
nor of Ohio, and ever since the y
have been political rivals. Gros.
venor feels that Dick stands in his
way and Dick reciprocates this
feeling.
So Mr.. Douglas will in all prob.
ability have the cordial assistance
of Dick in his fight against Gros
venor. Whether Hanna will give
his Endorsement to the opposition
to Grosvenor is not known. But it
is whispered that even he has
grown tired of Grosvenor's ways
and would rather have some tract.
able man like Douglas in the house
from the Eleventh district,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-03-01
Natural Gas Explosion.
Lancaster Gazette i

Lancaster Gazette.
Guy Shrider about seventeen years
old, in the employ of the Logan Nat
ural Gas Co., In attempting to light
a gas fire yesterday afternoon, in a
house near Rockbridge, allowed the
gas to accumulate before lgniting,
and the result was an explosion,
which did considers BILE damage to
the house, besides badly burning the
young man about the face and body.
DR.. G. o. Beery of this city was sum-
moned to his aid and dressed his
burns, which are not serious.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-03-01
Good Hope Democratic Primary.

The Democratic Primary Election of Good
Hope Township will he held on March 10th,
100, from 1880 =. NJ. to $3.50 p NJ for the
nomination of a Trustee Clerk and Assessor
JOE MORRIS Cnmmitteaman
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-03-01
Committeeman Notice.

March nth Is The last day that nomination
papers can be filed with the Board of Election
The primaries in Townships especially v should
be held prior to that day, so as to assure
proper fling.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-03-01
Green 1st Precinct Primary.

The Democratic Primary Election OF the
First Precinct of Green Township will be
held on Saturday March 10th, between the
hours OF IL noon to 4 p. NJ,
ED. HUFFMAN, Committeeman.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-03-01
Rannhlican.

MARSHALL.
We are authorized to announce the name
OF e p. ARMSTRONG as n candidate for
Marshall subject to the decision If the Re
publican Primary Election.
STREET COMMISSIONER.
We are authorized to announce the name
OF OLIVER OAKS as a candidate for Street
Commissioner for second term subject to the
decision of the Republican Primary Election.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-03-01
Dress and
Civilization

Civilization
go hand in hand. The
more perfect the dress
the more perfect the CIV
ilization--and the man.
Clothing ;.
which those taste, and
good judgement will APP
preciate is what we Of
fer. There is nothing
trashy about it. The
material is that which is
most popular this sea-
son. The style, cut. and
finish is most perfect.
Even the moderate
priced tailor would
charge double ourfigure.
f. BLASIUS & SON
The Lowest Priced High Glass
Tailors and Clothisrs.
Logan, Ohio
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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-03-01

"HoId on, comrades, hold on" in
terpOsej chairman Bowers, "per-
sonai attacks are not allowed here.
You must settle yourself down or
you will not be allowed to partake
of the feast prepared for us tonight.
1t Is a grand feast. Plenty to eat,
plenty to drink and plenty to smoke.
Now let's come to order"
Bradd0ck, being an old politician,
happened to think that it was get
ting near election time and that 1t
was about the time the candidates
were coming around, 80 he wisely
concluded to subsiae. On the other
hand GOss began to rear and
charge, slap his fists together, spit
on his hands and yell, until Bowers
ordered Janitor Baird TO quiet hi m.
Baird grabbed Goss by the nap Of
the neck and seat of the pants and
tossed him over Ia the corner,
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-18
THE NEW BATTLESHIPS.
NAVY DEPARTMENT DEFINES
THEIR CHARACTERISTICS.
Usy Telegram TO yirg,nian.p,lo,

Q5y Telegraph to Virginian- Pllot)
washington, -. c.. July 1.-THE
Navy Department to-day issued cir
culars defining the characteristics of
I'VE battleships authorized by the last
TWO naval appropriation bills. Bids
asked for three sheathcd and coppercd
battleships and two without sheathing
and coppering. The five ships will be
Identical with the exception of the bat
terics. Three will be built with supcrim-
posed turrcts, carrying 12-inch guns in
the lower and S-inch guns in the upper
turrcts. The renSoining TWO ships will
have the 12-inch guns in two ordinary
turrctS and the eight S-inch guns in
four turrets arranged Quadrilaterally.
The general plans will be ready for
examination september 15 next. Bids
Will he opened November 10. Bidders
are especially invited to submit their
own plans under class .. including
their own arrangements of ordnance.
The department reserves the right to
change within six months after con-
tract the arrangemeHt-of-b battery, tur=-
rets and armor. The vessels are to be
of 14,600 tons for the unsheathed and
$4,000 tons for the sheathed vessels, the
speed being nineteen knots and the
coal capacity 1900 tons. The time al
lowed for the completion of the ships
Is thirty-siX months under heavy pen
alties. ranging from 5000 to $500 per
day for delay.
The ships will have belt of water
line armor six feet wide and from
eight to eleven inches thick running
clear from bow TO stern. The turrets
will have n maximum thickness of
eleven inches. The ships will have the
usual protective deck and cellulose belt
and no wood work Is to be admitted
except where Indispensable. The en-
CINE horse power is placed at 1900,
with triple expansion, four cyllndered,
twin screw engines. supplied by TWEEN
tt--f tor fttfa hns -:
will furnish the motive power for the
turretS and auXiliarieS.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-18
Ii HUNG CHANG.
DISTINGUISHED CHINAMAN DIS
CUSSES THE SITUATION.
By Telegraph to Virginian- Pilot.)

Wy IeitSFapn 10 N1rSlnlan-HllOl.)
London. July 1.-THE Daily Telc-
graph has the following from Canton.
dated July 10:
In an interview with the foreign
consuls to-day Lii Hung Chang said
that his mission to Pekin was two-fold
TO save the lives of the foreign min
listers and TO arrange the best possible
terms OF peace with the allied Powers.
The American and French consuls,
While communicating him upon these
commemorative purposes. reminded him
OF his pledges 10 protect foreigners and
TO preserve peace in southern and CEN
trail China.
Earl Ii replied that he must obey
the summons to Pekin. but that he had
taken all necessary precautions lie
added that he had received important
cables from Lord Salisbury and NJ.
Deicasse. demanding protection for the
foreign ministers in Pckin. and threat
eninS To take life for life of the high
oHlcla's responsible il the ministers
We're murdered. lie told the consuls
'hat ne Was the only ,nan in China who
JARED transmit such messages To the
Empress. but that he had sent them
verbatim aud that he did not doubt
they had eNerted powerful influence
IN saving the ministers lives.
re Went on to say that. as the
ooyen of the viceroys. he had also in
uuced all the other viceroys. except
two, To join in lengthy neunoriel Ia
the throne. asking security for the for
eiEnerS, suppression of the Boxers. and
tull PREPARATION for the damage done
and the lives lost.
To the American. who inquired
ABOUT the actual safety of the foreign
minister's at Pelin, Ii answered that
ne had received no news from Pekin
WITHIN the past week, but that. Ii they
were alive, lie was almost certain mat
ters could be satisfactory arranged
with the allied Powers.
IF they dead here he shrugged his
shoulders significantly. and added.
with lowered voice-'it is hard TO tell
what may hapr~r'. | am going to Pc
klh practicahy unarmed. except for my
oodNguard OF 200 men, and that ought
TO be evidence to the whole world that
do not favor amy lighting. and OF my
paclnc intentions. | am old and in
very poor health, and it is a great per
Sonai sacrifice to undertake such a
Journey in this horrid weather."
Aiter moments pause he said:
IL your Ministers are killed do
you think my life may be taken in re-
taliation while en- route?'
This question received general
strong negative reply. He then asked
the Consuls to wire to their respective
Admirals 10 respect his own flag and
TO allow him safe conduct to Pellin'
lie was evidently extraordinarily
anxious about the Ministers: for. re-
turning to the subject. he said: My
heart is sore about them. l know then,
all personally; and am on the best
Of good terms with them.
He added that he realized his Gov
eminent had done wrong. and that
IL was TO show his grave displeasura
that lie sent the cablegrams from Lord
Salisbury and NJ. Delacasse to the
Empress word for word as he received
them. He concluded by asking the CO.
operation of the allied Powers in fur
ihcring the success of his mission and
said emphaticaly that he depended
upon them"