Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-08-29
WINNING TICKET
Has Been Named by the Republican Party Of Wash
inStOn County,
Interesting Convention with Spirited Contests but the Re-
suits Satisfactory to ALL

factory to All.
Philip Mattern, Adams.
COMMITTEE ON SENATORIAL DEL
EGATES.
Judge Leeper moved that a commit }
tee of three be appointed to elect elev-
en- delegates and eleven alternates to
represent Washington County in the
Senatorial Convention to be held at
Athens, September 4th, for the nomi
nation of a candidate for member of
the State Board of Equalization for
this district.
Mr. C. A. Dole, of Warren, moved as
a substitute that the delegates ard al
ternates be elected by the direct vote
of the convention and his motion was
duly seconded The chair held the
substitute to be out of order and de-
cared the original motion carried al
though a vollcy of votes we're cast
against it, The chair appointed the
following committee: W. II. Leeper
Henry Cherry and +. A. Myers.
RECESS.
On motion Of Mr.. Dana, the conven-
tion recessed until one o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session was called to
order at one o'clock by Chairman
Davis.
RESOLUTIONS.
w. B. Waterman, from the Commit
tee en- Resolutions, reported as fol-
lows:
Be it resolved by the Republicans of
Washington County his day in con-
vention assembled that we reaffirm our
allegiance to the Republican party and
its principles and vote our approval of
the administrations both State and Ma
ticnal.
Be it further resolved that we ap-
prove the platforms adopted by the
State and National Republican conven-
tions and make them part of these res
Resolved that we pledge ourselves
to the ticket this day named by the
County Convention and to the entire
Republican ticket which will be pre-
sented to the people of Washington
county for their approval at the Nov
emEer election and be it further
Resolved that the Executive Com
mittee to be chosen shall be empow-
| IN pcin hnt
cur on the county ticket.
r. A. UNDERWOOD,
CHAS. BUCHANAN,
PHILIP MATTERN.
Committee.
On motion the report of the commit
tee was unanimously adopted.
SENATORIAL DELEGATES.
Judge Leeper, for the Committee on
he selection of delegates to the Athens
Convention, reported as follows, and
the report was adopted:
Delegates-C, S. Dana, ]. W. Thor
niley, D. II. Merrill, Horace Curtis,
JEo Mcclure, Captain Lauer. James
Ross, A, d. Alderman, ]. G. Barker,
r. S. Gage A. j. Longfelow.
Alternates-L. z. McVay, Milton De-
vol, W., P. Dye, Junius Greenwood,
John H. Mattern, Mason Gorby, S. S.
McGee, Jno. C. Griggs, Geo. d. Harris,
w. B. McGill, Jas. Smith.
CREDENTIALS.
The report of the committee on ere
dentials was adopted 1t is as follows
Your committee. to whom was re-
ferred the credentials of the delegates
of the various precincts, beg leave to
submit the following report:
They find that all precincts are rep
resented correctly and without contest
and their committeeman selected eX-
cept in Rockland precinct and Little
Hooking precincts in Belpre townships
and in the Sixth Ward of Marietta
city.
Your committee recommends that
Rcckland precinct be allowed to cast
one vote, its propOrtOnate represen-
tation by 5. S. McNeal and that the
selection of its committeeman be re-
ferred to the County Executive Com
mittee.
That Little Hooking precinct be al
lowed four votes, its proportionate
representation and that their commit
teeman, whom we find regularly elect
ed, be retained; that in the Sixth ward
precinct, b. +. GOssett and Henry
Strecker be allowed to cast the votes of
the precinct and that the selection of
a committeeman be referred to the
County Executive Committee.
They find that Cow Run precinct was
omitted in the call and we allowed
their vote. Respectfully,
C. B. BALLARD.
S. e. GARRISON.
A j. LONGFELLOW,
f. NJ. GANO,
C. d. LYMAN,
Committee.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
On motion of Mr. Dana the temper
AIRY organization was made permanent
FOR SHERIFF.
The roll of townships was called and
nominations for Sheriff were made as
follows:
o. w. Kile, of Adams, nominated C.
j, Pfaf, af Adams.
w. B. Waterman, of Belpre, nomln-
atei Frank r. Murphy, of the same
place.