Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-07-22
ISBELL Is, B !:
Elected a Mem.
Der
Of the State Executive
Committee.
Mr.. Address Won Out
at Columbus.
Primary Plan Of Choosing Dele
0atoe Adonkod
Primary Plan Of Choosing Dele.
gates Adopted.


state Central Committee, City Clerk
Chas. II. Isbell was elected member
of the Democratic State Executive
committee. He was one of seven men
to be elected tc that position upon the
first ballot.
Commenting upon Mr.. Isbells cleo
tion, the Enquirer says:
"Chas. II. Isbell Is the present City
Clerk of Akron. He caught Major
Dick mapping once and assisted large
ly in carrying Summit county against
the Republican leader" This was in
1897, when Mr.. Isbell was Chairman
Of Summit county Executive Commit
tee--the year in which Summit county
selected two Democratic Representa-
tives.
The organization Saturday Of the
Democratic State Central Committee
was done in a spirit of conciliation and
harnonv ard the results are conceded
by the politicians to be the most ad-
mirable. At the earnest request Of
Col. Kilbourne all the elements of the
party were recognized in the selection
of the state executive committee, and
even when Charles Salen offered a
resolution which was a direct slap at
Lewis G. Bernard the resolution was
adopted by unanimous vote, although
the friends Of Bernard were in the
majority in the committee.
Mr.. VIM. j. Frey, of Findlay was
elected chairman Of the committee, by
acclamation; Waldo Taylor, Of New
ark, vice chairman; Harry Payer,
of Cleveland, secretary; Lewis G. Ber-
nard, Of Cincinnati sergeant-at.arms.
The state executive committee was
elected as follows: NJ. A. Daugherty,
Of Lancaster, chairman; w. l.. Finley,
of Kenton, G. D. Crites Of Lima, G.
w. Stage of Cleveland, Louis G. Ber-
nard of Cincinnati, Negley d. Cochran
of Toledo, G. NJ. Saltzsaber of Van
Vert, VOlney j. Dahl Of Washington
G. H., w. H. williams of Columbus,
Charles II. Isbell of Akron, E. A. Row.
ley of Norwalk and John j. Molter of
Sandusky.
Tom L. Johnson and John L. Zim.
norman, whom Col. Kilbourne had
urged to take places on the committee,
had sent word that they could not &C.
cept, and Lewis G. Bernard refused to
permit the use of Ills pame. Charlie
Salem, however, presented the name of
Bernard as the candidate of the two
Cuyahoga districts and Zach Louie
was elected despite himself. The
Cleveland people declaeed that they
did not want anything, but Stage was
put on the executive committee in the
face OF his protests.
The ancient dispute over the selec-
tion of delegates was revived by Mr..
III. e. Address, of Akron, who offered
the following resolution, governing the
mode of selection:
Resolved, That in all counties a
city in which there is registration OF
electors and in which the number OF
voting precincts in such city
form a majority OF the pre-
cints of the county, dele,
gates TO the state convention must be
selected by direct vote of the people
at primary election held under the
laws Of Ohio relating to primary elec
tions, and no County, Central, or Ex-
ecutive Committee shall have power
to name delegates to the convention. :.
There was no opposition to the res,
olution and 1t went through by accla.
nation.
Mr.. Address returned from Colum,
bus yesterday. He informs the Demo,
orat that the resolution makes it bind
ing upon the State Central Committee
to provide In its call for next years
state convention that in cities where
registration is required, and wherein
a majority of the precincts in the coun.
ty are located in the city, delegates ia
the state convention shall be selected
at primaries by direct vote of the peo.
pie, or at convention of delegates
that have been selected by a direct
vote of the people; and that no Cen
trail, Executive or other committee of
such county shall have power to ap-
point delegates to the state convention.
This will save the next Democratic
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