The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1902-12-25
The Passing of Receiver Sands.

1t ls our greatest regret In tnls
issue Of our paper that our educa-
tion as a cartoonist has been sadly
neglected, or that we have not in
our employ man who could re-
duce to paper the sights of Friday
last, in Logan, among our Repub.
lican brothers.
We could imagine a Roman
arena, in which the two struggling
forces were contesting for life,
with the lookers-on turning
thumbs down courting the death
of the loser.
This was a hand-to-hand battle
for political life between the two
great bosses of the Republican
party in Hooking county, John F.
White and Col. Sands, and the
arena was the Republican commit
tee rooms. When the willy White,
with as much dexterity as Adonis
possessed beauty, sailed into the
arena, there was a pereeptible stir
in the gallery, and unlike poor
Adonis, who was killed by boar,
White killed the boar, and there
sat in the gallery the old Romans
Rannells, Keynes, McKitrick and
Woodwork, with thumbs turned
down, sanctioning the last and
fatal thrust.
Secretary Ambrose of the Re-
publican Central Committee, by
the power vested in him by the
death Of Chairman DR.. Blosser,
called meeting Of the Central
Committee to be held at the Re-
publican Committee rooms in Lo-
gan on Friday December 10, for
the purpose of electing Chairman
and for such other business as may
come before the committee. ,
On this fateful morning, after
gigantic effort on the part of both
factions for several weeks prior,
they came together.
By virture of his office Ambrose
was temporary chairman, but the
meeting seemed to have opened up
before the time fixed, and Cap.
Ryan was made temporary chr
man. About that time Ambrose
came in and went through the
formality of opening the meeting
again and took t h e
chair in front of Ryan.
DR.. Campbell was on the floor
making scathing speech against
John White, and by.the-way, Re-
ceiver Sands could not have con-
trolled half he did without the
help of DR.. Campbell. During the
speech, Temporary Chairman Am
brose proceeded with business. He
called for vote by townships for
Permanent Chairman of the Cen
tral Committee to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of DR.. Bloss-
er. Many voted Ambrose" and
he claimed his election by II votes
to 6, and proceeded to assume the
responsibility, and asked if there
was any farther business. This
sounds very smooth so far, but it
was not SO smooth. Dusing all
this procedure, there was the
greatest uproar. Curses and
threats, and cracking of fists
mingled with Kisses and jeers.
Senator White, at this juncture,
moved that the committee go into
executive session, as said he, it
seemed that most of the noise came
from persons who were not COM
mitteemen. A roar of "ayes" and
roar of mays" and strong in
vectives, followed the putting of
the motion. Chairman Ambrose
declared the motion carried, and
asked those not members of the
committee to retire. Receiver
Sands got up and by wave Of the
hand, caused 10 of the committee
men to follow him. An overflow
meeting was held by the Sands
crowd OF committeeman at the
Court House, while the White fac
tion Of the Central committee
proceeded at the headquarters.
Both appointed delegates to the
several conventions and both Sc
lected new Executive committee.
Mr.. Frasure was elected chairman
of the Central Committee repre-
rented by the Sands overflow meet
ing. We could not get the names
OF delegates chosen hv the Sands