The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-04-05
POLITICAL NOTES.

Tine Senate concurred in the House
joint resolution recommending an APP
of $40. 900 for the erection
of a monument to Geueral William 81.
Gibson at Tiffin. Senator West oppos
ed the resolution
The following bill has passed the
Senate: By Senator West rearranging
the Tenth Judicial district. Marion
county is taken out of the second sub-
division, which is Democratic, and
placed in the third subdivision, with
Logan and Union counties, both Re
publican Crawford snd Wyanaot
counties, Democratic. will remain in
the second subdivision with one
judge.
What amounts to a treaty of peace
has been practically agreed upon by
Senators DicK and Foraker.
A dispatch from ST. Louis says prep
srations have been completed for a
national convention for the nomina-
tion of negro candidate Tor President
The convention will be held in ST
Louis July g. The platform win call
for Government ownership of transpor-
tstion facilities and apension list for
former slaves.
The ballot this fall will be of the
blanket sheet style. 1t will contain
the names of the presidential candi-
dates. all electors for Ohio, the circuit
court judges. common pleas court
judges. the congressman. the county
officials. the township officials even
down to the road supervisors and in
addition to all that the city officials
that are to be elected There will be
string OF perhaps fifty or sixty names.
There will be at least i've tickets
on the ballot
Representative Herrick's bill provid.
ing for the purchase of new county
fair grounds by county agricultural
societies desiring to change their sites
passed the House.
| Senator Judson. of Sandusky, has 3
bill to abolish tax inquisitors. Hs
says their collections are blood money.
The author anticipates a vigorous
fight on the bill
The term of Manager Sheppard. oI
the Board Of Penitentiary Managers
has expired and there ia a tremendoui
fight over the appointment of sue
cessor on the board Sheppard is ;
Democrat and his successor, undel
the law, is to be q Democrat He il
also candidate for resppointment bu
everything indicates that Governol
Herrick will appoint some one else Il
succeed him. A feature-of the contes
is the effort of the anti johnson
Democrats to have the Governor tax,
care of one of their faction. Cine
Train Dispatcher Of the Big Four. L
W. Buchanan. belongs to tnis class
n. Y. Elliott, Republican, Of this city
W ants the place.
Judge Wsrnock returned TO Washing
ton Saturday. BE win not again re
turn here till the Congressional conven
ton at Findlsy. He regards hi
chances for denomination good. say
the Urbans Times Citizen. Upon sd
journment of Congress. Colonel AND
Mrs Warnock viii leave for SaI
Francisco to attend the general CON
ference of the M. E church, TO which
he is delegate from the Cincinnati
Conference.
Paine. of Lucas, has introduced
joint resolution amending the constitu
tion to exempt from the uniform rul,
the salaries of county officials. Thii
will permit different set of salarie.
in each county.
Governor Herrick wants the Brannocl
bill to hold water. That is what 10
cal option bills are for.
Frizell's bill to extend terms oi
Boards of Education from April l3,
at which time they expire. to July 2.
was passed upon suspension of the
rules.