The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-04-22

Findlay, Ohio. April 2O.-As in the
day previous no developments were
made today which would lend to indI-
cate the nominee of the Eighth Repuo-
lican Congressional Convention. Four
sessions were had and at only one
were there any startling developments
and that one when finally sifted down
would not prove to lie Of any startling
Importance.
The opening session was called at
9:l5 with q good crowd present. In
spite of persistent rumors to the effect
that an understanding had been reach
ed by the Herrick and Dick crowd
the opening ballot was as the first one
of the convention. each delegation
hanging to its own county like grim
death Several early attempts We're
made to adjourn but each WAS beaten
until the end of the 350th ballot, at
which time a motion to adjourn until
l 80 was carried.
BELTS SONG.
The afternoon session was resumed
promptly and nothing to mar the mo-
notonous voting appeared until the
37lst ballot had been called. At this
juncture ". 81. Bodurtha moved to
set aside 100 ballots and call the next
one 472. This brought down the
house. but he was out Of order. Gen
ial DIR. J. W. Belt, president of Ada
college. captured the crowd at the end
of.the S9stn ballot by rising in his
humorous manner and defying the other
delegations of the convention to join
with Hardin county in the song en-
titled How Tedious and Tssteless is
the Hour" The pent-up enthusiasm
Of the crowd broke loose and at this
sally the singing commenced.
BELLS IDEA.
As soon as he could be heard NJ. @.
Bell, of Logan, called out that it
might be in order to take up collec-
tion and Joe Timmons of Hardin couu-
| ty. bound to get into the game, re-
quested Bell to be seated and give some
denomination other than the Methodist
chance to say something. Just be-
fore the 429th ballot was carried B. g.
Young moved for a short recess. Mo-
tion lost. At the conclusion of the
436th ballot Dillon Cole, of Findlay,
moved to adjourn until z O'Clock.
This was met with q storm and finally
an amendment was made placing the
hour Of the adjournment at four
o. clock. Calls were made for the sec
retary TO call the vote on the ques-
ton Champaign and Delaware voted
yes and as Hancock was called, with q
huge grin on his face. Chairman DR..
Mclaughlin said TO the secretary
For the reason that the delegates are
our guests l do not think it is my
duty to express my opinion or the
opinion of the Hancock delegation ss
to when this meeting should adjourn. -
MILLER 5 RESOLUTION.
Chairman Jones. catching the shrewd
idea of the Chairman in seeking tc
avoid a vote. replied: Doctor, your
modesty is not only commendsble but
surprising. The convention again
assembled The surprise Of the day
occurred in this session just after tn,
449th ballot had been cast. A. ia,
Miller. of Logan county. offered th'
following resolution:
Resolved, That the rules be suspende,
and that the secretary and his assist
ants prepare and furnish this conven
tion sufficient blank ballots for eacl
delegate and that this convention theI
vote for q nominee for congress by se
cret written ballot of each delegate sDt
that the Chairman OF each delegation
cast the ballots for any absent mem
bers of his delegation to make the full
quota. and that ten such secret bal
lots be cast and that the results be can
vsssed by the secretary and his assist
ants
BITTER TRADE.
II t1t IIotAOh was
cries Of Yes and No reverbrate
, throughout the convention room
r Chairman Mumma. of Hancock. wa
3 the first on his feet. He started Bit
e ter TRADE against the passage of tn
( resolution and said in part. ''Thi
l convention assembled has the righ
{ and power to say how the vote snsI
4 be cast but it has not right or power I
r give the chairman of any delegatio
q the power to represent by ballot th
d vote of absent delegates. The chair
e man of delegation is a creature of il
e own makipg and this conventio
n cannot delegate any such right. Tt
q absent votes belong to the present del
3 gates" The question was finally p'
/ and lost: Logan and Hardin count,