The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-03-01

Let him speak for himself. ~
freely confess that / am of those
who believe heartily in some form
of primaries which shall put into
the hands of the people the choice
of delegates to all of our conven'
tions. With this as theory
feel sure that you will all agree
but it was not theory, bat q
condition which every aspirant fol
political honors in this district
was called upon to face. have
no disposition to say one unkind
word about the conventions which
have been held in this district in
the years that are past but there
is not man, certainly a politi-
clan, within the sound of my
voice who does rot know that ma
chine politics, as they are called,
have prevailed in this district for
many years--a machine well oiled
by abundant patronage and which
has worker like an endless chain.
1t therefore became absolutely es-
sential to the success of any new
aspirant for congressional honors
in this district to seek the same
either by or over this machine
OF the convention itself it can
be said that it was not assembled
for the purpose of nominating any
one. To the contrary, it comes
together to prevent the nomina-
tion of General Grosvenor. 'Tt
was slaughter-house party"
was the remark of an observer of
its doings.
The friends of the defeated Con-
gressman are downcast and de-
pressed. They fear that his over.
throw means defeat for the party
in the district, and explain the
nomination of Douglas by saying
that no other man in the district
besides Grosvenor would have ac-
cepted it.
T! e historic convention had
notable surroundings. The city
and hall were crowded with pollti.
clans and private citizens from all
over the district. There was
plenty of excitement all through
the night and up until the hour
came for the delegations to meet
lin their committees and to CONT
noses. From Washington General
Grosvenor kept IN touch with his
friends by the long distance tele-
phone method, being up late and
early. Albert Douglas maintained
his headquarters at the hotel and
there this morning planned with
White and Sayre, of Athens, the
program that was pushed to such
a successful and surprising con.
clusion.
The Grosvenor men were still
clinging to hope when the various
delegations mounted the stairs to
the convention hall. During the
separate sessions of these county
delegations there was rnmor pre-
valent that the Athenian's gener
ais had resolved on a tie-up of th'
convention by proposing the uni
rule in Fairfield and Perry Coun
ties. Color was given to this by
the acti III of Fairfield in passing
such rule against the protest o
Harry B. Peters, the Dougla
champion in the delegation. NJ
vote was taken, however, in favo
: of any candidate, so the delega
tion went into the hall practicall,
free. The attempt was not mad
: in Perry County, but for fear tina
: it would Zane Burley, of Crooks
ville,- refused to meet with hi
fellow delegates. John F. White
the Hooking County leader, tn
! man around whom the converse
tion and the rumor ragged, came t
the hall in carriage with Alber
Douglas, being 30 sick that b
e could scarcely walk. The appear
. ance of this figure was the sigma
for great outbursts of cheering
J and as he waved his hand towar
:, the Athens County crowd the
t stood up and cheered him agai
: and again. That was sufficien
notice to the Grosvenorites tina
l. their course was run. After tina
It the routine of the convention wer