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

his leading supporters. There
they mapped out line of action.
On the following evening, in the
Neil House, in Columbus, mani
festo was issued signed by four
members of the congressional COM
mittee, forming a majority of that
body. In it was embraced a call
for meeting of that body yester-
day morning in the Chittenden
Hotel, in the same city, and the
announcement that the purpose of
the gathering was to rescind the
call for the convention held here
to-day. Accompanying it was the
declaration that the Republican
voters of the district were dissat-
isfied with the arbitrary manner
in which a number of the delega-
tions had been selected, and that
1t was proposed to submit the
matter of the nomination to a gen
eral primary election in the sever
al counties. 1t was daring
move, and many thought that
General Grosvenor had captured
the enemy's works. The com
mittee met according to the call,
White, of Hooking, joining with
the other four, and Renick, of
Ross, and Peters, of Fairfield,
both Douglas supporters, remain
ing away. After preliminary
meeting in the morning the COM
mittee adjourned until the after
noon, when it at last adjourned
without day. At no time was a
motion made to rescind the call
for the convention or to submit
the dispute to vote of the people.
What did happen was this;
White, who held the key to the
situation, was approached by two
politicians of Columbus, one n
nonresident of that city and
former member of the Legislature
by name Eli West and Rep. Pat
terson. He was offered 81, 500 to
throw his delegation to Grosvenor
and thus insure his nomination.
Asking for time he withdrew from
the conference, which they had
planned and advised with his
friends. 1t was resolved to take
advantage Of the opportunity
which this offer presented. Dicker-
ing for higher price was set on
foot, coupled with dilatory re-
quest that no action be taken oy
h committee looking toward
resembling the call for the conven-
tion. This plan succeeded ad-
mirably, as the several adjourn
ments of that body showed it was
at last agreed that the price of
the Hooking delegation should be
$4,000.
Last night White was not to be
seen about the hotels where the
delegations made their headquart-
ers, and the story was assisduous-
ly cirulated that there was doubt
as to where he stood in the con-
test. The Athens County men
held meeting and announced
that they would present the name
of E. ID. Sayre, of that state, as
their candidate. Albert Douglas
himself, told inquirers that he had
no positive assurance from White.
This, coupled with an assumed air
of gloom on the part of the anti
Grosvenor workers, completely de-
ceived the conspirators. 1t &C.
counts fully for the boasting ut.
terance of the Grosvenor men last
night and this morning that their
candidate would be named on the
first ballot. This morning The
80, 900 came from Columbus in
the possession of the ex-membel
of the General Assembly, and il
was carried to Whites room That
worthy refused to see other cal
lers, lying upon his bed fully
dressed as though i'll.
The money was in 800 bills
90 of them-which had rever beef
in active circulation before. Th,
Congressional Committee h e
met and laid down the last weap
on In its arsenal by adopting tn
resolution to adjourn sine die
Within few minutes thereafte
the corridors and rooms of th