The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-03-12
Thursday, March IL, 1908.
DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION
State Committee
Fixes the Time.

Pursuant to the order of the Dem
ocratic State Central Committee, no
tice is hereby given that the conven-
ton of the Democrats of the State
of Ohio to nominate candidates for
state offices to be voted for ut the
November election, 1908, will be held
at Columbus, Ohio, on
Tuesday and Wednesday, May 5 and
6, 1908.
Each county will be entitled to one
delegate and one alternate for each
800 votes cast for John NJ. Pattison
for Governor of Ohio. at the Novem-
ber election, 1905, and one additional
delegate and alternate for the re-
mainder of votes exceeding 250.
The prescribed number of delegates
to this convention shall be elected
through primaries, or delegate con-
ventions, the delegates to which shall
have been elected at primaries
or mass conventions, held in the
county for the holding of which at
least ten days notice shall have been
previously given, designating the time
and place for the holding of such pri-
maries and conventions, and called by
the controlling committee of the party
in such counties.
1TONlu lIdJ Ill COUNTIES WHeIe
Il registration of electors is required
a primary election may be held at
the discretion of the county con-
trolling committee under the statutes
governing such primary elections
held under the auspices and control
of the county board of deputy state
supervisors of elections and that in
such counties complete lists of dele
N tho bnDHp1
by the name of candidate for Pres
ident of the United States, may be
placed on the ballot i'll such manner
as the county committee may deter
mine; provided, however, that the
name of no candidate for President
shall appear at the head of more than
one list of delegates
No county central or executive
committee shall have power to name
the delegates to the state convention. 4
The delegates will meet by districts
at two o'clock p. NJ, on Tuesday, May
5th, at such places as may be desig-
mated by the Committee on Arrange
ments, for the purpose of selecting
one member of each of the following
committees State Central Commit
tee, Resolutions, Credentials, Rules
and Order of Business, Permanent Or
ganization, Vice President and Secre
tary. All of such committees will
meet at places to be designated by the
Committee on Arrangements at four
o'clock p. NJ, of the same day. The
convention will be called to order in
the Franklin County Memorial Hall
or East Broad street at seven-thirty
o'clock p NJ, on Tuesday May 9TH.
The temporary officers will be: Chair
man, Hon Edward II. Moore of Ma
honing county; Secretary, Hon. Ben
iamin f, Gayman of Franklin county;
Sergeant-at-Arms, Bert S, Bartlow of
Butler county, At such convention
candidates shall be named for the fol-
lowing Offices: Two candidates for
the office of Presidential Elector-at-
Large; a Governor; Lieutenant-Gov
ernor; a Secretary of State; an Au-
ditor of State; Treasurer of State;
an Attorney General; two Members
of the Board of Public Works; a
Dairy and Food Commissioner; n
Commissioner of Common Schools;
two Judges of the Supreme Court and
a Clerk of the Supreme Court. The
convention will also select four dele
gates-at-large and four alternates-at-
large to the National Democratic Con
yention to be held at Denver on July
7th, 1908, and a candidate for United
States Senator. The apportionment
of delegates and alternates in the con
Vention shall be as follows;