The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-06-11

second. The roll of counties was
, then asked for and Fairfield coun.
) ty cast its 80 votes for Virgil G..
, Lowry, of Hooking. Athens,
Perry and Meigs, however, voted
, soidly for Scare, while Mr.. Lowry
was strenuously withdrawing his
name.
Ross county when called then
asked for time to withdraw and
caucus, and this the chairman
granted without any protest. The
Ross county delegation Immediate
ly returned and Withdrew the
name of Mr.. Sears from further
consideration and on motion of
A. r, Wolfe, the convention ad-
journed for 80 minutes.
Almost as soon as the delega tes
could take their seats,
Judge j. ]. Reeves, of Lancaster,
had the floor of the convention,
and in brilliant address nomi-
mated Mr.. Sears, of Ross county,
and Lancaster delegate offered
the second. Despite the efforts of
the Ross county delegation, the
convention was swept off it's feet
and Mr.. Sears was named by
shout of ayes that was good to
hear.
The nomination for district
delegates was then called for, and
Meigs county named S. D. Webb,
of Athens county, and Mr.. Webb
who is a prominent travelling man,
was named by acclamation. 1t
was the first national delegate that
Athens county has had In 20
years, and the delegates from the
county were delighted.
The second nomination being
called for Fairfield county present
ed the name of Hon. M. A. Daugh-
erty, while Vinton county named
DR.. O. S. Cox of Macarthur. A
ballot was called for resulting in
the selection of Mr.. Daugherty.
/
Before the ballot could be an
nounced, DR.. Cox, than whom no
more loyal and enthusiastic Demo-
crat ever lived, Immediately
moved to make Mr.. Daugherty's
nomination by acclamation and
this carried. The convention then
immediately proceeded to name
DIR. o. S. Cox as the elector of
this district and this carried un-
animously.
Mr.. Daugherty was called upon
for an address and generously re-
sponded and declared that he was
only c,rryiGg out his personal
wishes in again helping toward the
nomination of William j. Bryan.
The convention then nominated
Lew Green of Hooking county and
Jesse Finsterwald of Athens coun.
ty as the alternates after which
adjournment followed.
The Congressional committee
named for each county was as fol-
lows: Athens, John V. Monohan,
Nelsonville; Fairfeld-John C. |
Wright, Lancaster; Hooking, Ed.
Angle, Logan; Meigs, NJ. N.
Jenkenson, Pomeroy; Perry, R. M.
Small, New Lexington; Ross, AR.
Wolfe; Vinton, W. j. Cox, Ham.
den. The committee organized
with Mr.. Wolfe as chairman and
Mr.. Jenkenson as secretary.
The Ross county delegation left
Lancaster at $3.50 and reached
Chillico,he at S:l5 o'clock. Ar
irving at the local station, the
delegation behind the band i'm
mediately lined up and with fire
works and music, marched to the
residence of Mr. Sears. The can.
didate who had been so signally
honored was found at his home,
and came to the side walk and
made short address.
He informed the delegation that
he was not unmindful of the great
honor that had been paid him, but
as he had been for weeks notify.
ing his intimate friends that he
must not be nominated, owing To
business reasons, he was not at
that time prepared to give any
other answer. Later, however,
when Mr.. Sears held eonsults-
tion with HE personal friends, who
had attended ths convention, and