The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-05-07
DEMOCRATIC
SENATORIAL
CONVENTION
Hon. Chris Mckee Of Noble
and Mr.. Ed. Gellette
of Fairfield Are
the Nominees.

met the Democratic senatorial con.
vention Of the 9th.14th district,
iComposed of the counties of Fair
field, Hooking, Athens, Morgan
and Washington, and parts Of
Noble and Monroe.
The convention was held in the
Court House, and large delega-
tions were present from almost all
counties in the district.
There were on the surface for
awhile four candidates for the
two nominations, Gillette and
Keifaber, of Fairfield, Gormley,
of Athens, and Mckee, Of Noble.
Later it was said that Keifaber
was not a candidate, and the
nomination in the convention 90
revealed.
At 10 O'Clock the different dele.
cations were assigned to rooms,
each to hold caucus. At eleven
O'Clock the gavel of Chairman
Frank Panhorst, of Washington,
raped for order and the conven-
tiOn was in session.
The committee chairman an
nounced that it was their decision
THAT Mr.. j. A. Ivers, of Morgan,
act as temporary chairman, Mr..
Frank Bryson, of Athens, and H.
f. Sparnon, nf Hooking, sergent
at arms.
Mr.. Ivers assumed the chair and
made neat talk to the conven-
tion. He said he did not believe
che delegates wanted to listen to
an extended speech, that all those
who were so fortunate as to attend
the State convention on yesterday,
heard the eloquence of men, gifted
in oratory. He said the State
convention was good piece OF
work, and especially that plank in
the platform that declared for pro-
lection of labor in workshops aud
mines and the employers liability.
Mr.. Ivers said the Democracy of
Ohio will carry its principles to
Denver to the national convention
where the words of that peerless
leader, William Jennings Bryan,
will add strength to the new de-
claration of independence. AT
the mention of Bryan u great ova-
ton was had.
The temporary organization was
made permanent, the roll call re-
ported that all Counties except
Monroe were represented, and no
contest.
Committee on rules was dis
pensed with and the platform of
the state convention OF yesterday
endorsed.
The convention gave Judge o.
W. H. Wright nice ovation when
he came into the convention hall.
Adjournment was had TO
o'clock in the afternoon,
AT one o'clock the con vention
again convened with Hon. j. A.
Ivers in the chair. The chair
man announced that the first
thing of the afternoon would he
the call of counties for n0minatio
for senator.
When Fairfield was called, Hon.
Frank Acton, of Lancaster, most
eloquently presented the name of
Mr.. Ed. Gillette of Fairfield, as a
candidate for senator, Mr.. fanny
hill, of Morgan, seconded the
nomination OF Mr.. Gillette.
On ferther call of roll of coun-
ties Attorney Dye, of Caldwell, in
a speech of we'll chosen words,
presented the name of Hon. Chris.
Mckee, Of Noble county. Judge
Keifaber, of Fairfield, seconded
the nc mination of Mckee.
At this time the Hon. Hugh
Gormly, Of Glonster, who was
spoken OF as a candidate for sena-
tor, arose and very pleasantly
withdrew his name from considers
ton of the convention and moved
that Messrs. Gillette and Mckee
be nominated by aceiamation. A
great storm of applause attended
the motion of MIR. Gormly, and
with wild enthusiasm, the Demo-
cratic candidates for senators OF
the Ola district were made. Mr..
Mckee was not in Logon today,