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Just as promptly, the chairman de.
clared the motion out or order.
And once more just as promptly
Frank Harper of Knox county appeal
cd from the decision of the chair.
Things were getting interesting and
the occupants of the gallery were get
ting their moneys worth--and then
some
There was little sparring between
the chairman and Harper, but the
question on sustaining the chairman
in his ruling was soon put to a vote,
resulting as follows:
Yes-Morrow 21.
No-Wayne 20, Knox 43. Total 70.
And so the chairman was not sus.
tanned. On this question Holmes coun-
ty, by agreement, did not vote, on
account Of the contest regarding the
legality of its delegation.
Committees Appointed
The roll call of counties was then
made and appointments to the several
committees were announced, those
from Knox county being as follows
acknowledgements Ewalt, w.
A. Ackerman.
Rules and order of business
French w. Severns, Frank Harper.
Permanent organization-C. w. Nc
Kee, A. A. Perrine.
Resolutions-Cli M. Rice. Jas.
A. Schaeffer.
A recess was then taken to allow
the committees to perform the duties
assigned to them.
Permanent Organization
The committee on permanent organ
ization reported Lewis B. Houck of
Knox for chairman and F. H. Flick
niger of Morrow for secretary, and the
report was adopted.
Order of Business
The committee on rules and order
of business made the usual report as
to procedure. limited nominating
speeches to five minutes, and called
attention to the law permitting only
the number of delegates present to
vote. The report was adopted
Resolutions
The committee on resolutions made
a report along the line of the reso-
lutions adopted in the Knox county
convention last Saturday, with the
addition of declaring for the contin-
uance of the rule of rotation for the
nomination of state senator. Applause
followed the several subjects treated
of by the resolutions and they were
adopted.
Thompson Out, Houck In
At this point Mr.. Thompson turned
the convention over to the permanent
officers.
Chairman Houck made a vigorous
speech and discussed some of the po-
litical issues now before the country.
The committee on credentials was
not ready to report and Chairman
Houck called on Hon. e. S. Wertz and
Michael Booth of Wayne county for
speeches, both of whom responded.
Gray Delegates Seated
The committee on credentials had a
long and animated session during
which the Holmes county contest was
thoroughly threshed out, and in which
the Knox county members played
successful part in securing report in
favor of the Gray delegates by vote
of A to 2.
Prior to the report of the committee
on credentials, Chairman Houck call
ed for report from each county as
to the actual number of delegates pres
ent from each county, which was
found to be as follows: Knox 43,
Morrow 10, Wayne 20, and later Holm
es reported 30.
The committee on credentials re-
ported in favor of the Holmes coun-
ty delegation headed by j. S. Swartz,
these being the Gray delegates, and
the report was unanimously adopted.
Gray Nominated
The nomination Of candidate for
state senator was then in order and
w. A. Warnes of Holmes county pre-
sented the name of Wells ID. Gray al
so of Holmes county, and he was unan-
imously nominated
Chairman Houck appointed COM
mittee, consisting of Frank Harper
of Knox, H. w. Benson of Morrow, Fl.
A. Hart of Wayne and j. F. Ginther
of Holmes, to inform Mr.. Gray of his
nomination and escort him before the
convention. Mr.. Gray ives received
with hearty applause when he appear
ed on the stage and he made short
speech of acceptanCe