The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-05-31
Three
Methods For The Selection
OF Delegates
RGSOrted To In Republican
County Convention
Rivaling The Stunt Of The
Lightning Change Artist
Warren 6. Harding Gets En-
dOrsemGnt For Governor
Frank v. Owen The Real
Thing In The Convention

You have seen lightning change
artist" in the vaudeville theatres-the
chap who leaves the stage after sing
ing song and re-appears in jiffy in
a change of costume, and repeats the
same thing several times.
Well, the same sort of "stunt" was
pulled off in the Republican county
convention at the court house Satur-
day afternoon, when under the direc-
tion of Hon. Frank V. Owen the con-
vention in remarkably short order
adopted three different methods for
selecting the three sets of delegates
the convention was assembled to
choose.
Three separate motions were made
by Mr.. Owen, each rapidly following
on the other, and each motion was
adopted by the convention without a
whimper. Under the three plans dopt-
ed consistency was thrown to the
winds. If the plan to select the dele
gates to the state convention was the
correct one, then it was as equally
right to follow the same plan in the
selection of the delegates to the sena-
torial and the circuit judicial conven-
tions.
Under the plans adopted the state
delegates were chosen in open conven-
ton; the senatorial delegates were Sc
lected through committee, and the
selection of the circuit judicial dele
gates was left to one man.
In the speech of Chairman Waight
the way was paved for an endorse
ment of the candidacy of Harding for
governor, the chairman's reference to
Harding being well received.
The resolutions glorified the Re-
publican party, praised President Taft
and wound up with a formal endorse
ment of Warren G. Harding for the
nomination for governor.
Mr.. Owen was prolific in motions
throughout the proceedings.
Convention Organizes
The convention was called to order
by Judson Vincent, chairman of the
central committee, who named as
temporary officers Judge ]. B. Waight
as chairman and P. L. Wilkins as sec
retary.
Following speech by Judge
Waight, which was we'll received by
the convention, Mr.. Owen moved that
the temporary organization be made
permanent, whi h was accordingly
done.
Owen Again Moves,
Mr.. Owen sprung a surprise on
those who had not been let in on the
program of the bosses by moving that
the delegates to the state convention
be selected in open convention with
out any names being presented and
each delegate voting for whom he
pleased in making up list of nine
delegates to the tsate convention. The
motion was adopted, and the delegates
were directed by the chairman to pre-
pare LuelT DdliOuS.
Owen Moves Again
Mr.. Owen again secured the atten-
tion of the chairman and made the re-
markable motion that the selection of
the delegates to the circuit judicial
convention be left to Mr.. w. A. Hos
ack, the judicial committeeman from
tu
quiesced without a whimper.
Once More Mr.. Owen
Mr.. Owen offered another motion.
This time it was in reference to the
selection of delegates to the senator
ial convention, and the plan he pro-
posed for this job was that commit
tee of three be appointed to perform
the duty. Again the convention said
all right. AS such committee, Chair
man Waight designated Mr.. Owen,
Terrence Mitchell and Meshac Simp-
son.
The convention was now ready to
receive the ballots for delegates to the
state convention and Chas. q. Ayers
and T. j. Bradfield were appointed
tellers.
The names of the delegates were
called and their ballots were deposited
with the tellers. The process of re-
ceiving the ballots and counting them
was long and very tedious one, con-
suming about an hour and a half.