The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-01-10
Democrats End Senatorial Fight On
First Ballot
Twelve Entries I'm The Race -CantOn Man Secured 45
Votes, The Exact Number Required To Win. ..HanlGy
Nea est OppOnenf Secured 10 VOtes.- Montgomery
Representative is Only Member Of Caucus Who Re-
fused 10 Make Choice Unanimous

Columbus, O., Ian. 6.-At the eau
Gus Of the Democratic members OF
the legislature. held In the house
chamber at the capitol. Atlee Pom
creme was nominated to succeed
Charles Dick as United States SEN
ator from Ohio. the nomination COM
ing on the first ballot.
Pomerenes election to the senate
will be formally made by the houses
" the legislature. separately. next
SlLesday, and confirmed Jointly We'd
Nesday.
There were IL candidates for the
foga placed in nomination. Repre-
sentative Gebhart Of Montgomery, in
placing E. w. Hanley In nomination,
called him "veritabie Andrew Jack
son" and pleaded with the caucus to
choose him "in the name of honor,
justice and liberty" Representative
Evans OF Stark. An nominating Atlee
Pomerene, called him Lincoln-Jef
ferson Democrat. and said he was the
peoples choice.
In nominating the 10 others the
speakers stuck close to laudatory re-
marks concepsdng 1the qualifications
of the men they were naming. The
: ten others placed In nomination
were John j. fIentz of Columbus,
Colonel James 4Silbourne of Coium-
bus, W. s. Thomas OF Springfield,
= Carl G. Anderson OF -Fostoria, James
70. Campbell Of Columbus II. II, Aus.
berry of Defiance. -. ID. Donovan OF
Napoleon. NJ. n. Daugherty of Ian
caster, Colonel Thomas Powell Of Co
Iumbus, and General Oliver ii.
Hughes OF iIiiisboro.
Get On Band Wagon.
After the Gnai change Of votos
which followed the fenllzation that
Pomerene had won. the candidates
stood as follows,
Pomerene. 61 tianley. 8: Camp
bell, 3; Anderson. 2; Lontz. 2; Kill
bourne, !; Donovan. a. Daugherty /.
Upon Winters motion TO make the
nomination of Pomerene unanimous,
Donson Of Dayton alone voted no.
Senator Dean OF Sandusky county
called the caucus to order few min
utes after 2 o'clock. In speech he
said: Some people In Ohio have
been trying TO elect United States
senator for us, but think we are
capable OF performing that duty our
selves"
Senator Huffman of Butler county,
who helped to put through the senate
a rule by which the committee on
elections and privileges can bar from
the senate floor newspaper men
whose writings don't suit the sena-
tors, started fight to put all the leg
islative correspondents out OF the
caucus chamber. He said he would
not remain in II they were allowed
20 report the proceedings from the
gallery,
Speaker Vining made hot reply
10 Huffman, declaring that the eau
Gus ought not to be ashamed of any
thing 1t might do, and that for one
he wanted the newspaper men 30
they could tell the people all about
she caucus. Representative Fulton OF
Licking county backed Vining up.
Hufiman's motion to exclude the
newspaper men failed to pass.
A rule was adopted that 45 votes
should be required for caucus nomi-
nation for senator.
How They Voted.
The vote received by each oandi,
date follows;
Pomereno Senators Frazier OF
Richland, Gray OF Holmes. Green Of
Coshocton, Hudson OF Scioto, Krause
OF Cuyahoga. Mcclure of Tuscarawas,
Reynolds OF Cuyahoga Stoclswell OF
Cuyahoga. Yount OF Darke; Represen'
tatlves Barthelmeh Of Tuscarawas
Beatty OF Hamilton, Boil OF Stark
Black Of Ashland, Brennan of Cuya'
hoga, Brewer of Cuyahoga. Browder
of Darke, Bruce of Hamilton. Combs
of Miami, Connolly OF Brown, Craw
fcrd of Huron, Day Of Ross, Edwards
of Cuyshoga. Evans Of Stark, Fellin
ger of Cuyahoga, Finley OF Morgan
FrleholIn OF Cuyahoga, Gardner 0i
,Clermont, Gotshall Of Knox, Greevoi
of Cuyahoga. Hagerty OF Hancock
iIfiH VI AtSpiSl ANiiiNPANN VI W'NN-
srawas, Kimble OF Adams. Kuebler o
Richland, Leathers OF Wood. Miller O
Monroe, Russell of Wayne, SaH'ick
of Cuyahoga. Schott OF Coshocton
Smith OF Marion, Walling OF Pick
away, Warnes Of Holmes, Woodrov
of jackson, Wyman OF Shelby.
Hanley--Senators Cahill OF Preble