The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-11-14
MANY MEN
OF NOTE
viii Assist In Making The
New Constitution
Politicians, Judges, Students
And Ministers !.
Are Found On The Roll Chosen
At The Election
Former Congressman, Lead
ing Labor Men
And Tax RefOrmerS Are In.
Cluded In The List
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meets on the first day Of next January
to engage in the important task Of
constructing new constitution for
this commonwealth will be composed
of brainy set Of men, exceptionally
qualified by experience in public serv-
ice to perform their work. Taken as
a whole, it will probably be the most
representative and strongest body OF
men ever called together to transact
business for the state.
Included in the personnel of the
convention will be one former con
gressman, one former lieutenant gov
ernor, two members of the present
legislature many former legislators,
many former judges, several ministers,
and representatives from professional,
commercial and industrial walks of
life.
The lormer lieut.. gov. Is Ebert L..
Lampson, Republican, of Ashtabula
county. He was elected in the fall OF
1889 when James E. Campbell, Dem
ocrat, was chosen governor, but the
Democratic senate, which met in jan
uary, 1900, unseated him.
The two legislators elected are Rep
resentative Robert Crosser of Cuyaho-
go, author of the initiative and refer.
endum bill for cities, and w. p. Kill
| - hull NIrU'i
| worker.
The former legislators who will
serve in the convention are Senator
Richard A. Beatty, of Wood, chairman
of the Beatty probe committee which
unearthed the evidence by which
State Printer Mark Slater was sent tC
he penitentiary; Representative Frank
w. Woods, of Medina, who conducted
the first two fights In Ohio for pub
lie utilities law; Edward w. Doty, ot
Cuyahoga, who served one term in the
house, was clerk of that body two
terms, and is one Of the best parlia
mentarians In the state; John w
Winn, of Defiance, former member o
the house, once grand chancellor com
mander of the Knights of Pythias o
Ohio John G. Rorick, of Fulton, form
er member of the house and for some
years superintendent of the Athens
State hospital, and w. G. Partingtol
of Shelby, member Of the house II
the Seventy-fifth general assembly.
Percy Tetlow, delegate from Colum
biana county, is miner, and was
member of the commission appointe'
by Governor Harris to draft the ney
code of mining laws adopted by tn
legislature year ago last spring.
There is one Presbyterian ministe
a delegate, Rev. Alex Dunn Of Clei
mont county. There are four preach
ers in the body, the others being Rev
Herbert s. Bigelow of Cincinnati, sir
gle taxer; Rev. X. G. McClelland c
Knox, and Rev. q. w, Walker c
Holmes.
The constitution draws heavily frol
the Judiciary Judge Hiram C. Peel
one of the delegates from Hamilto
county, was Judge of the superic
court.
Judge G. II. Norris of Marion, serve
12 years as common pleas Judge an
~ years as circuit judge, and ais
served several terms as prosecutin
: attorney. He Is mentioned for pres
dent of the convention. Judge Fran
IL. Kerr of Jefferson county, was judt
of the probate court. MontgomeI
county will send two delegates WI
have been Judges, Dennie Dwyer, WI
served on the common pleas benz
many years, and John Roehm, WI
was police Judge.
Judge g. b. King of Erie, anoth
candidate for the presidency of Il
convention, did what few judges d
He resigned from the circuit bench
return to practice
Judge Frank Taggart, for MAJ
years on the bench, is delegate fro
Wayne county.
S. A. Hoskins of Auglaize, was t
Democratic candidate for secretary
state against Carmi A. Thompson, i
publican, the second time the latt
was elected, Mr.. Hoskins has his
fice In Columbus, John ID. Fach
delegate from Cuyahoga, is the he
of the La Toilette movement in Oh