Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-01-13
POMERENE GETS
SENATOR'S TOGA
WINS ON FIRST BALLOT IN JOINT
CAUCUS OF DEMOCRATIC
LEGISLATORS.
RUNS AWAY FROM OTHER OHIO RIVALS
Canton Man, One of the Foremost
Lawyers In Buckeye State, VIII
Take Dicks Seat In Upper
Branch of Congress.
PoMERENE's CAREER IN BRIEF,


Born-December 6, 1858, Burton
Holmes county. His father was ply
sieian. He is one of II children.
Educated-ln village schools,
Princeton university and Cincinnati
law school.
Located-In Canton, 1886, elected
city solicitor 1887, elected prosecuting
attorney 1896.
Married-ln June, 1892, to Miss
Mary Bockius of Canton. They have
no children.
Backed-By Tom L. johnson as can
didate for the nomination for governor
against Harmon In 1908.
Nominated-For lieutenant COVER
nor on the ticket with Harmon in 1910
and elected.
lndorsed-As the Democratic candl-
date for United States senator from
Ohio January s, 1911. Elected Janu.
ary 10.
Columbus, O.-Lieut. Gov.-elect At
lee Pomerene, Democrat, will sue
ceed Charles Dick, Republican, in
the United States senate. Mr.. Pom
creme was nominated for senator on
the first and only ballot of the joint
senatorial caucus of the Democratic
members of the general assembly. In
a day, new commanders have leaped
to the forefront of the political battle
field of Ohio, and by the same token
men who in the past have assumed,
h. .s,-l,A H. la,y
been relegated. The victory of Mr..
Pomerene and the men who stood by
his side fighting for him and with him
carries with it the defeat of the Han
ley-Finley eyGarber-O'Dwyer Rockwell
combination of Democratic politicians.
January 10 the caucus nomination
of Mr.. Pomerene was ratified by a
vote taken in both branches of the
assembly. Formal announcement of
his election followed at noon on
Wednesday when the journal of both
branches, read in a joint session
held in the hall of the house OF
representatives, disclosed the re
suit in the form and according to the
procedure required by the federal
constitution. Mr.. Pomerene will take
his seat in the United States senate
on March A next, to serve the full
term of six years, expiring March A.
1918.
The final hours of the two months
contest over the senatorship, in many
respects an epoch-marking political
struggle, were filled with dramatic
incidents. The climax came as though
it were the work of playwright com
pleting the last scene of the final act
of an impelling moving drama. II
took the last vote in the joint caucus
the lone vote of Representative
Charles NJ. Wyman of Shelby county
to nominate Mr.. Pomerene.
The name of Wyman appeared las
on the list of Democratic members IL
the caucus roll call. When the Shelby
county Representative was called upor
to rise to his feet and register hil
choice, the poll showed that Mr.. Pom
creme had A votes with but the on,
remaining vote to be cast to give hin
the senatorship. The clerks in theil
positions under the speakers dais
could not conceal their intense excite
of feeling that gripped every person
in the chamber. For the second tim,
the name of Shelby county wa
called. Wymau hesitated. Not a maj
in the chamber was certain as to hov
he proposed to vote. In the momen
of his hesitation he appeared to grasl
the great Importance of situation
into which fate suddenly had place,
him. Then in a clear voice he ran
out the name, -Atlee Pomerene." In
stantly, almost quicker than the tray
cling of his voice, there was a tire
menodous shout-yells that mounte
higher and higher and blended int
babel The doors of the chamber
which had been closed and barred
were broken open while members O
the caucus dashed in all directions
leaping, shouting and crying alou
the information that new senate
had been chosen.
Lieut. Gov.-elect Atlee Pomerene
caucus nominee for United State
senator, probably will hold the offic
to which he was elected in Novembe
until March 4, when his term as SEM
tor begins. Although he will nc
make definite announcement he sal
his present intention was to renal
in the Office of lieutenant governo
during the most of the legislative SCI
sion. A successor to Pomerene a
lieutenant governor will be named b
Governor Harmon. The governor ha
not thought of the appointment as ye
Emnire State Iurist Djas