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10 The Deal They asd Made
with Delaware
Offer To Let Them Pick
Candidate From Knox
Could Not Induce Them ID
Break From Delaware

Knox county could not get look in
at the Republican common pleas iu.
tlicial convention at Centerburg Mon
day afternoon.
The frame up between Licking and
Delaware was complete, and every eff.
fort to break the deal was unsuccess.
ful.
II did not take a very long time
after the delegates had arrived to
learn OF the deal that was on. Lick.
ing county was entitled to twenty dele
gates in the convention, and the in
formation leaked out that l3 were to
be cast for Jewell of Delaware and z
for Stilwell OF Knox. From that atti.
tude Licking could not be made to
bulge.
Along about 1890 o'clock Licking
county delegates went into caucus at
the town hall, and the delegates from
the other counties hung around under
the trees in the little park adjoining
the town hall.
Delaware delegates were placid over
the outcome and patiently bided the
time until the proceedings should open
with the confident assurance that their
man would be put over" when the
time arrived.
Not 80 with the delegates from
Knox. They got into communication
with the caucusing delegates from
Licking and sent all sorts Of messages
to them. II appeared, however, that
Licking was inexorable. The messag
es bore appeals to Justice and one was
even In the nature OF threat, but all
to no avail.
Delaware and Licking are In the
same senatorial district, and the dea
for the judgeship had to do with the
nomination OF candidate for state
senator some time ago.
During the caucus of Licking In
formation came back to Knox mer
that some of the delegates of Licking
who were opposed to Stillwell wer,
moved by personal reasons. This sit
uation was promptly met by the rep
resentatiyes from Knox county with
fer another candidate, even going sc
far as to permit Licking county "a
pick out the Knox county man they
would support, This move put Lick
Ing county In hole. They would moi
accept the offer and doggedly stood In
the attitude early announced.
Finally a passing shower drove all
the delegates into the town hall and
the caucus OF Licking was broken up
II was nearly two by the clock when
the convention was called to order by
u. s. Randolph OF Licking, chairman
OF the judicial committee. who In ad
vance Of the playing OF the game
tossed the consolation prize to Knox
county IN the shape OF the temporary
chaIrmanship. the alleged honor being
conferred upon w. l.. Robinson. w
u. Jones OF Delaware was announced
for temporary secretary.
After the call had been read by the
secretary, a Licking county delegate
bobbed up and offered nice little mo,
ton. II was that the appointment OF
the usual convention committee be
dispensed with, that the temporary
organization be made permanent aud
that the convention proceed to nom.
ination OF candidates.
Right here w. M Rooms OF Knox
fired In an objection II was all right
an 10 the officers OF the convention
but there should at least be commit.
tee on credentials. Tho motion of the
Licking man was divided the part In
regard TO the officers was adopted and
the other section was defeated.
Thereupon Mr.. Rooms moved the ap-
'pointment OF a committee on creden.
fials, 10 be composed OF member
from each county. This was done and
the committee retired for few min
utes. While the committee was out
another motion came from Licking
county which was that each county
chairman cast the full vote OF his