The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-01-12
MEET TO MAKE
SESSION RULES
Constitutional Convention Pro-
CeduTe Und3T Consideration.
B.GELOW ELECTED PRESIDENT

Passes Judge Norris and Finishes
Second In Race-Galbreath Wins
Secretaryship and Sherlock 10
Made sereeant-at-Arms.
columbus, o., Jan. J0.-Havlng
elected it's officers, the constitutional
convention met today to arrange the
program to be followed in drafting
Ohios new basic law.
The first and probably the most
important question to be decided Is
the manner in which the committees
are to be named. President Bigelow
has openly declared that in his opin-
ion il is the duty of the presiding
officer to name all committees; but
it Is known that many delegates,
some OF whom supported Bigelow in
hold TO the belief that the delegates
should be named by committee on
committees, the members of which
shall be selected by the convention
itself.
1t is probable that the entire day
will be taken up with the transac-
ton Of routine business, and that it
will be several days before all the
prellminaries are arranged and the
delegates are ready to settle down to
the work Of drafting the new consti-
tuition.
Many member favor holding after
noon sessions In order to leave the
mornings free for committee meet
ings not relishing late night meet
ings of committees.
At the opening session of the con-
vention Rev. Herbert s. Bigelow of
Cincinnati was elected president on
the eleventh ballot. The contest
was warm from start to finish,
Bigelow leading on the first bal
lot with 54 votes, six short Of the
required number to elect. On that
ballot Judge Caleb II. Norris of Ma
rion received q votes, d. e. Ander-
son of Youngstown 20, Henry w. FL
son of Athens IA, Harry ID. Thomas
Of Cleveland l. On the third ballot
s. ID. Fess Of Yellow Springs receiv-
ed one vote. He remained in the
race until the tenth ballot, the high
! est number OF votes he received be-
ing on the eighth and ninth ballots,
when he received 16. Norris receiv-
ed his high vote, 80, on the second
ballot, after which he hit the tobog-
gan, en- the final ballot receiving
only three votes.
The Final Ballot.
Ill l.I Ia 81
lows:
Bigeiow-Beatty Of Wood, Boyer of
Hancock, Brown of Highland. Brown
of Pike, Cassidy Of Logan, Cordes of
Hamilton. Critics of Plckaway, Cros.
Ser aud Davio of Cuyahoga. DeFrees
OF Miami. Donahey of Tuscarawas,
Doty of Cuyahoga, Earnhart of War
rem, Fackler OF Cuyahoga. Fcrrell OF
Cuyahcga, Fitzsimmons Of Cuyahoga,
Fluke OF Ashland, Fox of Mercer,
| Hahn OF Cuyahoga, Hallenkamp of
Hamilton, Harbarger of Franklin,
Harris OF Hamilton, Harter of Hu.
ron, Harter of Stark. Henderson Of
Champaign, Hoffman of Hamilton.
Hosklns of Auglaize, Hursh of Har-
din, Johnson of Madison, Johnson Of
williams Kehoe of Brown. Keller OF
Licking. Fitzpatrick of Trumbull,
Kunk'e OF Muskingum, Lambert OF
Jackson, Leete of Lawrence, Leslie
of Cuyahoga, Ludey of Monroe, Malin
Of Lake, Marshall OF Coshocton.
Mamck of Gallia, Miller OF Crawford.
Moore of Youngstown, Norris of Ma
rion, Okey of Noble, Partlngton of
Shelby, Peck Of Hamilton, Pierce OF
Butler, Smith of Hamilton, Stamm of
Sandusky, Stillwell Of Cuyahoga,
Stokes of Montgomery, Tallman OF
Belmont, Tetlow of Columbiana, vi.
mer Of Lucas, Watson OF Guernsey.
Weybrecht of Stark, Wise of Stark.
Bratton OF Pauldng.
Anderson Antrim OF Van Vert,
Baum of Ross. Beatty of Morrow.
Brown VI Lucas, Campbell lof Henry.
Collett OF Clinton, Cotton of Portage,
Cunningham to Harrison, Dunlap OF
Vinton, Dunn of Clermont, Ehey Of
Preble, Elsen OF Athens, Evans of
Scioto. Farnsworth of Lucas Fess of
Greene. Halfhlll OF Allen, Harris OF
Ashtabula, Holtz Of Seneca. Jones of
Fayette, Kerr of jefferson, King OF
Erie, Knight of Franklin, Kramer OF
Richland. Lampson OF Ashtabula,
Marriott Of Delaware, Matthews OF
Putnam, Mcclellan of Knox, Miller OF
Fairfield. Miller of Ottawa, Nye OF
Lora!n, Peters Of franklin, Petit OF
Adams, Price OF Perry. Riley of
Washington. Rocket of Clark, Rorick
of Fulton. Shaw of Carroll, Smith of
Geauga, Solether of Wood, Stalter of
Wyandot, Stevens OF Tuscarawas,
Stewart OF Melgs, Taggart of Wayne,
Tannehill Of Morgan, Wagner of
Darke, Walker of Holmes, Winn OF
Defiance.
Norris Bigelow of Hamilton,
Cody of Union, Dwyer of Mo2tgom-
cry.
Elsor Anderson of Mahoning,
Reed OF Summit, Worthington OF
Hamilton.
Thomas-Thomas of Cuyahoga.
Bigelow was given an ovation after