USA > Ohio > Wood County > Commemorative historical and biographical record of Wood County, Ohio : its past and present : early settlement and development biographies and portraits of early settlers and representative citizens, etc. V. 1 > Part 19
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39 | Part 40 | Part 41 | Part 42 | Part 43 | Part 44 | Part 45 | Part 46 | Part 47 | Part 48 | Part 49 | Part 50 | Part 51 | Part 52 | Part 53 | Part 54 | Part 55 | Part 56 | Part 57 | Part 58 | Part 59 | Part 60 | Part 61 | Part 62 | Part 63 | Part 64 | Part 65 | Part 66 | Part 67 | Part 68 | Part 69 | Part 70 | Part 71 | Part 72 | Part 73 | Part 74 | Part 75 | Part 76 | Part 77 | Part 78 | Part 79 | Part 80 | Part 81 | Part 82 | Part 83 | Part 84 | Part 85 | Part 86 | Part 87 | Part 88 | Part 89 | Part 90 | Part 91 | Part 92 | Part 93 | Part 94 | Part 95 | Part 96 | Part 97 | Part 98 | Part 99 | Part 100 | Part 101
Thus equipped, Odle, accompanied by a man carrying the American flag, marched up and down the street, beating the drum with great vigor from morning to night. This drumming continued for several days in succession. In the meantime the Court of Common Pleas of Wood county com- menced its session. David Higgins was presiding judge. In going his beat up and down Front street, Odle had to pass by the court house. The drumming after a while became annoying to Judge Higgins, who was a very nervous man, and somewhat irritable at times. One of his peculiar irrita- ble moods came over him during this term of court. He vented his feelings by pitching into Capt. Scott's drummer, instead of some young and modest member of the Bar, as was his usual custom. He ordered the sheriff to go out and stop that drumming. The sheriff went to Odle and told him that he was ordered by the court to stop his drumming, Odle replied, that he was under orders and pay from Capt. Scott to drum for recruits for the war. That he considered it his duty to obey him asa military authority, and should continue to beat the drum until stopped by him; or until he was satis- fied that the court had more authority than Capt. Scott. He marched on beating his drum, and the sheriff went into the court room to report. The Judge's eyes flashed lightning when he heard the report. The sheriff was ordered to arrest Odle forthwith and bring him before the court, and also sum- mon Capt. Scott. All of which was done in a few minutes. Capt. Scott was interrogated whether this man Odle was dis- turbing the court under his orders. The Captain replied that Odle was beating the drum under his orders, having received instructions from Col. Vanfleet to employ the music to aid in recruiting volunteers for the service of the State. He further stated that Gov. Lucas, who was stopping at Spafford's Ex- change, had sanctioned his proceedings before the court commenced its session, and should therefore continue the music until stopped by Col. Vanfleet or his Excellency. The Judge roared out in a stentorian voice, " Mr. Sheriff, take Capt. Scott and his music organ to jail and lock them up, Mr. Prosecuting Attorney, draw up an information against these men for contempt of court, and have the case ready for hearing to-morrow morning."
The sheriff, Jonas Pratt, made a move toward executing the order. Capt. Scott and Odle readily followed him down stairs to the corner of the building where there was a path leading to the log jail on the back end of the lot. Here a stand was made. The sheriff's authority to imprison was repudiated. The Captain informed him that he should not sacrifice the interests of the State to gratify Judge Higgins's assumed authority. That in the emergency of war, when the State was invaded by an enemy, the military authority, on which the State relies for protection, is paramount to the civil authority; that although le regretted to disturb the pro- ceedings of the court, yet he could not consent to the enforce-
ment of its order in his case. He gave the sheriff to under- stand, that if he persisted in attempting to take him to jail, he would then and there, on the spot, test the question of power, between himself and the court. He told the sheriff that if he made a single move further to imprison him. he would declare martial law, and do with him and Judge Hig- gins as Gen. Jackson did with Judge Hall at New Orleans, put them both under arrest. "That is right; that is right, Captain," said Odle, at the same time doubling up his two hands to about the size of elephant's feet. "That's the way to talk. Bully for you, Captain. Stand off, Sheriff !"
By this time, there was a commotion in the crowd of by- standers, indicative that the sheriff would have a lively time of it, in getting them to jail, if be should attempt it by force. The sheriff retreated up-stairs to the court-room as soon as possible, and reported what had taken place at the door below.
The Judge never said a word in reply; but continued in the trial of the case on hand, as if nothing unusual had happened. Without losing any more time, Odle shuing the drum strap over his neck, and continued his march and music as before up and down the street. After some little time, the Judge directed the sheriff to go and find Capt. Scott and ask him if he would be so good as to order that music to some back street, where it would interfere less with the court. The enthusiasm for enlisting recruits was so great, that if the court had attempted to enforce its order, it would have failed. Capt. Scott acquired so nach popularity by these proceedings, that he shortly after had no further use for his drummer. His company was made up at once. Gov. Mason, with Gen. Joseph W. Brown, arrived at Toledo with a force under the immediate command of the latter, variously estimated from 800 to 1.200 men, and went into camp, ready to resist any advance of the Ohio authorities upon the disputed territory to run the boundary line or doing other acts inconsistent with Michigan's right of jurisdiction over it. Gen. Brown had, for his staff, Capt. Henry Smith, of Monroe, inspector; Maj. J. J. Ullman, of Constantine, quartermaster; William E. Boardman, of Detroit and Alpheus Felch, of Monroe, aids-de-camp. The two governors, hav- ing made up an issue by legislative enactments, found them- seives confronted by a military force that had been called out to enforce their respective legislative pleadings. Gov. Mason, representing the tenant in possession, was content to rest at his ease. Gov. Lucas, representing the plaintiff, had to open the trial. He found it convenient to observe a "mas- terly inactivity " for some days.
Nothing prevented war but the arrival of Richard Rusk and Col. Howard from Washing- ton, who came as peace delegates from the Presi- dent. They proposed that the Harris Line should be re-marked according to the Act of the Ohio Legislature; but that the residents of the " Six- Mile Strip" should be free to recognize the authority of the State and Territory according to the sympathies of each, until Congress would settle the question. It cannot be said that the two governors accepted this solution; but it had the effect of permitting the militia to retire to their homes without firing a shot. Michigan maintained her pretensions until August 29, 1835, when Gov. Mason was removed and Charles Shaler appointed in his place; but the boundary-line troubles continued down to June 15. 1836, when Congress designated the Harris Line as the southern boundary of the State of Michigan, admitted that day.
This boundary trouble arose over a strip of
86
WOOD COUNTY, OHIO.
land five or six miles wide, which, by a survey made by William Haris, and known as the "Haris line," belonged to the State of Ohio. But, according to another line, surveyed by John A. Fulton, and known as the "Fulton line," it belonged to the Territory of Michigan. By the "Fulton line" Toledo and the north part of Lucas county would now be in Michigan. As Lucas was then a part of Wood, or rather as there was no Lucas county, Wood was right in the midst of the "war." Army headquarters were at Perrysburg.
The Ordinance of 1787 provided that the line in question should be a line extended due cast from the South end of Lake Michigan. It is easy to see that there might be considerable room for slight variations. Ohio was a State, and has votes and influence in Congress. Michigan was just a Territory, subject to the action of Con- gress. Ohio had specified her boundary lines in her Constitution; she was no doubt in the wrong; but while the Michigan people stood manfully for their "rights," Congress thought best to recog- nize the Haris or Ohio line, and did so, but as a sop to the wrathy " Wolverines" gave them what is known as the Upper Peninsula, and, further, admitted Michigan to Statehood.
The Whigs at Fort Meigs. - The Harrison meeting at Fort Meigs remains, to-day, one of the political landmarks of Ohio. The idea of this demonstration was expressed February 21, 1840, at Columbus, when a miniature fort, armed with a brass cannon, cast at Toledo, and a few iron pieces, was shown to the Whigs, then present to ratify the nominations made at Philadelphia, December 4, 1839. It was resolved then to hold a great meeting at Fort Meigs in June, 1840.
From the report made in the Perrysburg journals, and reprinted in a thousand papers, pamphlets and books since that time, the follow- ing story of the meeting is taken: It was de- cided that a huge log cabin should be erected upon the fort, to be used as headquarters by Gen Harrison for reception purposes. One log for this cabin was to be furnished by each township in Wood and Lucas counties. The first log to arrive was brought from the neighborhood of the present village of Swanton. It was a fine stick of timber, about fifty feet in length. Its
evidence of familiarity with these barrels of cider.
The next day, many of the Whigs visited the fort to see the log, which had met with such a warm reception that the Democrats had gone to the fort in the night and stuck said log into the well. Not only this, but they had bored a hole in the end of the log which projected out of the well about five feet, then had got a hickory bush, shaved the end to fit the hole in the log, and then planted the bush in the log. The bush was removed, but the log could not be lifted out of the well, and it remains there to this day. The parties who did it were Charles F. Wilson; Henry Ewing; Samuel Bucher, who lived in a cabin near the fort; S. D. Westcott, a well-known citizen of Perrysburg, and John Westcott, of Vanlue. Just how so few men could plant so large a log in a well, the reader will be curious to know. A man by the name of Radway lived on the farm later owned by F. R. Miller & Co., about a half inile above the fort. He had a pair of breachy oxen, and was in the habit of turning them upon the commons in their yoke. These cattle were at the fort, and the guerrillas drafted them into the service. Bucher got a log chain, the oxen were hitched to the log. and it was drawn into position, the butt at the well and the other end resting upon the embankment. Thus situated, the men managed to raise the small end and slide the log into the well.
The Whigs were not discouraged by this little episode, but the logs kept coming in until every township had its representative for the cabin. The logs ranged from forty to sixty feet in length, were straight as an arrow and smooth as a ramrod. The Whigs were proud of their logs, and contemplated the beautiful cabin to be made of them with great satisfaction. It is singu- lar that the fate of the first log did not operate to warn the Whigs against further raids, but they evidently thought the success of the first venture would satisfy their enemies. In this they were deceived, for one dark night men, armed with cross-cut saws, entered the fort and cut those logs into old-fashioned back logs. Like the man who locked his stable door after the horse was stolen, the Whigs now built a bark guard-house and hired a man, armed with a shot-gun, to keep watch. Other logs were procured, and a huge double cabin was erect- ed, George W. Newton, acting in the ca- pacity of master builder, John C. Spink, Julius Blinn, Judge Hollister, J. W. Smith, and other Whigs of Perrysburg, being the leading spirits in
arrival was the signal for a jollification. The cannon was bought and taken to the fort, fol- lowed by three barrels of hard cider. The Whigs of Maumee and Perrysburg united in this demonstration, which lasted until the evening, when many of the men and a host of boys gave | this preparatory work for the great convention.
------
.
S7
WOOD COUNTY, ONIIO.
The Fort Meigs demonstration was worthy of the campaign of 1840. In fact, everything con- sidered, it was the most remarkable political gathering ever witnessed in this county. It must be remembered that facilities for travel were very limited at that time, and that Fort Meigs was then a point on the frontier. Notwithstanding these facts, the crowd assembled was estimated at from 40,000 to 60, 000 persons. It is safe to say that there were 50,000 people at the fort on the 11th day of June, 1840. They came from all parts of the country, in all manner of con- veyances. Capt. Wilkinson, with his "Commo- dore Perry," escorted sixteen steamboats up the river, all loaded to their utmost capacity. Men are said to have sold their last cow to get the means to take them to that convention. Military companies from various cities were present, and a large number of bands furnished music. The processions on the roads leading to Perrysburg were immense, while thousands upon thousands were streaming in for two or three days before the demonstration, from all parts of the country. A mock siege occurred on the night of the 10th, and the cannonading is described as having been sublimely grand. Every house at Perrysburg and Maumee was crowded with weary men who had rode in buggies and wagons hundreds of miles. Thousands slept upon the ground in the woods adjoining the fort. The wells in the upper portion of Perrysburg were soon pumped dry in relieving the thirst of the multitude. Gen. Har- rison was present and while in Perrysburg was the guest of Judge Hollister, who then owned and occupied the residence now owned by H. E. Peck. In the evening, in response to the cails of a great crowd of people, he appeared upon the grounds in front of the residence, and briefly addressed the multitude. The General, Tom Ewing, and a large number of other distinguished Whigs were present, and addressed the people. Gen. Harrison passed a portion of his time in Maumee, the guest of Judge Forsyth. Thus was inaugurated and successfully concluded one of the greatest political demonstrations ever witnessed on this continent.
The vote, cast in 1840, numbered 549 Whig and 519 Democrat, or 1,068, divided as follows: Perrysburg township, 140 W. and 64 D). ; Troy, 44 W. and 18 D .; Center, 28 W. and 20 D .; Freedom, 22 W. and 22 D. ; Middleton, 16 W. and 95 D. ; Portage, IA W. and 91 D. ; Washing- ton, 27 W. and 43 D .; Weston, 58 W. and 32 D .; Henry, 7 W. and 30 D .; Milton, 13 W. and 5 D .; Montgomery, 54 W. and 44 D .: Jackson, I W. and ro D., and Liberty, 21 W. and 20 D.
Harrison was then the Whig and Van Buren the Democratic candidate, both receiving about one- tenth of the vote cast in 1892 for a lineal de- scendant of the first named on the Republican ticket, and a political descendant of the second on the Democratic ticket.
In 1848, the county gave 562 votes for Sea- bury Ford (W.), and 557 for J. B. Waller (D.), candidates for governor; 626 for John C. Spink (W.), and 471 for James Myers (D.), for sena- tor; 575 for Isaac Van Doran (W.), and 526 for the Democratic candidate for representative; 574 for John A. Kelley (WV.), and 529 for Whitman (D.), for commissioner, and 565 for J. W. Ross (W.), and 552 for Simmons (D.), for coroner. The Presidential election in November brought out a similar vote; but in April. 1850, the county gave 598 votes to John E. Hunt, and 585 to Charles J. Orton, being 27 and 21, respectively, more than recorded for Spink and Rawson, candidates for delegates to the Constitutional Convention.
The elections of 1850 show 475 votes for W. Johnston (W.), and 530 for Reuben Wood (D.), candidates for governor; 452 for John Kel- ley (W.), and 463 for James Myers (D.), sena- torial candidates; 391 for Samuel Treat (W.), and 589 for Eber Wilson (D.), for representa- tive; 418 for William Campbell (W.), and 541 for John Groves (D.), for commissioner; 452 for John Webb (W.), and 524 for Jairus Curtis (D.), for recorder: 408 for J. F. Stubbs (W.). and 571 for John Webb (D.), for coroner. Less than two- thirds of the electors appeared at the polls. In June, 1851, the county gave 487 votes against and 458 for the New Constitution, and 556 for and 335 against the proposed liquor law.
The elections of 1851 show 616 votes for S. F. Vinton (W.), and 728 for Reuben Wood (D.), for governor; 683 for J. M. Coffinberry (W.), and 648 for William Mungen (D.), for senator; 604 for Elijah Huntington (W.), and 713 for S. Hollingshead (D.), for representative: 623 for C. K. Watson (W.), and 700 for L. C. Hull (D.), for district judge; 584 for E. Elliott (W.), 660 for Asher Cook (D.), and 43 for M. Sypher (Ind. ). for probate judge; 620 for J. W. Ross (W.), and 716 for S. D. Westcott (D.). for auditor: 668 for Shibnah Spink (W.), and 68t for John Bates (D).), for treasurer; 615 for William Ewing W.). and 671 for Peleg Thomas (D.), for sheriff: 639 for George W. Clark (W.), and 700 for L. O. Simmons (D.), for clerk; 626 for S. Jefferson (W.), 482 for M. Sypher /D.), and is for W. V. Way (Ind.), for prosecuting attorney: 559 for John Russell (D. ), 563 for Thomas Gorrill (W.).
88
WOOD COUNTY, OHIO.
203 for A. G. McClelland (W.), and 500 for R. Bamber (D.), for commissioners.
The election of November to, 1854, resulted as follows: Probate judge-S. W. St. John (D.), 618, J. A. Kelley (W.), 789; clerk-L. O. Sim- mons (D.), 608, John Webb (W.), 823; sheriff- S. S. Bronson (D.), 544, W. L. Cook (W.), 617, and John Elder (K. N.), 238; commissioner- Isaac Clay (D.), 551, H. L. Wood (W.), 778, Muir (K. N.), 83; coroner-Gideon Z. Avery (D.), 500, and S. L. Sergeant (Fusion), 883. The Maumee Valley Democrat, noticing this elec- tion, said: "The election is over, we have met the enemy and-are defeated. But there ain't no use o' crying, and, like the old Kentucky hunter, when his gun missed fire, we'll pick the flint and try 'em again in 1855." The Whig and Know-Nothing tickets were merged into one. known as the " Fusion." The Democrat dealt with the principles of Know-Nothingism without gloves, but the demagogues of the period looked only for votes, regardless of private or party principles, and got them; in October, 1855, a Republican mass meeting was held at Bowling Green, and the same month the party reassem- bled there to congratulate its atoms on the vic- tory. Salmon P. Chase (R.), received 1,099 votes against 591 cast for William Medill (D.), and 45 for Allen Trimble (K. N.) for governor; Erasmus D. Peck (R.), candidate for the Legis- lature, received 1, 144 against 598 cast for John Bates (D.); auditor-James W. Ross (R.), 1, 160 against 564 for Josiah N. Westcott (D.); treas- urer-Shibnah Spink (R.), 1, 21I against 518 for Dr. Thomas S. Carman (D.); commissioner -- Samuel M. Chilcote (R.), 1, 138 against 588 for William R. Bryant (D.); attorney-Sylvanus Jefferson (R.), 1, 149 against 571 for Willard V. Way (D.); and 1, 079 for county surveyor-Fran- cis W. Bowe (R.), against 647 for John Clarke (D).).
The vote cast in 1858 was 1,328 for Chester W. Norton, 881 for Lorenzo Borden, and 6; for W. A. Prior, for sheriff; 1, 356 for Samuel M. Chilcote, and 935 for Daniel Mercer, commis- sioner; and 1, 368 for John Elder, and 918 for Thomas S. Carman, coroner. In 1859, the Re- publican majority was over 500.
county were equally ready to oppose any attempt at disrupting the union of States.
The Union State ticket received a majority vote in October, 1861, John C. Wooster, for treasurer, receiving 1, 557 votes; John E. Mc- Gowan, for attorney, 1, 556 votes; Addison Smith for auditor, 1, 554 votes, and Addison Lansdale for commissioner, 1, 420 votes, while Asher Cook, forrepresentative, was elected without opposition. The Jewett or Democratic ticket received only 282 votes. Judge Whiteley received 1, 522 votes in Wood, and 4,001 in the judicial district.
The County Union Mass Convention was called to meet at Bowling Green, September 13. 1862. The signers of the call were John Bates, George Knoll, William G. Lamb, W. R. Caruth- ers, Henry H. Dodge, Eber Wilson, J. J. Parks, N. L. Besanson, John C. Wooster, Sanford Baldwin, A. La Farree, A. Van Camp, Joel Foote, S. D. Westcott, J. R. Tyler, Michael Hayes and Lorenzo Borden -- all war Democrats, with Asher Cook, Francis Hollenbeck, George Weddell, T. G. Frisbie, Daniel Newton, E. Quigley. Thomas Taylor, David Gibson, J. W. Ross, Peter Bell, A. E. Jerome, R. Russell, R. Brisbin. De Los Pratt and Thomas Junkins-all Republicans. The convention met on the day named, M. R. Waite and Judge Whiteley addressed the delegates and the election which followed in October, 1862, was simply the voice of that meeting. The re- turns give the following namesand figures: 1,458 votes for G. E. Guyer (U.), 1, 250 for Thompson, and 49 for Flower, candidates for sheriff; 1, 326 for Alvin Clark, and 1,401 for Hill, for commis- sioner; 1,421 for Sylvanus Hatch, and 1, 328 for Stephen Merry, for recorder; 1.354 for D. D. Ames, and 1, 390 for N. W. Minton, for surveyor, and 1, 388 for S. L. Sergeant, and 1, 366 for John Elder, for coroner.
The election of October, 1863, was a contest between the Union party and the Democratic party, in which the latter was worsted, though making a very thorough fight. For governor, John Brough (R), received 2, 280, and O. L. Val- landigham (D.), 1, 175 votes; for senator, J. C. Hall received 2,274, and Lemmon, 1,215; for representative, John Ryder, 2,273, and Cole, 1, 212; for county auditor, G. N. Parsons (U.), 2,268 and Westcott (D.), 1,217; for treasurer, J. A. Bonnell (U.), 2,277, and Gorton (D. ), 1,206; for clerk, J. W. Knaggs (U.), 2,268, and Besan- son (D.), 1,211 ; for probate judge, Edwin Tuller (U.), 2,246, and Lamb ( D).), 1, 218; for attorney, George Strain (U. , 2,270. and J. R. Tyler (D. ), 1,20 ;; for commissioner. Walter Davidson (U.),
During the campaign of 1860, the " Wide- awake" companies weredrilled, and special atten- tion paid to militia matters, so that, though the attack on Fort Sumter was sudden and unexpect- ed, the rank and file of the Republican party in Ohio were prepared to carry arms in defense of party principles and the integrity of the Repub- lic, while the majority of the Democrats of Wood | 2, 252, and Nathan Hatfield (D.), 1,217, and for
89
WOOD COUNTY, OHIO.
coroner, C. C. Baird (U.), 2,272, and McCrory (D.), 1,205.
The voters of the county gave more attention to military affairs during the ensuing two years, than to politics. Even when the cloud of civil war was riven, the question of removing the county seat was brought forward, and, for four years, at least, was one of absorbing interest; the candidates for State and county offices com- ing next in public calculation.
The vote of October, 1869, showed major- ities ranging from 142 for Commissioner St. John to 791 for Infirmary-director Bruce. For gov- ernor, R. B. Hayes received a majority vote of 756, being 53 below the Republican majority for Secretary of State in 1868. .
The political contest of 1870 was carried on here by George Kimberlin, candidate for treas- urer; Stephen Merry for recorder; John W. Brownsberger for sheriff; R. W. Kelly for com- missioner, and Jabez B. Lockhart for infirmary director, all Republicans, against the ablest gladiators of the Democrats. In 1874, Wood county recorded 597 votes for and 3. 163 against the New Constitution; 537 for and 2,987 against minority representation; 391 for and 3. 324 against railroad aid, and 1,980 for and 1,774 against license. The October elections resulted in Re- publican majorities ranging from 343 for con- gressman to 906 for Baird, candidate for sheriff.
The majorities recorded from 1872 to 1877, inclusive, for President, Governor and Secretary of State are given as follows: 1872-Grant, 1,098, for President; 1873-Noyes, 274, for Gov- ernor; 1874-Wikoff, 452 for Secretary of State; 1875-Hayes, 723 for Governor; 1876-Barnes, 951 for Secretary of State; 1876-Hayes, 834 for President, and 1877-West, 207 for Gov- ernor. In 1876 there were 6,827 votes cast, against 6,414 in 1875, the Democratic increase being 125, and the Republican 333.
The October elections of 1884 resulted as follows: J. W. Newman (D.), 3,883, and J. S. Robinson (R.). 4, 517, for Secretary of State: G. E. Seney (D.), 3, 875, and Dan Babst (R.), 4,532 for representative in Congress; G. F. Pendleton (D.), 3,660, and A. Cook (R.), 4,837, for judge of Common Pleas; G. M. Brown (Peo.), 4,543. and Miles (R.), 3,944, for sheriff; J. W. Canary (Peo.), 3,885, and E. W. Poe (R.), 4,570 for auditor; Daniel Mears (Peo.), 4,026, and Fries (R.), for commissioner; Thomas Meehan (Peo.), 3,903. and
R. S. Parker (R.) 4,614, for prosecuting attorney; J. D. Halsey (Peo), 3, 804, and F. M. Young R. ), 4,580 for probate judge; C. E. Winchester (Peo.). 3,862, and O. Stearns (R.), 4,541 for infirmary director. The vote in November, 1884, was 3,753 for Cleveland, and 4.549 for Blaine, can- didates for President of the United States.
In 1892 there were 5,314 votes cast for the Republican candidate for President, or rather for the electors, while 4,784 were cast for the nominee of the Democrats. In 1893 Mckinley received 5.714, and Neal 4.395 votes for Gov- ernor of Ohio, while 5,233 votes were recorded for S. M. Taylor (R.), 3,436 for M. F. Turner (D.), 589 for M. G. McCaslin, of the P. party, and 388 for C. R. Martin, of the P. P. party, all candidates for Secretary of State.
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.