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HON. VIRGIL J. TERRELL. Twenty-fifth District. (Cuyahoga County)
Formerly a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, the subject of this sketch was, in the year 1916, chosen one of the five Democrats who represent the Cuyahoga County district in the Ohio Senate, Eighty- second General Assembly.
Hon. Virgil J. Terrell was born at Cleve- land, Ohio, in the year 1881. He received his education in parochial schools at Cleve- land, and at St. Mary's College, Dayton, Ohio, from which institution he received the degree of B. S. He attended Cleveland Law School, and graduated therefrom with the
degree of A. B.
In the year 1912, Mr. Terrell was nominated and elected, as a Democrat, one of thirteen Representatives of Cuyahoga County, in the Ohio House of Representatives, 80th General Assembly, and in 1914, he was again chosen to serve in the 8Ist General Assembly. In the year 1916, Mr. Terrell was nominated and elected one of the five Democratic Senators chosen to represent the Cleveland district in the Ohio Senate - 82nd General Assembly.
At the regular session of the 82nd General Assembly in 1917, Senator Terrell was author of S. B. No. 16-to promote safety first, by providing that vehicles on public highways after dark shall carry lights; S. B. No. 18, relating to teacher's life elementary school cer- tificates ; S. B. No. 25, providing for the deposit of funds of Boards of Trustees of Public Libraries; S. B. No. 212, to prevent waste in State expenditures, prevent deficiencies, and to make certain the deter- mination of unincumbered balances in the State Treasury; S. B. No. 232, to authorize Municipal corporations, and school districts; to adjust their fiscal operations to the limitations on tax levies, etc., etc., all of which bills became laws.
Senator Terrell served as Chairman of the committee on Cities, and a member of the following committees, namely : Common Schools, Federal Relations, Judiciary, Manufactures and Commerce, Rules, Taxa- tion, and Temperance.
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HON. FRANK W. THOMAS. Thirty-third District. (Wood County)
Newspaper men are not so numerous in the membership of the Eighty-second- Gen- eral Assembly as in former Legislatures, there being but two "editors" in the Senate and two gentlemen of the same profession in the House.
The 33rd District is comprised of Hancock, Wood, Fulton, Henry and Putnam Counties, and its representative in the Eighty-second General Assembly is a resident of Wood County.
Hon. Frank W. Thomas was born in Port- age Township, Hancock County, Ohio, Sept. 2nd, 1873. His father, Lewis Thomas, was born at the same place. The son, Frank, received his education in the common schools, and in the "printing office". Mr. Thomas entered the office of "The Wood County Democrat" in 1891, as "printer's devil", worked his way up to "Fore- man" of the plant, and has been for several years editor and business manager of the paper. Mr. Thomas has been honored by his fellow- townsmen with election to the City council, and member of the Board of Review, and he has twice served as Chairman of the Wood County Democratic Executive Committee, and as a member of the Democratic State Central Committee.
On October 15th, 1892, Mr. Thomas was united in marriage with Miss Anna Potter, of Washington Township, Wood County, Ohio, and they have four children, namely: Helen, wife of Dr. Fred A. Baker; Robert; Viola, and Donna, at home.
In the year 1910, Mr. Thomas was nominated and elected, as a Democrat, to represent Wood County in the Ohio House of Represen- tatives - 79th General Assembly - and he was again chosen in 1912, to the 80th General Assembly, serving both terms with credit to himself and to the satisfaction of his constituents. In 1916, Mr. Thomas was nominated and elected by the Democrats of the 33rd District to serve in the Senate of the Eighty-second General Assembly, and at the regular session in 1917, he was especially interested in the Workmen's Com-
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pensation "Insurance" bill, thus continuing the activity he had shown as a member of the "House" in behalf of Labor. Senator Thomas also gave his best efforts towards securing the location and completion of the Bowling Green Normal College.
Senator Thomas served as Chairman of the committee on Common Schools, and a member of the committees : Enrollment, Finance, Indus- trial Schools, Insurance, Labor, Public Health, Public Printing, and Public Utilities.
HON. H. HARRISON TIMBY. Twenty-fourth-Twenty-sixth District. (Ashtabula County)
The first Democrat ever elected to the Ohio Senate from Ashtabula County in a straight party fight between the Republicans and Democrats, in the 24th-26th District, is the subject of this sketch.
Hon. H. Harrison Timby, who, jointly, with Hon. T. J. Palmer represents the 24th-26th District in the Senate of the Eighty-second General Assembly of Ohio, was born, using his own phrase, "in the backwoods of Butler County", Pennsylvania. His father, Geo. W. Timby, was a native of New York. The son received his education in the common schools, and he took an academic, and special course, at Curry Institute, at Beaver and Pittsburgh, Pa.
In the year 1888, Mr. Timby was united in marriage with Miss Ida M. Albietz, of Pittsburgh, Pa. Mrs. Timby is a graduate of the School of Designing and Art, now a part of the Carnegie Technical School of Pittsburgh. During the Legislative session at Columbus, in 1917, she was a student of Sculpture, at the Columbus Art School. Mr. and Mrs. Timby pursue letters, art, and politics, as a means to public betterment.
Hon. H. Harrison Timby never held any elective office other than Tax Assessor for his home district until in 1916, he was nominated and elected, as a Democrat, to serve in the Ohio Senate, and at the regular
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session of that body in 1917, he was interested in all legislation for the public good.
Senator Timby served as Chairman of the Committee on Library, and a member of the following committees, namely: Claims, Fees and Salaries, Geological Survey, Manufactures and Commerce, Public Print- ing, Public Works, and Taxation.
HON. W. D. TREMPER. Seventh District. (Scioto County)
One of the most popular members of the Ohio Senate in both the 8Ist and 82nd Gen- eral Assemblies, represents the Seventh Dis- trict, which is comprised of Adams, Jackson, Scioto, and Pike Counties.
Hon. W. D. Tremper was born at New Richmond, O., May 9th, 1851. His father, Johnson Tremper, was born at New York City. W. D. Tremper was educated in the public schools at Cincinnati, Ohio, and at Ann Arbor University, Michigan. He has always been interested in farming, and he is Secretary of the Royal Savings & Loan Company, of Portsmouth, where he resides. Mr. Tremper never held any public office until in the year 1914, he was nominated and elected, as a Republican, to serve the Seventh District in the Ohio Senate - Eighty-first General Assembly - receiving a very large majority of the votes cast in the district, and succeeding a Democrat. He was re-elected again in 1916 by a large majority, to serve in the Eighty-second Gen- eral Assembly. Mr. Tremper is a Knights Templar and 32nd degree Scottish rite Mason, Past Exalted Ruler of Portsmouth Elks Lodge, No. 154; a member of Psi Omega Fraternity, and Sons of the American Revolution.
On December 7th, 1880, Mr. Tremper was joined in marriage with Miss Mary Todd Hayman of Portsmouth, O. Her father, Richard H. Hayman, was elected from Portsmouth a member of the Ohio General Assembly during the administration of Governor Bishop. Mr. and Mrs. Tremper have three sons and a daughter, namely: Richard Hayman,
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Laura F., now Mrs. C. H. Blakemore of Roanoke, Va., William J. and Hugh Herrick.
At the regular session of the Eighty-second General Assembly in 1917, Senator Tremper was author of S. B. No. 181 - to amend the Gen- eral Code relative to straightening of Rivers, Creeks or Water courses; also S. B. No. 197 - relating to the regulation of charges for the trans- portation of passengers and freight upon railroads within the State, and repealing certain sections of the General Code, both of which bills be- came Laws.
Senator Tremper served as a member of the following committees, namely : Agriculture, Banks and Savings Societies, Federal Relations, Finance, Judiciary, Privileges and Elections, Public Health, Public . Highways, Rules, Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home, and State Buildings.
HON. OTTO E. VOLLENWEIDER. Eighth District. (Vinton County )
The Eighth Senatorial District of Ohio is made up of Gallia, Lawrence, Meigs, and Vinton Counties, and the representative of the district in the Senate of the Eighty-second General Assembly resides in Vinton County.
In the year 1850, Vinton County was formed from the adjoining coun- ties of Jackson, Ross, Gallia, Athens, and Hocking, and it was given its name in honor of Samuel F. Vinton, who was for many years, a member of Congress from southern Ohio. In 1851, Mr. Vinton was the Whig can- didate for Governor of Ohio, but he failed of election, and soon after- ward, moved to Washington, D. C., where he died, in 1862. His remains were brought back to Gallipolis,
Ohio, for burial.
Hon. Otto Ernst Vollenweider was born at Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, August 26th, 1867. His father, John V. Vollenweider, was born
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at Geneva, Switzerland. The son, Otto E., received his education in the public schools and at Kentucky University, from which institution he graduated in 1889. He attended Cincinnati Law School, where he graduated in 1891, and since that time, has practiced Law continuously, at McArthur, Ohio.
In the year 1909, Mr. Vollenweider was united in marriage with Miss Ethel Heacox, of Lexington, Ky.
Mr. Vollenweider was elected Prosecuting Attorney of Vinton County in 1893, and re-elected in 1896, serving in that office for six years. In the year 1914, Mr. Vollenweider was nominated and elected, as a Republican, to represent the Eighth District in the Ohio Senate, Eighty-first General Assembly, and he was again chosen in 1916, to serve in the Senate of the Eighty-second General Assembly.
At the organization of the Senate of the Eighty-second General Assembly, Mr. Vollenwelder was unanimously chosen by the Republican minority as Floor Leader for the session, and through his able conduct of legislative matters for his Republican colleagues, as well as for the people at large, Senator Vollenweider was generally commended by all with whom he came in contact. He is fixed in the public mind to-day as one who is likely to receive higher political honors at the hands of the people.
Senator Vollenweider served as a member of the following com- mittees, namely : Banks and Savings Societies, Drainage and Irriga- tion, Federal Relations, Finance, Judiciary, Rules, State Buildings, and Temperance.
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HON. CHARLES A. WHITE. Twentieth and Twenty-second District. (Columbiana County)
An unusual circumstance with regard to the election of State Senators occurred in the 20th-22nd District at the general election in 1916, when both Republican candidates were chosen from the one county. The District is comprised of Columbiana, Harrison, Belmont, and Jefferson Counties, and both Senators are resident in Columbiana County. However, under the popular primary system, the really popular candidate is chosen, and so it was in this case.
Hon. Charles A. White was born in Jeffer- son County, Ohio, April 23rd, 1866. His father, John V. White, was born in Brooke County, Va., now West Vir- ginia. The son, Charles, worked on the farm and attended the district school during the winter months until the age of 18, when he commenced to learn the carpenter's trade. He afterwards attended Normal School. and became a teacher at Salineville, Ohio, where he remained for 14 years.
In the year 1891, Mr. White was united in marriage with Miss Dora Benetta Evans, of Salineville, Ohio, and they have a son Harry Evans, a Yeoman in the U. S. Navy, and a daughter Effie Clarinda at home.
Mr. White has been many times honored by his fellow-citizens, and he has served two terms as City Treasurer of Salineville, and two terms as City Clerk. Later, he was elected to the office of County Recorder by probably the heaviest plurality ever given a candidate in Columbiana County. He has been long a member of the Board of Education at Lisbon, and President of the same body. In the year 1912, Mr. White was nominated and elected, as a Republican, to represent Columbiana County in the 80th General Assembly of Ohio, and he was re-elected to the 8Ist General Assembly. In the year 1916, he was nominated and duly elected one of the Republican Senators to represent the 20th-22nd District in the 82nd General Assembly of Ohio.
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While a member of the 80th and 8Ist General Assemblies in the House and in the Senate of the 82d Mr. White has always been active in behalf of legislation for the best interests of all the people and espe- cially for the workingmen and farmer.
At the regular session of the General Assembly in 1917, Senator White served as Chairman of the committee on Claims, and a member of the following committees, namely : Finance, Geological Survey, Initia- tive and Referendum, Labor, Military Affairs, Mines and Mining, Privi- leges and Elections, Public Printing, and Villages.
HON. LEWIS F. WHITE. Thirtieth District. (Sandusky County)
The 30th Senatoral District composed of Erie, Huron, Ottawa, and Sandusky Coun- ties, is represented in the Eighty-second Gen- eral Assembly of Ohio by Hon. Lewis F. White, of Sandusky County. Mr. White was a member of the Ohio House of Representa- tives in the 78th and 79th General Assem- blies, representing Sandusky County, and he was elected to represent the 30th District in - the Senate of the 8Ist General Assembly, and was re-elected, as a Democrat, to the Senate of the 82nd General Assembly, in 1916. Hon. Lewis F. White was born in Town- send Township, Sandusky County, Ohio, Oct. 9th, 1881. His father, C. W. White, was born in Germany. The mother, nee Katherine Wohl, was born at Baden, Germany. The son, Lewis, received his education in the district school, and his occupation has always been farming, and a commercial fisherman.
In the year 1913, Mr. White was joined in marriage with Miss Mabel Mahan, of Clyde, Ohio.
Senator White has always been active in politics, and he was for several years, Chairman of the Democratic Central Committee, of Sandusky County. In addition to his service in the Ohio House of Representatives, as above noted, he was nominated and elected by the
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Democrats of the 30th District, to serve in the 8Ist General Assembly, and in the year 1916, he was re-elected to serve in the 82nd General Assembly. He was appointed by Governor Willis in 1915, a member of the "Ohio Building Commission", and was chosen by the members, Vice-President of that Commission. Mr. White is the author of several Fish and Game Laws, and he was joint author of the "White-Mulcahy Road Law", which was passed by the Eighty-second General Assembly.
Senator White served as Chairman of the committees: Fish Culture and Game, and Roads and Highways, and a member of the following committees, namely : Agriculture, Claims, Finance, Judiciary, Labor, Privileges and Elections and State Buildings. Mr. White was also a member of the State Building Commission.
HON. HOWELL WRIGHT. Twenty-fifth District. (Cuyahoga County)
One of the three Senators representing the 25th District in the Eighty-second General Assembly of Ohio, Howell Wright, was born at Swansea, Mass., Jan. 21st, 1882. His father, Rev. Otis O. Wright was born in the town of Foster, R. I. The son graduated at Cheshire School, Cheshire, Conn., in 1902, and he attended Yale College, graduating from the Academic Department in 1906, and he received the degree - M. A. - at Yale Univ- ersity in 1907. Howell Wright after leaving college was for five years, agent of the Mas- sachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children; one year Superintendent of the Cleveland, Ohio, Associated Charities; and three years Superintendent of the Cleveland City Hospital, by appointment of Hon. Newton D. Baker, Mayor. Since January, 1916, Mr. Wright has been Executive Secretary of the Cleve- land Hospital Council and during that period he served for two years as Secretary of the Ohio Hospital Association.
On Dec. 19th, 1907, Mr. Wright was joined in marriage with Miss Mabel Morris of Newton, Connecticut, and they have three children - Edwin Kingsbury, Francis Howell and Morris Wright.
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Mr. Wright was elected delegate from the 20th Congressional Dis- trict to the Democratic National Convention which was held at St. Louis, June 14th, 1916, and is a member of the 20th District Democratic Club and President of the Seventh Ward Tom L. Johnson Club, Cleveland, Ohio. He was also elected a delegate to the Democratic State Conven- tion held in Columbus in 1916. As a member of the Eighty-second General Assembly of Ohio, representing the 25th District in the Senate, Mr. Wright was particularly interested in all legislation affecting the public health and education and he introduced the following bills, which became Laws, namely: S. B. No. 24-to amend sections relating to the powers and duties of Boards of Education of City school districts; S. B. No. 69- to provide additional compensation for medical nurse and hospital services, to be paid from the State Insurance Fund; S. B. No. 10I - to create the State Department of Health; S. B. No. 139- providing for the creation of a State Board of Education.
Senator Wright served as Chairman of the Committee on Public Health, and a member of the following committees, namely: Benevo- lent Institutions, Colleges and Universities, Constitutional Amendments, Fish Culture and Game, Medical Colleges and Societies, Prisons and Prison Reform, Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home.
SENATE OFFICERS AND CLERKS 82d GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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Top Row (left to right): James Baker, Journal Clerk; Austin E. Giblin, Message Clerk; D. F. Schultz, Engrossing Clerk. Second Row: S. W. Rigby, Enrolling Clerk; T. F. McElroy, Index Clerk. Third Row: M. Schlesinger, Assistant Clerk; W. S. Pealer, Clerk; Margaret Green, Recording Clerk. Fourth Row: James Crctty, 1st Asst. Sergeant-at-Arms; Sam Greenburg, 3rd Asst. Sergeant- at-Arms. Fifth Row: Jas. B. Tennyson, 2nd Asst. Sergeant-at-Arms; P. H. Malone, Sergeant-at-Arms; Michael Greely. 4th Asst. Sergeant-at-Arms.
MAJOR WINFIELD SCOTT PEALER
Major Pealer now in the service of the U. S. in the capacity of "Draft officer" for Ohio, was serving the State as Chief Clerk of the Ohio Senate when he was honored with his commission in the army. Major Pealer was born in Worthington Township, Richland County, Ohio, November 8th, 1880. His father Peter A. Pealer was born at the same place. The son Winfield Scott attended the country schools while working on the farm and he also at- tended Wittenberg Academy.
At the age of thirty years he went to Mansfield, O., where he served as deputy county clerk. Mr. Pealer married Miss Mayme D. Shanabarger of Richland County and they have a daughter Helen A. Pealer. Major Pealer is an ardent Democrat and upon the organization of the Senate of the Eighty-second General Assembly in January, 1917, he was chosen by the Democratic majority chief clerk of that body where he served until appointed by the government at Washington to the very responsible position of "Se- lective Draft officer" for Ohio with the rank of Major.
PATRICK HENRY MALONE
The Sergeant-at-Arms of the Ohio Senate Eighty-second General Assembly Patrick H. Malone was born at Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, March 9th, 1865. His father Michael Malone and his mother were natives of County Claire, Ireland, and they came to America in 1852, settling at Lancaster, Ohio. The son Patrick attended the public schools at Lancaster and at Circleville, Pickaway County, his parents having moved to that county.
Mr. Malone has always been a Democrat and has served his county as assessor and he has been for twelve years a member of the Democra-
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tic County Central Committee. He was elected Sergeant-at-Arms of the Ohio Senate in January, 1917.
MOSES SCHLESINGER
The Assistant Clerk of the Ohio Senate for the year 1917-1918 was born in Columbus, Ohio, March 16th, 1861. His father, I. M. Schlesinger, a native of Germany, resided in Columbus for fifty-five years and died in the capital city. The mother, Eva (Labenberg) Schlesinger, also died at Columbus after a residence of more than fifty years.
The son, Moses, received his education in the public schools of Columbus and learned the printer's trade. He is a life-long Democrat and has been a most efficient worker in the interest of his party for more than forty years in charge of the Democratic County Headquarters. Mr. Schlesinger was chief clerk of the Bureau of Labor Statistics under Governor Hoadley in 1884-1885. He was Chief Deputy County Recorder under W. A. Fishinger in 1915-1916. In the year 1885 Mr. Schlesinger was married to Miss Daisy Meyers, of Pittsburgh, Pa., and they have been blessed with eleven children, three sons and eight daughters, ten of whom are living.
Mr. Schlesinger was chosen Assistant Clerk of the Ohio Senate by the Democratic majority in January, 1917.
JAMES CROTTY
Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms of the Ohio Senate and official custodian of the Senate chamber was born at Greenwich, Huron County, Ohio, August 16th, 1863. His father Thomas Crotty was a native of Ireland and came to America in 1849, settling in Huron County, Ohio. , 'He died in Richland County, Ohio, in the year 1867. The son James at- tended school in Greenwich until in 1882 when he went to Crawford County and engaged as a hotel clerk.
Mr. Crotty has always been an active Democrat. He was a mem- ber of the Election Board of Crawford County from 1900 to 1904, and he is a member of the Democratic County Central Committee. Mr. Crotty was joined in marriage with Miss Emma Faile of Galion, Ohio, January Ist, 1893, and two daughters were born of the union. Mrs. Crotty died in 1907.
EIGHTY-SECOND SESSION OF THE OHIO SENATE, 1917.
SENATE BILLS ENACTED INTO LAWS.
S
ENATE Bill No. 5 - Mr. White (Sandusky), requires automatic foot power fire doors on locomotives before December 31, 1917.
Senate Bill No. 6- Kennedy (Cuyahoga), provides for a graded system of public plumbing. Effective June 28.
Senate Bill No. 14-Mr. Berry (Allen), provides for the spread- ing of assessments for county ditches according to benefits derived. Effective June 19.
Senate Bill No. 16- Mr. Terrell (Cuyahoga), requires all vehicles on roads to carry lights which can be seen at a distance of 200 feet. Violators are subject to a fine not exceeding $25. Effective June 17.
Senate Bill No. 28-Mr. Terrell (Cuyahoga), permits life teachers' certificates to be issued, without examination to teachers of 100 months' experience. No life certificates shall be issued to graduates of a one-year normal course, unless application is made prior to 1920. Effective June 28.
Senate Bill No. 22- Mr. Miller (Licking), simplifies reports of appraisers of estates. Repeals Sections 10658 and 10600 of the General Code. Effective June 28.
Senate Bill No. 24 - Mr. Wright (Cuyahoga), permits boards of education which adopt a general appropriation to dispense with roll calls on separate expenditures covered by such resolutions. Effective June 17.
Senate Bill No. 25-Mr. Terrell (Cuyahoga), requires banks which accept deposits of library boards to give indemnity bonds. Ef- fective June 30.
Senate Bill No. 35- Mr. Cunningham (Fairfield), provides for a maximum benefit of $5,00, to be paid from the workmen's compensation fund to dependents in death cases. A wife, or a child or children under 16 (or if over 16 and physically dsiabled or mentally incapacitated) are regarded as beneficiaries. In other cases dependency depends upon conditions to be determined by facts. Effective June 28.
Senate Bill No. 39-Mr. Mooney (Cuyahoga), requires contractors on public works to give bond to guarantee payment of sub-contractors who furnish labor and materials. Effective June 28.
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Senate Bill No. 40- Mr. Mooney (Cuyahoga), provides that voters leaving home to engage in the federal service shall not lose their residences in the county from which they are selected. All ques- tions of right to vote shall be determined by election judges. Effective June 18.
Senate Bill No. 48 - Mr. Mooney (Cuyahoga), provides an absent voters' law. Voters unable to present themselves at the polls on elec- tion day may obtain an absent voter's ballot which may be sent by registered mail to the proper polling place. Such a voter must make affidavit to his intentions. False representation by the voter or action of anyone conniving to defraud makes the violator subject to a felony, subject to a penitentiary sentence of not less than one or more than five years. Any commissioned officer of any regiment of the Ohio National Guard shall have power to administer oaths, certify affidavits, receive, receipt for and mail ballots to enable Guard members to avail themselves of the provisions of this act. The act applies to colleges and university students absent from home on election days and stipulates how such students shall cast their ballots. Effective June 17.
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