Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 February 1890 — MR. LAMPSON UNSEATED. [ARTICLE]

MR. LAMPSON UNSEATED.

The Ohio Senate Thursday took final action in the Lieutenant Governorship contest. The summarized evidence in -the case; as prepared by the majority of the committee on elections, was adopted with a resolution unseating Lampson, Republican, who was elected by twenty-three votes on the face of the returns, and the Office given to William V. Marquis, Democrat, whom the committee fqund to be eleoted by some five hundred votes. The vote stood on unseating Lampson and seating Marquis—yeas, 18, nays, 16—Senator Massie, Republican, being sick and absent Mr. Lampson was given an opportunity to speak, and said be was duly elected last fall as Lieutenant Governor,and notwithstanding the vote just taken he would continue to act and fill the office.