In the Autumn of 1897 , Nichols was elected to the Ohio State Senate to represent the 2nd and 4th Districts , ( Butler , Warren , Clermont , and Brown County , Ohio ) , for the 73rd General Assembly , 1898 – 1899 . In the 1898 election , he was nominated by the Democrats for a seat on the Ohio Supreme Court , but lost to Republican William T. Spear . He was a delegate to the 1900 Democratic National Convention , and was Chairman of the Democratic State Executive Committee , where he managed the successful campaign of Governor Harmon
1900 Democratic National Convention
1900 Democratic National Convention
Hugh L. Nichols