The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-11
CeLuMRus, O.. Oct. 6. 1913.
The Pres,dcnt,ai Cdauass in Ohio.


r The Pres,dcnt,ai Canpass in Ohio. :
The following is the latest propuncianento of
the Ohio Free Sol State Central Committee and
we venture the opinion, that 1t throws more light
.eRsn she sszakAae&p8 State and Presidential cleo.
rssafs BAL his cohh6 lweaIth, than can be COLLECT
Feh1h hi the Cass and Taylor papers within III
boundaries -.....'t. h syaertg 40 =
THE GC.HERrAfonraL ELECTION N One The an.
dersgned composing the State Central Committee OF
Tsass.31sns Of all parties, throughout the L MON
10 the fo6NiDg aterpen I'm regard TO the Gubetps-
torial election in this State
The Clereland Herald, the leading Taylor paper in
northern Ohio has with becoming candor, repudiated
the cain put forth in New York print, that the cleo
ton Of Seabury Ford will be Taylor victory This
example has been followed by some other Taylor pa
PERI.
1t is not improbable, however that out of Ohio
and not impossible that by reckless presses
in Ohio this groundess claim may be asserted after
our election on the second Tuesday of October.
stood FOR nothing be more certain than that il
such claim could b. justly made General Ford would
be defeated by an unprecedented majority.
Gen Ford was nominated indeed, by whig State
ention but il months before the dissolution
of the wbig party by the Philadelphia nomination, and
he was nominated as a declared and resolute sup.
porter of the Wilmot proviso and OF kindred anti
ssveiy mtaAures.
Since the nomination of Taylor, Gen Ford has main
tanned the positions which he previously occupied
He lie sti arm friend Of the proyiso, known aud ac
kuoweGged to be such by all, whether friends OPP
Ionen,s He has not indeed, declared for whom be
shal vote in the Preside ntal election: but he has
given no ceupttnance TO any claim that he wall vote
for Gen. Taylor
On the other hand not advised that Gen
Ford has express ed any intention to vote for the
cJa,es OF the fee democracy. IL Is certain however
that the candidate for Congress, In Cen fords dis
tIict. nominated by whig convention, assembled
since the Taylor nomination Is one OF the most earn
est %. sb SUPP orters of Mir Van Buren, in State
Ii certain that Mr. Riddle the nominee ef the
WI county convention Of Geauga, Gen Fords own
,oLn'y }, il also a and decided advocate OF Mr..
Van 5uien's election And we assured, by intel
le nd reliable m, n that MIR Van Buten's ma lori
tyt ',eaugs equity will not fall short of that given
=" ''H Ford HIM ELF which, is expected will not be
H. Ian fiGteep hundred.
t'' Weller was nominated by the State conven-
ti' We old dtInocratc party the sth Of January
80 be letter Of Gen. Cass TO Mr. Nichol~on was
IL before the public, and objections to Cass were
lnauc IN the convention on account Of the renunca-
rtt rtntion, botwithstandbg, recommended Ass for
no,"instaS Col W"er foy o 1Sp,uea majority,
ugn Since the Baltimore Convention, Col Weller
has AVow.d bis full ADHESION TO It's platform the
tIaycry resolution and al!-and has taken ground
hous be declares his own opposition to the extern.
SIGN Of slavery into territories, against the wiimot
proveo
IL must be remembered that General Ford and Col
Weller we're already in nomination when the Ind apen
dent Free Soil Convention of Ohis met At Columbus,
in June last. That convention in Difference main y
he wishes Of the 'oil Of the Reserve but
greatly Influenced, also, BY the consideration that no
thorough organization II the party could be effected
nnt after the Buffalo convention adopted resolu-
ton declaring II iuuxp.dient at that time TO nom
nate a candidate Tor governor since the adJour
meut OF the Buffalo convention no State free demJ.
cratic convention has ben held 1t beipg thought in
,Sptde in view Cf the fhort interval between that
adjournment md State election 70 embsrraSl the
nee coil canvass for members Of Congress and the
State legislature by contest for Governor, which
IS in Ohio o merely nominal tihce.
The free democracy are, therefore, WITHOUT candi-
dIte for Governor ~ IL not d. sirable position but
one which could not be avoided except by nomination
at the very outset Of our party organization. and
under circumstances which, in the judgment Of our
test rene ered sucb step wholly inadVsable, In
view Of the paramount interests Of our great cause
In the abst nee OF a OubernatOrial nomination Of
their n and in vies Of the positions OF the two
ddates already before the people We do not doubt
that Cen Ford will receive most Of the votes OF those
free roller who acted with the whg party at the time
Re was nominated He will also receive the voter Of
who acted with the olo democratic party at the
time Col Weller was nomi mated, but will not vote
for him on account Of the positions be has taken dur
ing u, Many votes also, viii be cast for him