Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1849-02-01
The whip State Convention for the purpose

I The Whig State Convention for the purpose
Of nominating ofIic rs for the ensuing year
was ho den in Providence on Thursday evea-
ling last. The ii n. Sylvester Il. Sherman
Was elected Pr 'sident, and BENJAMIN /. Eames
and Wineale Hayes, Eslrs, were ch sen Dec
re- aries, All the towns in he State were
I uly represented. IL was positively sta cd
that Gov. III ,rris declined a nomination agaln.
\ The following gentlemen were then pat III
nomination For Governor, Henry Is. An
thony, of Prov denc- for 1t. Governor.
| Thomas Whipple of Coventry for Secretary
Of Stale, Christopher f.. lto bins, of Newport;
for Attorney General JOSEF h Nj. Blake, OF
| Bristol for General Treasurer, Stephen Ca
hoone, Of Newport
/ Gov. Lawton and Mr.. Anthony were beth
| r Ominai ed for the office Of Governor, aud Mr.
/ Anthony rscieyed tie nomination by najoi'
! ity Of fve.
Il We know, from our own knowled,e, that
! Gov. Lawton was first el c,ed as a Represen-
! tItive from this town against his own wishes,
and was one Of the " strong Senate in the
wild s, Dorr times when many political men
were afraid to fiji such Offices, and he was
elected by most triumphant majority. H.
then served IN the House until after the aeop-
tion of the Constitution, in lSi3, when he
| sgain went into the Senate, at the earnest So
lici,ation of the Wings OF Newport
Il lie did all this contrary to his own wishes
and in direct opposition to his own feelings
| Two years ago, he was nom mated for Lieu
tenant Governor, without his knowledge or con
sent, by a unanimous vote of the Convention
we were present in the Convention, at the
time, and know full well that he was surprised
when tn, nomination VAS made, and would
have deciued it on the spot had not his polit
cal friends absolutely refused 10 allow him &c
/ 20 SO.
II We know also that he intended at this time
to have declined n, mina,ion again, for the oflc,
I 4 Lieut. Governor, before he left Eome, and be
| fore he knew that Gov. Harris did rot intent
I to be candidate for the Office of Governor a
/ gain but when he arrived in Pro vijercc, r,
! was,earnes,ly appealed TO by many leading
and influential men Of the party, from various
sections of the State, TO allow his name to bs
used as a candidate for the flee Of Governor -
In Consequence % thsi7 earnest appeals, he did
not feel at liberty, from political considerations
o deny their request.
| lie has dis haIged the duties OF his Office
in most satisfactory manner, and he would
have performed al that is required of the
Governor Of the state in a manner at all credi,a
bic to himself aud honorable TO the state.
The result, without explanation. we have
already given The people of this county
very naturally, have strong fee ing in re.
gard to this matter. We shall be sustained
by the Wings OF Rhode Island, AMI par,icu-
larly ny that portion Of them wlo nsC,
in the town and county of New
port, when we say tn 1t more thorough, hard
working and yea Gus Wing, to whom the
party owe much, very much, is not to b.
foun anywhere, than Edward w. I.awton.
George G. King. was nominated Replcsen
taiivs to Congress from the Eastern District
\ III Sylvester G.. Sherman also received
a majority of ballots for member Of Congress
from the Western District.