The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-01-11
Democratic Convention.

manner, in favor of Cass' resolution.
Democratic COMVemtiOn.
COLUMBUS, January 81 P. M.
There have been three ballotings for
Candidate for Governor without a
choice.
First BallOt--Wood lO5, BARLEY 4s.
Medill 46, Myers 81, Lowe SS, Belden
lS, Sawyer l. Leadbelter 4, Ives 3.
Second Ballot Wood 1O4. Barley 46.
Medill As, Myers 81, Lowe 80, Belden
II. .e-.
Third Ballot.--W Wood SO, Barley AS,
MediIl 81. Lowe 65, Sawyer 2, Myers
II, Belden II, Olds 6.
SECOND DESPATCH.
The Democratic State Convention as
sembIed in the Odeon. Every county
was represented excepting Lawrence.
Judge Spaulding. delegate from Sum-
nit, called M. d. Morgan, of Columbi.
ana, to the Chair.
On motion a committee, consisting Of
one from each Congressional District,
was appointed to report permanent off.
GERS.
Mr.. Mccormick, of Allen. moved that
d committee, one from each Senatorial
District, be appointed to report resotu.
tions.
Mr.. Shearer, Of Ross, m oved- TO substi-
tute Congressional Districts.
Mr.. Cunningham moved to amend by
substituting counties.
Col. George w, McCook vehemently
opposed the last amendment. Mr.. Burns
favor the amendment. He Thought that
the Convention should not recognize the
the apporlionment law. -
Judge Spaulding thought the original
resolution would give the Convention an
opportunity of showing its contempt for
the law dividing Hamilton county, by ap.
pointing two Committee men from the
whole county.
After further debatss the amendment
OF the Delegate from Ross prevailed,
aud the resolution as ammended was a.
dopted.
The Convention took a recess ttntil
P. M.
After recess, the Convention re-assem.
bled. Including Spectators 800 Were
present.
The Committee on officers announced
as President, Col. Samuel Medary, TWEEN
~ Vice Presidents and several Secreta
ries.
Col. Medary, ON taking the Chair, made
short speech, wherein he spoke of his
services for nearly quarter of century
in the democratic ranks He hoped thai
the deliberations of the Convention would
result in unanimity of opinion. He
spoke of the progressive character Of the
democracy, ana said that. whatever new
principles may be sprung upon them fol
time TO come all the democrat has to ask
is, where is liberty and then he is found
A resolution was offered to proceed to
vote for a candidate for Governor. Col
McCook opposed it, The democratic
party had more important business thar
10 nominate a candidate for Governor
whose triumph he considered as certain
A platform must be adopted on which
the candidate should stand. Principles
were to be fixed. He wished the Com
miliee on resolutions first TO report. He
moved reference 10 the Committee on
resolutions.
Nlessrs. Andrews and Bnrns followed
in defence of the resolution. il was i'm
portant that a nominatian should be made
while The Convention was full. Beside
the principles of Democracy are vel
known-already settled.
Messrs. Vallandigham, Kegett, Nor
gan and Robertson opposed the resolu
ton.
A delegate from Hamilton said that he
believed the Committee on resolution
did not intend reporting. He was cal
led 10 order for impunging the motive
of the Committee.
The motion to refer was withdrawn.
1t was moved to lay the resolution up
on the table. Edgarton advocated tn
motion. The question was taken b.
counties and lost--..yeas l34, nays l6l.
Jewett, of Muskingum, moved an ad
journment. Lost.
The original resolution was carried.
A motion to adjourn was made an
lost.
The Convention proceeded to vot
viva voce. The counties were calle'
by the Clerk.
(The Ballottings are given above.)
On the first and second ballot, Hamil
ton county delegation voted for Myers.
Motion to adjourn, after the secon
ballot, lost.
On the third ballot, Hamilton count
delegation voted for Lowe.
The Convention adjourned to 9 o,clocI
tomorrow.
BAIL REFUsED.-Judge Edmonds, a
New York, has decided against admit