The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1851-07-23
Wing State Convention.

d A correspondent of the Cincinnati Enqui
rer, who was locker on at the Wing STATE
Convention, has furnished that paper with 4
full detailed account of the proceedings O
, that august body He relates some things
not found in the official proceedings. He
says: .s.a
/ The most trouble the Wings had, was te
find one who was willing to make martvi
Iof himself Many of the young Wings were
tried, but none appeared willing to die SC
soon under the new Constitution, prcferrina
to wait until some accident might afford them
better chance. This failing, twas thought
best to take some old stager who had been
through the line of offices and was about
ready to die any how, and if he was killed of
ut would make but little difference; SO before
night it was pretty generally understood that
Samuel +. Yinton would be the man who
was ready and willing to offer himself up as
sacrifice, for what the party had already
done for him. l.t a''t 'es4 1853 taa >
The next difficulty was as to the mode of
selecting candidates for Judges, the commit
tee proposing to divide the State into five
|districts-Hamilton county being one-and
the delegation from each recommendino
their man. Mr.. Vinal, of Clark co., Johnson
OF Loraln, and Lawrence of Logan, opposed
this plan. Mr.. Lawrence contended that by
the plan proposed some II delegates from
Hamilton co. would nominate, YES, nominate
one Supreme Judge to be voted for bv the
whole people of Ohio, and three iudnes could
be nominated in district of country not
more than thirty miles from Cincinnati
The whole matter was then passed over to
go into nomination for Governor.
Mr.. Green, Of Ross, nominated Samuel T.
Vinton, of Gallia. .-r..as0 1sa..,.4 alI
Mr. Van Trump propose it shall be done
by acclamaton.
Mr.. Pennington, of Belmont, demanded a
vote by counties. '"f a'
Mr.. Green moved to suspend the rules
giving any member the right to demand a
vote by counties. ,...,., .........t,. a. 4
NJ Pennington objected tosuspendng the
rule; ne wanted an expression of the counties.
Cries from all parts Of the hall-Present
your candidates! ttar a tss Hl5 ia
Mr. Teesdale, of Summit, nominated Thos.
Ewing.
A delegate from Fairfield have no
knowledge as to whether Mr.. Ewing would
be candidate; but he knew that Mr. Vintonl
and Ewing were warm personal friends, and
he knew that Mr.. Ewing would not suffer his
name to come in conflict with Mr. Vinton.
Mr. Van Trump spoke the sentiments of
Mr Ewing, and knew that he would not per-
nit his name to be used Rs wi
Mr.. Gelger, Of Pickaway--If the gentle
man from Summit could not vote for Mr., Vim
ton, he would propose the name of the veri-
table John Smith for his bcneat. loud
Laughter) le Hf4.g.n. 'asN 81
Mr.. Teesdale did not know whether Mr..
Ewing would serve or not, nor had he anyi
objection to Mr.. Vinton, but he thought Mr..
Ewing could be elected, and Mr.. Vinton
coatd not. There were some fifty or one
hundred delegates in this Convention who
desired to vote foranother candidate.
A delegate--John Smith will no doubt
accept. (Laughter.)
Mr., Norton, of Knox, went into sort oil
rhapsody'upon Mr.. Ewing, and concluded
his effort by declaring that Mr.. Ewing would
not serve, and wanted Mr.. Vinton nominated
by acclamation.
Mf. remington was surprised at the gen
tleman trying to crowd this nomination by !
such means; he was for Vnton, but obiec-
ted to this courses. s .egE s,a,aaa -
. The names of Samuel T, Worcester, of
Huron county, and w. p. Cutler, of Wash |
lngton, were then announced as candidates.
MIR. Tecsdale named Hiram Griswold, oil
Stark, A delegate from Huron withdrew /
Mr. Worcester's name by authority The
name OF Mr.. Griswold was also Withdrawn.
The Chair, Gentleman will please come to
order and we will proceed with the vote.
1he vote was then called by counties and
the result was, Vinton 2l2; Cutler SO. I'D
MI Vinton was declared duly Nominated, /
and ths convention increased the confusion
BY cheers and shouts. f
MI. Sherman offered again his resolution
relative appointing a committee on resoiu51 /
lons, but their consideration was deferred fol
allow Mr.. Brown, of Trumbull, to tellaboutIs
what was left Of old Whiggery on the Wes-
ern reserve. The reason they had voted
AGAINST MIR. Vinton, was, he was in Congress
when the vote was taken on the fuSitiye /.
'laVe bill and his vote was not to be found
'ecorded on the question. For some wears \
past they had lost many of the Wings of.
'he Reserve on the Free Soil question: hut
hey were struggling back to the Whie fold
ind he was confident they could give AM
5he real Whigsin that quarter for Mr.. Vim |.
on.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Sherman
relative to appointing / icommitteeion reso-
utons, was taken up, the passage of which
ne urged at some length; he thought that at
Inc preliminary meeting the evening before
t was understood that such a committee
would be appointed, as matter Of course,
md was utterly surprised at Che eopposition to
!, When did d Wing convention ever meet
without declaring fully theirprinciples. (A11
polce in the meeting, Sin 184Oan) He hadll
been told by delegates, since he. had come
1ere, that it this convention did adopt reso- /,
utions it would dissolve the party; now If al,
declaration of principle by this conventionl :
would dissolve the party, it ought to be dis
olved; he was in favor Of declaring this con.
1ention for Gen, Scott; he did not desire to !,
Introduce incendiary resolutions. We allI
now that the Wings on the Reserve werele
trongly tinctured with Free Soil and the r
outheln part ofthis State was decidedly on
he other extreme. there Is no other man IN +
rs aOide Union that can unite the wings. f
IAN we unite Oh Fillmore? Voices, gesl
es, no no, he has his friends. WebsterIv
as his friends, but he (Scott) is the only !,
ian that can unite them. =