Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1851-08-23
Loc0foco County COayention,

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tice of the many rich scenes-tkat transpired
on the occasion. and shall content ourself with
brief account
The convention organized at II o'clock, A.
NJ, and then adjourned to meet again at one
in the afternoon. At the appointed time we
repaired to the court house, and when the
Baloting qopmeneed, frouYa, count made by
us, there were about one hundred and seventy
FIVE persons present, including delegrses,l ex-
Fpectants for Office, and Wings. This number
was probably increased TO two, hundred be-
fore the convention closed. at.5 - 9,.f sn%
The conSenticna then proceeded to ballot
for a candidate for Representative Isaac
Knapp of Fremont, Messrs. Gardner and
Thorp of York tow nship, Paul Tew of Town
send, Samuel Haff3rd Of BalIyille. and F. NJ.
Bell of Woodville, were the candidates On
the lst, 2dand Cd ballots there was no choice,
and it was not until the 4th ballot that the
delegates from York aud Townsend townships
found out that they were sold. Those town
| ships had not taken into consideration, that
Ballville had been, contracting for a candidate
for Sheriff, and Green Greek fora candidate
for commissioner. OF course Mr.. Knapp was
nominated on, The 4th ballot as per agree
ment izslaE%fnd sat q -
! A candidate for Probate Judge was next
balloted for Hon, John Bell and C. j. Or
ion, late new constitution maker were the
candidates, and it is thought that Mr.. Orton
would have been nominated, had not Mr.. Bell
received more votes thansheadid.e .ailu 40
Clerk then balloted for; D. Capper. late
Whig and James Dougherty. an old demo
crat were the sapdidJaFtssss1 @ dJaFtssss1a GaRper of course
nominated.
Auditor was next in order. Homer Ever
EFT, the present excellent incumbent, and Hor-
ace E. CLARK, were the. candidates. Here
again the town triumphed over the, country,
Mr.. Clarkreceiving the nomination. s1ai u
The convention then proceeded to nonain-
ale candidate for Sheriff; and then eomnnen-
csd 'the tug of war" Jonas Smith. of Ball
vile township, /. K. Seaman, Of Woodyille,
Mr., Lindsey, of Townsend, and Mr.. Hurd of
Green Greek, were announced as candidates.
1t vas soon made apparent that the contest
was between Mr. Smith and Mr.. Seaman,
Notwithstanding rs out Of the g18 delegates
in Sandasky township, made a showing that
they were in favor of Mr.. Seaman, they ser
cretly used their influence against him. There
were at least one dozen men in Fremont, a.
side from the delegates that used their ut
most exertions to defeat his nomination; and
] we have been told that he would not have re-
ceived six votes out of the Sanduskys delega-
ton, had il been necessary to defeat him ip
convention. Ballville and Green Creek town
ships had to be rewarded for their aid in
nominating Representative, Clerk, &c On
the 9TH ballot, Mr. Smith was nominated, and
then arose a shout from Mr.. Smith friends
which we think must have eclipsed the yell
ing IN the Locofoco State Convention, over
the result Of the adoption of the clause in the
new constitution Of Indiana, excluding negroes
from settling in that State. That was hat
we should call adding insult 10 injury, and then
'Tnb bbing tim i5a.,'i' 7'.'...3a5 s'9t5 u -
Coroner was next balloted for. Isaac SYank
IofSandusky5 township, D..eA.dRife. Of York.
and w. N. Harrison of Green Greek. can.
didates.s On the first ballot, Mr. Swank had Al
votes, Mr.. Rife SO, Mr.. Harrison 9, and blank
Ana Notwithstanding the. convention adopted
a rule that majority ofiALLi the votes cast
should lie necessary 70 constitute a majority,
the officers declared Mr.. Swank duly homina-
ted, although he was in q. minority of p votes,
Had Mr.. Rife been so fortunate as to- be a
resident of Saaduslzy township; there would
have been another ballot g nttf .sidhi 19a
hfesssrs. Hurd and Smith orGreen Greek.
and Mr.. Bowman of Washington were candid
ates for commissioner, and the convention pre-
pared to ballot for a candidate for that Office.
At this stage of the proceedings, MIR. Rose Of
Washington township, stated to the convention
that the Democratic party Of that township
did not want Mr. Bowman nominated as q
candidate for commissioner: that the demo-
crats would present a different man for that
office. DC. Mr.. Box, we. believe, from the same
township,on behalf ofthe delegates from there.
ehdeavored to say a few words in reply to
Mr.. Rose. and in favor fMr Bowman s claims.
but the Fremont vii e-pulIers, fearing q scene,
by cries of rwhas is. the question before the
convention" gentlemen, prepare your, bal
lots" DC, prevented him from doing 50, and
amid the confusion he was compelled to take
his seat, and the balloting proceeded. Mr.
Hurd ives nominated on the fourth ballot, the
Fremont delegation voting for him. Here
the party showed their consistency. They
refused to renominate Mr. Everett for county
Auditor, because he had. served two terms in
the same ofice,yet they turn round and nomr
mate Mr. Hurd for the third term.