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Carrol,lon. Jolly l6,h. 1859.
WING STATE CONVENTION.


The meeting was called to order bv Judge
probasco, on whose nomination. II H. losmer,
Of TOedN. wus chosen Temporary chairman.
Mr.. n. W. Goodhus. Of Summit. and Mr.. J. |
H. Baker, OF Delaware, were chosen Secreta.
Eies.
Mr.. Lawrence. Of Lngnu, moved that the
Congressional Districts. he called. in order To
obtain n list Of members. Carried.
The Congressional Districts were then cuOd,
aud tha members enrolled bv counties.
Jddga Co~en moved that committee nf one
from each Congressional District he suprin,el
10 noniiai" permanent officers. Carried.
Mr.. b. White moved that a coDmIIes of one
from each diaWiri b. appointed to draft rnsolu.
lions. anl that all resolutions olT,re he referred
70 that com nitiee without debate. Cnrrird.
Mt. +, WadSworh moved that thu comml,ec
on Resolutions, be raouasled 10 nominate State
Central CommItee. Carried.
Mr. Perkins moved that The delegates from
each congressional District report the nnme Of
an elecIor for thai district.
Mr. Cnwen suggested tbs appointment Of
ca,nmHeo 10 whom such names should be re.
frrrcd.
Nr. Grswcld would suggest tn those who
might appoint these electors. the proprie,v of
naming mcn who would be active in the cam
paign, tiIhor on the stump or in the commiyec
COON.
Mr.. Perkins resolu,ion was then adapted.
Mr., ]. Il. Ilubbrl. moved hat the names o(
tho candidates (ur the several offices, 70 be no.
minated. ke announced. Carried.
IL was moved that the commiuee on Permn.
nent Officers aame place !ot State RulIica.
uon Mre,ins, Carried.
Mr. Scott moved tho rommuee on Pprna.
nenl Officers be- requested to rrpou Rules for
Ihe government Of this body. Carried.
Tho Convention thea took a recess Ill, Two
o'clock.
so'cLocE PM
John Cowen, from The commiuse on Perma.
nent Officers, reported -
Hiram G'swod. Of Cuyahoga county, Prrsi.
dent. aud Vice Presidents from each Congress.
ionai district.
N. W. Goodhuo, W. T. Bnscom, J. n. Bn.
her, II. A. G,ll. W, J, Morgan, J. q, Gibson,
Il. NJ. Briggs, Secretaries.
Mr.. Gdswod, On lnkiug the chair. said he
deemed II on honor tn preside ever this io,elli.
gent Convention. II. in lhn discharge Of his
duties, hs could promote the objects Of this
body. ha should deem il nue Of The proudest
days Of his life. lie dld not come to make a
political speech. nor did the rest Of the mem.
bers. Oar minds were all nadr up. We wish
ed to put the machinery in motion. We wish.
ed 80 10 organiza the machinery rs to Sec ,re
she elerIon Of Gen. Scott. lie had always
been faVorite OF this State was our choice ia
40, in 40, aud ia '5i, aud had always been Il
favoriIs 10 The Whig party 10 this State. We
wish 10 socDre his election because Of It's effects
on ihe pniitical character nf this State.
Il had teen said of tlby ,bpI he was Iht
ereat pacfcalor. The same might be snld o
Scott. His history was Wri,Ien in the his0rj
of The country Tor The IasI ferry years. lie wa
the peoples candidate. lle was opposed b,
Franklin Pierce. OF New Hampshire. Look a
ihe history of the Two men. Mr.. &, her
run parallel between the two men, and showe
thal Pierce VISA o cnudldale OF Virginia, aud
nan OF o. gaIiyc quGiiues, And This, he said
was a Characteristic OF lhe nemocra'ic parry
Ihe. looked on government asa scheme lV' o''
utpnGg plumber. Ohio WAs ~ be the gre,
bsu'o frd, an1 we should so Iay our plau.' n
lhu, the besI men should be in the field. and TN
h'N dg"sIed for carrying the Safe for Gen
Scott.
The commiiIce further reported Tcsolulio
eonluning power on the Safe Central Comm
tee 10 devise sy STEM of Mass meetings. An
also reported srries Of rules loT The meeuDI
Sbirh were adopted.
sir Perkins, Iom the commiuee on ResulI
lions, repaired the lo lowing which were unaI
tmously adopted:
Resoirtd, rhm We cordially approve OF ii
nomination Of Winfield Scou md w. A, Gr
ham for Presideul and Vice President, at
pledge 10 The Wings Of tho Union our best e
iortA 90 secure their election.
Rss0ired, Tha, the distinguished public So
vices o( Gen. Scott, rendered with unvaryiI
success give ample guarantee that tho neTe
and rghS sf,egery section Of this great repu
lie sill be Ffoiscied. preserved, and Promou
- bite 10 holds The helm Of State
Rrsolrsd, That the Wbgs OF Ohio Ie0d
Ibeir friends in oIheV Ssa,es thai they enter Il
canvass united 10 the great principles which di
liDgUish rhe Wing pas,y, vim an abiding con
dence lhai under the veseran chief who has
ollen led cur cuunlrymen 10 victory, Ohio "
conIjbpIe by her v0Ie 10 obtain great an ben
gciens civic idemph.
ResoIUed. 1lal the Board ef Public wor
Of The STATE OF Ohio. Tor lie gross and oud
ciogs Assumption Of poser and lls reckess 9