The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-02-26
no TmE WIGS or ONO,

The time hos coms when the wbigs Of Ohio
must begin 90 organize for the approaching Pres.
idental contest. Our brethren IN other States
are already moving by the appointment ~ Dele
gates 10 the Whig NalbInl Conyen ion. which
will meet sometime ia June neHt-it i hoped at
Cmrlnnaii-in accpnlance with the wishes Oi the
Wings Of the Western and Southwestern SiBies
The anniversary Of the birth Of WAsHfr0roN--a
day peculiarly dear in the memory Of Ohio Wings.
aud coinoident with the battle uf Buena Vista.
where tho umsuied TAYLOR successfully contend
ed Tor victory against mure fearful odds Than we
have now 10 encounter. seemed most appropriate
to the Committee 10 call upon the Wings of the
State 20 stand by their arms aud Commence i'm
medutely the work Of organization. This day.
four years ago. the ball set in motion ut Phll
ndelphla that ended in the triumph Of the Wing
cauae IN the last Presidential election. Our prps.
pecis are Us bright now Is they were then II the
elements Of success he only properly put in mo-
ton. 4 Whg President was elected in '43 with.
out the help Of Ohin; and in this Stnie we should
learn wisdom in the ensuing contest from the
conduct Ot Onr opponents after the election Of
1910. "hp though beaten rs badly then as we
were last October Immediately rai"d like men
tes"lred 10 conquer. and carried the State the
next year. The fnl Wing vote of Ohio has never
been roIled since lBli aud 1T no time since have
elected their State officers by less vn;e than
they pollr,l in 1914. when they were beaten yearly
G000 votes bet the Wings 0I Ohio AROUSE, aud
bring IN the PulLs lhe 10000 voters that have
ADsESTED themselves of late years, aud OHIo will
again resume her position, IN the yicioriuns Wing
| c'lumn IN 1885,!
The Wing State Genital Committee, a!ler con.
| snltilidn with the Wlligs ruin different SECTIONS
"i tie State and IN nccnuinnce with The usage al
the party in Ohio tn chnnse delegates IN The Wing
National Convention by Congressional districts
request The Whigs of the several counties uG lue
tate M the first MONDAY [erciin day of April
next. IN their respective townships. ut tue several
places ct holding "eciiuna 10 clrose delegates Ia
II Wing Congressional Convention on the basis OF
the GuhernAturaI Wing vote of l8l8. one Tor
every hundred Wing votes in The township. and
Nh additional delegate for every ilHcliun of fifty
each township In have at least Une delegate. The
lnpporiunmeiit Of delegates between the severa
counties in each Congressional district, and lhe
place Of meeting of the Congressional District
Convention to be determined aud announced 10y
the Wing County Central COmnttee in each
Congress ipual district. 1t srecommended that the
Wing county Committees Throughout the Stale.
fix the time Of the meeting Of the Congressional
Convention 81 the same day throughout the State,
z:WFDNEsDAY. THEl iTH OF APRri;and that each
Convention, Wliem assembled. elect delegate
aud substitute 10 the Wing Nationh Convention.
For the purpose of selecting two Senatorial dele.
gates 10 the National Convention, let tho Wing
papers Of tie State forthwith announce caud
dates iu different srclUns Of The State and each
Congressional Convention at the time il elects a
delegate Ia tie National Convention choose two
Senatorial delegates. aud iurwunl their names 10
w. /. BAsCuM, the Secretary Of the State Cen
trail Committee. The two candidates that are
named by majority orthe COngressi, nal districts
sha be the Delegates bnt ii choice is not thus
made, the State Central Committee wili announce
the ia es of The four highest. from whom The
Congress siunal delegates elected throughout the
State shall choose two. by expressing their prefer.
ence in writing tothe Secretary (WM. T. BAscuM)
of The Wing State Centrul Committee, aud tue
result will be announced ms soun ns aacertuined.
This plan OF concentrating the seutimrnt nt tie
State in Il e election of >enatOral delegates 10 tie
National Convention has been adopted, as it has
been deemed advisable IT, hold Mass State Con.
vcutOn lur tue nomination of State ticket and
the Presidential electur nfter the Whig National
Conyeniun--t the time To he hereafter designated
The delegation la the Wing National Convention
will have power To fill all vacancies that lnay nc.
cur in their body The Whig CoWaty Central
Committees, and the " hig papers throughout the
State, will please pay proper attention 10 this call,
as il is important that the weight of Ohio be lnlly
icll in tie selection of cundida'rs tor President
and Vice President Of the United States at the
Wing National Convention Ou" inultC must be:
Harmony; and the union ur the Wing party
thnOus hout the WHOLE cuu,TgY
JOHN GRAHAM.
JAS l. BATES.
!, B. THOMPSON,
WM MINER