Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-09-01
DKnocRArrc SENATORIAL CONVEY

DEMOCRATIC CENATOhlAL OONVEh-
r1ox.-We stepped into the court house
last Thursday afternoon, while this bo-
dy was in session, and in the absence of
the regular minutes viii give what we
saw and heard there.
When we entered there appeared to
be general whispering going on with
the delegates composing this body, rel
s.ive to the nomination of a suitable
man for State Senator, one that was the
least pledged and could be swallowed
by the mass. There appeared to be
some difficulty with them as to who
should be the candidate, and after some
time spent in this manner Mr.. Leet, of
the Ironton Times, moved that they
retire to some room for the purpose of
making preliminary arrangements
We noticed Lewis Berthe figuring ex
tensively with them, and supposed him
to be in their full confidence, until they
all retired, leaving him alone gaping
after them. He felt this rebuke, and
turning to some Whig spectators on the
outside of the bar, who knew his for
mer position and recent change of poll
tics, and putting Oh that peculiar grin
of his, remarked-"Well now I'm only
half Democrat" which created no
little merriment, as they saw the pecu-
liar fix he was in. Lewis must now
think it is
"Better. TO bear with the ills we have
Than fly to others We know not Of"
In about an hour thereafter the dele
gates, having compared notes and ar
ranged matters to their liking, made
their appearance with the ballots in the
hat, all cut and dried, which resulted in
V. NJ. Firor receiving 19, VIM. McAboy
IL, John Campbell 8, Benz. johnson 5,
it being complimentary vote to Mr..
Firor for past services. Every thing
worked like a charm in favor of this
gentleman, until DR.. Morgan, by pre-
concerted arrangement, made few re-
marks as to Mr.. F.'s position on the
Maine Law, which of course killed him,
as they wanted a candidate unpledged.
At this stage of the farce there were
knowing looks given and received by
The delegates, but it was a matter of
much doubt with the Wings as to who
would be the nominee, until Lewis An
1erson left the room, when all doubts
disappeared. The delegates immedi-
ately retired again to the jury room and,
after an absence of fifteen or twenty
minutes, returned with the ballots IN the
bat, which resulted in the nomination of
LEWIS ANDERSON, of Lawrence county,
whereupon a committee was appointed
20 inform Mr.. A. of his nomination.
During the interim Mr.. Firor, the
next best, arose and stated that the NOM
nation met his warm approval-he had
no doubt the gentleman would receive
5he full Democratic vote and a large
vote from the opposition-that they
we're largely in the minority but no doubt
rested on his mind that the gentleman
would be elected-and after making
some fine gestures and arriving at no
particular conclusion, took his seat,
when the convention took long breath,
and Mr.. Anderson was introduced
This gentleman thanked his friends for
the honor conferred on him-said he
was in favor of reducing the per diem
Of members from four dollars, as i'm
posed by the last rascally (Loco) Legis-
ature, to three dollars-was in favor of
The land bill, and, rather Unexpectedly
% a large number present, took his
seat.
Leet of the Ironton Times, looked
pleased at how the nomination was
made; Berthe, the old Taylor Repub-
ican," put on an extra rheumatic grin,
and declared that "Lewis Anderson
pulled the strings here, and that he was
going to Porter to see who pulled them
here;" Nose Gates drew down his
'pectacles and looked at Dan, his son,
md Dan smiled; the Meigs delegate
enlightened out his visage at least an
nch more than nature designed, to put
N sober air; DIR. Morgan's jolly coun-
enance was perfectly infamed with !
aughter, but he had to hold in; Firor. !
up in ignorance of how the ,
hing was done, looked at his left bower I
Thompson, and Thompson, seeing the
yes of his right bower on him, drew
wo more wrinkles in his forehead,
nd tried to look wise, without knowing q
or what purpose, until the farce closed
" a motion to nominate GEO. HOUSE i,