The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-03-04
WIG STATE CONVENTION.
Official Proceedings.
ColuMBus, February 90, Is

tie nomination Of candi lates for the various
State offices to be filled at the October cleo
lion, assembled at the City Hall, in Columbus,
on Tuesday, the 22d day oil February, 1853, at
10 o'clock, Il. NJ.
S W. Ey,or Ross county, called the Con-
venton to order, und upon his motion, Hon. +.
r. Stanley, of Jackson, was chosen Chairman,
pro TEN.
Z. Z. Hutchinson, Of franklin; II, a.
Guild, of Coshocton, and w. c. Bartlett, Of
Montgomery, were chosen Secretaries, pro
TEN.
A molten was then made and agreed to, that
a committee consisting of one delegate from
each Congressional district be appointed for
the purpose Of reporting the names ofperma-
nent officers for the Convention.
A like committee also appointed for tho
purpose ofpreparing resolutions for the consd-
Grafton ofthe Convention, of reporting list OF
delegates, and fselecting Wing State Cen
trail Committee.
On motion of Major Sapp, of Knox, tho
names OF candidates for the several Offices to
be filled were announced, as follows:
For GovERSoR.-W. Dennson, Jr., of
Franklin; Nelson Barrere, of Highlands; L. D.
Campbell, of Butler; ]. J. Williams, of Mari
Pick,way, and Bellamy Storer, of Hamilton.
LTEUTESANT GOvERSoR.-G. w. Runyan,
OF Hamilton, Oscar F. Moore, of Scioto; Sam
uel Galloway, of Franklin, II. B. Curtis, of
Knox; J. Allen. Of Richland; VIM Law
renee, Of Logan; |. G. Lowe, of Montgomery;
and s. d. Brown, Of Van Vert.
M'ssrs. Runyan, Lowe, lawrence and Gal
loway declined.
SUPREME JrDGE.-peter Hitchcock, OF
Geauga; 5 Fnrh, OF Delaware; and C. C.
Convers, Of MIskingum.
SECRETARY OF STATEN. II. Van Vorhes,
OF Athens; N. w. Goodhue of Summit, H.
l.. lIosn,er, Of Lucas; and r. G. Corwine, Of
Warren.
Mr. Corwne detl ned.
TREASURER OF STATE.-Ifcnry Brachman
of Hamilton; c. II. Cornwell, of Columbia;
d. Cox, OF Preblc, and John Fudge, of Greene
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS WIN. Smith
of Faye,te David Alien, of Belmont John
Waddlc, oI Ross: w. X. Johnson, of Coehoc.
ton, and A. De Giraffe, Of Montgomery.
The name of Mr.. DeGraiTe was subsequent.
iy withdrawn.
ATTORNEY GENERAL.-W. II. Gibson, O
Seneca; w. X. Upham. of Columbiuna
John Sherman Of Richland; Rufus King, o.
Hamilton; X. NJ. Corwine, Of Hamilton; J
&. Gest, of Greene; J. NJ. Hunt, OF Clark
and VI. Pennington, Of Belmont.
The names Of Messrs. Sherman and King
were subsequently Withdrawn.
1t was here suggested that the delegates pre-.
sent name place at which the respective dele.
cations should meet, for the purpose Of select
ing members oI the committees ON Permanent
Organization aud Resolutions. The sugges-
tion being accedcd to, and the places named
the Convention took a recess ill . o'clock, p
NJ.
O'Clock p. m.
The Convention rc-asscmbed at the hour
designated. The committee on Permanent
Organization being callt d upon for theirreport,
present, d the following names for officers VI
the Convention:
son.
Vice Presidents--
Districts. Districts.
!. II. II. Southgate. II. ID. A. B. Moore,
2. w. B. Hays, IL Amos Townsend
3. John Johnson, l3. w. X. Allison,
4. John G. Spinck, 10. w. X. Sapp.
8. S. f. Ilibben, I6. Il. Guthrie,
6. $. Hazen, II. J. McConaughy,
2 WIN. Vance, IL. J. $. Herrick,
s. J. b. Patterson, 10. Theodore Breck,
0. Col. Graham, 20. s. Quinby,
10. l.. a. Spencer, 81. II. l.. Brewer.
SEcRETARIEs--H. a. Guild, +. T.. Hutch
inson, WIN. Osborn, w. c. Bartlett, Alex.
McGill. w. J. Morgan.
The following ore the names recommended
ty the committee ns the
STATE CENTRAL CuMMITTEE--A. +. Perry,
VIM. Dcnnison Jr.. w. 4. Buscom, Samuel
Galloway, and II. y. L. Baber, of Columbus;
John Coon, Cleyelund; u. Tan Trump, Lln-
caster; X. NJ. Curwinc, Cincinnati; aud N .
Evans, Cambridge.
The report otthe committee was unanimous.
ly adopted.
Additional names for several offices here
announced, Hs follows:
David A. Haynes, Franklin u. Backus and
John A. Bougham, tor Supreme Judge: A.
b. Norton, fur Attorney General--declin
John Waddle, Tor Board of Public Works.
J. A. Bingham, and J. NJ. Hunt, for Attorney
General
The Convention proceeded to ballot for
candidate Tor Governor:
FIRST BALLOT.
Darrere 90 Galloway 90
Storcr ~ DennisOn %
Williams % Norris 81
Campbell 80 Olds 81
No choice. Sls Dennison withdrew his
name.
SECOND BALLOT.
Bauere 100 Ol - 81
s,orcr 81 81 Galloway 10
Williams %
No choice. A motion was then made and
adopted, ,ha, the balo,ingbe confined to the
three candidates having the largest number
of votes ON the second ballot.
THIRD BALLOT.
Barrere ITO
Olds 43
Campbell 80
Mr.. Bauere having received majority of
all the v, ties cast, motion was adopted de-
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