The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1853-01-14
Proceed edings Of the 9Th Of January Con
vention.

Proceedings Of the sth Of January Con.
The convention met at 10 o'clock and ap.
pointed as temporary officers Judge Otis, Of
Sandusky, Chairman, and R. Thompson OF
franklin Co., Secretary.
A committee Of one, from each Congres.
sional District was appointed to repor, per-
lnanent officers.
| Also committee appointed in the same
manner, to report rules and apportionments.
Also to report State Central Commit
tee
Also committee on credentials; after
which, the Convention took recess until
Two o'clock. P. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION. Ia
| Two o'clock, p M.-The immense crowd
that filed the hall, made il necessary for the
Chairman 10 appoint two sergeants at arms,
TO clear the hall, and then 10 admit the dele
cations, as their names were called, giving
them an opportunity TO be seated, and then
the outsiders were permitted to come in.
The Committee appointed TO report per-
maneEt officers, through their Chairman, Mr..
Butler, OF Trumbull County, reported the fol-
lowing names -
For President-C. L. VALLANDINaHAM.
Vice President.--John Lowden, VIM B
Barry, E H CASTOR, J w Carey, M Palmer,
A r Butler, A G McBumey, r E Runker,
AC Bryant, George Houk, Judge Prude,
Lewis Haster, B Burnes, Judge Dean, P w
Hardesty c Spencer, D Johnston, B +
Hopkins, w H Weeks, and James McKin-
ney.
For Secrstary.-Wm. G Boggs, A G Mil.
ler, F A Mash, W w Cones, 6 w Johns, J
Watt, and R Cunningham, which report
was received and adopted, and the officers
thereby created, took their respective sta
tions.
The reports Of committees being called for,
Mr. Cox. the Chairman of the Committee on
credentials, presented their report, which
was received.
The report Of the Committee on Rules and
Apportionment, BY A S Ramsay, Chairman
adopting the rules governing the House Of
Representatives and apportioning the repre-
sentation to one Delegate for every five hun
dred Democratic votes, and one Delegate for
every fraction over two hundred and fifty,
was adopted, making the total number Of
Delegates in Convention 338.
The committee appointed 10 select State
Central Committee, reported the following
names: w d Morgan, of Columbiana Co.;
w Mclean, of Hamilton; A G Dimmick, Of
franklin; c L Valandingha.h, Of Moutgome-
ry;J B Bu:tles, of Trunbull, James Lenox,
of franklin; w Hunt, OF Clark; H s Kna Do,
of Ashland S S Cox, of Muskingum; I r
spencer, of Cuyahoga; Wp r Wagsisff, Of
4 Guernsey H S Commager, Of Lucas; and sub
sequently the Convention added The name ol
Jacob Rinchardt, of franklin, which was
adopted.
| Ii was resolved by the Convention that il
should require majority Of the whole vote
cast, 10 elect.
AT this time considerable discussion arose
as to what order the .ballottings for the seve-
raj officers should be taken up, which resulted
in the order as follows:
For Goocrnor- VIM. Medill, Of Fair
field; Col. G. w. Manypenny, of Musking.
um, and J. ]. Mcdowell, Of Highland, were
nominated. Col. Medill was elected on the
first ballot. having received III votes; Man.
ypenny l48and Mcdowell Is.
A committee of three were appointed tc
wait on Col. Medill, informing him Of bis
nomination, and invite him to meet with
the Convention.
For 1t. Governor were nominated, Lestel
Bliss Of Allen, c Johnson of Medina, Mr.
Chase of Butler, Col Lawyer of Auglaize,
M Gilman of Columbiana, B F Hickler o.
Stark, r A Gillet of Portage, P Caughmsr
Of Stark, 6 Morris of CleTmont, and Rice
OF Cayahoga. On the first ballot Morris re
ceived 81 votes, Johdson 81, Bliss 67, Rice
4l, Chase SO. Letter "a, Glllman "a, Caugh
man 20. On the second ballot, Mr.. Caugh
, man having been Withdrawn, Morris had 2;
votes, Johnson SO, Bliss 80, Rice 55 Chast
78, Letter 10, Gilman Is; no choice. Or
the 3D. ballot, Letter and Gilman were with
drawn. Morris ID, Johnson 81, Bliss 1875
Rice 80, Chase 40. Mr. Bliss was declared
T. duly nominated.
During the balloting for Lieut., Governor
Col. Medill was announced and addressed
q lCW tuluutCo tlC NOuNcullUIl.
A motion to adjourn till Monday 9 o'clocl
) was lost.
Mr.. Francis Creighton Of Guernsey, offer
ed resolution that Thomas w. BARLEY O
Richland be nominated by accamation 70
Judge Of Supreme Court, which motion pre-
? vailed.
For Treasurer of State, was nominated
jno. G. Breslin of Seneca, ]. r. Morris o
Monroe, and Horace R, Knapp of Ashland
John G. Breslin was nominated on first bal
lot, having received l8l votes, Morris, s.
and Knapp ll6.
Z. For Secretary of State, Abner w. Davi
Of Licking, DR.. VIM. Trevitt of franklin, an,
E. 6. Dial Of Clark. DR.. Trevitt was nom
, mated on the first ballot, receiving 266 votes
Dial 81, and Denning 26.
] For Member Of the Board Of Public Works
Z there appeared to be more sspirants than 70
. ANY other position; among the most promi
u nent names appeared were Robert H. Nugen
: |of Tuscarawas, DR.. Wayne Griswold Q
}, + Piqua, H. F. Randolf of Morrow, james Nc
. Kinney Of Jefferson, L. D. Pruden Of Att
% Iens, Col. Hawkins OF Morgan, Francis Cleve
+ land Of Scioto, A, S. Medbury Of Portage
J, A. H. Byers of Wayne, w. s. Prentice, {
u Hamilton. On first ballot Nugent 40, Grii
wold SO, Randolf 25, Mckinney 33. Prude
e II, Hawkins Is, Cleveland IL, Seiiert (
"a Medburry 35, Byels SO, and Prentice o.
y Second ballot, several having been will
drawn, Nugent had 70, Griswold lS0, Raj
!, Idolf 90, Mckinney "a, Hawkins 5, and B,
z lera 70. Dr C1riawold WINS declared nom