The true Democrat., 1855-10-16
The Contest in Ohio.

The election for State officers came off in Ohio on Tuesday the 9th. Three candidates were in the field for Governor-W. Medll, demo- crat; $. P. Chase republican or fusionist and know nothing abolitonst; and Allen Trimbe, old whig and know nothing
 At a State convention, composed of large majority of know nothings as stated by Tom Spooner, m all address as president of the know nothing order in Ohio, made to the subordinate ] councils, Chase was nominated on the first b l. lot. Chase had not been regularly sworn into | the order; but full ticket from Governor down was nominated at this same convention, who | possessed all the requisites for know nothing candidates. having been fully invested with all the oaths of the concern and being sufficient 1 ly infected with abotionism. This ticket is supported by the Cincinnati Gazette, Colum- bus Journal and nearly all the lesser lights in simon pure know nottingham.
 | We extract below from the Cincingat Ga zette, which will show the condition of parties as they now stand in Oho and we hope the people of Arkasas will reflect upon it: s'Meuiii, TrimDie and Chase. ! These three gentlemen are at this time efore the people of Ohio as candidates for their suf- frages, for the high office of Governor. Each of them possesses the requisite capacity for the position and every intelligent voter, conse- i quently, must be guided in his choice, by mo- tves other than the unworthiness of either of the candidates. Mr. MEDILL is the nominee of the old line Nebraska democracy, and his election will be hailed as triumph of the pre- sent PIERCE administration. Mr. TRIMBLE is the nominee of small convention of ultra men composed of whigs and know nothings, who have allowed their personal feelings to urge them into hopeless opposition, the only result of which must be defeat to themselves, and to their candidate MT. CHASE is the nominee of convention representing the mass of our peo- pie, upon an absorbing question of the day that of slavery erterasion,-and his election will be gratifying triumph of republican princi- pie, while his defeat would be mortifying ter imitation to a contest so gloriousy commenced last fall"
 This was published in the Cincinnati Gazette, Sept. 27th.
 Subsequently to the nomination of Chase, another convention was called, composed ex- clusively of know nothings. This convention nominated Trimble, and endorsed the whole of the balance of the ticket nominated at the fu- sion convention which nominated Chase for Governor. This is the ticket: Thos. H. Ford, for Lieut.. Governor; F. M. Wright, for Auditor; Wm. II. Gibson, for Treasurer; Jacob Brinker- hoff, for Supreme Judge; Francis D. Kinball, for Attorney General; Alex. G. Conover, for member of the board of public works. These candidates are all either abolitionists or iree- soilers This is the ticket adopted by both the fusionists (black republicans) and strajghtout know nothings
 The objection to Chase by the "few ultra know nothings and whigs" was not so much because he was rabid abolitionist, but be- cause he did not belong to the dark lantern set. To sustain this view of the matter, we will state that every single candidate on the Chase and Trimble tickets are identical, except those for Governor, and all be long to the know noth- ings, and are now in good standing ill the order.
 The convention which nominated Chase met on the 18th ofJuly, and the one which nomi- hated Trmble on the 9th of August. The Gin cinnati Times is the organ of the party which takes Trlmbe for its head. That paper has Haunting at its head the platform of prin-