Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-08-20

Thanking you again and again for your kind
ness and support, ] accept your nomination
with gratitude and pride,( cheers) and pledge
myself to every la Dor, consistent with the
discharge of my public duties, which may be
needed to secure glorious triumph for our
ticket and our cause. (Renewed cheering }
LIEUT.. GOVERNOR.
The following is the result of the first
ballot: Moses H. Kirby 4, Lester Taylor ss,
N. H. Van Vorhes %, John F. Beaver %
Asher Cook Al, Martin Welker 50, Gen
Stokeley 90, Hon. Chambers Baird % .Icha-
bod Corwin 43, VIM. P. Cutler A, R.P.
BucklanG as, and Moses B. Walker 2l-no
choice. -
The names of Gen. Stokeley and Cham
bers Baird were then Withdrawn.
Second ballet-Cutler 81, Van Vorhes 42,
Welker Ss,TaylOr SO, Cook A.. Walker 81,
-Corwin 50. Buckland l9.
Taylor and Walker were Withdrawn, and
Mr.. Buckland was dropped under the rule
that the lowest on each ballot should be.
Third ballot-Cutler ia, Van Vorhes 80
Corwin 68, Cooke IS, Welker Ill.
Mr.. Van Vorhes was Withdrawn and Mr..
Cooke was withdrawn.
Fourth ballot-Welker 206, Cutler 1873,
Corwin AZ. Welker's nomination was then,
on motion of Mr.. Brown of Portage made
unanimous.
Judge Welker was then introduced and
accepted the nomination in brief and ac-
ceptable speech, in which he promised to
exert his best efforts for the success of the
Republican ticket
MIR. Welker is a native born Buckeye,
about 35 years Of age, ,of small spare figure
and countenance 'sickled o'er with the
pale cast of thought From the specimen
we had of his oratorical powers we predict
that helwill make an effective popular speak.
er. Whenever he had been a candidate he
has been ahead of his ticket.snd the Repub-
lcans of Old Wayne say that with Judge
Welker on the ticket they are bound to
carry that hitherto stronghold of the spuri-
Gus Democracy. Judge WeIker's antece-
dents are those of our old Wings, and we
congratulate the Republicans of Ohio in
having so good man for their sentiment in
this grand contest.
Nominations were then caled for Judge
of the Supreme Court. A number of nomi.
nations were made, and the Chair announ.
ced the first ballot as follows: H. T. Bowen
oe Marion Al; Milton Sutliff of Trumbull
III; Simon Nash of fGallia, 70; ;Lucian Case
of Licking, IA; W.K. Upham of Colum bi
ana, 30; Alfred s. Dickey of Highland, 80
Peter Odln of Montgomery AS; James Muir
ray o. Wood. Is. The names of Mr.. Cast
and Mr.. Odin were withdrawn, and Gen
eral Sampson Mason of Clarke, was nomi
mated.
Second balot-Bowen. SO, Sutliff, I53
Nash ll2, Upham, II, Mason, 80.
Third Sallot-Bowen, "a, Sutlif, 1856
Nash, ~, Mason, So. Mr.. Sutliff of Trum
bull, was then declared unanimously nemi
mated.
Treasurer of State.-It was moved tha
Hon. A. P. Stone be nominated by accla.
nation. This at the request of his friend
was Withdrawn, and the roll of the couptie
was called, whereupon il appeared that Mr.
Stcne had received 365 yotes-every vot,
given.
Hooking county, for joke, voted tw,
votes for Breslin. The clerk said he WASH
eligible, not being a citizen of the Unite
States. This produced laugh, whereupsl
the vote Of Hooking was cast for Stone.
Secretary of State-James H. Baker o
Ross, l16; VIM. H. Wilson of Darke, 81
Addison P. Russell of Clinton, ITO; ]. A
I Blair of Muskingum, rs. Mr.. Wilson unde
the rule was dropped, and Mr. Corwin o
Cincinnati withdrew the,nameo of Mr.. Baker
Second baliot-Blair, 1877; Russell, 223
j The nomination was then made unani
nous.
For member of the Board of Public Work:
, the following gentlemen were put in nomi
nation: Benz. sEggleston Of Hamilton,
Blickensderfer, Jr., of Turcarawas, Sam
P. Scott of Lucas, Harlow Chaplin of Wash
, ing,en, Jacob Egbert of Warren, j. H
t Whitman of Clark, s. Francis, j. Myers c
: Stark, Moses S~igert Of Guernsey.
AT the conclusion of the balloting,a nun
Der of delegations asked leave to chang
their votes to Blickensderfer, and it bein
apparent that he had more than maiorit
of all the votes cast Mr. Blickensderfer wa
on motion, declared the nominee for BoaH
of Public Works.
The committee on State Central Con
: mittee reported the following names. Wu
Dennison, Jr., Lucian Buttles, w. T. Das
. com, DR.. R. N. Barr, N. H. Swayne, D.
: ]. H. Coulter, George NJ. Parsons; whic
report was received and adopted.
t The Committee on Resolutions reportet
e through William Dennison, Jr., the follow
ing (which were adopted without dissentin
voice:
: RESOLUTIONS
> Invoking earnestly, the favor of God ,an
relying confidently upon the intelligence, ,th
patriotism and the discriminating justice
: the people, we. the delegates of the Repul
: lican party in State Convention assemble,
submit to the candid and enlightened jude
ment of the freemen of Ohio the followin
declaration of Republican principles an
measures:
l.. We adhere to the platform adopted b
the Republican Convention held at Phil
delphia in July 1776, and reafirmed in Jun
1856, and solemn ly consecrate our polite,
and moral powers to support its doctrines
2. We maintain the Union of the States
the Rights of the States and the Libertie
of the people.
q 8. We submit cheerfully to the legitmat
and constitutional exercise Of the powers
the Federal Government; but we 2rote:
against the arrest and vexalion prosecution
! under wrts of Federal Comm issioners, {
our Judges, Sheriffs, Justices of the Peac
, and private citizens, for acts required b
State Law. as oppressive. .tyrannical and III
warrantable.
: 4. We insist that the lawful process b
the State Courts for the maintenance c
right, and fhe prosecution and punishment
of crime committed wthiI the limits o