Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-08-20
The State Republican COnven-
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The State Republican COnven.
tiOm.
We give the Columbus Journal so mucl
of the proceedings of the Convention as W,
have not noticed.
President CALEB B. SMITH, o
Hamilton.
Vice Presidents-1st, Frederick Meyer
I'd, Amos More; Sd, Patrick Kelley; 4th
John Walkup; 5th, John Paul; 9th, R
W. Clark; 18th, ]. G. Gest; sth, DR.. Horr
9th, J. j. Williams; 10th, H. S. Bundy
1lth, Vigil E. Shaw; 18th, John a. Sin
nett; 18th, John Sherman; l4th, VIM. G
Meyer; 18th, John Huston; 10th, H. W
Wood; 18th, John McCurdy; 18th, Fred
wadsworth; 10Th, John +. Morse; Goth
w. II. Howe; 21st, VIM. Mcdonald.
Secretaries K. Green, Hamilton
S. H. Mathers, Shelby; Isaac Hazlet
Stark; W. S. Lloyd, Jefferson; C. W. Clis
bee, Cuyahoga; F. M. Case, Williams; S
c. Writer, Miami; W. S. Bascom, Frank
lin; ]. B. Robinson, Scioto.
Mr. Smith came forward and was receiv-
ed with great applause. On taking the
chair, he made most eloquent and patri
otic speech, and closed with brief eulogy
upon the character and servics Of Salmon
P. Chase.
After the report of committee on creden-
tials, Sampson Mason rose and said that
he arose to nominate Salmon P. Chase fol
the office of Governor, and as he regarded
it useless to go through with the formality
of ballot, he moved that he be nomina-
ted by acclamation. The question was
then put, and every delegate in the conven-
ton responded AYE. Whereupon SAL
MON P. CHASE was declared unani-
mously nominated. The whole conyen
ton received the same with loud cheers,
and waving of hats and hankerchiefs.
On motion, Judge Green, of Washington
Co., Mr.. Mason, of Clark, and Mr.. Brown,
of Portage, were appointed to wait upon
Governor Chase and inform him of his
nomination.
The convention then proceeded to the
nomination of Lieut.. Gouernor. A num-
Der of candidates were presented. Before
proceeding to the ballot, Governor Chase
entered the room and was received with
the loudest cheers that were ever heard in
that building. The warmth of the recep-
ton evidently affected the Governor.
The Governors speech we have hereto
fore given.
On the 4th ballot for Lieut.. Governor,
Martin Welker was nominated. The Jour-
nal says:-
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.
Mr.. Welker is native born Buckeye,
about 35 years of age, of a small spare fig
ure and countenance "sickeled DER with
the pale cast of thought" From the speci-
men We had of his orator.cal powers, we pre-
diet that he will make an effective popular
speaker. Whenever he has been candi-
date he has always been ahead of his ticket,
and the Republicans of Old Wayne say
that with Judge Welker on the ticket they
are bound to carry that hitherto strong
hold of the spurious Democracy. Judge
Welker's antecedents are those of our Old
Wings, and we congratulate the republic
ans of Ohio in having so good man for
their sentiment in this grand contest.
On the third ballot Milton Sutliff was
nominated for Judge of Supreme Court.
Mr.. A. P. Stone was nominated Treas
urer On first ballot.
On second ballot Addison P. Russell
was nominated Secretary of State.
On the first ballot Jacob Blickensderfer,
Jr, was nominated as member of Board of
Public Works.
The committee on State Central Com
mittee reported the following names VIM.
Dennisson, Jr., Lucian Buttles, w. L. Bas-
com, DR.. R. N. Barr, N. Fl. Swayne, DR.. j..
H. Coulter, George M. Parsons; which re-
port was received and adopted.
The Committee on Resolutions reported
through William Dennison, Jr., the follow
ing, which were adopted without a dissent
ing voice:
RESOLUTION.