The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-09-17
Enthus siastic Speeches of the New
Converts
Ohio Nullyying and Repudiating State


Not having attended an animal show for some-
time, we concluded to accompany friend TO
the Loco(oco County Convention, held at Bow
ling Green on last Saturday. Being among the
first on the ground, we saw and heard much,
both in the main and side shows ana shall give
our readers enough TO form an idea Of what was
said and done.
About nine o'clock, the countenances Of the few
faithful present frightened up as banner made
its appearance from the west, but on discovering
that it was carried in a one horse wagon and
foated over single man, boy, and rack OF
half dozen shanghai chickens, the enthusiasm al
first inspired went OUT
Next came Capt. Mckinley, in wagon
drawn BY four horses, with a banner floating over
the heads Of at least half dozen highly elated
Gileadites, one of whom proposed and actually
gave three cheers, commencing at the top of his
voice and ending in the basement story of f
fiat
| At few minutes before twelve after a coun-
Gil among those in the secrets, the few delegates
assembled repaired to the orchard of our friend
Hood, and organized by appointing Mr.. Beach,
one of the initiated Of this place, chairman. Mr..
B.was evidently hattered by the appointmentan and
said he thanked the convention much for the hon
or conferred but as dinner was ready, he could
not make speech. The convention should ap.
point its committees, and adjourn to dinner, af-
ter which they would be as happy as CLAIMS
He would not make speech then, but he was
| full, running over. He did not say what made
him so ull-nor what it was that was running
over-but our friend Avery who carries the
elder (ife, gave us a knowing wink and looked
at his few remaining water-uelons us though he
could explain the whole matter.
Thus far the town clique was " sound They
had the chair" and things looked favorable
for the nomination Of all the candidates trottel
out at the Bank caucus som, weeks since.
After dinner and general canvass among
those initiated into the bank clique, the couven-
ton again met and heard the report of the COM
mittee on rules and apportionment. They re-
ported that each township should cast one vote
for every five Locofoco votes poed at the last
election. They then proceeded to confirm the
nominations already made.
First on the programme was Treasurer. John
Wooster clique candidate, and Edwin Gorton,
an outsider, were the candidates announced, and
so well did the sharper5 lay their ropes that on
the first ballot Wooster had l30 votes and Cor
ton only "a!
Then came the Auditor. Dr. Gardner, of
Gilaud, clique candidate, and VIM. Furey,
an outsider, Were announced. Mr.. Scedman
moved to suspend the rules and nominate the
clique candidate by accamation. The motion
) cerrrd--Dr. Gardner was nominated-and
Furey was kicked out Of the ring without cere-
mony, though he is undoubtedly the most com.
petent man of the two for the post 1t was sup
posed that he was thus badly treated for two
+ reasons--frst, because he had talked rather
) plainly about Seedman and second because
he was heard to say that he would never vote
for Know Nothing
!, For Clerk there was no contest, and motion
lion was made to nominate Mr.. L. F. Dubbs,
a clique man, by acclamation, which was car
Z ried by small majority. We could but SYM
| pathize with man who could not get unani-
nous vote, when he had no opposition, in his
own party. What will he do as candidate
against John Webb?
, Next came the office oil Prosecuting Attorney,
; and here the clique found themselves rowing
against the current, but Steedman, Barton,
, Dubbs and few others who were entrusted
with the programme, worked like good fellows
well paid and the outsiders were doomed again
to be fed on cold vi etua2 cooked TO order in the
, Bank caucus. The argument used against Reid
t and Mckinley was that although they could
petty-fog suit before a Justice of the Peace
: tolerably well, they were nevertheless very small
poi atoes in n Common Pleas Court! How we
b apples swim This was powerful argument
b, and, together with cerlam per cent. influence,
E gave wind to their sails and success became
quite certain. The first ballot stood, Dodge
72A ; Mckinley, 81 Reid, 47!. On the second
ballot, Dodge had S7a votes and was nominated
e SO the pettYioggers were thrown aside, and a
l Lawyer was nominated. The clique chucked il
o their sleeves the detunct post master and tho
indiscreet Captain were thus thrown over5oarC
e to give place to model democrat and Com
p p mon Pleas lawyer!
e For Probate Judge, there were three candi
|, dates, w. r. Bryant, d. NJ. Mckinley, ant
J John GARNER, Bryant, clique candidate, wa
!, nominated on the first ballot.
IS There were six candidates for Commissioner
Is Messrs. Lorenzo Borden, Isaac CLAY, John Rob
ertson, Augustus LaFerry, John Forrest, an
=. MOrcenus B. Tracy. Bordon was the cliqu
N candidate, and we knew a week before the con
is vention met that he would be nominated; hu
80 there were five good men who were not in tn
At secret, and they placed their necks under th
le kuife of the Bank clique. On The first ballo
I'd Cny had 10 votes, Borden 81, Forest 26, LaFe
~ ry l6, Tracy lG, Robertson l6 Perrysbur
er wanted to appear very innocent aud gave 81
:. votes on the dr5t ballot to five Of the eanIiIse