The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-09-30
Locofoco County Convcnt,on.


cofoco county convention at Bowling Green
last Saturday. We don't think there were to-
exceed fifty democrats present TO nominate a
county ticket and hear Stcednan and Fiddler
Bill II was the slimest gathering Of the kind
we have ever attended, and the general appear
ance Of the crowd was that of few friends
following martyr to the stake. In pity we re-
| froin from saying aught to open afresh the wonn
ded feelings of the few rnourners over the, re-
mains Of a party which has been sacrificed to
the Slave Power.
There being no grocery in Bowling Green in
which they could meet, the convention assem-
where grocery is to be
The enthusiastic Mr.. Gorton nominated Dr.
Cirmon for permanent chairman of the meeting
Senator Wcstcoit, having been at Columbus
one winter and being quite pnrliamentarian,
stationed himself Oh workbench and volun-
teered his services as dictator, while Parks, of
the firm of Parks & Hays, (Steedmaus right
and left bowers in Wood coun,y) acted the
part Of messenger boy, carrying orders from tie
Senator to the Dr. With this invaluable u.s.
sistance, the DR.. managed to put motions and
appoint committees in genuine Bone Lick style.
All the big guns, from Wcstcott down to Reid
were put on the committee of rules aud appor-
tionment and yet there was not one of them
that could tell anything about the number of
votes pocd in any of the townships in the
county, and they cheated Perrysburg out Of least
six votes giving other townships more or! less
than they were entitled to- according to the
foolishness or prejudice Of the committee.
A number Of candidates were announced for
Sheriff. Mr.. Finn, Of Gilead who paid dol
lar to have his name announced in the Demo.
crat was suspected by the leaders of the dark
lantern party of this place. and to cut his throat
one of their number nominated G. Z. Guyer, of
GiIead, which had the desired effect, and Finn
was frightened into Withdraw wal from the con.
test.
Many others would not have refused the
nomination had il been rendered them--among
the number we might mention was lawyer OF
this place. .S =,
The vote was taken and Lorenzo Borden was
nominated by small majority over Guyer.9-
, Films friends in Cilead refused to support
Guyer, and he was thus defeated by his own
neighbors Bordens nomination fell upon his
best friends like wet blanket, they thinking
that he should not be sacrificed more than twice
in succession,
Getting hungry, and seeing no prospect Of OBJ
, tanning an item worthy of note, we left for din
ner and while absent, Daniel Mercer, of Por-
tage, was nominated for Commissioner, and DR..
Carman. of Montgomery, Tor Coroner. For the
latter office, the Editor of this paper received
the entire vote OF Plain township which is Q
~ mark Of the superior intelligence and sagacty
of the unterrfed democracy Of Plain, and o
- course we are very thankful fo, this expression
, of their confidence in us, as well as gratiie(
= with the evidence it affords Of their knowledge
! Of the fate Of modern democracy. They saw it
speedy dissolution and desired the election Of ,
II coroner who woald hold proper inquest owe
y its remains and render Just verdict as TO TN
d cause of its death. nnsmuCh as we were de
:, fented, we trust our friends will look upon Joh,
= Elder as the next best man for the post and ali
in his election. We wilt guarantee that he will
'e do the subject Justice. In the afternoon, Messr
- Steedman and Mungen repeated their speeche
,r to number of posts and studding, with here
and there man.
IL Al-in-al, it was the most gloomy looking
n body OF politicians we ever behed and thei
10 actions indicated the most perfect apathy
c Many motions were carried With a single vot
Q i'm the affirmative so little interest did the
~ manifest in the nominations aud proceedings q
oi the convention. Certainly Mungen must hav
nj felt highly fattered with this demonstration o
g. the part Of Wood couaty democracy.