The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-08-26


the purpose of arousing them This motion pre-
vailed the cheers were given, and the desired
effect was produced. The bell was also rung
and great noise was made in every possible way.
Steedmen then made few remarks and moved
a suspension of the rules for the purpose of NOM
mating Leland by acclamatior. Mungen opposed
this, and still hung on to the hind teat with q
death-like hold. Things began to SAVIOR OF Edger-
tons nomination, which again caused much Hut.
tering, and after the 34th ballot had been had at
about o'clock A. Nj, Steedman again mounted a
bench and made few remarks stating that he
was about to move the suspension of the rules for
the purpose Of nominating good democrat-one
who did not como into the convention by the back
door one who would work for the party without
requiring his name to be at the head Of the ticket,
&c, all of which was supposed to hit Edgcrton
right between the eyes. He then moved 70 sus-
pend the rules and nominate Mr.. Mungen, and
vote was taken and declared carried by the
chair, Three cheers were then proposed for Mum
gen, and three sickly cheers were given, when our
friend, deacon George Powers, mounted the Sher-
f' S desk aud called for nine cheers for Steedman,
and they were round ones. Mungen was then
called on for speech, and just us the chair was
introducing him to the audience, Morrison, OF
"spot notorety, arose to n question of order
He inquired if the chair had decided the motion to
nominate Mungen carried. The chair answering
III the affirmative, Morrison appealed to the house,
stating that it required q two-thrds vote to sus-
pend the rules, and the vote to sustain the chair
was taken by counties, aud resulted in tho affirm
ative, During all this time poor Mungcn was the
greatest object of pity we ever looked upon, as all
his hopes hung upon brittle thread. A motion
to declare the nomination unanimous was carried
by at least a two-thirds majority, and Mungen
very poorly thanked the convention for the nom.
ination, and of conrse hoped he would be elected.
Steedman and Edgerton each made few remarks,
when we left for breakfast, not waiting to hear the
resolutions.
Lucas county cast 81 votes regularly for Steed-
man, and two votes were cast for other candidates
by Lennon and Foley. Lennon evidently desired
TO make little personal capital and the two al.
ternated between Leland and Mungcu. At the
commencement of nearly every ballot, raw Irish
| inau ioHi lolcuu WOuiu Siy oul up tuo top VI LIS
voice, Thirty ono votes for Stcedman, by Cd
Hancock county gave its entire vote for Mungcn
being 81. Outside of his own county, Munger
could only rely confidently on receiving lS votes
He was evidently the least popular man in the con
vention,and every one admitted that he was vastly
inferior to the other candidates in ability. Wood
county stood, on close vote, l6 for Steedman and
3 for Mungen. Parks & Hayes carried the most
votes. J. II. Reid, s. d. Westcott, and H. C.
Lawrence were the friends of Mungen. Leland
could net get his own county. His strength was
in Paulding, Williams, Fulton, and Henry, Ed
son seldom got vote outside of Van Vert county
We have thus given brief and imperfect syn
opsis of the convention and the impression which
it left upon our mind. While Mungen, Waters
and other leaders of little factions, regarded the
success of Mungen as the downfall of Sieed
man and Backus, the friends of the latter re-
garded it as being equivalent to the election o
Ashley and were not slow to express their con.
victions.
Verify, the mountain Of labor brought forth
| a mouse!