The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1858-08-27

LocofocO County Convention The
Ticket How she Germans were
Slaughtered,
Pursuant to the call Of The "Clique,"
the Locofoco County Convention met at
the Court House, on Monday and put in
nomination the following Ticket
TREAsrRER--Saml Herrin Of Eden.
AUDITOR Walter S. Burns Of Eden.
SHERtrF--Jesse Weirick Of Clinton.
Commonwealth Byrne Of sene-
ca.
INnRNARY DrREcroR --Thos. swauder
Of Clinton.
CoRoEER--John Houck Of Clinton.
The attendance was respectable made
up principally Of oiico-seekers aud their
friends; but the convention throughout
was a spiriless, inharmonious concern and
The nominations were anything but salts
factory, if we may Judge from the open
declarations Of some Of their best men,
The Clique" had the programme all
made out "to order" but all the parts Of
the play did not chime in, as they intend
cd Shaw, one Of their pet candidates,
was defeated for Treasurer This threw
o dampor oD their proceedings and caused
their couutenanoes TO become suddenly
elongated. Tho "Clquo" induced spen-
Ger 81. John, Che best man on tho track, J
to decline and tried to crowd Elder Seiiz
Oh, to favor Shaw bu. il was no CO.
Next came the contest for Auditor Bro.
Zahm Of The Figggo wa! announced, but
this did not suit the "Clique;" for, il
elected the advertiser would loose the
Printing, which amounts to $500 or
S4O0 annually. Zahm was supported by
the Germans, almost to a man, but the
decree had gone forth that he must be de-
leaied and defeated Re was; and Walter
S. Burns, another Eden township man,
aud H. N received the nomination. II
must be consolng to Mr.. Zahm and his
brother Germans, who have fought so long
aud so well in the democratic ranks, to be
thus turned out to feed on the commons,
while their native task masters take alrthe
fac offices and emolumeuts to themselves.
Jesse Weirick was nominated by acclama
ton for Sheriff. Jesse is clever fellow
and a gentleman; but he is only nominal
by sheriff. Stephen NJ Ogden is sheriff
and every vote cast for Weirck will be a
vote for Ogden, who has lived OF the
county nearly all his life. ROb't. Byrne
Of Seneca township received the Lomina-
ton for Commissioner, over FlummorFelt
and Beard either Of whom ia much bet.
ter man, both in ability and location. -
The Germans supported Mr.. Won Blon of
Big Spring, but his claims were disregard
ed and he met the fate of Mr. Zahm.
Coming down 10 Corqner-the tail end
Of the ticket---a scene ensued, which beg
lgSrs description, The eaqdilstoa vsov,
Daniel Meischer, John Houck and John
Frtcher. One ballot was had without a
choice and it became evident that Nets
cher would get IL, The Germans, who
had seen their candidates, man by man,
slaughtered and turned ''loase, as Foley
would say, became furious and swore ven
geanee. This frightened the "CIiquo, -
so that Fritcher was withdrawn and
Iouck was nominated on the Second bal,
ct. This however was cold comfort
/ The Germans, who have "borne the heat
and burlhen Of the day" and by whose
aid alone the democracy Of this county
can hope to succeed, must be put of with
a poor, miserable, starved Office, Of nc
consequence at all and that nobody els,
would have. But so tits, After passing
a couple Of resolutions aud utteriug a fiin
"squeak" or two, the Convention brok,
IN in n row