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

| the Mellen House, where the best oil the season
is always served up.
On meeting after dinner the committee on
credentials made a voluminous report through
our friend Reid, (at least, he read the repert)
and Mr.. Price, OF Toledo, who has reputation
which needs no allusion here, endeavored to Sc
cure the passage of resolution providing that
no man could cast more than one proportional
vote. This was voted down by Mungens friends,
and some Others, who desired something little
stronger. Mungen had employed a friend III
each county to get number of proxies, where
he could do so, and wished to have him vote as
five or six men. One of the delegates from this
county-one of the Big Bone Lick faction--was
thus armed and equipped.
Next the committee on rules made their re-
port, to which was attached the resolution Of
(ered by Price. The resolution, however, was
again ruled out, and a motion TO exclude all
proxy votes prevailed, though not very harmoni-
ously,
The committee on permanent organization re.
ported Ed. Sheffield, of Napoleon, for chairman,
and some other person for Secretary. Sheffield
was quite boozy. and made miserable aud very
lengthy speech. Half The time during the pro
tracted sitting of the convention, he did not
know enough to state motion. 1t was the
most disgusting sight we ever beheld in po-
litcal convention.
A motion was then made to announce candi-
dates and after an Intellectual attempt to pass
resolution requiring each candidate to pledge
himself to abide by the decision of the conven
tion, it was amended so as to require each per-
son, when announced, to make few remarks
Leland was first announced and responded
briefly by saying that he was goodlooking man,
good democrat, and would abide by the deci-
sion of the convention, aid support its nomi-
nee.
i Mungen came next in order and his speech
was but rehash of the sapient and gaseous ed
itorials of the Findlay Courier about the great
things that had been done by the Democracy,
&c.
DR.. Manu. of Napoleon, was then announced
! and made speech. He thanked the democ-
racy of little Henry (Which had intended to hon
: orr him, made school-ooy Speech and then
took his seat.
, Steedman was announced and made speech
| in which he alluded to National affairs, and Of
course pledged himself to abide by the decision
Of the convention.
Mr.. Edison, of Van Vert, was announced
He took the stand, and was probably the worst
/ looking man in the convention. He thought he
had one advantage over Leland: while Leland
} was only goodlooking, he was very handsome.
3 He was good democrat-his first vote was cast
for General Jackson, and he had voted for him
ever since. He didn't belong to that class of
democrats who would refuse the nomination if
rendered him. &c.
The convention then proceeded to ballot fer
a candidate, and the first vote was as follows
: Seedman, SO; Mungen, 81; Leland, 43; Ed
son, &c; McCann, Ia. McCann was not voted
for after the first ballot. On the second ballot,
Seedman and Mungen each increased their votes
: little, and on the third ballot Mungen had IA
votes, being his highest. 1t was laugha BILE to
see the sapient Hancock delegates when the re-
suit of this vote was announced. The editor Of
the Courier, who was perfect picture OF inno-
cent greenness, with white, dilapidated plug
on his head and silly grin upon his counten-
ance, was whispering in every ear and assuring
them that the next vote would tell the story, and
7 the " canal crew would be overheard" 1t was
understood that, whenever they could get SO
votes, Van Vert would vote for Mungen, and
r thus secure his nomination. Anything to de-
feat Steedman was the mctto of these various
factions. On the 4h ballot, ,Mungen fell to 65, and
S Steedman bad 81 There were few votes cast
: alternately for Leland and Edison. Leland's high
est vote was 53 and Edson's, %. Steedman
never got as high as 70 votes Up TO the nine
teenth ballot, the vote was not materially chang.
ed. Here Comager moved TO djourn until morn
ing, it then being about l2 O'clock. This motion
was lost, when he moved TO suspend the rules
and declare Mr.. Edscn nominated. This mo.
= ton was voted on by ballot, and lost, Edson's
own friends voting against it. On the mex. bal
lot, l9 votes were cast for Elgerton, and then
there was fiuttering in the convention Elger-
ton had been busy all the while and it was fear.
: ed he would be nominated on the next ballot
: We never saw a more excited set of men than
were in the Court House at that time. A
e squeezed Lennon, from Toledo, declared that
: he would sooner see Ashley elected than Edger-
ton. SteeGman proposed TO draw cuts" with
S Mungen to see which should withdraw from the
= field, but Mnugen held on like runt pig to the
I hind teat and all was confusion and uncertain
: ty. Another vote was had and Edgerton re-
! ceived over 70, leaving Steedman the second
> best man, and Leland without friends, while
Munger had something over so votes. On the
= announcement of the vote, they all breathed
/ easier except Edgerton and his friends. Theil
: game had failed Edison then arose and stated
that he had been waiting for the wagon sometime
!. but it did not come along, and he would there
C fore withdraw from the contest. Then ten more
ballots were had without change, which
/ brought US down to about 4 o'clock A. NJ.
i Anh - IL.