The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-09-16
District Convention.

convention 10 order.
Moved that /. n. Hathaway, Esq. of
Goauga. be appointed Chairman, and car.
ricd. ID. q. Allen, of Ashtabula. aud l.. S.
Abbott, of Luke, were chosen Secretaries.
e. ID. Rockwell, of Ashtnbula, and II. Il
Storm If Lake. were chosen Vice Presidents.
Mr.. Kellogg moved that Il committee of
five bu appointed on credentials. outside Of
Ashabula county. Motion was amended
to read six aud two from each County in
the District. aud carried.
CoMMlTTEE.-H. T. Parsons and l.. III
Jones of Ashtubun, Erastns Spencer and
A. Matthews OF GcaUga, A. p. Axtell and
Erastus Cfockur of Lake.
Credentials presented aud Convention
took a recess for one hour.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Committee sn Credentials reported and
tho report was adopted.
LIST OF DELEGATES.
LAKE CouNrY -C Cunningham. Nathaniel
Wilson Jasper Brewster. Erastus Crocker.
Eli B H,skoil Cyrcnus Graham. S. B Ba.
krr. SAINT Tnmlinson. G.. $. Murray. Dan
b. Hart. +. A. Rextord. Geo. f. Paino, A.
l.. Axtell. S. f.. Carter. Il 5. Abbott, Thom-
AS Collstcr aud II. Il Storm.
GEAUGA COUNrY.-I n. Hathaway, B S.
Warner n. K. Lyman, Sam'I Robinson,
W. Collins. 5 Wadsworth, A. Matthews. Il,
Spencer. II. II. Ford, W. w Bcas A. G.
Waters. II. e.. Porter M. Barnes, Philo
Pcasc. ii 5. Noble, S. Is ,stwick. J. T. Con.
verse, J. G. Treat and s. L. Phlbrick.
AsmTABrLA COUNTY IN. j. Smith. ID. c.
Allen SAINT Haywood, Hiram Mordotf. n.
l. Chaticc. +. 7. Yates, + J. Smith. Uriah
Hawkins. G. ID Rockwell, 5. l.. Gage. Henry
Clay, Lyman Curtiss, Salmon Hills, A. Il.
Watkins Joseph Tinau. X. Barnard, j. n.
Castle, IIeman Castle. Robt. Akin, w. b
Quirk, ;. Hathaway, Thomson llIgloy, c. A.
| Burr, A. J. Giddings, l.. ii. Jones, j. d.
/ Hurlburt, II L. Parsons. Edwin Harper j.
/ A. Glddings, Abner Kellogg. Nelson French
| A II. Latimor and w. g lIowols.
On motion of Col. T. Crocker, of Lake
| tho convention proceeded 10 nominate Il
candidate for Senator.
Thcrcupou, Mr.. Goo. f. Paine, of Lake.
presented tho name of john r. Morse. as
! tho choice Of thirteen OF tho scTonteen dot
ecates from Lake county; and moved that
| the voio for nomination be taken hy coun-
/ tics-the delegates from each county cast.
I ing thoir votes into separate boxes.
Mr. Paine said tho object o! this motion
was twotold That the nomination of II
Senator was conceded to Lake, if sho could
agroe upon q candidate. to DC presented ;
that sho had failed to agree unanimously
upon one man; and while thirteen dele.
| gates preferred Mr.. Morse, four of her dele.
| gates desired the nomination of Mr. French
! f tho convention decided that thirteen out
of seventeen was not sufficient agrcomen'
10 untitc Mr. Morse to the nomination thor
it was insisted that four out of seventeen
was not IA sufficient agreement TO entiIlo Mr..
French to tho nomination. Ono Object OF
| this motion was to enable tho convention Ia
SEQ how Lake county voted. and thar Lake
! might seo how Ashtabula and Geaugn voted
! Aud Lake would mako this proposition To
AshtaJua and Geauga that II Ashtnbula
or Geauga would agree upon candidate
| to bo taken from their respective counties
more harmoninasly than Lake had agreed
upon Mr. Morse. then. the candidate thus
presented by Ashtabula or Goauga. should
receive the cordial support of thirteen del
egates from Lake: aud that to test the com
! parative harmony Of tho three counties, wa,
another ol iect OF this motion.
Tho motion 10 proceed 20 nominate wa
amended 50 as TO mako tho first vote in
formal. and was carried. Motion by Hon
n. l. Chatfec of Ashtabula to lay on thu
table, lost.
BALLOTlNG
Like County-Col. John II. Morse, 49,
Jorn II. French, 4.
Grdugd CouGty-Col John T. Morse. {
John X. French, 10; A. i. Tinker, !; l.. /
Durfrc. ..
i AshtnJuin Couniy-Col John f. Morse
6; John X French. 9; Abnor Kellogg, 10
Mrssrs Kellogg and Tinker's names wer
Withdrawn.
FIRST Formai Baiio,- Col John F. Mors,
80: Juhn K. Freuch 80; AiWoT K"lIoge. 2.
s, cond BdHlt-C"'. j. F. Morse. 81; )
II French. 50; Ahncr K"logg, |.
A. X, llogg moved chat Col MoRsE b.
nominated as tho candidate for SnnatUr--
carried.
FIRST Ballot far Bart Of EquHiisdton-
Cot Eras US Sponcor. of G.auga. 26: JnO
A, PrrniisS of Ashtahuia. 10: T.. A. Wright
of Ashtab, la. II; G W. 81. John. of Ashta
bua 8: Sholby Smith. of AshtnbIla. .; II
T. Pars ons, of Ashtabula, l; j. Z. Converse
at Gnauga l; Blank |.
Serond BdIiOt--Col. +. Spencer. 80; {
S summons, 10; L. A. Wright. 6; j. A
Prentiss. ..
Moved and carried that Col Spencer b.
unanimously nominated for Member Q
Board of Equalization.
} Moved that n District committee for III
ensuing two years be appointed by tho chail
, COMMITTEE.
C. s. SImons. Ashtabua County; Wm
Mathews, Lake County; l.. +. Dusfe,
Gouuga.
} Adjourned.
IN HATHAWAY, Chairman.
ID Q ALLEN. Secretaries.