Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-04-26


The Union-savers in Convention
immense Crowd-No. 12lABali
lotir.g for President, and Alter-
sp nate--Ed. Ball. District Dele
gates Chosen---Adjourncd
rFrom Our Own CORES p,ndsat. s8
COLUMBUS. April 10. 1860.
EDITOR CHRONICLE: According to pre-
vious notice Published in the Independent,
Republican. the gres, (!) National Union
Saving Constitutional Party Of tbs State 81
Ohio, inet 10 solemn conclass in this city
On the 18th inst. ~
Alter d,iigent search ID sndsbout the
city, 10 the spseious Tails ususlly ~occupiSd
by political Conventions IN this place, In
vain, we were informed that a gentleman
looking about a. fat Is a match, and with q
%''still, small voice. hsiling from the ex-
IRENE Eastern part Of the Stste had been
seen marching from the "Nisr" 10 the
"American," excepting step to the music b!
tae Union" Rightly conjectpring tina,
wbers the aforesaid indivi dusl was, there
would be found the party, the Subscriber
beat his steps towards the "Americsn -
with the intention Of "being there 10 see.n
On arriving at the place one OF the gentle.
manly propristors informed us that the Con-
yention (D was in session 10 No. ol2i.
Going to No. I2i. being 90 much like going
into a private room, the undersigned at
once relinquished all hope u bsholding the
iossiliferous remsins therein convened Con.
%ten,ing himself with looking at the door oil
No. 1911, aud taking . v hi6f OF the earthly
aroma that always iiogers aroun1 fossil re.
maine he retired. a's !
The Status oi the Convention, however, IN
spite Of the pent up nature OF their quarters,
did transpire, and 10 ~ follows: 81
There were twenty delega,es. present
from various parts u the State, principally
selfaPpoinied delsga,es-delegates repre-.
senting no constituency. The delga,e IRON
Belmom, county was Capt. Jas. +. Charles.
worth, Esq. ie nsdw tff ~.
j.. Scott Harrison, was elected Prssiden,
and Jas. Clegg, Secretary.
Not having any timber to spare, no Vice
Presidents were chosen. is'a t15
The President Of the meeting and Hon
Elisha .Whittlesey. wore chUss. q Dele
j gates si large to The Baltimore Convention
Edward Dsvis, shd Ed. ball, were chose,
aIternates. The latter gentleman va,
recently a Republican q candidate 70
printer TO Congress!
Tue Convention then proceeded to ballo
Tor a ~cspdidaie Ior,, President. Excitin,
moment! Fearful suspeDse!
First ballot: John Bell receiced l6 votes
which being a very declced majority, he wa
declared the fret choice. An alternate mus
then be chosen-when they proceeded h
ballot.
Second ballot: Crittenden, 8; Mclean, s
Bates, 2; Harrison L. (Intepse excitemsnt)
Third ballot: Critenden, Q; Mclean, 10
Bates. .. (No choice } st ~
Fourth.bsllo, Cri,tendeu. 81 Mclean, 10
(Uproarious excitement! Mclean elected!
The Convention u then proceeded witt
the farce by choosing delegates for tn,
various Congressional Districts OF the State
Twenty FIVE gentleman were named, not
however, IN connection with ans, District
but like the topsr's milk, just "lying 'roun,
loose" Some ofthe gentlemen named viii
feol very cheap whsn, they zee thsmsslvs
10 this ghostly connection. Tho accom-,
plishsd Senator from the Madisop District
and The Representatives from Sciots an
Highland counties are among thpss In ID,
lie. who will not fancy such cheap an
doubtful n~o,oris,yi ,ss,56W i
After passing . resolution expressive 0
the shoics Of The meeting for President an,
alternate, this galvonised corpss Of Tie Amer
lean parry. like the ghost Ia "Hsmlet" .
the growing of the cock, es;,
.-ftal,ss Ike guilty. Thing upon . sarh ~
and with . muttered orc pro nobis,~ dispersed
4 ~ ViAroR.