Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-08-18
Ns,o5erry 49, Anson Mathews, Roosevelt

l Ii. n. Spencer
Burtoa-J, j. Lawyer, Edmund Taylor.
TrOy-L. p. BarroWs, j. d. Durfen.
Parkmaa--Marsh Smith, Gilbert Curtiss.
Liddlchcid-Elias sperry, P. T. Thomp-
son.
HaitsJurg- WIN. j. Church, Fred Scott.
MoHtrile-C. r. Hit.
TAoMpsOH.-Noah Mosely, R. S. Ensign.
These having been called, the Committee
on Organization reported the following:
President-James Mason, of Cuyahoga.
Vice Presidents-Wm. L. Perkins, of Lake,
N. C. Garfield, of Geauga.
secretaries-O. P. St. John, Lake, J. j..
Sawyer, Geauga.
Mr.. Mason made few opening remarks,
which were received with applause.
DR.. Harmon then moved to appoint Com
mitteo on Credentials of three from each
county, selected by the delegates from those
counties.
Charles Bradbnrn moved to amend by
having the Chair appoint and submit to the
Convention for approval. Carried.
The Chair appointed the following as the
Committee on Credentials Cuyahoga eoun-
ty-Charles Bradburn, Charles stetsOn and
C. H. Babcock. Lake county-A. P. Axtell,
H. F. Griswold, C. C. Jennings Geauga
eOunty-G. H. Kent, A. H. Thrasher, S. L.
Wadsworth.
Mr.. Thrasher, Of Geauga, said that he dis
covered that all the committee from Cuya-
hoga county were elected as delegates for
Mr.. Backus. (Cries of "That's so.") Mr..
Riddles friends were not upon the commit
tee. He wanted the people to understand
this. In the Lake county representatives
reported there were none Of Mr.. Riddles
friends. Those from Geauga were, as all
from Geauga were, for Mr.. Riddle.
Mr. Coon thought the division was fair
There were three friends Of Mr.. Backus from
one county, three for Mr.. Riddle from an
other, and the other three were not, so far as
it was shown, pledged to either Mr.. Riddle
or Mr.. Backus. The Convention was not
bound 10 sustain the report of the Commit
tee.
Mr.. Thrasher replied that he was permit
ted to say that two of the delegates of Lake
county who were upon the committee had
run against Mr. Riddle.
Motion was made that the vote be taken
upon the committee as a whole. Carried.
The vote was then taken and decided car
ried by the Chairman.
The Convention then adjourned for dinner.
IN COMMITTEE.
The Committee on Credentials met at two
o'clock. Mr.. Bradburn was chosen Chair
man. He read from papers which had been
put in his possession the report of the meet
ing in the Fourth Ward by the officers of the
meeting.
This report sets forth the number of votes
cast for the several delegates on the tive
tickets. The ticket headed by I. II. Mar
shall averaged l95 votes each. Previous to
the last ballot, two double votes had been
thrnIyn ont ErL.-zabod baan bar,,o tho ol,,,-,
! ticket This vote had been announced as
thrown out by the Chairman, and that the
ticket headed by R. R. Herrick was elected,
| but that S. Thorman had received an equal
number of votes with those on the Herrick
ticket, with the exception of D. W. Gage,
who has received one vote more than any
other person on the ticket. Mr.. George L.
| Ingersoll, one of the Tellers, then announced
that a majority of the Tellers disagreed with
the Chairman, and that I. II. Marshall, J.
P. Bishop, Augustus Fuller, S. Thorman and
D. W. Gage were elected as delegates, and
that there was tie as to the balance of the
ticket.
The facts of the case were then stated by
the Chairman, and the question brought up
by him as to whether two tickets folded to-
gether might not have been voted in good
faith, but by a mistake of some voter, as one
ticket.
The tellers of the meeting were then call
ed, separately.
Mr.. G. Ingersoll had kept the double tick
ct which was the subject of dispute and
showed the way in which they came out o.
the box.
Mr.. Bowler and DR.. Marshall also testified
to the appearance of the ticket when taker
out of the hat. The latter took the ticke
from the hat. He said the tellers had agreed
to count the ticket when counting the rest
The two were folded together, but in sucl
way that they might have fallen together
A motion had been carried that no maj
should vote who would not vote for Mr.. Lin
coin. They had admitted votes of thOs
who agreed to sustain the nominees of thi
(Painesville) Convention and for State an,
county officers.
Mr.. BabcOck moved to adopt the report q
= a majority of the Judges, viz: to admit boil
of the tickets, which was adopted and tn
Committee reported accordingly.
IN CONVENTION.
, At the opening of the Convention in tn
afternoon, while waiting for the Committe
to report, speeches were called for from sew
, eral gentlemen, all of whom excused them
selves until Mr. Giddings of Rockport wa
called up. He spoke of the principles of tn
cOntending parties and of what was needle
/, and wanted of the Republicans and of thei
representatives in Congress. Giddings mad
' a good and spirited speech and was hearth
}. cheered. s-..
The Committee on Credentials here mad
their report that D. W. Gage, J. P. Bishop
: S. Thorman, J. H. Marshall, and Augustl
Fuller were elected delegates for the FOurt
= Ward.
Mr.. Coon moved that the report be accel
p ted and adopted.
Mr. Gage asked that the vote be taken b
) call of the list or by ballot.
Mr. Bradburn said that eight out of II
nine members of the Committee had sign'
,, the report one declining to sign.
Mr. Gage withdrew his motion.
!, The vote was then taken piua Uocs al
carried.
? Mr.. Coon moved that the ward and tow
/, ships be authorized to fill any vacancy
!, their respective wards or townships.
Mr. Cagp moved To amend by uniting Il