Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-06-19
Especial Correspondence of the Cincinnati Gazette j
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.
DEDICATION OF A WIGWAM,


made by Gov. Chase, Joshua R. Giddings
and Judge Dickson. Then F. Nassau
rex was called to the stand, and made an
animated speech, which, in fact, was the
most appropriate one made for the occa
sion. 1t was received with shouts Of
applause and laughter.
There is large attendance from all
parts Of the State.
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION.
The Convention was organized tempo
rarily by calling j. NJ. Palmer, of Han
cock county, to the Chair.
He has heretofore acted with the
Democratic party, and voted for Bu-
chanan in 1856.
This announcement was received by
the Convention with great favor, as were,
also, allusions to the corruptions of the
Democratic party, and the certainty Of
Lincoln election.
J. G. Deven, of Knox county, was ap-
pointed Secretary.
The Committees on Resolutions are as
follows:
First District.-Aaron P Perry.
Second strict-Theophilus Gaines.
Third District.-N. G. Mcfarland.
Fourth District-T. f. Cunningham.
Fifth Distrct.-Asher Cook.
Sixth District-Orange Edwards.
Seventh District.-E F. Drake.
Eighth District.-Geo. H. Frey.
Ninth District. Homer Everett.
Tenth District. A. Waller.
Eleventh District-M NJ. Green.
Twelfth District.-C. B. Giffen.
Thirteenth District.-Isaac Gass.
Fourteenth District-James Munroe.
Fifteenth District-Jos. w. Vance.
Sixteenth District-John A. Blair.
Seventeenth District-J A. Davenport.
Eighteenth District-J. A. Garfield.
Nineteenth Distr;ct.-W. L. Perkins.
Twentieth District.-Lucien G. Jones.
Twenty First Districts. B. Shotwell.
The Convention then took a recess.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
Upon reassembling in the afternoon,
the committee on permanent organiza-
ton, through Judge Martin Welker, re-
ported:
For President, Gen. E. R. Eckley, Of
Carroll.
For Vice Presidents, James NJ. Glitch
ell, from the First District, J. B. Davis,
from the Second, and nineteen others.
For Secretaries, B. r. Cowan, Of Bel
mont county, D. H. Rhodes, of Della
ware county, S. W. Caldwell, of Hamil-
ton county, and others.
ELECTORS AND ORDER OF BUSINESS.
They also reported in favor of the
Congressional districts choosing their
own Electors, and postponing the report
of the Committee on Resolutions until
after the nomination of candidates.
This latter proposition was pitched
into by Giddings and Corwine, and
changed.
The report was then adopted, and Of
fcers took their places.
CREDENTIALS.
The Committee on credentials reported
that it was all right, and that there was
no contested seats.
RESOLUTIONS.
The Committee on Resolutions,
through James Monroe of Lorraine
county, reported the following resolu-
tiops;
Resozved, That the declaration of prin-
ciples adopted by the recent National
Convention of the Republican party at
Chicago, meets with our hearty ap-
proval,
Resozced, That we cordially endorse
the nomination of Abraham Lincoln of
Illinois for President, and Hannibal
Hamlin of Maine for Vice President of
the United States, and pledge them our
earnest and hearty support.
These resolutions were received with
a perfect storm of applause, which was
continued some minutes.
More earnest enthusiasm has never
been witnessed in State Convention
1t is proper to state that the resolutions
were presented to the Committee by
Theophilus Gaines Of Cincinnati, and
were ably sustained by Senator Garfield
of Portage county. There was consid-
erable discussion on the subject in the
Committee. Vance, and others of the
Western Reserve, asked for additional
resolutions, but were voted down after a
fierce discussion.
In Convention, ON motion by R. NJ.
Corwine, the following resolution by
Vance was adopted:
Resolved, That we adhere to the dec
laration of principles made by the Re-
publican Convention in Ohio in 1857.
Miami and Hamilton counties did
good loud shouting against the resolu-
ton, but after getting up a Democratic
muss and ruf1iing the feathers of father
Giddings, which was enjoyed as good
Joke, the Convention proceeded to the
nominations.
SUPREME JUDGE.
The candidates for Supreme Judge
were Jacob Brinkerhoff, the present in
cumbent, VIM. Lawrence of Logan
county, Noah H. Swayne of Franklin
county and Chas. II. Goddard of Wash
ington county. The first ballot, after a
change of 7 votes, 4 being given by
Hamilton county, resulted in the nomi-
nation of Brinkerhoff, who received 251
votes against LIZ Tor SWayne, OIL LOT
Lawrence and IA for Goddard.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
For member of the Board Of Public
Works there were large number of
candidates presented. j. II. Chamber
lain of Summit county, Kent Jarvis of
Stark county, and Levi Sargent Of
Tuscarawas county, being the most
prominent. Sargent was nominated on
the first ballot by very large ma
jority, Hamilton county voting almost
unanimously for him. 1t is agood nom
ination.
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
For Attornev General the candidates