The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1860-07-12
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For this office, Thomas ]. s Smith et Mont.
gomcry, James Clatk ot Bdiler aud WIN. given
of Wayne, were named. The names oi Giveu
aud Clark wete Withdrawn by thelr friends, ana
that OF Mr.. Smith alone remained. Az ihis
iunctute the Chairman looked anxiousy around
and in despair asked if there were no moie
nominations, "Have you no more candidates,
gentlemen p seemed u be asked by HE looks
There b.ug none, the rules were suspended
and Mr.. Smith was nomin ited by ucelamsuon'
BOARD OF PUBLIC woRKs,
Abner L. Backus was the sole candidate fur
the nomination for this office. The rules were
su,p n led, aEd hs was declared the unanimous
numinee.
.... ATroRSEY GENERAL.
For this nomination there was some conten-
: tiou. The gentlemen named Tor it were A. q,
Thurman Of Franklin, WIN. Gibb'n OF Han.
cock. ID, w Stambaugh of Tuscarawas, Il. x
Durlee OF Marion, and ]. w. McFerrin of Al
ans.
Thurman was named by tue Hamilton county
delegation, to which Judge Rankin, OF this city,
rs friend OF Mr.. Thurman, dcmnrred. Was
there any certainty that he would accept the
nomination. Gsntemeu were anxious to know
il he would, there would be no opposi ion to
him 1t was determined to nominate him any.
how'd mocrscy being desperately resolved to
get the use of the name of one good, Influential
man-and Col. Manypenny was appointed
committee to wait upon Mr.. Thurman TO see il
he would allow his name 60 be used.
On the first balo Mr.. Thurman lacked two
votes OF bang nominated, which were soon Civ.
sn him by Hancock county, aud he was decar-
ed TO be the unanimous nominee. Just at TN,
stage Of the proceedings the President nnnoun
eed that the Committee eeoppontodt to wait upon
Mr.. Thurman had returned and desired TO an.
nounce that he could not accept the nonlinu-
ton of Attorney General Uul that 1t would b.
necessary 10 make Il nomination before proceed
ing farther Douglas Democracy cast about
hopelcsslv among those that were lett and on
the third ballot nominated d. w. Stambaugh Of
Tuscarawns.
ELECTORAL TICKET.
For the position of one Of tho electors for the
sts 10 ut large, the Hamilton county delcg
had unanimously agreed 10 support Mr. WIN.
Forrest, and lhoy were conf lcnt they could sue
coed in tublishng his nomination. But they
were sold by their own mlsmlna5ement SRA
phim Meyer, n German OF Stark county was
selected 10 Offset tho nomination of llass0urrk
by The Republicans, and when the motion was
made To nominate him by aCClamatiOn the lam
ihon county mon nClulesccd, supposlng Myers
friends would support Forrest But mol vote
was demanded, and Hs the contest was between
Hon. VIM. Is. Woods OF Licking aud Mr.. For.
rest the former won on the first ballot, he hav-
Jug received 233 vote to % for his oppnuout.--
David Todd, John II Young Of Campaign, and
General Burns of Rchnnd, were mentioned in
this connection but their names were drawn of.
AFTER The CONVENTION.
It will be rem 'mblred That Col Mlnypeuny,
MS chairman OF the central committee, invited
the young old and middle aged men to come
up to Columbus en- massc, aud have graud rat.
ihcdlion meeting, We'll, after dligont search
your correspondent succeeded in finding u
crowd of about 300 men, part Republicans, in
front of the American house, who were listening
10 harangues from Douglas mcn OF small cullbrc.