Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-08-16
Mnrh FIectIon..

/ The election OF delegates from the several
Wards of the city to the District Convention
at Painesvillo tomorrow, was held last
evening. The Ward meetings were very
fully attended, more so than for years before.
/ There was great enthusiasm on the part Of the
/ friends ofthe different candidates and almost
every man turned out There were too,
quite number of Democrats who voted in
several of the Wards. We have returns
from all the wards of the city, as follows,
with the complexion of each
FIRST WARD.
| Charles Stetson, Charles Bradburn, J. w.
/ Smith, VIM. McReynOlds, James H. Miller,
B. stedman--6 (Backus.) b.
SECOND WARD. .a
0. NJ. Oviatt, Ansel Roberts, Arthur Quinn,
j. J. Elwell, John Coon, j, P. Holt, 7. N.
Bond-7 (BaCkus.l
THIRD WARD.
NJ. Barnett, H. s. Stevens, ]. A. Harris,
I. D. Rucker-4 (Backus.)
FOURTH WARD.
The vote here was very close. There were
about four hundred east. Two or three
double votes had been thrown out, and at
the very last two votes were taken out fold
ed in such way as to admit of doubt wheth
er it was double vote or two single votes &C
ci6entally fallen together in the box. The
vote stood in such manner that if these
two were thrown out, Mr.. Riddle would have
a majority of one if botn were counted, Mr..
Backus would have majority OF one ifone
of them was thrown out, four of the eight
delegates would be tied, and There being
some split tickets) three Backus delegates
and one Riddle delegate would be elected
The matter was discussed for an hour or
more, as to the disposition of these votes.
Finally, Mr.. Ransom, Chairman of the
Judges, announced that a majority Of the
Board (the Secretaries being counted in the
Judicial BOard) decided that these votes
should be thrown out Cheers here arose for
Mr.. Riddle, when Mr.. Ingersoll, another of
the Judges, announced that majority Of
the Judges decided that these votes were
not double, but two single votes, and
would therefore be counted. Cheers now
arose for Mr.. Backus and the scene was one
of wild excitement. We give both delega-
tions, as both will go to the Convention and
the matter be decided by the Committee on
Credentials.
Riddle.-R. R. Herrick, c. s. Ransom, P.
R. Everett, VIM Hart, Louis Ritter, Geo. H.
Kidney, John Z Happier, D. W. Gage.
BacklS.-Dr. J. II. Marshall, James Pan
noll, H. Wendler, Augustus Fuller, 5. Thor
nan, J. ?. Bishop, John Hoyt, o. c. scovil.
FIFTH WARD.
Dr. W. B. Rezner, Wm. Collins, William
B;eckenbach--3 (Backus.)
sixth WARD. .f-
John Irwin, c. J. Ballard, J. h. Harwood,
WIN. T. Sellers, VIM. Myer, NJ. L. Dreher-
6 (Riddle.)
SEVENTH WARD.
James Mason, J. R. .Worswick-2 (Backus.)
EIGHTH WARD.
c. L. Russell, A. c. Messenger Back
isl
s. N. Nelson, VIM. Bowler, S. W. Hen
erickson, Silas Burlison, Charles Thomas
(Paine.)
TENTH WARD.
IL. Masters, Geo W Calkins, J. Neville
3 (Backus.)
ELEVENTH WARD.
D. Stephan, F. B. Pratt (Baokus.)
rCbeers in the cid Eleventh for Lincoln
and Hamlin and the Republican party.l
SUMMARY.
Backus %; Riddle g. Paine 5; disputed 8.
| TOWNSHIPS.
| For Baek1s - Brooklyn 5, ROckport 2,
| NIiddleburgh 3, Dover l, Independence z
| For Riddle-Newburgh 5, Euclid ., war
| rensville 2.
! For Wade-East Cleveland 5.
For Wilcor-Painesvill 6, Mentor 3, Con