The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1860-09-01
OHIO CORRESPONDENCE.
UaBAxA, O., Aug. Is.

DEAR NEWS - Your correspondent ID
fond of travelling. and takes advantage of
the half-fare rates consequent upon conven-
tons, TO circulate As extensively as possible.
Hence he is here to-day in attendance upon
the Republican Congressional Convention
for the Eighth District. and, being here. he
takes his notes, '' like Burns chiel, and
sends them to The NEWS :. to print 'em.'
This District has been represented for the
past eight years by Hon. Benjamin Stanton.
of Bellefontaine. Everybody has heard of
Ben. Stanton. Conspicuous among the
leading members Of Congress for his mark
ed ability, and for the passicnless conserya-
tism of his character and his political creed,
no lese than for his eccentric course upon
important questions. and his cavalier treat
ment of his political associates, the opera
tons of his mind are of formidable rather
than persuasive cast. and while he has won
little friendship, he has inspired universal
respect Although possessing nature as
proud and as aloof from the people as that
of Coriolanus, and although popularity
could not be attributed to him, he is per-
haps the strongest man in the District, and
could scarcely have been beaten, despite the
rivalry of other counties, had he been again
candidate. AS it is, having Withdrawn
from the canvass some months ago, he tenn
porarily retires from public life. But Ben.
Stanton will be heard from again.
The Convention was very largely attend
ed, full delegations and earnest and bulky
outside pressure, being present from each
of the FIVE counties composing the District.
Clark county had the only united delega-
ton, her forty five votes being instructed to
vote solid for Samuel Shellabarger, Esq, of
Springfield. Large numbers of outsiders
came up from Clark county. and the dele
CATION was headed by fine band. The
solid vote of Clark, with the partial votes
given for ShelIabarger from the other coun-
ties, nominated him on the first ballot, and
the crazy enthusiasm with which the result
was hailed, told how popular was the can
didate In this District nomination by
the Republicans is as good as an election,
so that Samuel Shellabarger will be the next
Congressman.
Mr.. S. stands at the head of the Spring
field bar, and is distinguished peculiarly for
his unimpeached integrity. I do not know
that he has ever been named Honest Old
Sam, but according to the manners of those
of the Republican persuasion he ought to
be. He is the antipode of the man he sue
ceeds. A warm, genial democratic heart
distinguishes him. Personal popularity
will win him strength which his predeces-
sor only gained by conquest. He has less
depth of thought-far less keenness of logic,
but he has greater power of persuasion and
more cordial appreciation OF his co-labor-
ers in the Republican cause. Where Mr..
Stanton saw two eontending civilizations
Mr.. Shellabarger will see Civilization fight
ing against Barbarism. Where Mr.. Stan
ton saw defect of logic, Mr.. Shellabarger
will see a violation of human rights
Where the one would merely have proved a
proposition the other will take the demon
stration, and with it arouse the dormant
feeling of the people into an all-sweeping
tide. The one is passionless and conserva-
tive by nature-the other enthusiastic and
radical.
Since wrote you on the subject, the
most of the vacant Congressional nomina-
tons have been filled. Judge Spencer and
John A. Gurley have been nominated by
the Republicans of Cincinnati, and the Bel
men there have performed the rare feat of
nominating candidates. They will proba-
bly, draw off enough votes to defeat the Re-
publicans in both Districts. In the Dayton
District Sam'l Craighead has been nomina
ted against VallandighaR, and has, at least,
a fair prospect of success. In the Ninth
District John Carey. and in the Tenth G. A.
Trimble have been nominated by the Re
publicans. G. D. Martin has been nomina-
ted by the Democrats of the Eleventh Dis
trict. He is of the Douglas persuasion, and
will be beaten by Horton. Sam. Galloway
(Rep. runs independent against Cox, in the
Columbus District. VIM. P. Cutler has
been nominated by the Republicans of the
Sixteenth District He is strong man,
and as bis election is sure, will add strength
to the Ohio delegation. Theaker is again
the Republican candidate in the Seventeenth
I will advise you of the other nominations
as fast as they are made. Our State is be-
ing we'll canvassed, and I think We shall
hold our own in the Congressional delega
ton, while we may even gain member or
two. Some of those We now hold are very
close.
We have terrible accounts of the drouth |
in Kansas-more affecting than the massa-
ere of the Christians by the Druses. Are
they true?
Faithfully yours, ONO.
THE ATLANTIC MoNTHLE for September
has the following table of contents: Among
the Trees; Victor and Jacqueline; On
Flower: Some Notes on Shak-
speare The Great Arm Chair; The song