The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-07-13
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Democratic stutc Convention - M,,.
Harmony The Brrckiuridyc Me,
Sfcedc--CaIl for Another Slate Con
! vcntiOn.
The great Democratic party .
ONO, is at last rent in twain. TIL,
division is complete and irrcconci
liable. The convention which re-
Gently met in Columbus, to form a,
electoral and state ticket, and tt
rcorganize and adjust the machinery
of the party to suit the strange de
velopmcnts Of the tiincs, was ,ooncC
forward to, by tho more sanguine
as favorable time to heal up all
discussions ard crush out tho spirit
Of discord that was threatening her
existence. But the irrepressible
conflict so fatal TO Democratic Con
vcntions OF late, was to be re- -enactt d
with it's accustomed details, an OBJ
noxious resolution, row, and a
secession: and with the inevitable
result, a caucus by the scccders, and
u call for n second State Convention
thus leaving "ye harmonious Demo
Gratis" divided into two hostile fact
ions, each claiming to bc the regular
straight.out, "sinon pure" Demo
cratic party. Taking into consiler-
alton the antecedcnts OF tho leaders
Of the two fnctions and the principles
by which they profess to bo govern
cd, it must be allowed that their
claims nrc about equal.
The occasion Of the rupture was II
resolution oItrcd by Judge Hall, OF
vIord, which was as follows:
"Resolved, That inasmuch rs the Ma
tional Democratic Convention recently held
Mt Boliimorc, divided and made two nomi.
nations ior President and Wee President,
we declare II MS the opinion Of this Con
vention that every Democrat IN ONO, is at
perfect liberty to vote for either John g.
Breckintidge, for President, and General
JoSerh Lane, for Vice President, or Stephen
\. Douglas, for President, aud H. V.
johnson, for Vice President. as shall best
accord with his views on the fundamental
doctrines OF the Democratic party"
Now the proposition contained in
this resolution would seem perfectly
reasonable an1 just. But to the
friends Of Douglas it smelt Of treason
1t was II thrust at their darling Doug
las, an attempt to slay him in the
house of lis friends. II could not
be tolerated.
Jrdgc Hall demanded in vain that
his res oution should go before the
Committee on RESOLUTIONS. The
greatest excitement prevailed, and
amidst cries OF "down with him -
"put him out" &C., the Judge per.
sisted in keeping the floor and wish.
cd to make az explanation. He
said there were fifty delegates there
who were for Breckinridgc. His
however, was not heard
and his resolution was kicked out
without being allowed to 60 before
the Convention.
After the excitement and uproar
had somewhat subsidized, the Judge
from the Convention fol.
lowed by number of sympaihizers.
Tho Convention then proceeded
to nominate state ticket, resulting
AS follows: For Supreme judge,
Thomas j. S. Smith, OF Dayton;
Member OF the Board of Public
A. l.. Backus, of Toledo;
and David w. Stambaugh, Of New
Philadelphia, Attorney General.
The Breckenridge men met at the
Neil House sevcnty-tive to one hun.
ired strong, organized for the cam.
paign and appointed a committee to
prepare an address to the people of
he state and one to fix upon the
lime for holding their State Con
vention, which, it is understood, will
be about the ID OF August. United
Democracy! Harmonious Demo
cracy!