The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-03-02

We publish below the proceedings of the
Painosville Convention. Several errors oc-
CURED in our editorial notices of last week,
as it was necessarily written in haste,
Proceedings Of the Republican District
Convention.
Pursuant to call, the Republicans Of the
10th Congressional District, composed of
tho counties of Cuyahoga, Lake and Goauga,
mot at Painesville, in Moody's Hall, ycstor.
day, Feb. 22d, at P. NJ, to elect two dele
gates to tho Republican Presidential Nomi-
mating Convention to bo held at Chicago.
Tho Convention was organized by nlecting
Hon. VIM. Slade, of Cuyahoga, President I;
COL Eddy, of Cuyahoga, Col. Spencer, of
Geauga, and ID. Damon, Esq, of Lake, Vice
Presidents S. o. Griswold, Esq. of Cuya-
hogs, J. o. Converse. Of Geauga, and 7, j.
DOolittle, ESQ.,, of Lake Secretaries.
After sundry aud divers resolutions, hav-
ing for their end the contriyanco Of somo plan
to obviate the deiciencles, in whole or part,
OF some towns in representation, it was re-
solved that delegates of towns partly repre-
sented might fill up their allotted number
from those present from the town, or might
cast the entire number of votes themselves,
as they chose and that persons present
from towns wholly unrepresonted might act
as if duly elected.
The whole number Of delegates should
havo been one hundred and sixty-one, but
only one hundred and forty-seven were pres
ent, aftor the vacancies mentioned had been
filled. Cuyahoga was entitled to ninety.
eight, but the towns of Olmsted, Orange
and Strongsville were without representa-.
tive, and the total was therefore only ninety
three. The full vote of Lake-thrty-was
cast. The towns of Newbury and Balm
bridge, in Geauga we're wholly unrepresent-
ed, aud the vote of that county was there
fore only tweuty-four, instead of its allowed
number of thirty-throe.
AproposItion on tho part of representa-
tives of Cuyahoga, to allow Lake and Goau-
go to present q candidate, Cuyahoga to en-
Joy like privilege, was rejected as was also
that to allow Lake and Geauga to elect one,
and Cuyahoga one, and the Convention be-
gan ballotIng for one Delegate. The names
of Hons. Geo. B. Senter, II. =. Spaulding,
ID. X. Cartier, r. Hitchcock B. BisselI, ID.
r. Tildon and II. f. Paine were presented
as candidates. 1t was Immediately announ-
ced that Messrs. Cartier and Tilden had
sgnified their refusal to be candidates, and
their names were withdrawn. Hon. A. G..
Lawrence, of Cuyahoga, and J. T. Dootittle,
of Lake, were appointed tellers, aud tho
balotting began, with tho following results I:
FIRST BALLoT.-Scnter 81, Spalding G,
Paine &c, Hitchcock IL, j. ii. Vincent 3.
No choice, a majority necessary
to an election. Judge Spalding withdrew.
SECOND BALLoT.-Senter 6S. Paine 79,
| Hitchcock !. Paine declared elected.
A moton to nominate Judge Hitchcock
| by acclamation was laid on the table. The
name of Hon. j. r. French was added to
the list of nominees, and the balloting was
resumed.
THIRD BALLoT.-Hitchcock 81, Senter 81,
French 81, Il. p. Harmon 2. No choice.
A motion to nominate Senter by accla-
nation was laid on the table, as was also a
motion to ballot for the two highest, and
balloting was resumed.
FOURTH BALLoT.-Senter Ga, Hitchcock
67, French l4-he announced his withdraw.
al during balioting, but not until somo towns
had voted-Harmon ], Vincent I. Nc
choice.
FIFTH BALLoT.-Senter II, Hitchcock 7S
Scattering, ,3-total 1852, and being in excess
of delegates by five. was set aside.
SIXTH BALLOT--Senter GA, Hitchcock 81
the latter declared elected.
| Motion was mado to elect Sonter an al
ternate, but he declined. J. II. French was
nominated, but was rejected on voto. Hon
A. G. Lawrence of Cuyahoga. was then eec
ted alternate to Paine, and J. Il. Doolttle
ESQ.,, of Lake, alternate to Hitchcock.
Convention then adjourned, having been
in session about three hours and half