Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-08-17


The Republicans of the lXth Congress
sional District assembled at Forest in Har-
din county, on Tuesday, Aug. l4th, to nom
inato candidate for Congress. The call
was made for q Delegate Convention, but
when VIC arrived there what was our aston
ishment to fiud that il was Mass Meeting
to which the farmers and working-men in
great numbers had come up, to again place
before the people for their suffrages, the
farmer of Wyandot JOHN CAREY. They
had come up there full of enthusiasm, with
music and banners.
AT / o'clock the Convention was called
to order by J. S. Robinson, of Hardin, who
nominated Hon. @. K. Watson, Of Seneca
as President.
On motion all the Republican editors of
the IXth district who were present, were
chosen Secretaries.
On motion, the delegates from each
county were authorized to present the name
of one Republican, to serve as member Of
the Congressional Committee for the next
two years. The following were named:
j. s. Copeland, Marion county,
Homer Everett, Sandusky county,
T. E. Griswold, Wyandot county,
s. R. Harris, Crawford county,
]. F. Henkle, Hardin county,
w. H. Payne, Ottowa county,
L. Stem, Seneca county,
which selection was duly ratified by the
Convention.
The next business was the selection of a
candidate for Congress; Hon. John ]. Will
liams of Marion, moved that Hon. John
CAREY, of Wyandot, be the unanimous
nominee of the IXth district for reelection
TO Congress, which motion was seconded by
hundreds of enthusiastic voices. The Pres
ident put the motion, saying that so many
as were in favor of the motion signify it by
three cheers. The cheers that then went
up were almost deafening, and were con-
tinued for some length of time. To the
negative of the motion not lisp was heard
A motion was made that the President
appoint committee of three to wait upon
Mr.. CAREY to inform him of the action Of
the Convention and request his presence be-
fore them. R. P. Buckland, ]. j. Williams
; and S. R. Harris were appointed the Com
: mittee.
During the absence of the Committee, a
motion was made by I. M. Keeler, of San.
dusky, that the Convention ratify the ac-
ton of the delegates to the State Conven-
ton, in the presentation of the name Of
John F. Henkle, of Hardin, as the Presi-
dental Elector from the IXth district, and
) the motion was unanimously adopted
The large dining hall in which the Con-
venton was held would admit but small
portion of those who wished to hear, and a
motion was made and carried to adjourn tc
the open air.
Hon. JOHN CAREY was then announced
to the people and he was received with en-
thusiastic applause. He spoke for three
: quarters of an hour on the issues now be-
fore the country, in a plain and common
e sense way, and thanking his constituents fol
their hearty expressions of approval of hi.
!. course in Washington, and promising tc
9 serve them to the extent of his power i
e reelected. During his remarks he wa
often interrupted by hearty cheers.
After Mr.. Carey concluded, the Conven
E tion was addressed by G. K. Watson anc
\ ]. G. Lee, of Seneca, when it being abou
!, time for the arrival of the cars, the Con
vention adjourned sine die, with three tire
mendous cheers for Lincoln, Hamlin, Carey
and the whole Republican ticket.