Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-03-08
The Republican State Conventict

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The Republican State Conventicn.
From Our Own Correspondent.
COLuaBUs, March Sd, 1860.
EDIroR CHRoN, The Republican
State Conye ntion came of on Thu rsds}
last, snd so far as numbeis, ep:rit and un
animity OF feeling is concerned was a CON.
plete success. uf f4.
The meeting was called to order by the
Chairman Of the S,ate..Central COMMITTEES
at II o'clock A. NJ , when o temporary or
ganization was effected. The ordinary
Committees were appointed, when the Con-
vention adjourned until afternoon.
Maj. Milliken, Chairman Of the Commit.
tee on Permanent organization reported the
following officers:
President-Gen. James T. Worthington
Of Ross.
Vice Presidents list District, w. r,
Coney, of Hamilton; I'd. L. Schwartz; Sd
John Cox, Of Butler; 4th, E . B. Taylor, Of
Darke; 9Th, T. G. Allen, Putnam; 9Th, T.
NJ Csyne, Brown; 7th, R. Ceilings, Madi.
ssa; 9Th, John Howell, Clarkej 9Th, J. F
Hinkle, Hardin; 10th, w. r. Williams
18th, T. A. Plants, Meigs; 18th. John Co
chrnn, P~ickaway; lath, Isaac Gas, Richland
18th, S. Glass, Ashland; 18th, w. r. Sspp
Knox; 18Th, P. IL. Rees; Morgan; l7ih
Hiram Skinner, Guernsey; 18th, Ken
Jarvis, StarEe; 10Th, C. e.. Jennings, Lake,
10th, J. A. Prentice, AshtaBula, 2Ist, A
l. Brewer, Columbiana.
S~ecre,ary--C. W. Noble, Cuyahogs.
Assistant Secretarios-B. r. Cowen
Belmont; Fl. G. Armstrong. Hamilton
H. l.. Mckee, S%eneca; C. Parmere, Allen
which nominations were ratified BY the
Convention.
The Convention then proceeded to tht
selection of four delegates from the State
at large TO the Chicago Contention
On the irst ballot the vote stood DIS fol
lows:
Spooner ~; Craighead 9; Conover IT
Carter 80; Backlund 80; Ashley 30; Gurle,
80; Cutlsr 81; Townsend 81; Root II;
Updegrtf %; Baird 10; Wolcott ~. Plat
Ia; Wright 8; Horton 81; Kirk 3; Millik
en- o; Brodbeck 10: Whole vote ass; Ne,
cessary to a choice gag. +,
On the second Ballot Mr.. David X, Car
ter was elected.
BY a suspension OF the rules the Conven,
ton then voted for the remaining three dele.
gates on the same BALLOT with the follow.
Ing result:
Baird ct; Kirk SO; Spooner 27a; Con.
over ~; Brodbeck 34s; Milliken IS; Roo
80; Cutler 95; Updegraf %; Buck'and 90
Ashley al; Gurley 81; Horton 2s7.
Messrs. Spooner, Brudbeck snd Horton
having received a majority Of all the votes
cast, were declared duly elected delee ate.
at large etc.
The following gentlemen were then
chosen ul.ernalos at the first ballou: Jacob
Mueller, Abner Kellogg, DR.. 8. NJ. Smith,
E. b. Taylor.
The Committee on Resolutions made
short work of it, reporting .bu, one Resolu.
ton, which was as follows:
Resolved, That while the Republicans O
Ohio will give their united and earnest sup.
port to the nominee Of the Chicago Con.
v%ention, they would indicate as their frsl
choice, and recommend to said Convention
the name Of Salmon p. Chase, of Ohio.
Mr., Kyle, of Miami, demanded the vote
III The Resolution by counties, which was
most unaccountably put to the meeting as q
motion, and by the chair decided to be lost.
On the demand being insisted on. and after
considerable discussion, the vote was tdkeu
by counties and resulted yeas s75 nays 70.
The announcement OF the vote was receiv.
ed with the mcar desfening cheers.
The counties composing the 18th Con.
gressionsl District voted on the Resolution
az follows: