Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-08-13
,pubIIcan ConvenaIon AgaIn.

On Saturday we gave fair account Of the
proceedings of the Republican Convention up
to the time Of putting our formsto press, 3i20,
p. NJ, when the contest was waxing warm be-
tween the candidates for Clerk We regret
that in the hurry Of the occasion, several err
rors should have appeared ip our report on ac-
count Of the proof not being read by u.s.
II was decided that the nominations should
begin at Auditor, when the baloting com
menced DRYDKN, ScHAEFFER and F0srER
we're put in nomination II was at once seen
that DRYDEN would get the place, for the tell
ers called his name almost constantly We
learn that Mr. ScHAEFrER and his friends really
thought they had chance for the position,
but VAL only got about half dozen votes
How delegates will soap candidates before GO
ing into Convention, and oh, how are candi-
dates let-down, when they ascertain their
strength in Convention Foster got but three
or four votes, and didn't seem TO be running
very fast DRYDEN got the nomination by a
big vote-f3 we believe This result was CON
fdently predicted, as II was thought dams
popularity would help the ticket"
The balloting for Sheriff then commenced.
DAHiysoN, of Germantown, commenced well,
by getting votes, aoompliment from his town
ship, when he lCt down. Mills was renomi-
mated, as matter of course
The Shetiaalty being disposed of the col /:
test for Probate Judge eHmc up. Doc, BART
LETT was thought TO be strong, and some of
his friends were willing TO bet big on his sue.
cess PAT. KELLY was also tin condition"
and his friends looked confident believing
that the 'Publicans would be forced to look to
the "elements" somewhat; but they seemed to
have forgotten the true republicanism of Mas
sachusetts--the depository Of the genuine ar
Iticle-where the negroe is ADORE the foreign
born-and that really there is good deal of
that sort Of stuff here Par didn't get n smid-
geon, and SAM BoLTIN, so widely noted for
his laugh, went in with roar
The chair announced that the balloting
for clerk would be next in order and then
the show commenced Bruen, Ellis, Staley
Coons, Young, Steele, Edgar and Miller, we're
announced l. II. Kiersted, the telegraph
man, withdrew before the baloting commen-
ced and therein Isaac acted wisely
Just about the time the balloting began, a
transparency at the right of the stage attrac-
ted considerable attention. The artist inten-
ded it to represent LINCOLN splitting rails
and his intention was good enough but he
made a sorry thing of the picture LINCOLN
looked like a big Shanghai that had been
fighting aud got his head pecked raw some
persons said the thing reminded them Of the
pictures they had seen Of the white bear break
ing ice WE'LL some fun was made of the
caraciture, and the Publican candidate fer
city clerk last spring, went up and turned the
transparency around, when picture was ex-
hibited representing poor style ofhorse run
ming towards very transparent style of sta
BILE, dubbed "White House" having above il
as a motto-"Blood will tell r. We presul o
fl,a la al Ia that
blood told on him
Our readers will remember the 2nd rule of
the balloting we published Saturday about the
dropping of the lowest candidate on every
ballot after the 3d. this was adhered to, and
Young, Miller, Steele, Edgar, Coons, one af
| ter another went up on the fat AT length
but three remained-Bruen, Ellis and Staley
and several balotings were had on them until
Staley who had all along been the highest
suddenly went down to the lowest and with
drew with eleven votesl The next ballot
Bruen and Ellis were tied The excitement
was tremendous; the delegates yelled and
hooted "Bruenl' "Ellisl' alternately, and
finally the Chair got the noise down to point
where the balloting could "go on" and the
result was that BRUEN "got it. The confu-
sion was uproariousl "Luth" and Campbell"
went in on their nerve and worked hard.
Bruen had 4 majority
| But we haven't time to further give the
points, which were, really of no account after
this they we're very tame.
There were some persons-from the coun-
try-who entertained the belief that the Re
publican ticket will be elected They were
few, however, and the general feeling could
be seen on the faces of the knowing ones;
and it was blue. The hirt of the Wide
Awakes, at night, could not put the thing in
good odor.