Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-02-29
AFTERNOON SESSION.

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didates
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention re- assembled at 1 oclk
The President announced the first bust.
ness in order to be the nomination Of can
didates, and directed the Secretary to call
the counties for their votes.
SECRETARY OF STATE.
The first ballot for Secretaty of State re-
suited as follows:
William A. Peelle. of Randolph .24O
William II. Gregory. of Ohio.
J. H Benton. of Jackson 10
VIM. j. Cowing. of Rush ....... So
Rufus Hamsn, of Franklin. /,
Isaac p Smith. Of Floyd. ........ 26
Whole number Of votes cast ..... .464
Necessary 10 a choice. .233
William A Peelle having received ma
iority of all the votes cast was declared
duly nominated as candidate for Secreta
ry OF State. r-.
TREASURER OF STATE.
The vote of the counties for Treasurer of
State was called The first ballot resulted
as ollows:
Whole number of votes cast 40
Necessary TO a choice. .236
Jonathan S. Harvey of Clarke li9
Andrew Lewis Of Gibson -. -. 80
S. p Fry of Tippecanoe. .....lO4
B. Dodge of Kosciusko ........ 81
VIM Hannaman Of Marion. ....... Is
c. W Barbour of Vigo.
The remaining votes were scattering be
tween B. F. Gregory of Warren. Clark Du-
vol of Boone, Kelly of Monroe and Robin
son of Decatur.
There be ing no choice the Convention
proceeded to a second ballot, which resnl-
ted AS follows:
lAs this point of the proceedings show
er Of rain came up, and the Convention
again sought Metropolitan Hall. The bu-
siness was interrupted but few minutes
by the change Of place.
Whole number Of votes cast .43S
""' ooo
Ne'eaa'J :" 10
Harvey ....................
Lewis -.
Fry ....-.......-
Clark Devol ..'.'.'.'-'''''-r
j. b. Dodge '.....'.'''''''f''''
WI. Robinson '''''''
There being 10 choice the Co"'e"'''" :
proceeded 10 third oai'o'' "o "a"''
Messrs. Dodge. Robinson and Devoi were
wi.hdrawa. Inc oa'io' res"''e' a. '''
lows:
Whole number Of votes. .........4'
Necessary TO choice. ...........2 ..23o
Harvey >................... 23'
Fry ................ .-.....'...- -i'i
Lewis ..................- .to3
Jonathan s Harvey having received a
majority of all the votes cast. was declared
duly nominated as the candidate forTreas-
urer Of State.
AuDIroR or STATE.
~, ,ha r,,, Of the first
L.i,o, sor A,d;,or of State.
r -. Aao
N.oessarv 70 a choice 226
of,h;s numher Albert Lange received
GAG votes. The remainder were scattered
between r. NJ, Smith of Knox, Jas W. Ell
,;o, of Sbelbv DIR. Reed of Washington
r. II. Milroy oil Jasper, W. bIair
Gibson, Job Stout Of Fayette, Samuel
Covington OF Ohio, Ira Mendenbali oil Nj
/; ami aud James " Dunn oil oran''
Mr. LANCE was declared duly nomin mates
as the candidate for Auditor of State.
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
The following is the result of the frs
ballot for Attorney General:
Whole number of votes. 433
Necessary to choice. 22I
David Mcdonald of Marion. Il
Jas @. Jones Of Vanderburgh. -. l5I
Daniel d. Pratt of Cass......... l2'
Lemuel O. DeBruler of Spencer. "A
John s Scobey of Decatur...... Al
x. W. Sill Of White. te............. III
John Davis of Madison. ........ Is
Randall Crawford of Fioyd......
No ,ndidate having received majorii
of all the votes cast, second ballot WI
ordered, which resulted as follows:
Whole number of votes cast -. 462
Necessary to choice. 2'S
Jones. 800
DeBruler. ..... 4
Pratt. ..................-.... l29
ed scobey, .... 10