The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-03-07

Oieon Hall is densely packed. Over thousand eyes,
Lit up by the fires of enthusiasm ishing magnetic
intoxication from man to What grand spectacle
those brilliant bateres their oyerarching brovs;
what tes imony those eloquent and faces to the
dignity Of man, and the capacity of for being in
srIred by noble thoughts and heroic purposes.
call for candidates having been sounded over the
anxious multitude, after reported, until
the lists swollen to balloon Dimensions Every dis
trct in the Slate had at least candidate The first
vote by Counties resulted in tlection great many
complimentary votes being cast The resulted in
the election of D. K. Cartier. e-
D. X Cartier called out responded amid tumutuous
cheers Gentlemen of Ohio thank you for this honor
When benighted Asktabula" and enlightened HAM
ilton" unite, is harbinger of result is pro.
phetic ofthe heavy Of the Republican party as
marches to vcters 10 1850 But ssitlesnI am senei-
be this is not the time for s-s-s-p-ee-ch and shall
only say that shah he found w-w. -ptins ar
Chicago, in sustaining the Rr,r Republican party"
give you siammer and all. na -
Judge Tilden before proceeding to the bird vote beg
ged the indulgence of the Convention TO speak word in
favor of the German population. He said chat il Is
very important the thousand German Repub-
cans in Ohio should be represented in The Convention at
Chicago. [Yesi Yes Cheersi would rather a man
with German tongue in his head should represent ten-
tyve thousand Germans. than that man with an En-
gsh tongue in his head should represent one hundred
Thousand native born [Applausa aud shouts of appro
hation-l Here is DR.. Brodbeck. Of Dayton, who viii
represent with honor to the and the great Re
publican party t5.ss5 has
The next resulted in the cton of Thos Spoon
er, of Hamilton, Y. B. HORTON of Megs aud c. Brod-
beck, of Montgomery. 70 1e.9fl sra1 EsT
Alternates then elected: Mueller Kelley, FaylOr
aud Smith. E,s.=-r45s5ss -lj-s15t is-ts-ss
The President then read the following rrsoiuen n the
only one presented by the Committee on Resolutions
Resolved, That the Republicans of Ohio whilst tbey
lh gre their united and earnest support to the no
nee of the Chicago Convention, indicate M their frat
choice and recommend the said Convention the name
of Salmon p. Chase, Of Ohio. 51ri .}fk y ~ -
Considerable axcitement follow ed motion to vote on
the resolution BY Counties. Many thought business
would be seriously delayed by this others thought there
would be much larger opposition 10 Chase than tbere
was After notions to lay the table, to adjourn Sc
the Conventon proceeded vote by Counties Tbe re-
suit was highly gratifying to the Chase men, as It showed
that Ss5 delegates were for it. and 60 against it. It ia al
so known that number of the Counties voting in che
negative were for instance
Four Counties only united in their opposition
The result was greeted by deaenng shouts of appause
with thrse grand cheers for Salmon P. Chase -si5If
After the nomination of all the del-pate, bv ,,,,.,
ton, the Convention adjourned sine die.
Thus was it demonstrated thai Ohio is to man s,-
salmon P Chase We were sorry that one of our
delegates from Franklin Mills thought Lincoln preferable
to Chase and voted in the negative on the
The prophecy of the Statesman that the nomination of
Chase would give $4,000 majority to the Democracy of
ohos oily the dire oreboding terror stricken hearts
ti-t Fa J.H.R.