Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-05-19
CHICAGO CONTENTION.


with great applause. Judge Marshall, of
Md and Gov. Cleveland, of Connecticut
conducted Mr.. Wilmot to the chair and he
addressed the convention at some length.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. Mr..
Humphrey Of I'll.
A committee on permanent organization
was then voted, of one from each state and
territory represented, " B. Horton, repre-.
senting Ohio on the Comm
A committee similarly constituted was
chosen to report order of business, r. NJ.
Corwin representing Ohio.
The convention then adjourned to o.
clock, and on assembling, Mr. Horton, for
committee on organization reported the
name of Hon. GEORGE AsHMUN, of Mass.
as chairman
Mr. Ashmun took the chair and was
greeted with immense applause, the dele
gates rising and giving six hearty cheers
When order was restored the President
addressed the convention. The organ
izatiou was then completed by the choice
Of Vice President, and secretaries from
each state
a committee on resolutions was selected,
one from each state. j. H. BARRETT, repre-
senting Ohio. The convention then ad-
journed to 10 o'clock, Thursday.
We copy from the correspondence of the
Cleveland Leader.
There is an immense crowd and more
coming. The Convention will far outnum-
ber that at Charleston, and will be the most
multudinous ever held in the city of Chica-
go.
Great and general confidence is express
ed in success, before the people. This in-
creases the difficulty of nominating.
Stewards friends are exceedingly earnest,
determined and powerful. Seward stands
III the same position to this Convention,
that Douglas did to that at Charleston
His friends are ranged in solid column, and
have altogether the best tactics. His op-
ponents are divided, and without any pro-
gramme of operations.
One hundred and nineteen votes are re-
quired to nominate Seward. He will have
on the first ballot at least 80 votes. lie
has from California 4, Connecticut 2, Iowa
l, Maine 3, Massachusetts 7, Michigan 6,
Minnesota 4, New York 35, Vermont 5,
Virginia, Is, Wisconsin 5, Texas 4. There
is much growing among his opponents
about the delegations from Virginia and
Texas. If the Kansas delegation is ad-
mitted, it will be for him.
The Bates and Mclean strength is to be
turned over to Senator Wade. The most
devoted friends of Chase consider him
slaughtered by the Wade movement.
A majority of the Ohio delegation are
believed to be for Wade. Cbase's friends
are very bitter on Wade, and our Ohio
folks are in deep tribulation. Corwin, De-
lano and others, will not give Chase even
complimentary VOTE without bargaining
that when Chase is dropped, the delegation
will vote as unit. This means that Chase
is to have merely sham complimentary
u1it vote, and Wade the real vote of the
delegation 1t is said that Gov. Dennison
faVors the unit vote. The most ardent of
Chase's friends oppose it,
The Ohio vote will be thrown alternately
for Lincoln, Wade, or Seward Chase's
friends consider themselves as holding the
balance of power, and will mostly go for
Ancoln as against Wade. A few are for
Seward.
The test will probably be between Sew
ard and Lincoln, with chance for Seward.
The opposition TO Seward is however, in
tense aud elamorous. His opponents mis-
calculated his power. His friends are cool
snd confident. Their position is that the
nominee will be elected, and that Seward is
the statesman OF the party, and will show
vast strength in quarters where his weak
ness is most loudly proclaimed Greeley
aud the Blars are against him, and G.. says
Bell would beat him in Pennsylvania. aud
that the campaign with Seward for nomin.
ee is next to hopeless.
The slaughter of Chase in the Ohio dele
gation produces great surprise here. Even
Spooner is accused Of joining 10 the Wade
movement. Cartier, of Cleveland, chair,
man of the Ohio delegation, certainly does
so, likewise the Hamilton County delegates,
with the single exception of Hassaurek.
You can discover the state of case from the
fact that Barrett, of the Gazette will rep
resent Ohio on the Platform committee
The Ohio delegations had q three hours
session, and a warm time. There were
forty-three delegates pFesent-three not
arrived An informal ballot on first claim
for the Presidency was taken. The result
was, Chase "a, Lincoln 9, Wade 5, Seward
/, Bates l, Mclean 3. The real strength
Of Chase was not more than 20. A ballot
was taken to ascertain the vote Of the dele
cation, provided Chase we're dropped. The
result was Wade %, Lincoln l6, Bates |,
Mclean Q, Seward 2.
There Is no chance for the vote Of Ohio
to be east as q unit. If the delegation
was unit for Chase, many believe he would
be nominated, as heavy part OF Stewards
strength would eyentuaily go 10 him. Also
If Ohio would go solid for Wade, be would
win, but being parceled out, the vote OF the
State has no influence.
Giddings Is for success rather than Sew
ard. He says that Stewards strength is
greatly oRerrated, and will speedily subsde.
The spokesman Of Ohio, IN the CoaFen.
tion will be Cartier, Of Cleveland.
The crowds and excitement are hourly
Increasing Delegations are marching to
their hotels, headed by bands Of music.
Two hundred PennsylVanians arrived in a
body.