Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-03-19
COLUMBUS correspondenoe.

0SAdAS0S
CoLuxnus, March IA, 1862.
Editors Chronicle believing that it will
not be undressing to your readers l
enclose you the following account Of the
efforts to make a senator:
An informal meeting was held in the
Hall Of the House of Representatives. on
the evening of the inst, not having in
view the immediate nomination of a can
didate for election TO succeed the Hon. B.
+. Wade. in the Z. 5. Senate, but to pre-
pare for such action. The effect of the
meeting was, after a free interchange of
views and expressions of opinions, to pass
a resolution requiring a majority of all
the Union members Of the two Houses,
(99t to effect q nomination, and an adj
lournmen: TO the evening of the llth,
TUESDAY of this week. for that purpose.
The caucus meet on that evening accord
ingly. % members present, and after a
series of ballotings, in which Mr.. Wade
received 46 votes as the highest. This
occurred, however. in but one ballot, and
as his opponents claim by fraud two more
votes being given than were present, Al
being really the highest polled for him,
and Gen. Columbus Delano, following
went in order, 81 hackers. the others be-
ing scattered Upon various candidates.
after sufficient trial was had to show the
impossibility of a nomination being made
upon that evening, a motion prevailed
for adjournment. to the following. eau
Gus met on Wednesday evening as per adj
iournment, and with about the same re-
suit. Wade showed similar strength,
ranging from forty to forty-fye votes
Gen. Delano next in order with thirty
five as his maximum strength, the Others
were divided between Odlin of Dayton,
Groesbeck of Cincinnati, and the old Salt
Boiler. After some eight or ten ballots
had been taken, q motion was made to
adjourn to January 1863, which having
been discussed with some warmth was f.
nally laid OH the table. A motion was
then offered to take four ballots in sue
cession, and if no result should be attain
ed, to adjourn for one week, which car
ried. These ballots showed no change,
except a slight increase for Delano, and
diminution for Wade. So much for
events tr~anspired, as to the future, being
neither a prophet nor the son of q proph-
ct nor theson of a prophet, andstill worse,
having no spiritual medium, nor gifted
with second light, we are to q great extent
in the dark. Some of Wade's friends are
confident, while others think he has
shown his greatest strength, and even
more than can be depended on, if there
should be a prospect of his nomination
Delano's friends are equally or more san
guine. His nomination, or that of any
opponent of Wade, depends entirely on
ability to concentrate the elements OF the
opposition. Groesbeck being from the
extreme southern part of the State, has
much the advantage in location, and is
withal, q man of fine talents and much of
a gentleman, but then although the doc
trine of repentene and restoration prevails
freely in politics, some think the time of
his probation should be further extended,
inasmuch as his sins were so great as after
having when in Congress spoken against
the Lecompton bills TO have voted for the
English proposition. Gen. Delano is also
an unexceptionable gentleman, of whose
talents | need not speak-he Is well
known to most of the people on the Re-
serve. The opposition to him, aside
from the friends of Senator Wade, exists
mainly with special adherents of Cover
nor Chase, from matters connected with
the Chicago nomination. Gen. Delano
was a delegate at large. and although he
uniformly supported Chase himself, yet
his friends claim exerted influence against
him, which to them is an objectionable
sin. Mr.. Odlin, although perhaps not as
generally known as the other two gentle
men, is of like high character, is a mem
Der of the present assembly, as is Mr..
Groesback, and both an honor to the
have said nothing of Mr.. Ewing. He is
historical. His age prevents success
The election of a Senator is attended
with a vast amount of pressure, wire
working, and excitement, though less
now than at the last session, and mingle
elements, black spirit and white,
blue spirits, and grey.
For a few weeks before the caucus be-
ing held, by some curious accident, 1.-THE
Federal officers in this section of the State,
from the highest to the lowest, had bust
ness this way, each firmly declaring that
the good Of the country requires the re-
turn of the present incumbent, in which
they may have been correct; but the fun
of the matter is, that n year ago, many
of these gentlemen were unable to find
strong Saxon for accommodations
the same person to whom they
now sing peans. The opponents of Mr..
Wade acknowledge his ability, but offer
various objections to his return-that two
terms are sufficient-that continuance in
for long periods, is not according to
the spirit of our institutions and society,
inasmuch as political aristocracy is equal
ly Objectionable with any other, and should
therefore be guarded against. Men also,
who in time of excitement, will OCCASION
ally let slip an oath, are Mortified at his
profanity; and others who would
object to a few nips a day, are alarm
ed that the Senator keeps whiskey and
in his room, and as they say, can
drink without swallowing. Mr.. Wade's
deny or excuse these charges, and
even church members are among them,
who say they don't think the Senator an
ercessively profane man, but-well, yes
uses sometimes rather bold language
Whether excusing a habit so base, adds
to public morals, l shall not discuss, but
say, that 1t does not, at least, add
to the character of those making it. An
other cause from which opposition among
the better class of citizens arises, springs
from various appointments to Office. Some
think in the appointment of the present
Attorney for the Northern District of the
State, over as good 4 man as Judge Hitch
cock, and the appointment of the Mar
shall TO the Southern District, over as they
much better men, could not have
with an eye single TO the public well
are. Mr.. Wade's friends admit these, as
hey say, errors, but on the other hand.
that the best gun will sometimes
fire.
ROMAN.