Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-07-07
- penoeralle 80 OonvenElon.

The Convention Of " straight Demo-
Gratis at Columbus on Friday was largely
attended, the practice having been adopted
Of calling every body who would attend
sdelegais.R There were very many, there
fore, Of the HuaEashed in the several
counties in the State, who went for the
honor % that was thus conferred upon
them. Forinstance, Yallandigham's coun-
ty CAIontgOmery) sent FIVE hundred dele
gates" which means that five hundred Of
the people of that county embraced eop-
pOrtunity Of visiting the capital, the State
institutions, Camp Chase, SC, on the Fourth
Of July at half fare. Every body else who
visited Columbus on that day was doubt
less also set down as a delegate.
In the minds Of all loyal and thinking
men, the simple fact that Sam. Medary,
the editor Of the Crisis and one Of the most
unserupulous Of all the traitOr-sympathi-
gers in the State, was chosen PrssitleHt, is
enough TO stamp the wHUie proceedings
with infamy, and make them a sc0ru to all
respectable people But if any other proof
was wanted to stamp the character Of the
Convention, it will be found in the fact
that VaIlandigham himself was present in
pTopriapT50nq, as the chief ruling and ad-
vising spirit. And if it is said that these
two men did not ftly represent the mass Of
those composing the Convention, then Why
were they allowed those positions, and Why
were they greeted with cheers and listened
to with expressions of appreciation and
delight2 Medary made an opening speech
in which he said that he did not believe
man could be traitor to the late United
States. He then uttered the remarkably
original and truthful remark that the De-
nOcracy was the only party that was free
from robbery, thieving, perjury and steal
ing. After such an audacious falsehoOd as
this, be could go no further in that line
himself, and 50 he brought out letter that
he said he had received that day from
Washington, which said in thirty days
proposal would come from the Government
at Washington to dissolve the Union. The
speaker did not pretend to harmonic this
statement with the one that he had already
made By implication-that the Union was
already dissolved, but having disposed Of
his best points, sat down amid loud cheer
ing from his auditors
The Convention then proceeded to nom
inate candidates for State officers. Judge
o.P. Ranney Of this city, was nominated
for Supreme Judge. The Judge pretended
to wish to decline, saying that he had been
ont of the room when he was nominated,
and he asked that somebody else be nOm-
mated. He would serve if he could be any
assistance to the country, but had rather
be excused. The Convention thought the
country needed him and refused to excuse
him. There are some who viii think that
tie Judge might have made better show
+ toward serving his country if he had stayed
sway from fellowship with Vallandigham,
Medary & Co, and those who have that
opinion will carefully avoid giving him
any votes for the Judgeship.
3 Wv. Armstrong, Of the TifRu Adverti-
ser, was nominated for the Office Of Secre-
tary Of State. This was the Office in
which the Democracy had intended to
place the virtuous and loyal Kees, Of the
CircleviIle Wstehman, who was arrested
ana sent to prison few days ago for. ask
7 ing in his paper II there are not in New
Orleans some men brave enough 70 nd the
earth Of such monstrous hellhound as
Gen. Butler. It was cruel on the part o.
he War Department to deprive the Demo
srsts privilege Of putting such lOynl
nan in 1onination, but Armstrong may ID
IS well
For Attorney General /. Litehfeld, ESQ.,
Of Holmes county, was nOminatedi for su
perinteadent Of Public Works, James Gam
BE Of Stockton, and for School Commits
sioner, C. a. Cateheart, Of Montgomery
county
The Committee0n Resolutions comprised
-ene- fr0m eseh Congressional District
Judge Ranney serving for the 1sth. Tn
hrst resolution declares the Democracy Il