The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-06-19
WILLIAM MEDILL,
FOR PRINCIPAL SECRETARY:
AMOS LAYMAN.
FoR ASSISTANT sEcRETARIEs.

l. W. II. Glass, IL. 3, A. Brattler,
2. John Ashby, IL. David Armstrong
8. W. 7. Logan, -. Thos. Pitcher,
4. Jonas Ward, IA. J. J. Jacobs,
s. VIM. Gribben, Is. John 8. Way,
8. John @. Doren, l6. Chas. N. Allen,
Z. NJ. L. Bryan, II. DR.. v. McMillen
8. D. Cryder, 10. J. B. Stevenson,
9. Geo, D. Kinder, 10. VIM. B. Dawson
10. J. NJ. Haag.
Resolved, That the Rules and Regu
lations governing this Convention be 81
follows:
l. All votes for candidates shall b.
BY call Of the counties.
Q. A majority Of oil the votes giver
shall be required to nominate.
5. The nominations shall be made Il
the following order: lst, Governor; I'd
Lieutenant Governor; 81, Auditor o.
State; 4th, Treasurer Of State; 9Th
Judge of the Supreme Court; 9Th, Board
Of Public Works.
The gentlemen selected by the com,
mittee, and named in the foregoing re-
port, were then unanimously declared tc
be elected the officers Of this Conven'
tion. i
Messrs. Sawyer, Kelly, Stokes, Ste
wart, Williams and Medary, were ap
pointed committee to notify Governor
MEDILL of his election as President oi
this Convention, and conduct him to the
Chair.
After short absence, the committee
returned, being accompanied by Gov.
MEDILL, who was introduced to the Con
Vention by the temporary President.
The Governor thanked the con INVENTION
for the high honor conferred upon him,
and delivered an address Of some length
upon the state Of the country, which
was received with great favor, and was
applauded to the echo.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE TO SELECT A
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
]. NJ. CHRISTIAN, from the committee
to select State Central Committee, pre-
sented the following report, which wal
accepted and unanimously adopted:
Democratic State Central Committee
John G. Thompson, Samuel Medary
George L. Converse, Amos Layman, AL
len G. Thurman.
THE NOMINATIONS.
GOVERNOR.
After an informal vote by counties
the Convention unanimously nominated
CLEMENT L. VALLANDIaHAM for Gov
ernor. Thename Of Hon. HUGH J. JEW
EFT had been announced by Gen. FITCH
Of Cuyahoga, when it was stated by Mr.
JAMES, Of Muskingum, that Mr.. JEW
EFT was not candidate. Theannounce
ment by the President that Mr.. VALLAN
DIaHAM was the nominee Of the Con
vention, was received with storms Of ap
plause from the assembled thousands witt
composed the Convention.
Mr.. VALLANDIaHAM being an exil
from his natiue State, by order of ABRA
HAM LINCOLN, and therefore unable t,
appear before the Convention, Hon
GEORGE E. PUaH responded for him il
an able, bold, manly aud eloquent speech
which was rapturously applauded from
beginning to end. and then formally in
dorsed by the Convention.
LIEUT.. GOVERNOR.
HENRY DAeaETT of Highland, in
brief speech, nominated Hoe. GEoRaI
E. PuoH for Lieutenant Governor. Mr.
PUaH's name Vas 10 sooner uttered thai
the enthusiasm burst forth anew, and
thousand voices were heard proposing
that bis nomination should be by 2ecli
nation. Meantime, Mr.. PUaH had re
appeared on the platform, and made al
effort to decline; but it was of no avail
The convention with one loud acclaim
refused to allow him to decline; and
per force, made him the nominee 70
Lieutenant Governor, by a unanimou
vote.
.. AUDITOR OF STATE.
The names of WIN. D. MORGAN, o
Licking; G.. ARTHUR, of Muskingum
VIM. HUBBARD, Of Logan; and JONAH
SMITH, Of Richland, we're announced. -
Mr.. MORGAN declined, and Mr.. SMITl
was withdrawn. After an informal vot
by counties, the Convention unanimous
ly nominated Mr.. HUBBARD for Audito
of State. a,
TREASURER OF STATE.
The following gentlemen we're an
nounced for nomination:
GEORGE SPENCE, of Clarke county
HORACE KNAPP, of Ashland; JANE
NORTON. of Jefferson; G.. W. Stokes
Of Warren; and DANIEL WARNER, {
Geauga.
The vote was taken by counties an
stood as follows:
Spence ll3
Knapp, 297
Norton, . %
Stokes, ... ...... II
Warner, Q
HORACE s. KNAPP having received
majority Of all the votes given, was d,
clarei the nominee of the Conventio
for Treasurer of State; and tho nomin,
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