Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-06-14
Franklin County Abolition Convention.

This Convention was held ON Saturday, June
18th, In the City Hall. II was small, tame
spIrltless affair, devoid of everything like en-
thusiasm. It was made up promiscuously; but
the greater proportion of it was composed OF
clever, well l,meanlpg men, who are deluded and
led astray, Its chief characteristic, as mani
tested In the proceedings, was bitter hatred
Of, and an uncomfortable prejudice against, the
Democratic party. It was very "litsle thing"
when compared with the Democrahc County
Convention that was held In the same hall just
one week before. If the Abolition State
Convention, which is to be held In Columbus
next Wednesday, shall, proporhonately, fall as
far below tho Democratic State Convention OF
the llth inst, then, indeed, are the negro sym
pathizers to be pitied.
Tho Convention VAS called to order by X. II
GEARY, when Dr.. J. B. THOMPSON was elected
President, and WILLIAM EwINo and Isaac O.
ASTON, Secretaries.
Stacy TAYLOR, HENRY RfDENoUR and GEORGE
TAYLOR, we're appointed a committee on Gre
dentIals-Who reported the following delegates
entitled to seats in the Convention;
CITY OF COLUMBUS.
lst Ward-Alexander Dean, James Patser-
son, X. B. Adams, John N. Champion.
2d-A B. Buttes, R. II. Geary, b.
Thompson, G. Roberts, NJ. Northrup, H. Mil
Ter, E. F. Jennings, I. Comstcck, J. c, Tull,
Jr., NJ White.
4.h-S. Taylor, James Rusk, B. Gilmore,
]. H. Beebe.
5.h-N. w. Bliss.
9Th S Brake.
7sh-J. e. ST. Clair, C. Ashhoru, W. E. Ide,
John Woodward, B. c. StrattOn.
8!h-John Miller, VIM. Westwater, lsaac
c. Aston, r. Oegood, DR., James Williams.
9th-W. II. H. Shinn.
THE TowNsHIPs.
Montgomery-T. J. Moore, l. N. Cotant.
Madis disoa-WillIam Ewing, Frederick Swish-
or, A II Fem, II. Long, A, Hanety, G. Speaks
Hamilton-A, Rees, John Kavanaugh, g. W.
Williams. ,,,,
Truro-J T. Noe, David Graham, William
Howard, Edwin Moore, o. Peters.
Plain Ranney, Ezra Collins.
Blendon--J. w. JamisOn, P. E. Guitner, c
Mcdaniel, W. J. Phelps, M. Gillespie.
Mlfflin--H. Ridenour, William Ross.
Clnton-A. N. Bull, John Goodman.
Shsfon-George Taylor, ]. NJ. Fdson, s. l.,
Skeels, w Foss.
WaehingtOn-Not represented.
Perry Henderson, Walcu;t, Charles
Davis
Ncraich-Not Represented.
Franklin-Wm. Watts, II. Walcutt, VIM
Miner
JacksOn-T ]. Adams, Wm H. BlIbee'
Prairie-JaGob G McGill, l.. Woodruff
BfoWn-Not represented.
Pesea lt-NOi represented.
JeffersOH-Nos represented.
Thus the committee reported five townships
not represented; and the delegations from a
number of the other townships were not full.
A short time before the adjournment OF the
Convention, W. A. CRUM, JOHN HowARD and
MARTIN Rogers, appeared, and claimed to be
the delegates for Norwich township Some
stragglcr WAS captured about the came time,
and put up to cast the vote Of some other
township Several Of the city delegates
we're very anxious to cast the vote Of
the townships that we're still without
representatives. A motion vas made to
allow E. F. JENNINGS to vote for one Of The
missing townships. This was objected TO by a
nuL Der Of gentlemen from the country, and q
"big muss" Was impending, when the motion
was Withdrawn,
Several of the Clerks 10 the State Depart
meats figured prominently in the proceedings,
laboring hard to insure the election Of delegates
to the State Convention favorable to The nom.
ination Of their chiefs.
MesErl CHAMPION and HUsroN we're appoint
ed tellers, when the Convention proceeded to
ballot for eight delegates, to represent the Abb
olitionists of franklin county in the approach
log State Convention Oi that party and the
following was declared to be the result