Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-04-03
& MATTERS.
[From Last EEenIng,s EditIOn.l


Z The Union Convention for the purpose o
nominating candidates for City Offices, me
at National Hall this morning at ten o clock
There were full delegations present from
the several Wards and Townships.
The Convention was organized by the nom
nation of the following officers:
President-J. P. Bishop.
Vice Presidents-o. W. Palmer, W. J.
Warner.
socretaries-H. G. Abbey and John N.
Sterling, JF.
! Mr.. Bishop, on taking the Chair, made a
brief speech of thanks.
| The Convention proceeded to vote for a
candidate for Mayor. The vote stood as
/ follows:
! I. z. Masters, SO; rs. Stevens, I D.A.
DGngIerj 6.
| On motion, the nomination of I. U. Mas
ters was made unanimous.
| Police Judge-E. Hessenmueller, So; J..
R. Fitzgerald, I3.
The nomination of Mr.. HessenmuelIer was
made unanimous.
| City Attorney-John c. Grannis was nom
mated by aeclamation.
Trustee of Water Works-Peter Thatcher,
Jr., was nominated by acclamation.
Director of Infrmary-A. E. Burlison, 81 +;
J. c. Black, 3. The nomination of A. E.
BurlisOn was made unanimous.
Street CommissiOner-John Givsns Sc );
Samuel Irwin S. The nomination of John
GiYens was made unanimous.
City Marshal-Jobn NJ. Frazse AZ; J. VI.
Smith 10; J. A.-Craw ?. There being 6s
votes cast, while there were but 66 in Con
vention, on motion the vote was rstaksn. It
stood as follows: John Frazee 49; J. W.
Smith IS; ]. A. Craw 2. The nomination Of
Mr.. Frazoo was made unanimous. Mr.. Craw
declined to be a candidate before the Con-
ventiOn met.
City sexton-W. G, steadman 80 G. D.
BurWs1 10; james Kysee Q /; Thomas Jones,
Sen, 10; D. ProudfOOt I. On motion, the
nomination Of Mr.. steadman was made unan-
imous.
For Fire Engineer-J. j. Benton 4s; H.
New 81.
The nomination of Mr.. Benton for Fire
Engineer was made unanimous.
City Treasurer-J. Ellsworth IA; VIM.
Hart so. On motion, the nomination of Mr..
Hart was made unanimous.
SeaIer of Weights and Measures-On mo-
ton Mr.. Stewart was nominated by aecIama-
ton.
constables-A list of candidates for con-
stables was presented to the Convention, as
follows: VIM. R. simmonds, L. N. Eastman,
Charles F. Klane, VIM. A. Champlain, J.
W. Schmidt, L. B. Eager, George Ridgeway,
Christian Reisse.
On motion the list OF candidates was nom
mated by acOlamation. Mr.. Reise declined
to be a candidate, and on motion L. B.
TwitehelI was nominated in his place.
Central Committee-It was resolved to
nominate Central Committee, consisting of
one from each Ward, which was done.
First Mard-E.C Z. MOUSE.
Second Ward-H. NJ. Chaplin.
Third Ward-J. A. Harris.
Fourth Ward-C S. Ransom.
Fifth Ward-W. J. Boardman.
Sixth Ward-W. P. FOgg.
Seventh Ward-John Shelley.
Eighth Ward-J. D. Palmer.
Ninth Ward-W. B. Castle.
Tenth Ward-A. J. Marin.
Eleventh Ward-John kirkpatrick.
Mr. BurlisOn, candidate for the Office of
Director of Infrmary, made speech, stat
ing that when he run for the Office of City
Marshal last year he was defeated, and was
tolu that he was defeated by the vote of the
Republican Germans of the city. For the
purpose Of uniting the Union party he wish
ed to decline the nomination for Infrmary
Director in favor of some German citizen.
The vote being taken it was unanimously
adopted net to accept the declinution.
On motion the Convention adjourned.
BALTIMORE AND ONO RAILRoAD.-This
important and valuable thoroughfare between
the East and the West, as our readers are
advised, was reopened early in January, af
ter an interregnum Of four months, caused
by the Antietam campaign and the destrue-
ton Of some thirty miles of the track and
bridges by the enemy under StOnewall Jack
son in person. That was the third time in
which this energetic corporation has, since
the beginning of the war, risen Phenix-like
from the ashes of the great ravager and desc
lator With an energy unparalleled, and
from its own resources exclusively, as We un-
derstand, the Baltimore and Ohio Company
has achieved results that ought to command
for it the respect and admiration Of the world,
but especially of our Western communities,
whose interests are so much identified with
it,
We used TO hear some doubt expressed as
to the ability of the road to maintain itself
after its last Teopening, but we are glad to
learn that these doubts have entirely vanish
cd, and that tho road is evidently froor from
liability to military interruption than at any
previous period Of the war. Independent
Of the present location Of the rebel armies
which would make impracticable for them to
disturb the road-the Government has, under
Generals Sehenek, Kelley, Milroy, and 9TH
ers, such large forces so posted, and with re-
serves so we'll at command, as to make any
movement looking to further interference
with the road entirely futile.
With the restoration Of public confidence
which these and other circumstances insure,
the company has just established a second
through passenger train, and now con-
meet at the Ohio river with the morning and
| evening trains to and from Cincinnati, Lou
| isgiIle, indianapolis and other points. With
I its facilities Of direct Communication with
/ Washington, without change Of cars between
that capital and the Ohio river, with the
new and improved sleeping cars just intro
| dneed on ali its night trains, and other en-
terprising arrangements for the comfort Of
passengers, the line will no doubt have its
/ old popularity and success restored. Added
| to all this, the wonderful historic interest be-
| longing to the route, on account Of its ira
versing for so great distance the region Of
former active hostilities, lends a popularity
and attraction which travellers viii no doubt
! soon come TO appreciate.
'Wesee by the Baltimore papers that the road
/ is doing an immense freight business, more
than Eve hundred carloads Of Western pro-
duce, live stock, and coal having reached