Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-06-02

,lared by reclamation the unanimous choice
Of the convention for Secretary OF State.
ATroRNEY-aENERAL.
The following gentlemen were proposed
as candidates for nomination to this Office
Col John NJ. Connell, Of Fairfield Col.
w. p. Richardson, of Monroe Chauncey
N. Odds, of Franklin; r. nj. Briggs. Of |
Fayette; James Murray, of Wood county. |
BY direction of the President, the Clerk |
called the vote by counties, but it was easily |
discerned that Col. Richardson was elected |
by very large majority, and before the
vote was announced, on motion the rules
were suspended, and he was unanimously
declared the Union nominee for Attorney
General.
COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY.
For this Office Col. Moses r. Bailey, Of
Fulton county, and Hon. s. 8. Osborn, Of
Lake county, were proposed as candidates
for nomination.
A motion was made by the friends Of Col.
Bailey to nominate him by acclamation, and
the vote was put. but there being consider.
able opposition to this mode OF procedure,
the President ordered the call by counties
to proceed, resulting as follows:
For Col. n. H. Bailey 372; for Hon. S.
s. Osborn 1898.
After the announcement Of the vote, Col.
Bailey, on motion, was unanimously declar-
ed the nominee for Comptroller of the
Treasury.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
The following gentlemen were proposed
for nomination for the full term:
Col. I. G. Anderson, Of Licking county;
Philip Herring, of Auglaize James Moore,
Of Coshocton Enos Raffcnsperger, of Stark.
The Secretary proceeded 10 call the vote
by counties, but before the President an
nounced the vote, Philip HERRING, was, on
motion, declared unanimously. the nominee
for member of Board of Public Works for
the full term.
On motion, the rules were suspended and
james Moore, the present incumbent, was
declared by acclamatiop, the nominee for
the short term.
SENATORIAL ELECTORS.
The following gentlemen were proposed
for nomination as candidates for Senatorial
| Electors:
John Peter Biehn, of Brown county;
Eben Newton, of Mahoning; John M. Con-
nell, of Fairfield; sJohn A. Bingham, of
Harrison; Samuel Galloway, of franklin
county.
Subsequently, Messrs. Newton and Gal
oway were withdrawn.
Before proceeding to call the vote, mo.
tion was made and adopted, that the rules
be suspended so far as they require the ma
jorty Of all the votes cast to nominate, and
that the two gentlemen receiving the high
est number Of votes be declared the nomi.
nees.
The Secretary called the vote by counties,
with the following result:
John A. Bingha m..................447
John Peter Biehn. ....................4l2
John NJ. Connel.. l...................264
Messrs. Bingham and Biehn, having re
ceived the highest number Of votes, were
on motion, declared the nominees.
DELEGATES TO THE BALTIMORE CoNvEN
TIoN.
On motion, Ex-Governor William Denni
son, and Ex-Governor Tod, were declared
by acclamation the unanimou. choice of the
Convention as two Of the delegates of tn,
State at large, for the Baltimore Conven
ton.
There being two others to elect. severa
names were proposed and finally they wer
all withdrawn except Columbus Dclano, o
Knox county, and G. Volney Dorsey. O
Miami county, when. on motion, they wer
elected by reclamation.
ALTERNATEs.
After several nominations and withdraw
ais. the following named gentlemen, wer
selected for the four Alternates:
j. Loudon, Of Brown county, j. T. Shry
ock, of fMuskingum, Geo. 7. Worcester, O
Huron, &. b. Senter, Of Cuyahoga, electet
by acclamation.
Gov. b. Stanton, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Resolutions, mode the tollowin
report:
RESOLUTIONS.
!. Rssoloed, That the People of Ohio i
Convention assembled. soemnly renew tn
pledges heretofore made by the country
that they will in the future as they have j
the past, sustain the Government with a
their resources Of men and money in SUI
pressing the wicked, atrocious rebelio
against the Constitution, the Union and lh
laws.
2. Resolred, That the loyal popular ir
stinct OF the people in demanding the RI
election of Abraham Lincoln to the Presider
cy, illustrates the highest evidence, and j
obedience to it, this Convention cordial
recommends to the National Union Cor
vention his re. nomination.
3. Resolrcd, That we congratulate tn
country upon the bIillian. success of ou
arms, and make ack acknowledgement of ou
gratitude to the army and navy of the Un
ted States for their past services, which W
accept as guarantee, that under Prov
dence final victory will speedily come an
this rebellion forever crushed.
4. Resolred, That with Just pride "
proclaim the fact, that in the Cabinet, in tn
field and in the councils Of the nation, tn
ability, fidelity and patriotism Of Ohio hav
been proudly manifest
5. Resoiped, That this Convention here
by pledges the cordial support of the Unio
men Of Ohio to the great measures whic
have marked the administration of Abrs
ham Lincoln, and especially do we approx
the pending amendment of the Constitu
ton, to make the States of the Unisn q
free aud all Republicsn-and therefore fo
ever one and undivided.
The committee for the selection of ger
tlemen to compose the State Central Con
mittee reported the following, which wa
unanimously adopted:
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
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