Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-04-19
I,he AboIitionL Convention.

The Abolition State Convention is to be
:, held In this city next month, to elect dele
rates to Mr.. Lincoln's convention and NOM
.sinate State officers. Already the busy note
of preparation Is sounded In the camp OF
the faithful. The contest for State officers
has already begotten snarl among the
multitude of loyal patriots who have served
their country long and faithfully at jolly
fat salaries in the State House. These gen
.tlenen have lived SO long and costly In Of
ficc.that they look upon them now, and all
the fatncss thereof, as their exclusive prop
erty and inheritance. The only trouble
with them is as to What Offices they shall
severally FILL They have constituted them
selves u board of nomiDators whose busi-
ness 1t Is to look af er their own household,
firstly, and secondly to regulate the Aboli-
tion party.
q We ere enabled from reliable authority
to announce the persons determined upon
by the "Colun,5us Regency" as the nominees
of the Loyal League Convention. On several
Of the State offices there has been spirited
contest among the members Of the Regen'
cy. For Supreme Judges, the present in
cumbents have bid high, and were voted In,
BRISKERHoFF and all. BRINkERHoFF, hav-
ing appointed himself special constable
and arrested country editor, about two
years ago, for disloyalty. fairly entitled
himself to the nomination for Supreme
Judge. For School Commissioner, Gov.
BRoUGH has appointed E. E. WHITE, who
will hold on 10 the office like wax to a
piece of leather, with the consent of the
Regency. For Comptroller of the Treas
ury, WILLIAM B. THRALL and tone o.
Cole, who was once alluded to by the At
torney General, have been suggested, and
are still under consideration. 1t is urged
on behalf of 30. COLE" that the notice
taken of him by the Attorney General
is 10000 votes in his favor, besides he
.solemnly recommended the abolition of the
Office to the Legislature, which recommen-
dation was not agreed to, therefore 80.
,CoLE' is the ''most senseless and fit man" for
the place. Mr.. THRALL once discharged
the duties of the Office faithfully, and has
conducted the Express with perfect docility.
As for the presentincumbent Jos. H. RILEY,
It is said that he has declared himself in
favor Of the preservation of the Union,
even II all the niggers South Of the line
were kept slaves forever-a remark which
played him out with the League Regency,
who want no Unionists elected.
-
, Il was thought best to leave the nomina-
ton for Board Of Public Works open, as it
amounts to nothing and will serve as good
bait for the country people. o. Cole sug-
gests that rather than be beaten again he
will accept the position of Secretary of
State. He can't badger and annoy any one
there unless by stopping the fuel, which he
greatly regrets, but rather than leave the
Office 60 ont of the family, he will take
1t himself. Considerate o. COLE! The
good natured wag, DIR. WILLIAMS, late chiet
clerk to the Auditor, is understood to be
willing to labor for his country as Secre-
;tary, as is also Mai. d. w. RHoDEs, of Del
aware. paymaster, ex-clerk, Auditor, etc.
These latter places have not been finally
decided upon, but win be after a few more
meetings Of the Regency. The rural peo-
pie Of the abolition persuasion need give
themselves no concern about the nomina-
tions the Regency will fix It ALL