The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-21
The county Convention.


The county Convention.
The nominations made on Saturday by
the County Union Convention which as
sembIed at Carrots Hall speak for them
selves. The candidates are all old and
prominent citizens Of the county, and the
fact that they were nominated with most
remarkable unanimity, several by scelsms-
ton, and all that were bAlloted for on the
first ballot. Is a better certificate of their
character and qualifications than any words
Of ours. The ticket is 3 strong one, and
It's triumphant election in October is Just
as sure rs if it had been already accom-
plished- -es vss sa
In the management Of Its resolutions the
convention was, from various causes, very
much confused, snd matters became beau
tifully mixed. Precisely what was done with
the various sets of resolutions offered, and
what was the final solution of The snsrl,
will probably bs about as vexed q question
in the future as the birthplace of Homer,
the source of the Nile, or any other of
these problems which have exercised the
wits Of savants from time immemGriAl.
The report given in this mornings LEADER
is the only correct q published, that OF
the Saturday afternoon Herald and Plain
Dealer being grossly inaccurate, owing
doubtless 70 the haste in which they were
prerared. From this report it is seen, thst
no resolutions l0ere formally adopted, the
convention having adjourned sine de, pend,
ing 8 motion to adopt the resolutions pre-.
sented by the COMMITTEES, and also a motion
to amend by adding to them another sci
of resolutions.
The truth is that an effort wss made by
clique of politicians, who knowno higher
principle than success, to choke off the
convention, by every appliance of psrlia
mentAry tricksry, from an expression o.
opinion on the vital issue of the day
Hardly had the convention organized be-
fore a motion was made for n committee OIL
resolutions, TO whom all resolutions vert
Ia be referred 1OiAEoNt debate. The
motion was rushed through, and 81
exceedingly timOrous and conserva,
tive committee were appointed commit
tee of the Herald Clique, who shudder with
horror at the idea of saying anything about
the vital issue lest it should "disorganizt
the party This committee delsyed it
report until more than half the delegates
had gone home, and comparatively few re-
NAMED besides the clique of politicians
aforesaid. An attempt was then made &c
force through the remnant of the Oonven'
ton the report of the Committee, simply
endorsing the Columbus platform, already
denounced as ~cowarcly and evssive by
every loyal paper IN Northern Ohio
without 3 word on the subject of equa
suffrage. We scquit the Committee as 1
body, of any intention to choke eff debate
A member oft, however, led a few faction,
ists in s d~ishOnorsble attempt to gag tn,
Convention. He may have the sstisf,c
ton of knowing that he only succeeded
in preventing the adoption of his owl
resolutions. d.
Inc only resi- expression OF the convention
wss in the vote on Mr.. Nsrvin's very sen
sible resolutions which express in tn
briefest and clearest terms the precise plat
form which the Union party of Ohio ough
to occupy. In spite of -precencerted oppo
aition, in spite Of the enginery of Parhs
mentary tactics, in spite of the fact tina
the country delegstes-whoare not troubled
with fesrs about party suecess-hsd msinly
lsft, q resolution in favor of striking th,
word Hwhite" outof our constitution was car
RED. 1t is to-dsy the expressed sense 0
the Union men OF C~uyshogs. county. W,
shall hold our Representatives and Ser alto
to it, and unless they do what they can, b.
their votes and influence, to amend TIT
State constitution ia this respect, they vii
fail to do their duty.