Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-08-18
NOMINATING CONVENTION.
Third Subdivision, Ninth Judicial
District.

men of this district met, by their dele
gates, in convention, and organized by sp-
pointing Hon. Peter Hitchcock chairman,
and Col. T. S. Winship and DR.. w. E.
Eames, Secretaries.
Mr.. Chamberlain moved that one from
each county be appointed 3 COMMITTEES on
Credentials.
This motion was opposed by A. L. Tin
ker, Esq on the ground that the Chair
could not make the appointment till it
was known who were the delegates.
Mr.. Howell replied that it vas custom
airy for organizations to presume that
those who presented themselves as dele
gates, were such.
The motion wa lost, when a motion
prevailed requiring the delegates to pre-
sent their credentials to the Secretaries,
who should prepare a list therefrom.
On motion of E. Il. Fitch, Esq a Com
mittee on Credentials, consisting OF (. II.
Fitch, W. w. NevisOn and D. W. Can
field, was appointed.
1t was then moved and carried, that
the vacancies in the Geauga delegation be
filed by the delegates present from that
county.
The credentials of the delegates and the
names selected to fill the vacancies were
handed to the Committee on Credentials,
who then retired.
On the return of the committee, before
they reported, DR.. J. Q. Bellows presented
the fol- owingresolution which was adopted
upon a division of the House.
That in event of a vacancy occurring in
1 any delegation, the said vacancy shall be
filed with a citizen Of the township in
which such vacancy occurs, if n be pres
emit and he be a member Of the Union
party.
The committee then reported that they
had found all the delegations filed except
the towns eff Leroy in Lakeland Parkman,
Hamden and Munson in Geauga; that
they found no primary meeting had been
held in Leroy, but that as p eiti-r= 81 tnaL
towG vas present. they had put his name
on the list; that they put upon the list
two of the names presented by the Geauga
delegation present, to fill the vacancies !;
but that they had substituted the name Of
L. Z. Dufee Esq, in place of that of Hon.
b. b. Woodbury., whom the Geauga dele
cation had named for the town Of Mum
son.
This report being submitted, Mr.. How
els enquired of the committee the reasons
why they had made this change in the
representatives of Munson.
The chairman explained that they I'M
derstood that Mr.. Woodbury. was in favor
of Mr.. Chaffee, while thew understood that
the people Of Munson were in favor of
Judge Hitchcock. They had therefore
made the change with a view to a correct
representation of the town.
Mr.. Garfield, as one of the committee,
said he dissented to this report. He ad-
mitted that at the small primary meeting
held in Munson, eight out of thirteen had
expressed a preference for Judge Hitch
cock, bat he was satisfied that a large ma
jority of the people of the town were for
Judge ChafFee.
Others of the Geauga delegation con.
curred in this opinion.
1t was objected by Hr. Howells that it
was not customary TO decide upon a mans
right to a place in such convention by the
manner in whick he was expected to vote.
hr. Woodbury. had been selected by
the delegation of Geauga acting together
to fill this vacancy and he thought that
authority should decide the question.
The question of adopting the report
turned upon this point, when by a division
of the House the report was rejected.
1t was then moved that Mr.. Durfee be
admitted as the delegate from Munson, !
on which the yeas and nays were demand
ed. As there was yet no decision upon
the qualification of delegates, 1t WAS agreed
by consent that the list first prepared by
the Secretaries should be used. In this |
an opponent of Mr.. Chaffee was occupy |
ing the seat from Leroy, and neither Mr.
Woodbury., Durfee, nor the chair voted.
The result was yeas rs, nays 35-the
whole delegation being 6s.
1t was then moved that Mr.. Woodbury.
be declared the delegate from Munson, |
when the yeas and nays were again de-
manded, and called, the vote resulting-
yeas, So nays, Is.
This was a test vote as to the strength
of parties, as 80 votes would nominate.
At this point Judge Bissell said he had
been directed by Mr.. Sherman to with
draw his name from the convention; and
he and his friends had intended to present
the name of Judge Hitchcock; but after
this vote, which indicated to him that
they could not have a fair chance, on their
behalf he protested against the action of
the convention and that now they would
withdraw from it and leave the house.
A portion of the delegation, embracing
the greater portion of the minority on the
last vote, including the secretaries, then
the house.
The Chair then announced the absence
of the Secretaries, when w. c. Howells
was called to act as Secretary, for the re-
mainder of the session.
A motion was then made that Hon.
Norman L.. Chaffee be nominated bv ac-
clamation, which was carried without dis
Judge Chaffee was then called for.
when he said that under the eircumstan-
ces that attended the contest for his nom
he found himself unable to give
ltteranee to his feelings and then alIud-
.ng to some "reminiscences Of his life. he
banked the Convention for their expires
3lon o~f:confdence and the honor they had
bestowed upon him.
Q. R. Goddard, Esq, was called out,
md responded in a short, spirited and
speech.
Mr.. Chamberlain offered this resolution
was adopted:
WHEREAS, The nomination of Judge
1hatfee was unanimous at this conven-
ion, we will labor 10 make his election as
Yearly so as possible. The Chair then ap-
j. o. Converse, OF Geauga, r. P. :
harmon of Lake, and W. c. HoEells, Of '
Ashtabula, as a Central Committee for
he District. /
The Chairman on putting the question {
adjournment, in a very happy manner,
lluded to the convention Just assembled t
! Philadelphia, as a danger that i be- S
omes all good Union men to watch and /
uard against their Vaccinations with the
vigilance of true patriots. S
fhereGpon the convention adjourned T
ne die. W. C. HowELLs, b
Secretary pro TEN.
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