Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1866-05-11
UNION STATE CONVENTION, wEDNES-
DAY, JUNE 20, 1866.
STATE USIoS CoxMIrrr RooMs,
COLUMBUS, o., May I, 1866.
To TIE Union Voters Of Ohio:

COLUMBUS, u, May 1, loo6. >
To the Union Voters Of Ohio: h''f
The annual State Convention Of the Union
party Of Ohio will be held in Columbus or
Wednesday, the 10th day Of June, 1866, for tho
transaction of business, and the nomination oi
candidates on the Union ticket for the following
offices: Secretary Of State, Judge Of the SUI
preme Court, and Member of the Board ofPub-
lie Works. ,fE ..faf -,sit +
The basis of representation in this, COnyen-
tion will be one delegate for every five hum
dned votes cast for Jacob d. Cox for Governor
in 1865 aud an additional delegate for any frac-
tion Of two hundred and fifty votes and up
wards, and granting to each county not less
than two delegates. The delegation will stand
as follows:
TWe omit ali the counties except those COM
prising the 9th Congressional District.
Ottawa is entitled to t,oo delegates; Crawford
Erie and Sandusky are entitled 10 four dele
gates each; Huron and Seneca to sir. u9i.l /.
The total number Of delegates in the Stte
is 446. -. aa,.s -. ia rla5 AM
The several counties are requested to hold
their meetings for the selection of delegates, on
Saturday, tbs 9Th day Of June. -"ni
We invite your earnest attention TO this call
and beg you will send up delegates who shall
truly represent the wishes and best interests Of
the people. Five years ago the Union party
was organized on bne du-ltnDO pu6 Simple
platform Of the preservation Of the u niOn and
Government. To it the loyal and earnest men
of all parties everywhere rallied, and have ever
since sustained it.
Five years of earnest cooperation and labor
together have made US friends, and taught us
many valuable lessons, which we shall do well
never to forget. They have taught us that vi
olent party spirit and bitter partisan feeling
great evils and tend TO mislead the Judgment;
II. IL 1,y fba a,1
TO crush a great and wicked rebellion, we need
the exercise of charity and forbesrance, TO over-
come passion and prejudice; that scternal vig-
lance is the price Of liberty" that every step
Of our progress in the recent great struggle, has
been marked by the finger Of Divine Provi-
dence. s-.t T.,
Is the work for which we joined hands COM
pleted? True, the war is at an end, and we re-
loice at the return of peace; but the same poll
teal issues and great national questions are be-
fore the country now, that have stirred mems
minds and hearts for several years past; and
new and important questions, involving the
credit and character of our Government, at
home and abroad, must be settled and estab-
lished. For what have the brave men of our
country periled life and fortune, if not that
free peoples government and the integrity of
the Union should be maintained and perpetu-
ated, and the right and doctrine Of secession for
ever abandoned? .,-I s.ss -.-..s,-,i d /
These cannot be fully accomplished without
the united efforts of the good, the WISE the 10y
al and true hearted men Of the State firmly
standing together, as they have done for five
years past Ignoring false issues, and all APP
peals to passion and prejudice, let us meet in
council, resolved to stand by the principles
which have guided us during past years of
trial, and nominate for Office men who have adj
vocated and fought for them; and with the
true spirit Of patriots, and the Divine blessing,
success and victory viii as certainly follow our
banner in peace as they did in war, go
By order Of the State Central Committee
Very truly, your friends
In the cause of the Union t,,f
RUsH r. SLOANE, Chairman,
WIN. E. DAVIS, Sec'y,
... Union State Cen. Com.
GEo. B. WRIGHT, Chairman,
JAS. WILLIAMS, Sec and Treas.
State Union Ex. Com.