Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-08-08
POLITICAL.
OHIO.

OHIO.
!. The Democratic Congressional Conven
: ticn for the Seventh (Columbus) District
= met on Monday at London and ballotted
S several times without success, the leading
candidate being E. F. Bingham of Co
3 lumbus. The convention then adjourned
until the 10th inst
Judge a. G. Thurman and W. R.
, Franklin are the Democratic delegates
from the Seventh Congressional District
to the Philadelphia Convention.
The Newark American says: Hugh
j. Jewett, of Zanesville, and George B.
Smythe, of Newark, have been chosen as
delegates to represent the Democracy of
the Thirteenth District in the Philadel-
phia onnillna gathsrsn1.
Among the delegates to the Columbus
johnson Convention of yesterday, we
find the name of Earl Bill of this city,
United States Marshal of the Northern
District of Ohio. We make no comment
on this fact though it is to US an un-
expected one. 1t is its own comment.
We glean the following campaign items
from the Columbus Journal: Speaker
Colfax will make speeches during the
canvass at Toledo, Newark and Cincin-
natl. Hon. A. J. Fletcher of Tennessee
will also speak during the canvass. Gen.
Logan ditto. Mr.. Shellabarger has made
some conditional appointments out of the
State, blt will give most of his attention
to his own district Senator Sherman
goes to Denver with his brother, and will
be absent until September l4th, after
which time he. will take an active part in
the campaign. A grand Union meeting
will be held in Columbus, August 2lst, at
which Governor Cox and Mr.. Shella-
ba.ger will speak.
y Rinderpest Baber puts himself forward
as an Independent candidate for Congress
in the Columbus District now represent
ed by Mr.. Shellabarger. Baber wants the
Democrats to support him, but they can't
see it.
The Carroll county convention was !
held on Monday and the following ticket t
Probate JudEs-Wm Mccoy
Prosecuting AttOrney-P. Raley.
Rscorder-JaneS Hilder.
CommissOner-DanielC Clark. a
Hon. E. R. Eckley received a nearly
unanimous vote for Congress. S
THE PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION.
Metamora Vallandigham to Mr.. Ray =
nond; aYou haven sent for me, but I v
I'm herel Whether you want me or not, 1
lm going to your wigwami" z
Among the delegates to the Philadel- d
,hia Bread-and-Butter Convention is one
William T. Dowdsll, who, as editor of a !
paper down in Alton, or some Z
'ther point in that direction, was the first T
nan TO suggest the assassination of Pres n
dent Lincoln. In this suggestion he was T,
ven ahead Of the infamous "Brick Pom &C
roy This Dowdall now runs sickly =,
'read-and-butter organ in Peoria, and ii
'rofesses to be the bosom friend of A. re
ohnaon, and to, haze dispepsattan. of q 2!
rict. He is a worthy rag-piclSer for til
Hoses johnson. r
Among the New jersey Democrats =
ent to the Philadelphia Convention are
dr. Stockton (who wanted to be Q. S.
senator, but lost his seat Ex-Governor
Parker, General Runyon, and General
sherman Mott.
H. C. Dean is going to the Philadelphia +
Convention. The Burlington HalOkeye M
avs tina. they had better have large t
vigwam, and well ventilated. :, S
Six United States Senators have been ii
ppointed delegates to the Philadelphia u
onvention-Dixon, of Connecticut, Nor al
on, of Minnesota, Doolittle, of Wiscon- y y
in, Guthrie and Garret Davis, of Ken n,
ucky, and Hendricks, of Indisna. n'
A convention of conservatives assem- CT
lied in Coyington, KY. on Wednesday, 0
nd appointed the following delegates to II
he Philadelphia Convention; Gen. John Il
". Finnell and Col John J. Landrum, Il
and o. W. Root and James il
Ierins as alternates- and recommended t,
Ioy. Thomas E. Bramlette C. F. Bsrnam, h
Zen. T. L. Crittenden and Gen. L. II. 9
Rousseau as delegates for the State at
arge.