Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1866-08-10
From the sandusky Register.
THE DEMOCRATIC CONGR EsSIONAL
CONVENTION.

CONVENTION.
3 The DELEGATES assembled at Union Hall at II
a. NJ, organized by electiug the Hon w. p.
Noble of Senecs, as permanent President, and
appointing three Secretaries. Acoma6tteeop
Resolutions wsz also appointed. The Convcn-
ton then adjourned for dinner Until Is P.
90 reassembling the sPresideHt ststsa that as
there was no other business before the Conven-
tion, 'if the Convention are now ready" would
proceed to ballot for nomination of one candi-
date for Congress. Thercupon the following
gentlemen. were announced as candidates:-
Thomas B. Finnefrock of Sandusky, Watson
Hubbard of Erie, Probate Judge Stickney of
Huron, Warren p Notle{ Of SehscR, AIM.
jackson of Crawford, and S. ]. Patrick of HUI
ron. The Convention next Qccupied some three
hours in balloting seven times, with the follow
ing results s9S 8tIT SO Ffp }.iu 4HT
lst. 2d. Sd. 4th.5th 9th. 7th.
Jackson Is,iD. iOcI io5 lis iOi ioi1s Iii
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P.t1isf RsSSiIe i i t. :,
After announcing the last ballot, the Chair
declared Mr.. Finnefrock the nominee Of the
Convention; he having received a majority OF
all the rotes cast. A. Crawford man rose, and
objected to the ruling, expressing the opinion
that, according to all Democratic precedent, the
nominee must receive the votes of majority of
the Convention. He appealed from the ruling
of the Chair. Then followed a tumble of ex-
cited speeches, motions and calls to crder.q At
last the Convention voted to reconsider the last
ballot and ballot again. Before the new. ballot
was taken, however, member of the Crawford
delegation Withdrew the name of Mr.. jackson,
and moved that Mr.. Finnefrock be dec ared the
unanimous choice ,of the Convention. This
was done, and Committee appointed'to notify
Mr.. F. of his misfortune. During the interval,
A. NJ. jackson was called out and proceeded to
expound the Crawford county Copperhead Cos
pei. Jackson has vigor, venom and voracity.
His speech was of the ultra mossy back VAL
landigham school,. 1t was also of the
smashing style of .oratory, fitted to the lower
latitudes Of Egypt but not often met with in
this latitude. His language was a rebash OF
The Columbus Crisis, which sheet he.evidently
reads faithfully. He thinks that 'for six years
despots and usurpers have ruled this people
with an iron heel and a heavy hand" He neg
lected TO say that jefferson Davis entertained
the same sentiments
As Mr.. jackson closed the nom nee, Mr..
Finnefroek, made his appearance, suffused with
maiden bushes, and stock the stand" Mr.. +.
is evidently not at home before an audience.
His boyish embarrassment and stumbling hes
itation, at moment when, If ever, he should
did not pity him He managed to thank The
Convention ''for-for the honor--the honor,
which it-which it had ssen-seen fit TO confer
upon-upon-seen fit TO confer upon him. y
He then struck out like apike-staf into the
issues-the issues now before the-the country.
His first stunning declaration was that "hun-
dreds of thousands of brave soldiers hare 'oent
to battle and died to secure, &c., de-" When
Mr.. Finnefrock gets to Washington he had bet
ter keep his speeches out Of the Globe His
remarks were, on the whcle, boyish, tame,
without force, aim, or coherenoy sndsuch as to
convince on that the Union party of this dis
trict have an easy task before them. We are
under lasting obligations to the Democracy for
nominating Mr.. Finncfrock.
Mr. r., having subsidized, resolutions were
read and adopted endorsing the platform of the
last Democratic State Convention and pledging
support to the State ticket and the candidate
Just nominated. 1t was then voted that the
newly appointed DISTRICT Central Committee
should appoint two delegates to the cPhiladel-
PHO Convention so-cslled,' 10 use Mr.. Mobiles
felicitous language, after which the oonven-
A. II.