Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-11-04
Spirit of the Ohio Democratic Press
Senatorial, Presidential, COnven.
tion, &C., sc.
SENATORIAL.


[From the Shelby COUNTY Democrat, Nov.1.
The SENATORIAL QUEsTIoN.-Since it
devolves upon the Democratic Majority in
the Ohio Legislature which convenes on
the first Monday in January next, to choose
a United States Senator to occupy the place
so long disgraced by Benz. f. Wade, Dem
ocratic editors all over the State are eX-
pressing their preferences in regard to who
should nave the honor of filling the posi-
ton. We are pleased to see, that all of
them, while expressing preference for
certain individuals, whom they name, eX-
press perfect willingness to abide the de-
cision of the Democratic Legislators, satls-
fed that whether one or the other OF the
able men, named in connection with
the office, is the successful man, the
interests of our great and growing
State, and all Important principles of De-
mocracy upon which our tree institutions
are founded, will be entirely safe. This is
as it should be. While it would give US
pleasure to see Hon. Clement l.. Vallan-
digham, who was basely cheated ont of his
election as Governor in 1868, elevated to a
position if anything more honorable and
far more reremunerative, we are aware thathe
is vet comparatively young man, and can
well afford to wait few years, knowing as
every body knows, that man OF his emf
nent talent and patriotic love of the Union
and the Constitution must assert an influ-
eUCe, bndI VIII ere lOuS SletdJC uiih W d
position commensurate with his sterling
worth. Judge Thurman. our late noble
standard-bearer, by his gallant and manly
bearing and prOwess in the late Cuberna-
| torial contest, has shown himself every
way worthy of the high honor of repre-
| senting Ohio in the United States Senate.
No man i'm the State, in our opinion, Is
more deserving or would fill the Office to
better advantage or with more honor.
His age and experience as a statesman
| and jurist, added to his sterling and un-
| yielding Democracy, to say nothing OF his
late as well as previous services, in the
great cause which he has espoused, point
out Judge Thurman as the man best suited,
| at this trying emergency in our national
affairs, to represent the interests of Ohio in
the highest branch of the national law max
ing power. He is decidedly the choice of
nine tenths of the Democracy of Shelby
county. But as we intimated above, neith-
county, are infiexibly tied to any one man
but will yield a ready and hearty aequies-
cence to the choice of the Democratic Rep
resentatives in the Legislature.
[From the Warren (Trumbull Coz constitutional
| e. S. SENAToR-One of the most import
ant duties devolving upon the Legislature
OF Ohio this winter, is the election OF
| United States Senator to succeed B. +.
Wade, whose term expires March 4th,
| 1869 The law is now such, that the election
| must take place on the second Tuesday
after the meeting and organization OF the
Legislature, and in the event of failure
| to elect on that day at least one ballot each
day thereafter must be had during the ses-
sion, or until a Senator is elected. OF
course our majority is sufficient to secure
the election of Democrat. The only ques-
| ton in the case is, whom amongst all the
men in our ranks deserving the honor,
| shall have the position? And upon this
question there appears to be hut very little
difference of opinion. No one who has
watched the press or talked WITH the peo-
pie can doubt that Allen G. Thurman is
| the first choice of the Democracy of Ohio
| tor U. S. Senator.
| We give few extracts from the Demo-
cratic press upon the subject.
| From the Gallipolis Dispatch, Oct. Is
| JUDGE THURMAN.-We expressed our
decided preference for Judge Thurman as
our choice for United States Senator, inn
mediately upon learning of the probabili-
tv of his defeat for Governor of the State,
and we find. upon conversing with the
people, that the prevailing sentiment ofol.l
| Gallia is for Judge Thurman. The Judges
emiuent abilities, and his splendid canvass
of the State, has endeared him to the DEM
ocratic heart, and even his worst enemies
can charge nothing against him, but thaT,
| like the good Samaritan, he administered
| to the dreadful necessities of the sick and
suffering prisoners at Camp Chase. Every
| man who has suffered in prison, on either
| side, will invoke blessings on his head for
those noble deeds of charity.
| The gallant Democracy of this State owe
it to themselves to confer this honor upon
one of OHio's most gifted sons the able
statesman-the accomplished scholar and
pure patriot-Judge Allen G. Thurman.
IFrom the Democratic Messenger.l
THE NEXT SENAToR.-The general eX-
preston among the Democracy and with
the press of Ohio, is that Thurman is the
proper person to take the place of Ben.
Wade in the U. S. Senate. Our choice
would be Pendleton, but the presumption
is that he will be candidate tor higher
office, hence we are for Thurman. The
Democracy of Ohio havea splendid array
of men of ability who are competent to
| fill the position. We can name Ranney,
Jewett, Vallandigham, McCook, Morgan,
Pugh, and host of others, either of whom
would be an honor to Ohio in the Senate
Chamber.
| From the Greenville Democrat, Oct. 30.1
SUCCESSOR TO B. F. WADE.-The fact that
Benz. f. Wade's seat in the Senate of the
United States is to be filled by Democratic
statesman is hailed as dawn of better
era in the legislation of the nation. Free
and general expression OF choice is being
given by the Democratic press of Ohio.
The distinguished names of A. G. Thur
man. c. L. Vallandigham, Geo. I'll. Pendle-
ton, Rufus P. Ranuey and others, have been
proposed for the high position. With the
press Thurman has the decided preference,
and we believe him to be the choice of a
large majority of the Democratic members
elect of the Legislature. and may therefore
predict that he will be OhiO's next Senator.
The best interests of the country require
that the place in the Senate now held by
| Radical. X.
4 f. Wade, should be filled by a gentleman
of decency and ability, and Judge Thur
man is eminently qualified for the success
sion. He will be a Representative who
will reflect honor upon the State, more
than the peer of the most learned and able
of Senators, and before his gigantic intel
! lect and ripe cultivation. the majority OF
that degenerate, corrupt Legislative body
will dwindle into insignificant pigmies.
/ 1t will be the duty of the Democratic
members of the Legislature after canvass
ing the matter to unite upon and elect,
without strife or excited contest, some one
of the worthy and able candidates that
labors for the success of great principles,
but not for mere men, and cannot listen at
all to office beggars, should any such ap-
pear. We have an abundance of good and
capable men in the Democratic party who
would do honor to the highest office in the
gift of the people. They are not place
hunters, but the people call them to fill the
high and responsible stations in the coun-
ellis of the Government. Either of the gem
tlemen named would well, and truly, and
honorably represent the Democracy OF
Ohio in the U. S. Senate. Let the Demo-
Gratis of the Legislature, uninfluenced by
any personal considerations, make the Sc
lection, and the people will indorse.
From the St. Clairsvile Gazette, Oct. 31.l
HoN. c. l.. VALLANDIGHAM. Hon. Allen
G.. Thurman, Hon. ii. j. Jewett, Hon.
George Fl. Pendleton and Rufus p. Ranney
| haun heen mentioned as suitable can,lidatps