Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-24
Fourth District Congressional
Convention.
LOGAN COUNTY sECEDEs.

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Full delegations from each county in the
Fourth Congressional District met in the
Court House at Urbana, yesterday.
The Convention was called to order al
10 O'Clock. Geo. D. Burgess, of Miami
county, was called to the Chair, and DR.. 81
w. Dorwin, of Darke, Jennison Hall, oi
Miami, M. G. Hall, of Shelby, and V. Hoor,
of Champaign county, were elected Secre-
taries.
1t being apparent that the cards had been
stocked, and that there was no chance for
the placing in nomination even the name
of Hon. w. II. West, the Logan county
delegation withdrew from the Convention
and refused to be bound by its action.
| The name of Hon. William Lawrence
was then presented to the Convention and
he was nominated by acclamation.
The whole proceedings were very
stormy, and general row at one time
seemed certain. The Logan delegation
went out bowling and swearing that no
party whip would compel them to support
any such trickster for Congress, man who
could not carry his own county, and who
had bought votes enough to foist himself
on the voters of the Fourth District.
The "gentleman from Miami" Hon.
W. McLung, was not even paid the poor
compliment Of having his name mentioned
in a Black and Tar Convention.
The feeling on the nomination is most
bitter. The opponents of Lawrence were
not allowed to say word, but wherever it
was possible the gag was clapped on, and
the nomination forced upon unwilling peo-
pie.
The following resolutions were adopted: :
Resolved, That the Republican voters of
the Fourth Congressional District in Con-
vention assembled do earnestly indorse the
resolutions of the Republican State Con-
ventiou, and also the platform adopted by
the National Republican Convention at
Chicago.
Resolued, That with Grant and Colfax as
our leaders, we will go into the battle car
rying the banner of freedom and national
unity with the same assurance of success
that distinguished the veterans of Vicks-
burgh and Appomatox Court House.
Resolued, That we heartily endorse the
views of Congress as presented in its ac-
tion on the subject of reconstruction, and
hereby endorse the course of our Repre-
sentative, Hon. VIM. Lawrence, as emitting
him to to the respect and confidence of
every Union voter in his District.
Resolued, That the acts of the majority
in the last Legislature of the State OF OHIO,
in seeking to disfranchise a large body OF
students and MANNED soldiers and in max
ing laws before pronounced unconstitu-
tional by the Supreme Court, plainly
indicate what course they would pursue
if they had possession of the National
Government-that then we might conf
IDENTIFY expect to see all the wise legislation
OF the Union party abolished. and all the
fruits of victory purchased by the blood
OF half a million OF patriots completely
destroyed.
Resolved, That we hereby call on the Un-
ion voters OF this District and of the whole
state to go earnestly to work for the great
cause of liberty and Republicanism, and
laying aside all personal prejudices or To-
cal discontents to unite in one grand strug-
gle for the success of the whole ticket.
The above resolutions bear the ear marks
of DR.. G. Volney Dorsey. He prepared
them, he introduced them and he made
speech in their favor.
A committee was appointed to wait on
Hon. VIM. Lawrence and inform him of his
nomination. They returned in a short
time and brought Bill with them. OF
course he was called for and ne responded
in one of his old time double and twisted
two-faced speeches. He said the Demo-
Gratis were in favor of giving power to reb-
els, and neglected to say that the Republic
can party admitted Gov. Brown, of Geor-
gia, an original secessionist, to a seat in
their Chicago Convention. He said that
the Democratic party were In favor of an
irredeemable currency, but forgot to men,
ton that that same currency was good
enough for our soldiers. The "Hon. Bills"
remarks fell like leaden words on deaf ears.
Not a particle of enthusiasm was magifest-
ed during the performance It was more
like funeral sermon than the clarion call
to triumphant hosts to rise again in their
might and overcome their foes. r-
The Fourth District is in the hands of the
Democracy. II they make, as we are as
cured they will, careful and judicious
selection, Judge Lawrence will receive
permission from majority of 800 voters OF
the Fourth District to date his "confiden-
tial" correspondence from the city of
Bellefontaine in the future.
Just as the Convention adjourned, the
Chairman announced j. D. Crow, of Cham
paign, M. G. Hale. of Shelby, J. P. Will
hanson, of Miami, and Frank McWhin-
ney, of Darke county, as the Republican
Congressional Executive Committee.
1t will be noticed that Logan county has
no member on the committee.