Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-01-17
POLITICAL IA'TELLg ESCEI
OHIO DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION

POLITICAL. IggELE19G ESCE
OHIO DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.
COLUMBUS, January 8.-The Democratic
State Convention in this city to-day was an
immense gathering OF our grand old party.
The people were here by thousands; tue
widest enthusiasm prevailed. Hon. Hugh
J. Jewett presided, with nineteen Vice
Presidents and five Secretaries; resolutions
were adopted unanimously and enthusiasts
tically nominating Hon. George Fl. Pen
dleton for President, and instructing the
Ohio delegation to the National Conven-
ton to vote and work for his nomination
there; IL comprehensive and satisfactory
platform was adopted, which was sent you
in the Associated Press report The fol-
lowing State ticket was nominated Secfe-
tary OF State, Thomas Hubbard Supreme
Judge, VIM. E. Einck; School Commission
er, j. Kirkwood; Board Of Public Works,
Arthur Hughes; Clerk of Supreme Court,
John NJ. Webb. The delegates at large to
tho National Convention are Washington
Mclean, George w. McCook, John G.
Thompson. g. ". n. Armstrong, Hugh
j. Jewett and Rufus p. Ranney are the
electors at large. District delegates and
district electors were also appointed. The
Convention has been a grand one, and our
success in Ohio at the next election will be
complete. The Senatorial fight did not
get into the Convention directly, but it got
i'll nevertheless Vallandigham' friends
made war or Wash. Mclean, and he was
elected delegate at large by O handsome
majority.
INDIANA DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, January SIN the
Democratic State Convention yesterday,
the President presented to the Convention
resolutions from Ohio, rendering greetings
to the Convention, and endorsing Mr.. Pen
dleton for the Presidency of the United
States which were received with great APP
plause. A full State ticket was then nOmi-
mated, as follows:
For Goyernor-Ihomas A. Hendricks,
of Marion county, by acclamation. For
Lieutenant GOvernOr-A L. EdgeI ton, Of
Allen county, on the fourth ballot. For
Secretary of State-General Reuben c.
Kiz, of Boon county, on the first ballot
For Auditor of State-James Y. Belusdef-
for, OF Franklin county, on the second bal
lot For Treasurer of State-James B.
Ryan, OF Marion county, on the first bal
lot For Clerk Of the Supreme Court
Noah Larose, OF Cassid On the second bal
lot
Resolutions were adopted endorsing the
policy Of President johnson; denouncing
the course of Congress: favoring the abol-
ishment Of the present national bank sys-
tenn; declaring that the bonds and other
securities of the United States ought to be
taxed by Congress for national purposes in
amount substantially equal to the tax i'm
posed Oh property in the several States for
local purposes and in favor of the payment
of the government bonds in treasury notes,
commonly called GreenbaCks, except eX
pressly made payable III gold by law, al
the earliest practicable time.
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION OF WEST
VIRGINIA.
WHEELING, January 6.-The Democratic
Convention for this State assembled to-day
IN temporary organization John Burdett,
OF Tay iOr, presided, and John j. Brown, Of
Magnolia acted rs Secretary. John j.
Davis, of Harrison, from the Committee on
Permanent Organization, reported the
name of Col. b. Fl. Smith, of Kanawha
county, for President. Henry S. Walker,
Of Ohio, was made chairman of the COM
mlttee Oh plan OF party organization and
address. On motion CT David Lam, OF
Ohio, Il committee of five was appointed to
memorabilia the Legislature i'll regard to
the repeal of the test oath now in opera
ton in the State.
Ell. S. Walker, from the committee on
plan Of State organization, made a detailed
report, which was unanimously adopted,
and the executive committee directed to
put it in immediate operation.
| MIR. Walker also reported an address to
the people of West Virginia upon the gen
erel political situation. The address is
lengthy and discusses the political and
financial affairs of the country in detail
1t advocates bond taxation, the substitution
of legal tenders for the national bank notes,
and the Pendeton plan Of redemption
Those portions Of the paper were loudly
applauded. The address closes with dis
cussion of the local issues of West Viz
ginia, referring particularly to the registra-
ton system and the official corruption
which prevails in this State. It was adopted
by reclamation and without discussion -
| The resolutions of the Ohio Convention
endorsing Pendleton for the Presidency,
were received from the President of that
body, and their reading created the wild
est excitement. Business was suspended,
the Convention becoming perfectly uncon-
| trollable. Delegates to the National Con-
vention will be chosen tomorrow
CONSERVATIVE MASS MEETING IN NEW HANIP-
SHIRE.
LITTLEToN, n. H., Jan. S.-The Conser-
natives of New Hampshire held the largest
and most enthusiastic meeting that has
ever been held in the northern part of the
State, in this place, to-day. 4 president
twenty three vice-presidents, and three Sec
retaries, all late of the Radical party, Off
cered the meeting, which was addressed by
Hon. +. 9. Baker, of Boston, and John Fl.
George, of Concord, who made long but
interesting speeches, after which some Of
the prominent converts made remarks an
nouncing their intention to vote for the
Democratic nominee. This wholesome re-
nunciation has created great surprise. One
of the vice-presidents was member of the
Radical State central committee for the
past and present year another was appa-
rently one of the most jealous at their last
State Convention none of the officers of
the meeting have heretofore identified
themselves with the Democrats.
A Fall Riverian wants to bet that the
London Times was perfectly neutral in its
sentiments during the war, and the Fall
River namesake of the Thunderer has
taken him up for 800, to be given to some
charitable institution.