The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-08-06

in legal tender notes.
The Convention then proceeded
to ballot for the Congressional nomi
nee
First Ballot Athens cast II votes
for John Cartwright; Mcigs, John
Cartwright, Do Morgan, James NJ.
Gaylord, 20; Monroe, Jere Williams,
55; Washington, Martin D. Follett,
81.
Second and third ballots were the
same precisely rs the frst-Cartright
80, Gaylord 20, Williams IS, Follett 81.
Washington county, at the conclusion
of the last ballot asked leave to with
draw for consultation
Fourth BALLOT Same as tho fore
going.
No change on the fifth ballot, except
ing that Meigs county voted for II. b.
Smith.
Sixth Ballot-For w. Reed Golden.
Athens II, Meigs 22-39 in all For
Jere Williams, Monroe 35 votes For
James NJ Gaylord, Morgan 20 votes.
Washington divided, casting II l-2
votes for VIM. P. Richardson, and % l.2
for NJ. d. Toilet
No changes until the ninth ballot,
when Meigs voted with Morgan for
Gaylord, making his vote A. Athens,
Golden II; Monroe, Jere Williams IS F.;
Washington, Follet 90 IL, Richardson
l41,2.
Tenth ballot-Athens, Golden II;
Morgan, 90 for Gaylord; Washington
divided, Follett % l-2, COrtwrightl4 l-2;
Meigs, % for Cartwright, making a
total of 36 l2 Monroe, 35 for Jere
Williams.
Eleventh Ballot Washington coun.
ty retired for consultation. Returning
the delegates cast q votes for Cart.
wright and 10 for Follett; Meigs, %
for Cartwright; Athens, II for Golden
Morgan, 20 for Gaylord; Monroe, SO for
Williams. Totol for Cartwright, 49
votes
Twelfth Ballot-.-Same as the elev.
enth.
Thirteenth Ballot, Meigs, % for Car.
twright; Monroe, 35 for Williams
Morgan, Is for John L. Hanna, for
Gaylord Athens, IT for Golden; Wash
ington, Cartwright 27, Follett TO-
Fourteenth Ballot, same aO the
last.
Fiftecth Ballot, Morgan 90 for Gay
lord Wnshington, 27 for Cartwright
10 for Follett; Athens, II for Golden
Monroe, Williams 50; Meigs, % fol
Cartwright.
Sixteenth Ballot, Athens and Nor
gen voted for Gaylord, 81; Meigs
Cartwright %; Monroe, Williams 35
Washington, Cartwright 27, Follett
10.
Seventeenth Ballot, Athens and Nor
gan voted for Gaylord, 81 in all Moigs,
for Cartwright %; Monroe, Williams
35; Washington, Cartwright 35, Follett
p.
A recess for ten minutes was now tax
Gu
Eighteenth Ballot, Athens, II for
Golden Meigs, 22 for Cartwright Mon
roe, 81 for Williams Morgan, 20 for
Gaylord Washington 81 for Follett.
Nineteenth Ballot, Monroe, for j. r.
Morris, 35 Morgan, 20 for Morris
Washington, 81 for Follett Athens, II
for Golden Meigs (aftcr consultation)
% for Follett.
Monrocon this ballot, at first, voted
for Williams; but when Morgan chang
ed to Norris, Mr.. Spriggs withdrew the
name Of Jere Williams, and cast Of the
county for Morris)
Twentieth Ballot, Athens, Golden
II; Uoigs, % for Richardson, which
with 35 votes from Washington county
made his total vote 80. Monroe, for
Morris, 35 Morgan, Gaylord 10, Follett
!.
Twenty-hrst Ballot, Athens, Golden
II; Meigs and Morgan, for Cartwright
~; which, with II changed from
Athens, made his total vote SO. Mon
roe, for Norris, IS; Washington, fol
Richardson, 35.
Twenty-second Ballot Athens, Cart
wright II; Meigs % for Cartwright
Monroe, Follett, 33i Cartwright'2
Morgan, Follett Is; Richardson, 2
Washington, Follet, 81,
Total, Follett, 8S; Cartwright 3d.
Richardson, 2.
MR. FoLLETT was thereupon declared
the nominee, amid loud cheering.
After speeches by Messrs. FoLLETr
GAYLORD and others, the Convention
adjourned,
JAMES r, NORRIS, President
WALTER c. HooD, Seersrdry.
"At the close of the war;" sald
! G.uorol Grnnt mhora was n wary,