The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-08-07
DISTRICT CoNGREssIoN
Ar CONVENTION

lbe kepuOltCan O0ngTesStODaAf OOhfeh- 1
tic IL Of the Ninth District met here to-day. |
The d 65h9da ioii sssopbled IN the Grant and |
Oolfax wigwam at IL A. NJ, was called 10 !,
order by Cooper X. Watson, Esq, Chairman
Of the District Central Committee, and or
ganized by sigrtipg.A A. y. Hsndry, of Erie,
President, and L. A. Hall, Of Seneca, Secre-
Tary. All Republican editors present were
requested to actas assistant secretaries. The
usual Committees were then appointed and
the Convention took a recess until l;3O P.
NJ. ,>ftHa
On assembling ia the afternoon, the vari-
GUS Oomuittees reported. The Committee
on Resolutions reported the following:
Resolued, That we cordially endorse the
platforms adopted and the casdidstes nomi-
mated at the Stare Convention, at Columbus,
on the 4th of March, and at the National
Convention at Chicago on the both of May,
1868 li} .or
s. Reso!ued, That we are in favor of rigid
economy in every department of our State
and National Governments, and we demand
unfinching retrenchment, so far as comPati-
bic with the safety and welfare of our cOun-
try.
ReSolued, That-w we pledge our hearty and
cordiaf support 70 the nominee OF the Con
vention.
| Resotuest That I'VE believe our State and
National issues 10 be substantially the same
that existed during the rebellion, aud we
esrnestlya invite all who desire permanent
peace, who love their country and who wish
her Institutions to be made perpetual, to
join us in the coming contest.
| Adopted unanimously.
The Committee on District Central Com
niittee reported that the said Committee for
the ensuing two years would comprise the
following gentlemen
W. G. LI1GERr, Crawford county.
A. W. HENDRY, Erie county.
|, D. n. PEAsE, Huron county,
+ J. B. LUckEY, Ottawa county.
| J. II. GREENE, Sandusky county.
j. 7. HUss, Sentcs county.
The nomination of candidates being then
in order Sandusky county presented General
R. P. Buekland, Seneca presented General
W. Il. Gibson, Erie presented Rush r.
Sloane, ESQ.,, and Crawford presented Capt.
D. W. Swigart. Balloting then commenced,
1.-THE first ballot resulting as'follows:
Gibson ..........................5S
Buelland.. .......!..
oplgart. ................s.
Sloane e.......-.-s.-...-..-. -...-.......-.....25
Total. .l39
| Necessary to nomination.
/ BallotiDg continued with little change for
several hours, the highest vote of Gibson be-
ing 81, that of Buckland IS, Swigart 30, aud
Sloane -. The lowest vote of the several
candidates from the first to the 25th ballot
was, Gibson So, Bucklaud %, Swigart 81,
Sloane Il. During the balloting scattering
votes were cast unauthorizedly for Ssdler,
Nettleton, McOune and Lee. Several mo-
| tions TO take a recess for twenty minutes
were made and lost. At six O'Clock in the
evening, after twenty five ballots had been
taken without effect and without material
change Erie county Withdrew the name of
Mr.. Sloane, Ottawa then gave her eight
votes solid for Gibson, Erie then gave Is
votes for Gibson, and Huron followed by
giving him her 30 votes which, of course,
nominated him. Before the twenty sixth
ballot was ANNOUNCED all the delegations
changed to Gibson aud made his nomination
unanimous. General Gibson was sent for
and introduced to the CONVENTION. As the
trains were waiting 10 carry the delegates to
/ theft homes, the General said but few words,
but those few were full of Characteristic fire.
| He proposes TO begin at once thorough can.
vass of every township aud school district in
the Ninth District, and declares that if he is
defeated at all it will be after fight which
] the Democrats will remember to the last day
of their lives. - Il
The Convention, although determined and
tedsci6ds, was harmonious throughout ant
good feeling prevailed,
Ottawa county uniformly gave votes fo
Gibson aud for Slo1Re; Erie was a unit fo
Z Sloane on the 22d and 2Sd ballots, on th'
Others she gave Sloane from Is to % anC
Gibson from A to s, and occasionally 2 tt
Buckizud. Sandusky was a unit for Buck
land first end LAST Seneca was unit 70
Gshson. first and last; Crawford was a uni
) for SKigart FIRST and last, while Huron wa
constantly divided up among all four Of th
candidates, Gibson generally receiving abou
20 Of her votes, Swigart s, Buekland Z, an
: Sloane from , to 5.
l. The Convention adjourned with thre
cheers for the nominee.
Owing TO the late hour at which the nom
e nation was made several matters of busine.
e were omitted during the regular session.
II the evening, after a portion of the delegate
s had departed by the earlier trains, MAJ
l Convention was assembled in the wigwau
which was presided over by Hon. HON,
Everett, and addressed by General Gibsol
IS General Lee, Mablon Chance and other
d General Lee. of Seneca, offered the folloWir
l. resolution, giving well deserved indOrs
/. poent of General Buckland, which was unar
lie iOusly adopted:
a ReSelUed, That we most heartily indOr
and commend the course of our prese
member of Congress, General r. ?. Buc
land, and that The ability, consistency al
re fidelity n anifested 10 the discharge of /
n duties meet our unqualified and hearty a
\ prOyal.