Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-07-16
The Mssk and Tan Congressional
Convention.
Preliminary Aslxirmishing
ERaTSHW . NoTYAQ
Franklin 0ounty's Mind nAl
Tore Up -
Ihe COnventfOn-Noise and Con
fusiOn-Great Slaughter of the
slO4 e5af eI Innocents. 7ssle fss 40
Jas'J. Winans, Of Greene, Nominated
on the 18th Ballot.

. on the 18th Ballot.
sws,io9 81 . LONDON, July 18th, 1868.
The Franklin County delegation reache
: here this morning at an early hour and i'm
imediately commenced to boil with its usua
liability. 1t had various interests at stak
and each interest had dozen branches an
each branch two dozen advocates. Thes
advocates were all talking at once and the,
made things here red hot. They capture'
q skirmish party Of the Madison delegation
and pretty near talked them to death.
| It was finally suggested that befor
Franklin attempted to dictate nomination
she should find out who and what sh'
wanted. The suggestion was adopted, ant
in a few moments the Franklin delegation
pie and fine linen coat, and Tom Donald
son., gaily caparisoned in a palm leaf fan
might have been seen making a raid on the
London Court House, .sissI .s-issss-6,5
The delegation nrGanizad by calling John
Field to the chair, and electing John G
Mitchell Secretary, -. -,--.
1t was then agreed to ballot for gentle.
man to be presented as q candidate before
the Convention as Franklin county Is choice
The two-thirds rule was adopted with a
view of slaughtering Mr.. White, as the
bitter feeling manifested against him rem
dered it certain that he could not get two
thirds Of the delegation. e 5 i7ssss 9sss II
A ballot being had, Mr.: White received
25 votes and Mr.. Galloway a. ~ sssses&
Several other ballots being taken result
ed but very little differently from the
above, and it being apparent that there
could be no concentration a recess for an
hour was taken.
ION returning to the caucus resolution
was passed. declaring all business out of
order except balloting, until conclusion
was reached. About the third ballot Gen.
C. c. Walcott's name was sprung, and he
led Galloway until the sixth ballot, when
some thoroughly frightened Whiteist
moved an Adjournment which was carried.
THE CONVENTIONS. 5asz1ori7-f n
At IL o'clock the Convention was. called
to order by A. G. Byers, who nominated
j. Warren Keifer, of Clarke county, as
chairman. He was unanimously elected. B.
F. Stage, of franklin county, was elected
secretary, and Henry C. Houston, of Clarke,
Henry c. Lindenberg, of Franklin, T. j.
Stutson, of Madison, and j. M. Milburn,
of Greene, as associate secretaries. ~i y
On motion of Mr.. Bowman, of Clarke, a
committee of one from each county was
appointed a committee on rules and Gre
dentials. Messrs. Seltzer, of Franklin !;
Bowman, of Clark; Lewis, of Madison !;
Howard, of Greene, were appointed such
committee. SMASH = zrYfr vi ,tsssfa sai ri
On motion OF r. P. Woodruff, of Frank
lin county, a, committee of one from each
county was appointed on resolutions,
Messrs. Critchfeld, of Franklin; Hook, of
Clark; Stutson, O: Madison, and Barlow, of
Greene, were appointed such committee.
The committee on rules and credentials
reported that all the delegations were tull,
and no contests; that the rules of the Ohio
Housesof Representatives be adopted for
the government Of the Convention, with
the additional rufe that each delegation
cast theentire vote of the county, and that
a majority of the votes of the Convention
shall be necessary to nominate. The COM
mittee announced that Franklin county
was entitled to 46 votes, Greene 36, Clarke
"a and Madison l6. -aH .asl .rv..g..s q
The report of the committee was unani-
mously adopted. q 5Iisl& 431Eha
There being no other business before the
Convention, ballot for candidate for
Congress was announced to be in order.
Dry. h. Seltzer presented the name OF
Hon. Samuel Shellabarger. DR.. Seltzer
moved to suspend the rules and make the
nomination by acclamation. ~
This motion produced violent fiutter-
ing. Mr.. Shellabarger, no longer ago than
last night, said he would, under no circum-
stance, be candidate for Congressional
nomination, and the evident intention OF
bringing in his name was to break all the
States heretofore made.
Mr.. Martin, of franklin, wanted to know
by what authority Mr.. Shellabarger's name
had been presented. He wished to heaI
from Clarke county. Rae
Mr.. Bowman, of Clarke, explained thai
Mr.. Shellabarger had reached home at s
late hour last night, and the delegation
from Clarke county had been unable to see
him. They had agreed, however, not te
present his name to the Convention, bu,
had instructed the chairman OF the delega
| tion to cast the unanimous vote of Clarke
for him, If any other county should present
his name. f --gzs III
| A delegate said that letters had been re-
ceived from Mr.. Shellabarger saying tina
he would accept the nomination if it wer,
| unanimously rendered.
| After Considerable other skirmishing
without coming to vote on DIR. Steltzer's
resolution, the Convention adjourned until
| o'clock p. M. -,I I.. -a-
/ .,-- Is AFTERNOON SESSION.
| sThe Convention was called to order a
about half-past one O'Clock, time having
been allowed the Clarke county men t.
telegraph to Shellabarger and learn hi
views, and whether the prospect of unan
imous nomination would have favorabl,
effect on his health. 4 refI
Mr.. II. Miller, of Franklin, stated tha
on the cars Mr.. Shellabarger had said tha
he could not be candidate that it woult
be matter of life and death with him, ant
he could not accept. .-...----...--.
| DIR. Seltzer withdrew the name of Mr.
Shellabarger.
Nominations being in order, Franklil
presented the name, of E.. E. White, @
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