Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-08-18
Meeting of The iStdtc Ce1ltFdt
Committee.
Pendleton Nominated for Governor.


THE State Central Committee met
at Columbus, last Wednesday, and
nominated Hon. GEO. II. PENDLE-
TON for Governor ia the place of
Gen. W. S. RosEoRANs, declined ;
the proceedings of the meeting are
as follows:
COLUMBUS, ONO, Aug II, 1869.
At q full meeting Of the Democratic
State Central Committee Of Ohio, held in
the city of Columbus, on The lth day o.
August, 1869. 10 take into consideration
the decliuation Of General Rosecrans, US
the Democratic candidate for Governor.
after full and free interchange Of views
and opinion between the members of the
Committee and Democrats from various
parts of the state, it was unanimously
resolved that the Committee proceed t.
n ,minate o Democratic candid tie for Go'-
ernor Of Ohio, to fiji the vacancy occa
STONED by the declinatiOn Of General
kosecrana.
On motion, Hon. Geo. II. Pendletop was
thOn nominated as the Democratic candi-
date for Governor Of Ohio by the unan.
imous vote of oil Ihe members o. the
Committee, and his acceptance of The
nomination was reluested by telegraph.
Mr.. Pendleton at once notified the
Chairman Of the Comni tee that he &c
cepted the nomination for Governor ten
dered him, and gave the assurance that
he would canvass the State.
On motion, a committee Of 1--WE was
appointed to notify Mr.. Pcndeton by
letter Of his nomination for Governor,
consisting Of e. F. Bingham, II. II. Dodge,
A. 7. Ramsey, David Tarbill, and \.
BroOkfeld. The Democratic papers in
Ohio were requested to publish the pro-
ceedings Of this meeting.
On motion, the meeting adjourned.
G. N. ALLEN, Chm'n.
J. A. NEwMAs, SeC'y
The Committee done their work
well. The Democrats could
have elected Gen. Rosecrans, and
they will elect PENDLEToN, Ohio'E
favorite son. We can meet the Fl
nancial problem now pending fail
and square. Hurrah for PENLLE
TON Let us rallyl
After the adjournment Of the
State Central Committee an i'm.
promptu ratification meeting wa:
held ia front of the State House
which is said to have been immense
in its proportions. Speeches were
made by Hon. MILTON SAYLoR
Hon. A. G. THURMAN, Hon. j. +
MCKINNEY, and our young friend
Hon. D. J. CALLEN, and by Col. J
W. CoNNELL, and candidate for At,
torney General. Col. GEo. W
Mannypenny was President of the
meeting. A correspondent of the
Cincinnati Enquirer gives the fol
lowing report Of the speeches ol
Col. Conncll and Hon. ID. ]. Callen
Judge Thurman, by permission Of The
President, introduced him, and In doing
90 paid him very high compliment as a
lawyer and public man: His great sue
cess as q lawyer at a bar OF Lancaster,
made, up Of such men as Thomas Ewing,
Henry Stanbery, Hooking Hunter, and
such as these, was sufficient cOmmenda
alton to entitle him 10 the position Of
Attorney General, an Office he will worth
lily Gil after the list Of next January.
Col. Connel came forward apd CON
graduated tho immense ssemblage before
him on Lhe work Of to-day. The nomiua-
tion OF Hon. Geo. II. Pendletou, who will
DO the next Governor Of Ohio. lie was
tho very man for the times; the man to
lead us to victory. We sball carry the
State overwhelmingly, said the Colonel
The last good wheat crop we had, the
Democracy carried tho State. The wheat
crop 10 better this year than 10 was in
1862, and, OF course, We shall carry the
State by much larger majority than y
had then.
The Colonel then pronounced the most
eloquent sulogy on Gen. Roseorans ever