The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1872-09-06

vember.
The "tidal wave" is waiting for
a moving of the waters, but the great
ground swell, which shows the emo
tions of the people is mounting up
ward and speeding onward in an un-
broken triumph for the hero of Apo
matox and the favorite son of the
people. "Let us have Peace"
The DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION for
this county, assembled at the Court
House, on Saturday last, and placed
a ticket in nomination. There was
a full attendance, and a considerable
scramble after the offices. Hon. E.
F. Dickinson presided, and was de-
cided improvement on the presiding
officer at the late Congressional Con-
vention.
After the organization was effec-
ted, the work or nominating ticket
commenced. George Gurst the
present Auditor, was re-nominated
by acclamation-a deserved compli-
ment.
For Clerk there were nine aspirants
and the proceedings promised to be
lively. The first ballot determined
that the choice would lay between
Knupp, who had 81 votes, Winters
81, VanValkenburg q, and Over
meyer 19. Washington came up
strong for Overmeyer, giving him 16
votes, but not being good wire pull
lers, could not advance his fortunes
beyond 81 on the second ballot, when
Knupp had SO, Winters Sc and Van
Valkenburg II. On the third ballot
four of the candidates were dropped
and the vote stood 48 IA for Winters
SO IA for Knupp, 27 IA for Van and
Is IA for Overmeyer. Overmeyer
withdrawn and the game more ex-
citing. Fourth ballot decided VANS
fate, he only receiving 81. Knupp
received 81 and Winters so. KnUDD
being ahead, and not having the
good will of Van and his friends,
became their victim on the fifth bal
lot, the second and third wards cast
ing their vote solid for Winters.
Knupp struggled hard with the coun-
try delegates but could not over:
come this flank movement. The
vote stood Winters II. Knupp 81.
For Probate Judge, Basil Meek,
Of Green Creek Township, had been
the only one announced through the
Messenger, and all the delegates had
expected a nomination by acclama-
tion. But just before the decision
of the Clerkship it began to be
whispered that Wilmer would be a
candidate, accompanied by the in
formation that a telegram had been
received from him, he had gone to
Cleveland, purposely, it is limited, to
receive the request to be a candi-
date, that he would accept. Mr..
Meek was known to be a temperance
man, and the leaders could not trust
him, so Wilmer must run. Meek's
name was announced, and then Will
mer's. Had the Green Creek dele
cation stuck to their man, all would
have been well for Meek, but three
of them declared for Wilmer, and
the first ballot resulted in a tie vote
each having received 66. But Meek s
chances had been settled. It was
whispered that Wilmer had done
more to defeat the candidate for
Probate Judge, three years ago, than
any one else, and he ought to be no
minated so that he should be kept
straight for the ticket, or he might
injure it. The second ballot result
ed 70 IL for Wilmer, and 81 1-2 for
Meek.
Then came the slaughter of O'Con-
nor the candidate of Washington
township for Commissioner. There
were five candidates, and O'Conner
led until the third ballot, when Nor
rison was chosen by 67 to So.
Jacob Ruth was chosen, on first
ballot, for Infirmary Director, long
term, and then came the denoument.
Putnam arose, and his august pres :
cence impressed the audience. Ad-
dressing the chair he remarked that
there were from 200 to 800 Liberal
Republicans in the county Che could
not count 5O) and they were united
heart and soul with the Democracy
wouldvote forGreeley to aman. They
had not asked for anything, but out
of their abundance they should re-
member them. He would therefore
nominate John Taylor, who had al
ways been Republican, and a stand
ing candidate for Assessor in the
First Ward, until last Spring, when
the Black Republican brethren took
another man, and John became
shaky. He was now strong in the
faith. He sat down amid thunders
of silence, having forgotten to move
a suspension of the rules and nomi-
nation by acclamation. There was
likely to be a hitch, when Al Tyler
came to the rescue, and supplied
that hiatus, and Johns reward was
secured.
The work Of the convention hay
ing been accomplished, a motion to
adjourn was made when Meek re-
quested to be allowed few moments
for remarks. He returned thanks for
the manner in which his friends had
stuck to him. Said he was not a
Democrat for Office, and had no sore