Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-07-04
ovtrw heImingly voted down,
with deafening cheers.

ONAi hSllAllbSly VIVA Uo"h3
with ~deafening cheers.
THE oUTsTRETCHED HAND ACCEPTED.
The Convention then proceed
cd to accept tie "outstretched
hand" The vote was almost
uuaminous.
The following gentlemen were
entered for Secretary of State:
John NJ. Haag, Of Henry Coun-
ty; w. F. Washem, of Jackson
County;-G ere Williams, of Mon.
roe County: j.. S. VanValkenberg,
OF Sandusky County; VIM. II.
Wilson, of Erie County; Gen.
Wiley, of Wooster County; Gen.
Robert Brinkeoff, of Richland
County. Gen. Brinkeoff, though
ii delegate; positively declined to
be Il candidate.
a delegate who opposed the
adoption of the resolution, sar-
~castically put in nomination A.
Y. Wykoff, the Republican candi-
date for the office. The name
was considered in nomination.
During the progress Of the
ballot it was announced by w.
d.. Hill, Of Defiance, that a por-
lion OF his county delegation
wished to retire from further
participation in the proceedings
of the Convention. Tie names
of the seceders are John Swell,
Auditor of Defiance; Asa Tober-
en-. Treasurer OF the County: and
Jacob Horst, Sh eriff of the coun
~.
On motion the remaining del
egates were authorized to cast
the vote of the county.
Later, when Padding County
was called, q member of the deli
egution announced that Pauld-
ing County don't vote on the
platform, and shortly after the
dissatisfied members from those
two left their seats in the hall
aud retired beyond the bar of
the Convention.
GENERAL WILEY NOMINATED FOR
SECRETARY oF-sTATE.
Previous to the announce
meht of the ballot there was a
stampede to General Wiley, re-
sulting in the withdrawal of
every other candidate and the
unanimous election of the gen
tleman, which was made more
binding by a motion enthusiast
cally carried.
SUPREME JUDGE,
The following were put in
nomination: Judge Alex. Hume
OF Butler County; Judge John l.
Green, OF Franklin; Judge Chas,
Z. VOORHEES,, OF Holmes. The
ballot resulted as follows: Whole
number of votes SIG; necessary
for q choice, 259. Hume, 174a:
Green, 257 SO; Voorhees,, 104
There being no choice another
ballot vas taken. During the
count of the second ballot the
name of Judge Voorhees, was
withdrawn, and the votes given
for him were variously changed
until the withdrawal of Judge
Hnme's name, ~whereupon Judge
Green was nominated unani-
mously.
ANSWER TO ILLINOIS.
While the ballot for the Su.
preme Judge candidacy was
being counted the President OF
the Convention received the fol,
lowing, which had been prepar-
ed by Colonel o. j. Dodds, as an
answer to the Illinois Democrat
ic Convention diapatch:
democracy of Ohio send
greeting to their brethren of Il
linois. They have just adopted.
in one OF the largest Conven-
tions ever held in Ohio, resolu-
tons affirming the Cincinnati
Platform aud requesting our del
eg 4tes to the Baltimore Con
vention to vote for Greeley and
Brown
[Signed,] GA. J. Jewett,
president of the Convention
The following gentlemen were
put IN nomination for Member
of Public Works: John Dyer, of
Lucas; Jerry Klersted, of Hamil-
ton; Isaac B. Riley, of Licking;
Anton Albert, of Ross, and
Andrew j. Packard, of Mahon-
ing.
On the first ballot Riley re-
caived Al; Kiersted, 1913; Dyer,
IS; and Packard Al.
Billey O'Neal Withdrew Kier-
sted, and on tie second ballot
Mr.. Isaac B. Riley was declared
the nominee, the vote being Ri
ley, 1913; Dyer, 81; Packard, 4;
Kiersted, 4.
This work being finished,
the selection of delegates at
large to the Convention was en-,
tered upon. After a tedious
vote the following gentlemen
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