Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-09-01
The Democratic District vonve

lnc DemOcfnlIc UlStTlct convention.
Thcfollowing slice from the Sunday Jour
nars report of the Sixth District Demo-
cratic Convention will be found mighty
interesting reading:
Providence never seems to have much to
do with Democratic Conventions, and
hence the selection OF Hon. J. NJ. Haag
can hardly be attributed to one of it's dis
pensations. Yet nothing unpleasant re-
suited. Hnag was ready -by the platform,
and his speech was short. 1t was this
spoken with the words about a canal boats
length apart:
GENTLEMEN OF THE ECoNvENTIoN:--Ny
purpose -s-aal to detain you for a moment
| thank you for this hattering personal
recognition. / congratulate you on the
bright prospects which are heralded in the
approaching election. / counsel you this
day for harmony and concord in your de-
liberations; and again thanking you, gem
| tlemen, the Convention is ready for bust
ness"
FAMOUS WOOD COUNTY
presented the first "breeze" of the day. To
meet in convention without quarrel
would have shaken the house-tops with
astonishment. That county held its or
ganization meeting, as did the others, al
| 10 o'clock. 1t was "love-feast," with the
love dropped out; falling on each 9th
er's necKs in affectiona'e consultation, with
the affection all sour milk--(in a meta.
/ phorical way.)
Perrysburgers seemed to get mad first
in proposal of Bowling Green TO make
DR.. Bell chairman "bccause he was an out
slider" That gentleman, though he after
ward cousented ~ to serve, at first wai
suspicious OF the Bowling Greeners, and
said to them, "You can't catch me with
that kind o chaff; you can't play that
game" Mr.. Bells letter of acceptance
so to speak, was a master y etiort-a good
deal more mastery than the result of it !
A young granger named Hayes wai
named for Secretary. lie withdrew, say
ing: al respectfully decline"
The Perrysburgers beat on tactics. They
wanted Tyler to he on the Committee OF
Apportionment of Delegates, but knew hC
would be opposed The member on Gre
dentia.s WAS first to be named, and lyle
was nominated. Mcdonald. Bowling
Grecncr, was promptly named. Then in
spirit of unprlcal,n mtgnanimity 1yie'
Tithdrev, and Med. got it without trouble
Then the place the Perrysburycrs wantcC
WAS named, expecting the mlgnanimou
withdrawal to have its effect. But the ST.,
b. G.-ers! They saw the ruse, namet
their man and fought it TO II ballot, il
which they were badly beaten. Bowlin,
Green thought she had a squad equal t,
Perryst,ts; but when they come TO vot
the Perrysburg Band was declared cnti
tied to vote, 80 they were beaten by tha
number and more. Wood county idiosyn
cracies of voting appeared in this ballot
There were in the room by actual cmn
forty-seYen persons, including Napoleon
spectators. The votes when counted ioute,
ffy.four seven more than the persons pres
ent. Also, il may be noted, rs a specimen
that the second ballot taken from the ha
was tIro rites listed up together
Brilliant passages during the quarrc
were numerous. Thus when one spcake
appealed to them "for GOd's'sake 10 throw
wet blanket over these quarrelsp Tylc
remarked, "You may need some OF thes
blankets TO cover you before election" o
course he spoke figuratively. In this con
nection he urged that "Perryshurg cal
give bigger Democratic majority thar
any township in the district, outside O
Toledo" Pending the ballot, these passa
gcs occurred:
A Bowling Grecner-"I move perrys
burg don't bring its old ballot box in here.
A Pcrrysburger-"O, d-n it, shut you
mouth"
AB.G. m,n-(soro poce to another)-
"Walch them fellers that they doa't vo,
two or three times"
IIenfy Ellornton, (PerrySburg strong, l.
Parks, also a Perryshurger) There, d
you, I'll see you to the hat; YOU can't vot
twice here in Napoleon"
THE EIo-RArIc EDITORS.
There was disposition to give such O
the Democratic editors present as coul,
write a chance, and the Cnair called owe
their names for Secretaries He gave eacl
sort Of send-oiT, announcing the Northwes,
Orwig editor, ms "liery paper in the day
of '63"-reierrlng to the Vallandiehan
, campaign, doubtless; TO GOsline, of tn
Oak IIarhor Press, rs "of the unlerritled
(applauscl; to "IIandy. Of the Wauseol
Museum. "uhe audience didn't seem TO com
prehend), to the Bryan Argus as "a ney
birth in the Democratic family" and t.
"the Buckeye Granger, { \. ii. Callard edi
tori a new, but fearless champion Of Dem
ocracy." (ApplauSc.l II was an imprcs
sive moment TO Mr.. Callard. The other
stood il better lie arose from an obscur
scat and came forward to the platform. \
flush oversprcad his face. A small bo.
Just then slipped from seat down upo'
thesDoor. This was mistaken for an agree'
on signal Of applause and few clappe'
their hands. Mr.. C. bowed gracefully
whipped out a Fabcr, and sat down under
meath the spreading branches Of hickor!
} bush. lie wiped lis face frequently, bu
/ that was the only visible sign OF deep
, seated emotion.
( Subsequently crash on the stage awak
, enod fears that Mr.. Callard had been pros
tpated by the excitement. The andiene'
jumped to its feet and looked. Their. wa
a movement of the Gag At the hack Ot th
stage, and baldhead, not Mr.. Callard''
, stuck it's head up, cautiously and gently a
, frat, and then veteran Democrat climbe'
mp on the stage. II was nothing, only on
! of tba Vice Presidents had fallen back