Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-07-12
SIXTH DISTRICT CONVENTION.
Hill Nominated on the 87th Ballot.


The Democracy of the Sixth Congress
sional District, as recently organized, COM
prising the counties of Allen, Defiance
Fulton, Henry, Putnam, Paulding, Van
Vert and Williams, met in Convention at
Defiance, July 4th, to nominate q candi-
date for Congress. After the usual form
aIities with which all are familiar who
ever attended Democratic Convention)
had passed the chairman announced that
the nomination of candidates was in order.
1t may not be out OF place here to call
attention to the fact that CHARLES w
LAMIsoN, of Allen county, who was in
Congress Mt the time, voted for and grabbed
his $4,000 back pay, and afterward at
tempted to defend his course on the stump
and was left at home In consequence
thereof, was honored with the Chairman
ship OF this 4th of July Convention. (But
we are passing through period of reform,
with big "R.0 GEO. d. KINDER, editor
OF the Putnam County Sentinel, Ia boated
bond-holder) was made permanent Secre-
tary.
The names Of CUNNNGHAM, of Allen !;
RICE, Of Putnam; HILL, OF Defiance
HELLER, OF Henry, and SHERIDAN, of
Williams, was put in nomination. On
motion each candidate was required to step
on the platform and pledge himself to
abide by the decision of the Convention.
The Committee on Credentials reported
324 delegates entitled to seats in the con.
venIion. Necessary to choice, 1924.
Along toward evening the Convention
went to bat(tle), and the first ballot stood:
Cunning ham.... ............ 80. 90
klce e'''''''''''''''' .''.'..... %
liill '.'s'.'''s.. ...,... ............ IOl
ltsller'''' '''''''' ''.'..'............ 5S
ohef:uan'''' 49, '''',.. .,.,... 46
The Convention continued to make a
similar record to this during the "live-
long" night and until dinner time mex,
day. The Thity-Sepenh ballot was finally
reached which told the story, thus:
Cunningham '............. ,,........., IO2
tlll''''.... ........ .....,...... l6S
Hell er''''''.' '.''.'.. ........., a.
hlce '''''''' 80 '''' ''.....
The reporter for the Blade thus closes a
picture Of the prolonged struggle by day
and by night in lengthy report Of the
proceedings:
Then the fight went on, there being no
perceplible change. Seven, eight, nine
and ten o'clock came, aud found those
doughty warriors still ball0ting, and
Chairman LamisOn, who by this time is
nearly melted by the heat, sti crying out,
Prepare your votes for another baIlot.h
The court room presented a strange APP
pearanbe. Tired delegates lounged around
on benches and tables and mapped little, |
rousing themselves occasionally M the |
stentoran tones Of LamisOn told them
that there was no choice, aud another bal !
lot would have to be taken. SO il kept up |
I'LL IL o'clock at night. The delegations |
were as tirm as rock, and would not Weld |
single vote. Time went on and still there |
was no choice. Two o'clock in the morn. |
ing, aud no choice. The reporters left the |
room. The Alien county delegation went
to sleep en- masse, and the rest talked and |
smoked and voted, but sill there was no
choice.
Four o'clock this morning found matters
unchanged. Lamison YEARLY said "Pre-
pare your yotcs,P and then dozed, while
the secretary with half cigr in his
mouth with his feet on the Judges desk
took no more interest in the matter but
slumbefed sweetly. The light began 10
struggle in through the Windows, the cont
house bell chimed o'clock, aud those del.
egales still prepared their votes" and
there was no nomination. Things went on
this way steadily until forly minutes after
eleven o'clock tins morning, when, to every
ones rlief, Hill secured the requisite
number OF votes, was declared the nominee.
aud the great convention adjourned, after
having been from two o'clock Thursday
afternoon, all night, until hall.pasl eleven
this morning, in finding out that Wm. d.
Hill ~ ihe man who is 10 he defeated at
the polls next October.