The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-08-19
THE R1rrER EXPERIENCE.
1876.
Salmon p. Chase is Selected for the Cow
ernorShiD.


salmon p. Chase is Selected for the Cow
ernorshiP.
Salmon P. Chase was elected Governor in
1866 by the Fusion or Republican party, but
the Democracy were not disheartened or dis
couraged. They rallied to their standard. and
commenced the work of organization for the
Presidential battle of 1856. The National Con-
yention of that year held at Smith &
Nixon's Hall in June. The convention or
gsnized temporarily by appointing Samuel
Medary, of Ohio, then the editor of the Ohio
Statesman, as temporary Chairman He made
the regulation speech, but before he COM
menced it a number of excited men, claiming
TO be delegates from Missouri, forced them
selves into the convention, knocking down
the doorkeepers and creating much confu-
sion. They claimed seats in the convention,
and asserted that the Committee of Arrange
ments had ignored them, they being a con-
testing delegation. A debate ensued. when
the contesting delegation from Missouri,
bowing to the decision of the Chair, retired
from the convention. The regular commit
tees were then announced, Dorsey represent
ing Ohio on the Credential Committee. Steed-
man on Permanent Organization and VAL
landigham on the Committee on Resolutions
That was the work of the first DAY of the
convention.
The second day of the convention was one
June sometimes shows up in Cincinnati The
Committee on Permanent Organization un-
expectedly reported the name of General
John E. Ward, of Georgia, for President. He
made a beautiful speech, and was an excel
lent presiding officer.
CANDIDATES.
The leading candidates for nomination for
President were James Buchanan, OF Pennsyl-
vania; Stephen =. Douglas, of Illinois;
franklin Pierce, for second term. and Gen.
eral Cass. Pierce had for his advocates and
friends the off1ce-holders of his Administra-
tion and many others; and, while ne had mo-
ply and patriotically administered the innpor-
tsnt concerns of the nation. the distribution
of his patronage had created great op-
position to him in the party. The young
Democracy of the country looked upon Doug
las. of Illinois, their representative. He
was then in the very prime of manhood, with
great personal magnetism, possessed OF
acknowledged organizing ability. and they
were enth usiastic in supporting his aspira-
tions. The more conservative Democrats
thought Douglas was 100 young:" that there
was time enough for him; that he should
wait.
Many brilliant, eloquent and witty speeches
were made by the champions of the various
candidates, and the result of the conventions
work was the nomination of Buchanan and
Breckinridge.
On the first ballot Ohio voted: Buchanan,
I31I; Pierce, IA, and Douglas, 4: being enti-
tied to % votes. The vote varied but little
during the sixteen ballotings. On the nnaI
ballot it went solid for Buchanan. For Vics-
President it divided its vote as follows:
Quitman, s; Boyd, 6; johnson, 2; Breckin-
ridge,
Hon. C. L. vallandigham was elected MEM
Der of the National Committee for Ohio. and
William Lawrence was appointed on the No
tifcation Committee. The State gave its
Electoral vote TO Fremont