The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1886-09-02
1858.


On the 22d day of January, 1868, both
Houses of the Ohio Legislature met in
Joint convention for the purpose of elect
ing United States Senator to fill the
place of Benjamin Il. Wade, whose term
would expire on the 4th of March follow
ing. The Union members had not se-
lected caucus candidate, and when the
iointconvention met the following names
were presented to be voted for. B. f.
Wade, Thomas Ewing, Robert G. Schenck
and H. J.. Jewett. A ballot was had, and
resulted as follows: Wade. rs votes; jew
ett, a5; Ewing. Is: Schenck, 1. Thereupon
Mr.. Wade became his own successor.
The Union State Convention of 1868
was called for June 18th, and the call was
signed by the following gentlemen who
composed the Executive Committee ap-
pointed the year before: William Den
nison, G. N. Olds, George NJ. Parsons,
Samuel Galloway, G. Volney Dorsey, r.
H. Gear. H. g. McBurney and Benjamin
Eggleston. To this convention the COM
mittee invited "a1l loyal citizens who are
in favor of the maintenance of the Gov
ernment and the prosecution of the war
now being carried on for the suppression
Of the rebellion against it."
The convention met in the Athen@um
in the city of Columbus, and was organ
lied by the SELECTION Of Colonel Lewis D.
Campbell as temporary Chairman. After
transacting the usual business of tenn
porary organization, the convention took
q recess till two o'clock, and on reas-
sembling Ex-Governor William Dennison
was announced as permanent Chairman.
John Brough, of Cuyahoga County, was
nominated for Governor on the first ball
lot by the following vote: Brough, 226;
Tod, 1s3H. The nomination of
ssoLD JACK BRoUeH,"
AS he was then called, was received with
tremendous applause:
The following is the result of the first
ballot for Lieutenant-Governor: 8. F..
Cary, .1SS; Charles Anderson, 81; G. De-
lano, 81; Benjamin Eggleston. II; N. w.
Potter, 81; and on the second ballot An
derson received 229 votes, Cary AZ, and
Delano 40, which nominated Mr.. Ander-
son.
General James Fl. Goodman was nomi-
mated on the first ballot for Auditor Of
State, and G. volney Dorsey by acclama-
ton for Treasurer of State. Hooking IF.
Hunter was nominated on the first ballot
for Supreme Judge and John,M: Barrere
on the first ballot for Board of Public
Works.
ENTHUsLAsM.
Senator B. F. Wade presented the re-
port Of the Committee on Resolutions,
and during the reading hewas frequently
interrupted by the most boisterous and
'vociferous applause. The resolutions
were full of pith and vim. Here is one
of them:
.sResolved, That the war must go on
with the utmost vigor till the National
Government is re-established, and the
flag floats securely and triumphantly
over every State and Territory in the
Union.v
THEN HERE IS ANOTHER,
Which was received with tremendous
shouts by the excited crowd:
Resolved, That in the present fexigen-
cies of the Republic we lay aside personal
forth till the war is ended will draw no
party line but the great line between
those who sustain the Government of the
country and those who oppose it, be-
tween those who rejoice in the triumph
of our arms and those who rejoice IN the
triumph of the enemy"
Z The cry of "Wade, Wade," went up
from all parts of the house, and ''old
Benz was compelled to make one of his
characteristic speeches before the adop-
ton of the resolutions. Immediately
after the adoption OF the resolutions the
excited crowd gave three cheers for Gov
ernor Tod, three for Ex-Governor Denni-
son, three for President Lincoln, three
for the ticket and three for the Union.
This was probably the most enthusi-
astic, as well as the most harmonious,
convention that had ever been held in
the State. Much Of the feeling of its
members was due probably TO the fact
that the Democrats had selected Vallan-
digham as their standard bearer, who had
been convicted of giving aid and COM
fort to the enemy, and with whom he was
then in exile.
Brough was elected at the October
election by majority of 1o1, ,096, and the
Union party had a majority Of eighty
one on joint ballot in the Legislature, the
Democrats having elected but four mem
bers of the Senate and twenty-one MEM
bers of the House.