The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1886-09-02
1862.
The Party Develops opposing FACTIONS.

The Party Develops Opposing Factions.
The Union members of the Legislature
met in caucus on the 11th day of March,
1862, for the purpose Of selecting candi-
date to be voted for by that party for
United States Senator, and here COM
menced long and hotly-contested strug-
gle between the two wings of the party
the Conservatives and the ultra anti
slavery men. The names of the follow
ing gentlemen were presented to the
caucus: Columbus Delano, B. f. Wade,
Peter Odlin, r. P. Spaulding, Thomas
Ewing, G. volney Dorsey, Samuel Gallo
way and Mr.. Groesbeck, the first ballot
resulting as follows, Wade, 40; Delano,
25; Ewing, 8; Odlin, 9; Groesbeck, 3;
Galloway, 6; blank, 2.
The thirteenth ballot stood: Wade, 40,
Delano, SO; Ewing, A; Odlin, 8; Groes-
beck, 2; Galloway, 1; Spaulding, /; blank,
l. After this ballot several propositions
to adjourn were made, and the caucus.
nnally did adjourn to the next evening.
On reassembling on the evening of the
18th the result of the first ballot was:
Wade, 50; Delano, 80; Groesbeck, 8,
Ewing, 8; Odlin. 10; Galloway, 4; Spaul-
ding, l; blank, i. When the twenty
seventh ballot was reached the vote
stood: Wade, "A; Delano, So; Groesbeck,
10; Ewing, 1; Odlin, 5; Schenck, /; blank,
2. A motion was made to adjourn to the
second Tuesday in January, 1868, which
was lost by vote of "a to 3s. The eau
Gus then adjourned for one week.
/ On the 9th of March the caucus again
/ I.al R,.af
thirty-ninth ballot resulted as follows:
Wade, 80; Delano. 40; Groesbeck, A; Cd
lin, 4; Ewing, A; Spaulding, 1; blank, l.
The forty-ninth ballot was finally
reached, and during the intervening BAL
loting Mr.. Wade had received as high as
At votes, while Mr.. Delano had received
as high as 463S.
! COMPELLED TO GIVE 1T UP.
Mr.. Monroe, of Lorain, then arose to
make motion, and said he hoped to be
indulged in few remarks before making,
it. He said he was Wade man above
suspicion, but he was convinced that no
nomination would.be made this winter,
and ne moved that the caucus do now
adjourn, which motion prevailed by a
vote of "a to q. The caucus then ad-
iourned sine die, with three cheers for
the Union, which were given with right
good will
| THE UNION STATE CONVENTION
For 1862 met at Naughton's Hall, in the
city of Columbus. On the 2lst day of Au-
gust, and waspresided over temporarily
by Hon. Ben Stanton. On taking the
chair Mr.. Stanton made an eloquent
speech, in the course of which he said,
'sWhat matter is it what may have been
| the party principles of some of us2 We
come here to-day forgetting party. A
fearful war is upon US. We may differ in
the exact mode of prosecuting the war,
but let us be one for the restoration of the
| Union"
When the convention adjourned for
noon, it adjourned to meet on the East
Terrace of the State House. During the
proceedings, however, rain came up,
and the crowd was driven into the ro-
tunda of the Capitol, where the business
of the convention was concluded.
PLANK.
Mr.. Stanton was made permanent
Chairman. In the platform which was
now read and adopted occurs the follow
ing language: "We are for the Union
/ without conditions, one and indivisible,
now and forever; for its preservation at
any and every cost of blood and treasure; /;
against any and every compromise that
may be proposed under the guns of the
rebels"
f. T. Backus, of Cuyahoga County, was
nominated ON the first ballot for Supreme
Judge; W.. 8. Kennon for Secretary of
State on the second ballot; c. N. Olds for
Acknowledgement on the second ballot,
and w. D. Henkle for School Commits
sioner on the first ballot.
SURPRISE.
| To the great establishment of the Union
men, who felt perfectly secure and did
not dream of defeat, the Democratic
tick ct was elected by an average majority
Of 5,59s, the majority for Major Arm
strong, candidate for Secretary of State,
being 6,933.
u OF course, this result was easily ac-
counted for by the fact that at least fifty
thousand Union men had joined the
army and gone to the front, while all the
grumblers, GROWERS and rebel sympa-
, thizers were at home working like bea
vers to defeat the Union party. Jnst
then, too, Union men had SO many
, ether things to attend to thai they gave
but little attention TO the political cam
paign. They profissd by the lesson they