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1866.


A Resolution to Immediately Restore Har-
mony Retween the Embittered States.
The policy of Andrew Johnson, the suc-
cessor of A braham Lincoln in 1856, was most
bitterly antagonized by the Republicans OF
Ohio and of the country. The Democratic
State Convention, which met at Column bus on
the oath OF May, through General George W.
Morgan, Chairman of the Committee on
Resolutions, Resolved, That the one great
question of the day is the immediate and un-
conditional restoration of ell the States to
the exercise of their rights within the Federal
Government. under the constitution, and
that We will cordially and actively support
Andrew johnson, as President of the United
States, in all necessary and proper methods
to carry out his policy as directed to that end,
and especially in securing immediate repre-
sentation in the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives to the eleven States of the Union
from which it is now unconstitutionslly aud
arbitrarily withheld, unless on the degrading
condition of ilferiority in tie Union, and of
negro, political and civil authority enforced
by the Federal Government" This conven-
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vaIIandIgham's Last Appearance in Pol
itics-

| vaIlandIgham's Last Appearance in Pol
itics.
It was at this convention, held at CoIum bus
| in June, that Clement L. Vallandigham made
his last appearance in politics. He was q
mem Der OF the Committee on Resolutions
Among the mem bers OF that commit
tee were Vallandigham, Chiffon A. White,
W. W. Armstrong, General George W. Nor
gan, Frank II. Hurd and Daniel S. Uhl. The
committee Was in session for many hours, and
the main question before it was whether the
Democrats OF OHIO should approve the Four
teenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the
constitution. The majority of the ommittee
reported in favor of acceptance. Frank Hurd
and Uhl, OF Holmes, made a minority re-
port that the "Fourteenth and Fifteenth
Amendments having been made parts
of the Federal Constitution by violence
and fraud were revolutionary and void"
| Upon the question of striking out
the resolution Of the majority accepting the
Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments n
vote by counties was demanded. For strik-
! ing out l69 delegates voted yea and 276 dele
gates voted nay. Mr.. Hurd finally withdrew
his report.
Frank Mckinney was temporary Chairman
of this convention, aud George Il. Pendleton
was the permanent President
The principal candidates for Governor were
AA'0o A"iHs' Va 4 80 ASAN' NSOASe w NV
COOK, OF jefferson, and Darbin Ward, of War
rem. The ballots resulted: McCoOk, 1877;
Ewing, IN; Durbtn Ward, S7-no cnoice. Sec
ond ballot: McCook, Isl; Ewing l9I; Ward,
! o; Allen, l; 0roesbeck, L
! The remainder of the ticket was made mp as
/ follows: Samuel F. Hunt, OF Hamilton, for
LieutenaRt-Governor;G G. W. Geddes, Rich
/ land, Supreme Judge; Z, l. Wallace, of
Clarke, Attorney-General; Colonel John r.
Cockerill, of Adams, Auditor of State; Gustav
! Bruehl, of Hamilton, Treasurer OF State: Ar
thur Hughes, CuyahaGa, Board of Public
Works; W. w. Ross, of sandusky, School
ommissioner; Charles Patterson. of Frank
lin, Clerk OF Supreme Court General no
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fear of Vallandigham's radicalism made him
Senator. Poor Vallandigham, fated to die in
lS7l by an accident, said to his friend, Judge
McKemy: 81 know God will not let me die
until L have had seat in the Senate of the
United States" This remark was made after
he had received his wound, yet before he
thought 1t was fatal. The Senate was his am
bition, and from q boy he always declared
that he would have his name enrolled among
those from Ohio who had represented 1t in
the highest legislative body OF the land.
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RELY.
winning a Splendid Victory From the En-

winning n Splendid Victory From the En-
emy.
Judge ]. c. McKemy, of Dayton, was tenn
porary Chairman of the convention, and
Thomas Ewing, of Fairfield, was the perma-
nent presiding officer. The main strife in
this convention was upon the platform, on
the currency and temperance question. The
Platform Committee Iabored long, and sue
ceeded in celebrating a very lengthy plat
form. One Of the planks demanded sub
mission of a license amendment to the con-
stitution. The ticket nominated was as fol-
lows: Secretary of State, Wm- Bell, of Lick
ing; c. s. Smart, of Picbaway, School Com
missioner; WIZ. Gilmore, of Preble, Supreme
Judge; Arnold Green, of Cpynho-a, Clerk Su-
preme Court; Martin Schilder. of Ross, Board
OF Public Works. This ticket was elected
One OF the pleasant episodes OF this con-
vention was the appearance Of Governor
Allen at it. When his tall form appeared on
the stage there arose a spontaneous cheer all
through the house
The Democrats elected to Congress that
year were Milton sayler, Henry B. Banning,
John A. Mcmahon, 4. V. Rice, Frank H.
Hurd. L. T. Neal, E. E. Poppleton, John L.
Vance, =. T. Walling, NJ. l. Southland, John P.
Cowen, Henry B. Payne. The magnificent
victory of the Ohio Democracy led the Demo
Gratis of Congress TO make John u. Thomp-
son, long Chairman of the State Central Com
mittee, Sergear t-at-Arms OF the House Of
Representatives.
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ASosps
An AssembIage Which Felt That 1t Had
just Cause for Indignation.

An Assemblage Which Felt That It Had
just Cause for Indignation.
The State Convention of 1858 was more of a
mass than u delegate convention. Ex-Gov-
ernor Medill, of Fairfield. was the President
of the convention. No hall in the city was
large enough to contain the Democrats pres
ent, SO the convention assembled at the east
front of the State House. Tho arrest and
Punishment from the State of Clement L.
VaIlandlgham had Attained the Democracy,
and to resent what they declared was
an invasion of their personal rights, an
infringement of the constitution, and a vio-
lation Of the right of the citizen to utter his
sentiments, large majority of them deter
mined to place in nomination for Governor
the man in exile. 1t was not wisdom in the
opinion Of many. but the moderate men
had no power in that convention. 1t
was for Vallandisham and one
else. He was nominated by acolarns -
tion-with q fosbIs protest OF noes
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Campaign Not Marked by Any of the
Ordinary. Excitsments.
The State Convention for 1862 was held at
Columbus, on the 4th OF July, at Naughton's
Hail, which was as sultry and uncomfortable
q room as any a state Convention was ever
held in. The permanent presiding officer OF
the Convention was Samuel Medary, Ex-
Governor of the Territories of Minnesota and
Kansas, and for many years the editor of the
Ohio Statesman and The Crisis, a paper which
for two or three years had very large circu-
lation. Governor Medary disclaimed any
lack OF loyalty on the part of the Democratic
party, and in his trenchant and iacsive way
derided the Republicans. W no claimed to have
all the "loyalty" in the country. He alluded
to the fact that thousands of Democrats who
had voted for Douglas were in the army; that
he himself had q Democratic Son-in-law in
the field.
Judge Allen 6. Thurman and Rufus P. Ran
ney were members of the Committee on
Resolutions, and the first named was its
Chairman. The campaign of 1862 was not an
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candidate for State ONCE. He was then II
ms forty-seventh year. and in good health.
MS nomination was particularly gratifying
70 the Democracy of Northern Ohio and the
reserve, although it disgruntled at that time
eoterle of politicians in the southern por-
non of the State, who claimed proprietor
snip OF the Democratic party.
IHE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER of the 9th of
August, 1857, said of Mr.. Payne: He is fine
ana eloquent speaker, is in the prime of life
and Is Just the man in every respect to bear
the Democratic standard in a contest with
Salmon p. Chase" Mr.. Payne made vigor-
Gus canvass OF the State. speaking in all sec
tons and making friends everywhere. III
the counties of the Western Reserve he made
gain of five thousand seven hundred votes
over the Republican vote for Fremont the
year before. This caused Gray, of the Cleve-
land Plain Dealer, to break out: "Glory,
glory TO the bob-tailed nlaren' Mr.. Payne
was beaten about one thousand two hundred
votes, and although defeated the result of his
labor was the reduction of the Republican
majority from seventeen thousand to the few
votes named and the election of Democratic
Legislature.
WILLIAM H. LYTLE.
The candidate for L1eutenant-Governor on
the ticket with MIR. Payne was William H.
LyIle, of Cincinnati. Lytle's father was GEN
eral Robert T. Lytle, one of Ohios eminent
sons, ones member of Congress, and a warm
and devoted admirer of General jackson.
"BiH" Lytle, as he was famiIiarly known
then, had went into the Mexican war g pri-
vate soldier, but had returned as Captain.
He was a thorough Democrat, eloquent, poet
ical and logical He afterward illustrated mis-
patriotism in behalf of his country by his
Services during the rebellion, and was killed
while calamity leading his troops in action.
The poem, "Antony and Cleopatra" one of
the finest in the English language, was writ
ten by LytIe.
OTHER NOMINEES.
The other nominees on this ticket were:
Supreme Judge, Henry C. Whitman, of Fair
field; Treasurer of State, James R. Morris, of
Monroe; Secretary of State, Jacob Rheinhard,
OF FRANKLIN; Board of Public Works, A. L.
Backus, of Lucas. All of these gentlemen,
excepting General Lytle, are yet alive.
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'sIf Fraud is Law, Then Efibusterins Is
PatriotiSTn.''
Hon. A. 7. walling, OF Pickaway. the DEM
ocratio Congressman who declared in Con-
gress in 1871 that '4f fraud was law, then iii.
clustering Is PATRIOTISM" was temporary
Chairman of this convention, and General
Durbin Ward the permanent officer. Hon.
David R. Paige, OF Akron consequently
elected to Congress in 1852, was nominated
for Secretary OF state; George W. Houk, Of
Montgomery, was Chairman Of the Com
mittee on Resolutions; Alexander T. Hume,
OF Butler, was nominated for Supreme Judge
and Rush Fields, of kichland, for Board Of
Public Works. This ticset made good nght,
and was beaten only a few thousand.
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1873.

"Come, Rise Up, William Allen, and Go
Along With iIe."
The proposition that had been made from
some quarters that the Democratic party
should abandon its organization was met
with scorn by the "Oid Gaurd," and they
rallied in great num mbers at tine State Conven-
Jion on the 9th of August On the S0th of
June an independent convention had been
called, and Isaac Q. Collins, q Democrat of
good character and amiable qualities, had
been persuaded to run on an independent
ticket es a candidate for Governor. A. San
ders Piatt was his running mate as Lieuten-
ant Governor. The Republicans were Ju bilant
over what they considered the sure and GER
tain demise of the old regular Democratic
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1859.
Judge Rufus P. Ranney, of Cuyahoga, for
G0garnor.

Judge Rufus P. Ranney. of Cuyahoga, for
Governor,
The annual convention of the party this
year met at Columbus, In July. The follow
ing ticket was nominated: For Governor,
Rufus P. Ranney, of Cuyahoga; Lieu tenant
Governor, William II. Stafford, of Ross; Su-
preme Judge, Henry C. Whitman. Fairfield; ;
Auditor of State, G. Volney Dorsey, Miami; !;
Secretary of State, jacob Reinhard, Of Frank
lin; Board of Public Works, James TomIin-
son, of Washington; Com missioner of
Schools, Charles n. Alien, of Jefferson.
Judge Ranney not In attendance on
the convention, but was engaged in trying q
lawsuit at fsavenna. Being telegraphed as
to whether he would accept the nomination
he replied that ne would If it was the unan-
imous will OF the party that its standard
should be put in his hands, but that he did
not seek the honor. The convention unani-
n2ousIy nominated him. The Republican
ticket was successful.
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exciting one. The Experimentation Legis-
lature had so apportioned the State into Con-
gressional districts that they imagined the
Democrats would only elect five out of the
twenty Congressman. But in this instance,
as in others past and others to come, the ger
rymander
FAILED TO ACCOMPLISH TIE DESIRED END.
1t was in September of this year that Mr..
Lincoln issued his Proclamation of Emanci-
patton, and by some of his own party this
was regarded as a too advanced step, and
many conservative Republicans abstained
from voting. The filling of the quota of the
di fferent townships of the State for volun-
teers also detracted much from the political
excitment.
VERY FEW POLITICAL SPEECHES WERE MADE
In the State, and the emocratic State ticket
was elected. The ticket that year was fol-
lows: Rufus P. Ranney, of CuyahoZa, Su-
preme Judge; William W. Armstrong, OF
Seneca, Secretary of State; Lyman r. Critch-
field. of Holmes, Attorney-General; Charles
w. Cathcart, of Montgomery, School Com
missioner, James Gamble, of Coshocton,
Member Board of Public Works. The ma
| jority for the Secretary of State was 400,
| although Judge Ranney, being voted for by a
large nun Der OF Republican lawyers in the
State, had about 5.l01. The State officers
chosen by the Democracy that year were the
first OF that political complexion who had
offices in the new State House. and it was the
first time the State had been carried by
| Democrats in nine years.
Apropos, it may be well to state how the
Secretary of State comes to head the ticket
every other year in Ohio. Prior to 1862 that
| officer was chosen on the same year with the
Governor. In 1851, Benjamin R. Cowen, OF
| Belmont, was elected by the Union or Fusion
party, as Secretary. In May, 1852, he resigned
| that Office to accept Paymaster's position
| in the Federal service, and Governor Too
| appointed Wilson s. Kennon, of Belmont, &c
fill the vacancy. In 1862 kennon was nomi
mated by his party and beaten at the polls by
Armstrong, who, the year before, had beer
beaten by Cowen. The Congressman choser
| in 1862 by the Democrats were: George II
Pendleton, Clement L. Vallandigham, Samue
s. Cox, Warren P. Noble, George Bliss, J
Frank Mckinney.
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1861.
a Convention That Clearly Portrayed the
Democratic Position.

Convention That Clearly Portrayed the
Democratic Position.
Within few months after the firing on
Fort Sumter, when the civil war had been
inaugurated, the Democracy of Ohio as
sembled in State Convention in Columbus,
on the Sth of August. They had predicted
that the fire-eaters of the South and the
Abolitionists of the North would precipitate
bloOdshed. They met under peculiar circum-
stances, and the resolutions of that conven-
tion clearly present the position the Demo-
Gratis then occupied. They were drafted by
Henry b. Payne, who was Cbairmnn of the
Committee on Resolutions, and among others
contained the following:
THE PLATFORM OF 1851.
That the civil war by which our country is
at present distracted, is the natural offspring
of misguided sectionalism, engendersd by
fanatical agitors, North we'll as South and
that the Democratic party have equally op-
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An on Year in Ohio Politics.


That bright young Irish-American, Daniel
!. Callan, of Mercer, was the temporary Chair
man of the state Convention of 1870, and
Lewis d. Campbell, OF Butler, permanent
Chairman. Both OF these men are dead.
William Heisley, of Cuyahoga, was the nOmi-
nee for Secretary of State; John H. Heaton,
OF Belmont for Comptroller of the Treasury;
and William Spencer, of Licking, Board of
Public Works.
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Cooks speech before the convention was a
very excellent one, but his health gave way
during the campaign, and he had to relinquish
many of his appointments. Ewing, Ranney.
Pendleton. Thurman. Ward, Payne, SayleT,
McSweeny. Hunt, Long, Rothe. Callan, Seney,
FolIett, Heisiey and others took the stump
this year. McCook was beaten 2O,l7S votes by
Noyes, VINO two years afterward was beaten
by Allen,
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~ ~

The Common School 'scare" Scores n Re-
publican Victory.
The campaign in Ohio begun in 1875 In June.
The State Convention assembled at Colum-
bus, and John L. Vance, of Gallipolis, was the
Temporary Chairman. The Hon. Rufus p.
Rauney, of Cuyahoga, was the permanent
Chairman.
Governor Allen was renominated by accla-
nation by q rising vote.' A committee of
five, consisting of D. J. Cailan, George E
Sensy, John @. Thompson and L T. Neal. was
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enough of votes for Brough, to give him a
total majority of about 100000. Vallandis-
ham returned to Ohio in 1884, and participated
in politics up to the time of his death, which
occurred in June, 1871, at Lebanon, Ohio, by
the accidental discharge of pistol in his own
H.,
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W. Holmes, of Cincinnati. Treasurer of State
Wayne Griswold, of Pickaway, Comptroller,
and General Jabez W. Fitch, of Cuyahoga,
Board of Public Works.
JUDGE JEwETT's CANVASS.
Judge Jewett made only three four
speeches in the canvass, all of which were
wise, patriotic and Union-loving In their
sentiments. But the Republicans of the state
called fusion or "Union" Convention, and
nominated David Tod, an old Democrat, of
Mahouing, for Governor, and selected two
other Democrats for positions on the State
ticket. Jewett and the whole Democratic
ticket were beaten about sixty thousand votes
and a Union Legislature chosen.
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1865.

The Year That Roratio Seymour and Fran
els P. Blair Were the Presidential
Ticket.
The sth of January was the day selected for
holding the Democratic State Convention in
lS6s. Hugh J. Jewett, of Muskingum, was the
temporary and permanent presiding officer.
The following is the State ticket put in the
field: Supreme Judge, VIM. Z. Finck, of
Perry; Secretary OF State, Thomas Hubbard,
of Logan; Clerk Supreme Court, John NJ.
Webb, of Mahoning; School Commissioner,
Samuel j. Kirkwood, of Seneca; Board of
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General"
Rem ITFEVRF.
1867.

The Legislature That Sent Allen G. Thur
man to the United Stntes Senate.
On the Sth of January, 1867, the Democratic
State Convention organized by appointing
DR.. J. 81. Christian, of Marion County, tenn
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ventlon was temporarily presided over by
Hugh J. Jewett, who gave way to Allen G.
Thurman as the permanent officer. "ColoneI,"
now "General,"
BEN LFFEVRF,
OF Shelby County, at that time member of
the Legislature, was nominated for Secretary
of state, Thomas NJ. Key, of Hamilton, for
Supreme Judge, and William LRrniIl, of Ash
land, for Board of Public Works. The ticket
was beaten by about $1,000 votes.
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On the Sd of May the convention adjourned.
to meet at Baltimore on the 18th of June.
Hon. George E. Pugh, of Ohio, distinguished
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THURMAN's GREAT CAMPAIGN
In 1867 es the candidate for Governor and II
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party. The "independent'' business was to
end 1t. But the best laid plans often mis-
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-03-18


time, if Congress should pass any favorable
legislation for them they could avail them
selves of such legislation; whereas, if they
failed at first as sailor or soldier they would
lose this. If Homestead is not proved up
within seven years from date of entry it will
be reported to the Commissioner and can
celled. The only advantage an ex-soldier or
ex-sailor has over civilian, aside from above,
is that he can file upon land, through an agent,
Soldiers Declaratory Statement (called an
"H. D. So, which holds the land absolute for
six months. Before the expiration of the six
months the soldier or sailor must appear at the
land Office in person and put in his Home
stead papers (having established residence
thereon previously. This "H. D. S." can be
made out in any part of the country and sent
to an agent who resides at the land Office,
which agent must appear before the, Register
in person and swear that he is not interested
in the claim. The agent will select the land,
or the homesteader can do 80. Thousands of
ex-soldiers and e1-sailors file in this way.
This III. D. S." expires in six months and
carries the Homestead right with it, as it is
part of the Homestead right, but it does not
interfere with the presumption right.
Neither Homestead nor an "H. D. S." can
be made of record while the party is residing
on Presumption. Neither can Presumption
right be used while holding an "H. D. S." or
after entering and before proving up Home
stead. To attempt to use two of these rights
at the same time will most likely lose all of
them and the land as we'll.
The rights of an ex-soldier or ex-sailor de-
sends to his widow, who loses them by remar-
ryying. Should the widow remarry, her minor
children, if she have such, can use them
through their guardian, in which case resi-
dence is not required, simply cultivation of
the tract by an agent. Thus sx-soldiers or
ex-sailors' minor orphans can, provided their
mother is dead or has married again, secure
16O acres of land at very small cost. The
guardian need only appear at the land Office
twice-once to enter the land and once to prove
up on it. The term of the fathers service, up
to four years, is deducted from the five years
in proving up.
Should homesteader die, his heirs or de- |
visees can deed the land without residence
but it must be cultivated.
A single woman taking Homestead, and
then marrying does not lose it. But she must
reside upon and cultivate after marriage. |
Several romantic bridal tours have come I'M |
der our observation, where the intended bride
and groom would appear at the land Office and
each enter Homestead (adjoining) and Tree
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