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CLEMENT L. vALLAsDIGHAm.

Democracy, and the Ohio Democracy were
congratulated on every hand for their brill
liant success.
The question of striking out the word
"whiten In the constitution OF the state was
this year submitted in the form of consti-
tutional amendment. The vote stood: yeas,
2le,esT; nays, 255,84O. The total vote. esti-
mating the highest vote given for any office
in each county, was .603. The total vote
cast on the amendment was 472.327. Not vot-
ing on the amendment. 12,278 The majority
against the amendment was 50629.
The ticket in 1867 was, in full: Governor.
Allen g. Thurman; Lieutenant-Governor.
Daniel 8. Uhl, Holmes; Treasurer of State, c.
Fulton, of Crawford; Frank FL. Hurd, Attor-
y-General; Thomas Mckee, Hamilton, Su-
preme Judge; William Sheridan, OF Williams,
Comptroller of Treasury; Board of Public
Works, Arthur Hughes, ouyahoga.
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1865.
General George w. Morgan NOMINATED Fo,

General George w. Morgan Nominated For
Govern or by AccIamation.
The 28th of August of this year witnessed
the sssemhlage of the Democratic State Con-
vention at Columbus. Colonel Clement l.
Vallapdigham, of Montgomery. was the tenn
porarV Chairman of the Convention. 1t is
notable here that Rufus P. Ranney, OF Cuya-
hoga, who beat Vallsndigham for delegate at
large to the Chicago Convention the year pre-
vious, was permanent Chairman. Judge
Thurman was Chairman of the Committee on
Resolutions, which had among its members
DR.. George Fries, Charles Follett, Geo. Bliss,
Judges Burchard and Ranney.
Hon. Allen G. Thurman placed General
George w. Morgan, of Knox County. in nom
ination for Governor, and he was nominated
by acelamation. Tho ticket selected TO run
with General Morgan was as follows: Lieu
tenant-GovernoF, William Lang, of Seneca;
Treasurer of State, George Spence, of Clark;
Supreme Judges, P. Van Trump, of Fairfield
dong term); Thomas M. Key, of Hamilton
short terml; Attorney General, D. NJ. Will
son. of Manoningi School Commissioner, II.
H. Barney, of Hamilton; Board of Public
Works. Charles Boesel, of Auglaize; Clerk OF
Supreme Court, d. 8. Dana. of Niuton. The
principal plank in the platform this year was
opposition to negro suffrage.
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Your Uncle Dick Beats the Communist,
One OF the most exciting contests for the
nomination OF Governor ever Witnessed in
the State was that which aeeured In the July
Convention of 1877 The temporary presiding
officer was Hon. Warren p. Noble. OF Seneca.
but as the permanent President, Colonel
]. Frank Mckinney, of Miami, handled the
gayel. After the preiiminaFies were brushed
away, the following gentlemen were named
as candidates for nomination.: General A. v.
Rice, of Putnam: r. II. Bishop. of CINCINNATI;
George L. Converse, of franklin; John IA
Vance, of aallia; DnFbin Ward, of Warrens
George w. Geddes, of Richlapd; Thomas Ew..
ing. of Fairfield Z. D. Potter. sen., of Lucas;
Hon. ]. w. Heisley, Cuyahoga; aud A. San-
ders Piatt, OF Logan.
There were six ballots, and Bishop was nom.
mated and elected over Judge William II.
West. The rest of the ticket was as follows.
Lieutenant-Governor, Jabez w. Fitch. of
Cuyahoga; Supreme Judge, ]. w. Okey,o
Monroe; Clerk of supreme Court, r. J. Fan-
ming. of Franklin; !; ;Attorney-General, Isaiah
Pillars, of Allen; Treasurer of State, Anthony
Howeils, of Stark School Com missioner, ]. J.
Barnes. of Belmont; Board of Public Works,
Martin Sohilder, of Ross. A Democratic Legs
islature was also chosen, which elected George
b. Pendleton to this United States Senate.
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1871.
Last Appearane. IL Pol-


vallandlsham's Last Appearance in Pol
itics.
II was at this convention, held at Columbus
in June, that Clement L. Vallandigham made
his last appearance in politics. He was q
mem ber of the Committee on Resolutions.
Among the members of that commit
tee were Vallandighnm, Chiffon A. White,
w. w. Armstrong, General George W. Nor
gan, Frank H. Hurd and Daniel s. UhI. The
committee was in session for many hours, and
the main question before IL was wh4ther the
Democrats of onio should approve the Four
teenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the
constitution. The majority OF the committee
reported in favor of acceptance, Frank Hurd
and Uhl, of Holmes, made q 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 @
vote by counties was demanded. For strik-
ing out 1859 delegates voted yea and 276 dele
gates voted nay. Mr.. Hurd finally Withdrew
his report
Frank Mckinney was temporary Chairman
of this convention, and George II. Pendleton
was the permanent President
The principal candidates for Governor were
Thomas Ewing, of Fairfield; George W. Me-
Cook, OF Jefferson, and Durbin Ward. Of War
rem. The ballots resulted: McCook, 1877;
Ewing, 1T; Durbin Ward, s7-no choice. sec-
ond ballot: McCook, 254; Ewing, l91; Ward.
0: Allen. /; Groesbeck, l.
The remainder of the ticket was made up as
follows: Samuel F. Hunt, OK Hamilton, for
Lieutenant-Governor; G. W. Geddes, Rich
land, Supreme Judge; e. L. Wallace, OF
CLARKE, AttoFuey-C3enaFaI. 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 saudusky, School
Commissioner; Charles Patterson, OF Frank
lin, Clerk OF Supreme Court General Mo.
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Winning Splendid victory From the En-
emF.

Winning Splendid Victory From the En-
envy.
Judge j. 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 tenn perance question. The
Platform Committee labored long, and sue
oeeded in celebrating q very lengthy plat
form. One of the pIanks demanded q SUBJ
mission of a license amendment to the con-
stitution. The ticket nominated was rs fol-
lows: Secretary of State, VIM. Bell, of Lick
ing; G. 8. Smart of PickawHy. School Cam
missioner; WIZ. Gilmore, OF Preble, Supreme
Judge; Arnold Green, of Cuyahoga. Clerk SUI
preme Court; Martin Schilder, of Ross, Board
of Public Works. This ticket was elected.
One of the pleasant episodes OF this COM
vention was the appearance of Governor
Allen at 1t. When his tall form appeared on
the stage there arose spontaneous cheer all
through the house.
The Democrats elected to Congress that
year were Milton Sayler, Henry d. Banning,
John A. McMahon, A. V.etRice. Frank II.
Hurd. L. t. Neal, E. r. Poppleton, John L.
Vance. A. T. Walling. NJ. I. southard. John P.
Cowen, Henry B. Payne. The magnificent
victory of the Ohio Democracy led the Demo-
Gratis OF Congress 10 make John u. Thomp-
son, long Chairman OF the State Central Com
mittee, Rergeant-at-Argns OF the House Of
Representatives.
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1850.

Suage Rufus p. Ranney, OF CuyahOEa, FOR
Governor.
The annual convention Of the party this
year met at Columbus. ia July. The follow
ing ticket was nominated; For Governor,
Rufus P. Ranney, Of Udyahoga; Lieutenant
Governor, William 81. Stafford, of Rossj Su-
preme Judge, Henry O. Whitman. Fairfield;
Auditor of state. G. volney Dorsey, Miami;
Secretary OF state. Jacob ReinhArd. of Frank-
lin; Board of Public Works. James Tomlin-
son, OF Washington. Commissioner of
Schools, Charles N. Allen, of Jefferson.
Judge Ranney was not in attendance on
the convention, but was engaged Ia trying q
iawsuit at Ravenna. Being teIegraphed as
20 whether he would accept the nomination,
he replied that he would il 1t was the unan-
inous win of the party that its standard
should be put in his hands, but that he did
not seek the honor. The convention unani-
tnous1y nominated him. The Republican
ticket was successful
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1869.

A Campaign Not Marked by Amy OF the
Ordinary Excitements.
The State Convention for 1s62 was held at
Columbus. on the 4th of July, at Naughton's
Hail, which was as sultry and uncomfortable
o room az 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. q paper which
for two or three years had very large eircu-
latton. Governor Medary diselaimed any
lack of loyalty on the part OF the Democratic
party, and In his tfenchant and incisive way
derided the Repu bIieans, who claimed 70 have
All the "loyaIty" in the country. BE 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 q. Thurman and Rufus P. RAN
ney were members of the Committee on
and the frst named was its
Chairman The campaign of 1862 was not an
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exciting one. The Republican-Union Legis-
lature had SO apportioned the State into Con-
gtessional 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 THE 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 too advanced step, and
many conservative Republicans abstained
from voting. The filling Of the quota of the
di derent townships of the State for volun-
teers also detracted much from the political
excitment
VERY FEW POLITICAL EPBEoHEs WERE MADE
In the State, and the Democratic State ticket
was elected. The ticket that year was as fol-
lows: Rufus P. Ranuey, Of Cuyahoga, SUI
preme Judge; William w, Armstrong, OF
Seneca, Secretary of State; Lyman Il. Criteh-
field, of Holmes, Attorney-Generai; Charles
w. Cathcart, of Montgomery, School Com
missioner, James Gamble, of Coshocton.
Member Board of Public Works The ma
1ority for the Secretary OF state was 400,
although Judge Ranney, being voted for by .
large number of Republican lawyers in the
State, had about 5,l00 The State officers
chosen by the Democracy that year were the
first OF that political complexion who bad
offices in the new State House, aud 1t 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 1852 that
oflcer was chosen on the same year with the
Governor. In 1861. BENJAMIN r. CoVen, of
Belmont, was elected by the Union or Fusion
party, as Secretary. In May, 1852, he resigned
that office to accept a Paymaster's position
in the Federal service. and Governor Tod
appointed Wilson s. Kennon, of Belmont, to
I'LL the vacancy. In 1862 Kennon was nomi-
mated by his party and beaten at the polls by
Armstrong, who, the year before, had been
beaten by Cowen. The Congressman chosen
in 1852 by the Democrats were: George II.
Pendieton, CIementL. Vallandigham, Samuel
s. Cox, Warren P. Noble, George Bliss, J.
Frank Mckinney.
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and ,vhAn f4overnor Medfu announced Nei-
lan6irhau M the unanimous nominee OF ne
party. the shouts of the enthusiasts sounfeu
ike the fierce roar OF the ocean in It's niosS
turbulent movements. The iubilee lasteu Ior
fully an hour. George b. Pugh, the game rA7
senator, and the attorney of VaiInnais nAhi
before the Military Tribunal, was nominated
for Lieutensnt-Goyernor by acelamailonfhe nc
accepted the nomination in speech In WHOM
s'oRDER NO. 3S."
And the attempt to count out free speecn'
with terrific vehemence. His WonueAul
oratory, his magnificent voice, anu bis IN
daunted courage, made an impression tnaI
night on The memories of thousands taat
time can not efface. commiEee'
consisting of one leading Democrat frpn
each Congressional District was ap-
pointed to wait on President Lincoln and ask
that the order for the banishment of Vallan-
digham be revoked. The committee waited
On Lincoln at Washington. A long GORE
spondence ensued, in which Lincoln asksd
concessions from those gentlemen as repre-
sentatives and individuals which they re-
garded as implications upon their own pa
triotism and an ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF thu le-
gality of the arrest of Vallandigham, andthe
legality of the arrest of any citizen for ex-
pressing his opinions upon the question: OF
war and peace, and all negottatlon ana for.
respondence ceased. The campaign was
NEVER PARALLELED FOR BITTERNEss
And rancor. vallRndigham being an exih in
Canada, the Democratic forces were mar
shaled by George E. Pugh The political
meetings of both parties overshadowed even
the great gatherings of 1870. The excitement
became 30 intense in many communities hat
all business and social relations Detveen
Democrats and Republicans were sundertd.
The women wore ValIandigham or Brcugh
badges as their feelings were enlisted, and at
tended the meetings in great numbers. Dis
tinguished orators from other States in the
Union docksd to Ohio, and for three moaths
there was q saturnalia of politics. The strain
on the public mind was intense, and all we're
anxious for election day to come, and all good
citizens prayed that no bloodshod or riot
should mark the day. The Democrats felt
in the last weeks of the campaign that they
were beaten, hut the
SPLENDID DISCIPLINE
OF the Democr organisation was mani
tested by their determined effort 10 the very
last hour OF the day OF election.
The vote east for Vallandigham was the
largest one cast in Ohio for any DemocIatic
candidate yet he was defeated the home
vote by 81, ,927, and the voteE of the soldiers in
the field, under q law defective and admirably
calculated for duplication of votes, piled
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1860.

Tho Nomination of General RoseoranS,
Who Declined.
The state Convention met at Columbus on
the 7th of July. The Hon. John F. Follett, of
Cincinnati, acted as temporary Chairman,
and the, Hon. Philadelph Van Trump. of Fair
field, was the permanent Chairman, deliver
Ing when he assumed the duty long and
able speech.
There were several gentlemen named In
connection with the nomination for Gov
ernor, although there was. no really active
canvass for the honor. Judge Ranney's name
was presented. but not by any volition of his
own. R. P. L. Baber, or "Alphabet Baher," as
he was known in Columbus, worked mp q
boom for General Rosecrans. which became
of some proportions in the end, because the
freak seemed to take the possession of the
minds of some that 1t was necessary TO put up
q soldier against General Hayes.
There were several candidates. and General
Rosecrans was declared duly nominated, and
committee appointed to notify him of his
nomination. The following gentlemen were
nominated on the ticket. Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor, Thomas J. Godfrey, Mercer; Supreme
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A Resolution to Immediately Restore nar-

A Resolution TO Imm msdiately Restore Har-
mOny Rstween the Embittered States.
The "policy" of Andrew Johnson, the sue
cessor of Abraham Lincoln in 1896, was most
bitterly antagonized by the Republicans of
Ohio and of the country. The Democratic
State Convention, which met at Columbus on
the Gath of May. through General George W.
Morgan, Chairman of the Committee on
Resolutions, Resolved, That the one great
question of the day ia the immediate and un-
conditional restoration of all 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-
sentativex to the eleven States OF the Union
from which it Ia now uneonstitutionalIya aud
arbitrarily withheld, unless On the degrading
condition of ipferiortty IN the Union, and of
negro, political and civil authority enforced
bv tho Federal Govsrnment." This o0nveu.
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canGidate Tor stHIe ONCE ne was tnen II
his forty-seventn year, ana In gooo nealtn.
His nomination was particularly grati1ying
TO the Democracy OF Northern Ohio and the
Reserve although 1t disgruntleo at tnat tiine Q
scoterte OF politicians In the southern por-
tion OF the state VINO claimed proprietor
shiP OF the Democratic party.
VHE CINcISSATI ENouIRER Oh the Stn OF
iugust, lSoI' said OF Mr.. Fayne: 'He Is a nne
and eloquent speaker Is In the primo OF nIe
ana Is Just the man In every respect 70 oear
sne Deinoora'io s.AnuAre .i ~ oon'es
7'AiAAOn - SH1'oo- 1'hi' - 4 =,
Gus canvass OF tne state speaking IN Ah seo-
lions ana making irlenas every-"nsro. IN
the counties Oh the western reserve ne InAue
gam OF nVe thousand seven hnnuIeo soSes pc
oyer tne hepuoican Vote Ior rfs.roHS ~ I', .ne
year DS.oie' An.s oauAeS :. ..S1,S.,
aho ram DeAier' t9 Drs1A "ls.
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1861.

A Convention That Clearly Portrayed the
Democratic Position.
Within a 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 fre-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 Chairman 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. engendered by
fanatical agitors, North as well as South and
that ths Democratic pARty hAvs SQuazIy op-
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poFary Chairman, and George II. Pendleton
was subsequently made permanent CHAIR
man.
On motion OF General George w. Morgan,
Allen @. Thurman, of franklin, was nom
mated for Governor by acclamation. Judge
Thurman was escorted to the convention.
and made speech OF acceptance which was
received with many rounds of applause. G..
L. ValIandigham was Chairman of the Com
mittee on Resolutions.
Judge Thurman made brilliant canvass of
the State, and carried forty-two out of eighty
eight counties. He was beaten 1888 votes.
reducing the Republican majority Of 1896
about 10000 votes. The Legislature being
Democratic. he was the favorite OF major
ity of those elected, and he was chosen
United States Senator. The defeat of Ben
jamin F. Wade was a national Victory for the
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squatter sovereignty and claimed that nom
Intervention by Corgfess with the question
of slavery, and the submission of the Ques-
tion of slavery in the Territories, under the
constitution, to the people, was the accepted
Democratic doctrine-fhe doctrine that had
been held and established for years. He then
quoted from the speeches of Howell Cobb,
Vice President Breckenridge, James L.
Orr and Alexander n. Stephens to
show that they aud every eminent
Southern man had held the same opinion on
the doctrine of popular sovereignty. Mr..
Payne made great reputation for his able
speech and management in behalf of the rni-
nority.
After long discussion on the respective
merits of the two reports, on motion of Mr..
BigIer, Of Pennsylvania. they were recon-
mitIed to the Platform COMMITTEES.
SIXTH DAY OF THE coNvENTtoN,
On the evening of the sixth day of the con-
vention Mr.. Avery, Of North Carolina, and Mfr.
Samueis, OF Iowa, from the majority and mi
nority of the committee, made opposite and
conflicting reports. On this question the
committee divided, the ffteen members from
the siaveholdinz States and the members
from California and Oregon voting for the
majority report, all the members of the coma
mittee from the free States east OF the Rocky
Mountains voting no.
Both reports, or all other than the slavery
question. were substan TALLY the same.
Avery's last report was: "Resolved, hrst,
that the Government of a Territory organized
by an act of Congress is provincial and tenn
porary, and during its existence all citizens
of the United States have an equal right to
settle with their property in that Territory.
without their rights being destroyed or I'M
paired by Congressional or Territorial legisla-
tton: second that the General Govern ment
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party. The .independent" business was to
end IL. But the best laid plans often mis-
carry.
The Democracy were almost ~ hot as the
August sun ct the tFeechery of few leaders,
and had blood In their eye when they met.
They determined to recall from his seclusion
William Allen, of Ross, and when in the
convention John H. Putnam, of Ross, pre-
sented his name for Governor, Allen was
made the nominee by rising vote by cheers,
yells of approval, throwing up of hats and
fans, and a band added to the enthusiasm by
playing the "Star-Spangled Banner" Gov
ernor Allen promptly telegraphed his aoeept-
ance, declaring that he accepted in the "hope
that he might be of some service in promot-
ing the success of the Democratic party. upon
whose success, and that alone. rests the
prosperity, liberty and happiness of the
American people"
The ticket nominated with Allen was for
Lieutsnnnt-Governor Barnabas Burns. Of
Richland: Fl. G. Whitman, of Hamilton,
Supreme Judge; H. scribner. Knox,sup
Judge; III. A. Daushert Franklin, Attorney
General; George Weimer of Summit. Treas
urer OF State; j. K. Newcomer. of Delaware,
Comptroller: @. Schenck, of Marion, Board of
Public Works. Governor Allen was elected
and his majority was 797 over Noyes, the other
candidates being defeated by small majority.
Collins polled 1o,l09 votes.
Samuel =. Hunt was temporary Chairman
of this convention; VIM. II. Bols of Mnskin-
gum, permanent Chairman. John g, Thomp-
SON conducted the campaign as Chairman Of
the Executive Committee.
The Democracy were exceedingly iubilant
over their victory, as they had not elected a
Governor since 1853. It'd following is one of
the election night songs:
"Come, rise up, William Allen, and go along
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1863.
An Assenbiars which Fslt That IT naa

An AGsenbiags Which Felt That 1t Had
Just Cause for Indignation.
The State Convention of 1868 was more of a
mass than a 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
emit so the convention assembled at the east
front of the State House. The arrest and
Punishment from the state Of Clement L.
Valland1gham had afiamed the Democracy,
and to resent what they declared was
an Invasion of their personal rights, an
infringement of the constitution, and q yio-
lation of the right of the citizen to utter his
sentiments, q 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 Vallandigham and no one
else he was nominated by scclsua-
tien-witA . feeble prStast Of nssa-