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1896.

One OF Ohio,s Most Prominent SONS Dies In
the Mexican War.
On the 6th Of January, 1S46, the Democratic
State Convention assembled at Columbus.
John B. Weller, of Butler County, presided
temporarily, but Samuel Medary acted as
Permanent Chairman. David Tod, of Mahon.
ing County. was renomtnated by acclamation
for Governor. The Platform adopted took the
strongest ground against surrendering to
Great Britain any of the territory marking
the boundary of Oregon; 1t declared that the
Democracy OF Ohio was opposed TO all paper
currency. and in favor Of nothing but the
constitutional currency of gold and silver. It
asserted that the Democracy. was opposed to
all special privileges. The tariff plank was as
follows: Resolved, That we are in favor Of
O tariff for revenue purposes. strictly for the
support of the General Government. but OPP
posed to protective tariff, which indirectly
taxes the many for the benefit of q few, and
which Duilds up monopolies. hostile in their
very nature 70 civil hberty.U
On the evening of the Sth q large number Of
Democrats celebrated the glorious day" by q
public dinner. Hon. John B. Weller presided.
Douty Utter, Thomas NJ. Drake, d. o. Morton,
BENJAMIN Tappan. 81. II. Robinson and
Messrs. Medary. Taylor. Brown, Miller,
Flynn and others spoke. Here is toast
which Is significant as a stroke at the Admin
istration OF Polk. then in power. .'By Will
lam Lawrence, OF Guernsey: THE retention of
Wings in office by Democratic Admtnistra-
tions-the surest thing to accomplish the de-
struction of the Democratic party. Let the
present Administration of the General Gov
ernment look to these matters before it is too
late.'" Tod was beaten 1855 by "BiIly" Bebb,
Of Butler County, whig. The Abolition vote
in Ohio this year was 10,797.
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a. plain farmer. AS aspscimen of the songs
which were sung by the Whigs. the folOwing
verse is quoted:
"Hard cider wen drink; 'tis = motto We viii
wear
Inscribed on our banners, hard cider is
there;
Our log cabin, too, with the nag of the brave,
Wen go forth to battle. our country to save,
For good hard cider the people doth Grave"
Another Of these precious productions has
the following melodious chime ut the end Of
each verse: "oh, Tipp a-euden, dudenP It
was in ls40 that
TOM ooRwIN, THE WAGNER BOZ,
Became conspicuous and attained great popu-
larity as Whig stumper. He was the Wing
candidate for Governor against Wilson Shan
non, Democrat, from Belmont who, while
adroit and able. was hardly equal to Corwin
on tho stump. In 1s4o Corwin beat Shannon,
but In 1872 they again were pitted against
each other as candidates for Governor, and
| in the last contest Shannon was victorious.
The great orators in the campaign of 1s4O
were Allen, Shannon. Hamer, Tappau, David
T. Disney, John b. Weller and Doctor Dun.
can. 1t was q campaign that was hotly con-
tested in every way, but the result was that
Ohio gave her Electoral vote for the candi-
date from her own soil.
The next contest in Chic was in 1912, when
Wilson Shannon~and Thomas Corwin were
opposing candidates for the second time
There was an effective stumping of the State,
and the people had taken the ssober second
thought" /" had recovered from the hard-cider
craze, and victory perched once more upon
the banners OF the Democracy. AS the Demo
Gratis were vigorous fighters then, 30 they
have continued since, and in sunshine and In
storm the Democracy of Ohio have ev0r
main.ained . glorious fealty to the principles
and organization of their party.
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Parties were all thrown into confusion by
this vote, and the old Wing party Of ohio-a
once proud and gallant one-was never after
ward heard Of In the politics, history Of our
State.
In the deal. after the National Democratic
victory of 1852, Samuel Medary was nomi-
mated as Minister to Chill, and Reuben Wood,
Governor of Ohio, was appointed Consul 60
Valparaiso, then said to be an office worth
from $4,000 to $4,000 year. Mr.. Wood re-
signed the ofice OF Governor OF Ohio on the
18th of July, writing letter to the Democracy
in which he returned his thanks for the con.
ndence they had reposed in him.
The Democracy, flushed with their victory
OF the previous year, met at Columbus, organ
ized with G. L Vatlandigham in the chair, on
the Sth of January, and threw their banner
to the breeze with the following names on
the ticket: Governor, William Medill, of
Fairfield; Lieutenant- Lester Bliss,
OF Allen; Treasurer, John g. Breslin, of SEM
eca; Secretary of State, William Trevirt, of
Franklin; Board of Public Works. Wayne
Griswold, of Piekaway; Attornsy-0eneral,
George w. McCook. Of Jefferson.
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and free from all selfish expectations. having
record which was satisfactory to both
North and South, he was elected, carrying the
State of Ohio, the vote being. Pierce, 168, ,o33;
Scott. 162,523; John p. Hale ,723
GENERAL. sooTT's TRIP THROUGH OHIO.
General Scott made trip through Ohio in
person, receiving grand receptions 81 ..ss
hands OF large crowds, anxious to get q
glimpse OF the "Hero of Lundy Lane" and
the great soldier who had led the American
army TO the very gates of the City of Mexico,
to the .shalIs of the Montezumas." He was
the very beau ideal of 9 soldier; grandin his
bearing and magnificent in his proportions,
but full OF pride and vanity, and was dubbed
ssOld Fuss and Feathers by his opponents.
He appeared as Columbus. Dayton, Spring
field, THIN, and concluded his tour of the
State at Cleveland, where he spoke of the
s.rich Irish brogne" and .'sweet German ac-
cent phrases that were famous at the time.
and worked for all they were worth BY the
Democrats.
The following gentlemen. as Electors, had
the honor Of casting the vote of Ohio fo1
Franklin Pierce. of New Hampshire. fol
President, and William r. King. of Alabama
for vice-President: Washington Mclean
william Palmer, Barnabas Burns, J. b. Dunn.
ble Charles Rule, William Golden, g. w
Stokes, o. Keyser, r. @. Cunningham, Hugh
J. Jewett, E. 6. Dial, w. o. Key, L. Il. Steed.
man, C. Il. Kitchener, G. J. Orton. z. T. Nc.
| Artor, Joseph Kyle, ]. Finley. F. Cleveland
g d. Harris, o. T. Wilder, e. a. Haines, B. T.
johnson. Washington Mclean and Barnabaf
Burns were the Electors at Large. A majority
of these men have passed over the river, and
the only living ones that I can now recall are
Mclean. Jewett and 8. d. Harris.
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by the Senate to inquire whether any, and
II any. what legislative measures may be
necessary for admitting the State of Ohio
into the Union, and extending to that State
the laws OF the United states." The commit-
tee soon reported "That the constitution and
state Government were republican, and con-
formed to the requirements of the ordinance
Of 1857. and that it was necessary to establish
9 District Court within the State to carry
into effect the laws Of the United States" A
bill to carry out the suggestion passed the
Senate on February 7th, and the House on
President on February 10. 1903, and Ohio took
her place among the States of the Union.
The new constitution under which the State
Degsn Its work was
REMARKABLY DEMocRATIc.
The right of suffrage was conferred on al
the male white inhabitants of the State who
were above twenty-one years Of age. no prop
erty qualification. being demanded as had
been the case before. The members OF the
House OF Representatives were to number
not less than seventy-tWo nor more tnan
seventy-six, and were to be elected annually.
The Senate was to consist. in number. not
less than one-third nor more than one-half
of the members in the lower House, and
were to be elected once In two years. The
Governor. elected for two years, by vote OF
the people, could not hold once more than
six years out Of eight. He could grant re-
prieyes and pardons, convene the Legislature
and NIL vacancies in State ofaces when the
Legislature was not in session; but beyond
this he possessed little power.
The reason why the Governor was thus
shorn OF power has been told by the elder
Ewing. who had It from the lips OF one of the
chief makers of the constitution. The Sem
ator's explanation is worth quoting here, as
it not only lightsns one point of history, but
shows that men in those days were actu-
ated by near the same motives Is control
those Of to-day. az knew little OF Governor
worthington," wrote Mr.. Ewing In 1870.
personally. while In public Life. He was
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nominated, and the Fusion-Know-Nothing
organization of Ohio had victory unpar-
alleled in the history OF the state. The DEM
ocrats did not elect q Congressman in the
State. The strongest Democratic district IN
the State weakened, and Ohio Democrats had
no representation In the Congress that as
sembled on the first Monday or December.
One OF the Democratic papers in the STATE,
the Cleveland Plain Dealer. approaching the
humor and surprise of the situation, broke
~ aHooRAYi HooRAYt
aThe Democrats Have Carried Every District
In Ohio Save Twenty-one.r
And then, turning small rooster upside
down. printed The following lines:
son thee, old COCK, on thee no more.
Shall break the day dawn fresh and fair,
No purple twilight around thee pour.
It's softness through the dnsky lair;
But on thy back in dust shaIllie
The emblem of cause forlorn.
Thy feet pointing to the sky.
Until the Presidential morni''
It was thirty years after this election be-
fore the Democratic chanticleers were able to
crow over the election OF Democratic Prest-
dent who really secured the seat. And when
that year did come, what immense chickens
were displayed in the various Democratic
papers of the State and Unionl A collection
of them would be of interest to any historical
| society.
The Democrats In November in many
counties of the State organized counter secret
societies called the sKnow somethings.' y and
in few months the .Know-Nothings" in
Ohio were broken up. and as political factor
were scarcely known in the campaigns that
followed SO far, at least, as Ohio was con-
cerned.
shepsrd F. Norris, the Democratic nominee
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1854.


Buckeye Faith Stin Strong In General
Cass, Rut Pierce Carries or the Honors.
The Democracy of Ohio were represented
In the Democratic National Convention
which met In Baltimore in June. 1852, by a
strong delegation.
The State was represented on the Commit
tee ON Credentials by Allen 9. Thurman; on
Organization, by Williaa Kennon: George
w. Manypenny on Resolutions. Judge Thur
man was conspicuous in the debates OF the
convention. Hon. John w. Davis, of IIi-
diana, was the presiding officer. On the third
day the balloting commenced. On the FIRST
ballot Ohio gave Cass is; Douglas, 2; Hons-
ton, 2: w. o. Butler, 2. The State did not
change its vote materially for several ballot
ings. About the twentieth ballot Ohio's vote
fell on some from Cass and increased that OF
Douglas and Houston. On the thirtieth ball
lot fourth day. she voted as follows: Cass. 2;
Douglas. O.: Butler, /; Houston, g. On the
thirty-fourtn ballot, and Just before Virginia
sprung the name of Franklin Pierce, Ohio
had voted Is for Cass; 8 for Douglas; for
Hous ION; for Butler. The sButler fellow
remained solid from first TO last.
PIERCE WAS NOMINATED
BY accIamation. and coming before the peo-
pie without the impulse of formal wishes.
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one Of ths leaders OF the Republican party In
ton OF Ohio. and was much censured for
giving her = feeble Executive. After his re-
tirenent from ofice. and after began to be
known, he sought my acquaintance and ex-
piained to me very fully the causes which In
nuenced his political course. He told me that
General Arthur St Clair. who was Governor
Of the Northwestern Territory. treated the
members of his Council with great contempt.
Having the veto power, he allowed them
little share In legislation, and was, indeed, an
said. indicated the general spirit of his bear
ing toward them. The early ordinance gave
the Governor q tax of seventy-five cents on
each marriage license. The Council thought
the people should be relieved from this very
Objectionable burden, and, unwilling to ASK
the Governor to surrender the perquisite
without an equivalent, they drew up bill Civ
ing him an annual SUMS little larger than the
amount received from marriage licenses, and
bill relieving the marriage license of the tax,
and offered them at the same time for his sig
nature. He took and read them signed the one
giving him the salaryI put his veto on the
other, and, with bow and Q smile which the
Council thought contemptuous, handed back
the two bills. Governor worthington said that
when they formed the Constitution of Ohio
they were smarting under the tyranny and
contempt OF their late Governor; and that he
and 9 majority of the convention acted under
the impulse. He said time and experiences
had satisfied him that he had been mistaken;
and that the Government would be safer and
bssssx wasA stronger ExssasivA I was. On
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an extended tour Of the States. and was
everywhere most cordially received. The
voice and temper Of the people in that time
can be understood when we tiuten 70 ex-
preasions like the following from 20 strong
and stern . partisan a. General Andrew
Jackson, who, in writing 70 Mr.. Monroe.
said:
SNOW is the time to exterminate that mon
ster called party spirit. BY selecting flor
Cabinet onicersl characters most conspicuous
for their probity, virtue, capacity and fair
ness, without regard to party, you will 60 far
to- If not entirely, eradicate those feelings.
which. on former occasions, threw SO many
obstaoles In the way Of government"
It was during this "era of good feeling'' that
Mississippi and Illinois were admitted to the
Union, while authority was given Alabama to
| form q State Constitution and Government.
Mr. Monroe was again elected in 1870, receiv-
ing 23l Electoral votes to given by new
Hampshire to John Quincy Adams. In the
election Of 1924
ToUK PREsTDENTIAL CANDIDATES
Were In the field, as follows; Andrew Jack
son, John quincy Adams. VIM. n. Crawford
and Henry Clay. No one of them received a
majority, and the election was thrown into
the House Of Representatives. Mr. Adams
was the choice Of that body, although
General Jackson was clearly the choice Of the
people. having received the largest popular
vote. Ohio on this occasion broke loose from
her Democratic moorinss and gave the ak
teen votes 70 which she was now entitled to
Henry Clay.
General Jackson Was once more the nom
inee Of the Democratic party in 1928, and was
triumphantly elected. receiving 17s votss to
but SO cast for Mr.. Adams. His election was
regarded as grand triumph for Democratic
principles, and vindication of the right of
the people to choose their own rulers By the
decision of the popular vote, and outside Of
Congressional influences. ohio's vote was on
the right aide this time, being cast for the
hero of New Orleans.
President Jackson was reelected In 1882
receiving 2ls Electoral votes to - for Henry
Clay. Ohio gave q votes for Jackson.
The Democrats again carried the country in
1885. electing Martin Van Buren, by ITO votes
against 70 for General Harrison. But Ohio
on this occasion cast her vote for HarrisoA,
as was natural, perhaps, under the oircum-
stances. One OF her Territorial ofiicials, and
strong personal favorits with her people,
where most Of his life was spent, it was not
unexpected that he should carry the State.
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young Democrats Of Ohio to meet at Colum-
bus to take measures TO secure the adoption
Of the new constit6tion. The names signed
to this call are as follows, several of whom
have acquired national fame: Geo. E. Pugh,
John A. Corwin, Jas. Haddock Smith, E. M.
Shelby. John y. Harrison. w. W. Cones, A N.
Peirce, Jas. George. @. w. McCook. .. +. Nor.
ria, II. 9. Knapp, e. q. Role, John Cradle-
baugh, John c. Groom. f. M. Ellis. w. B.
Rankin, @. w. Houck, John g. Breslin, Chas
w. Blair, Granville Penn. W. F. Mosgrove. P.
]. McGroarty, J. G. Dougherty, Thomas Nor
ris, John NJ. Gilman. @. W. Stokes, W. n.
Gile, G. L. vallandigham, Henry Beard, NJ. G.
Whiteley, A. Moss E. B. Fell. 9. II. Pend,e-
ton, Geo. Spence aud others.
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Clay carrying the State by larger majority
In November. There was q good deal OF
SPICE IN THIS CAMPAIGN,
And . perusal of the Wing journals OF that
day show that they hated Governor Tod
The significant inquiry of "Who Is James X.
Polk ~ was answered by the Democracy in
November by pointing toward the White
House, "He's thari He's tharp Pokeberry
bushes were carried in the PROFESSIONS, and
Polk, Dallas and the tariff of 1872 carried the
Keystone State against Clay. One of the
songs of the day closed with the chorus:
"Hurrahi hurrahl the people are rising.
To beat Henry Clay and Frelinghuysen.n
The Democracy OF Ohio were highly elated
the tables on the Wings.
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1853.

Democracy Captures the state From Dan
to Beersheba.
There was spirited fight for nominations
at this convention. George E. ,Pugh declined
reelection as Attorney-General. The cam
didates for nomination for Governor were
William Medill, of Fairfield, and George w.
Manypenny, of Muskingum. and Joseph ].
Mcdowell, of Highland. The vote was as fol-
lows: Medill. I711S; Manypenny. l4s5z; Nc
Dowell, l5. The whole Democratic ticket was
elected.
This was the last year that the Wings. as an
organization. put in nomination a ticket.
Their candidate was Nelson Barrere, OF
Highland, while the Abolftionists placed In
nomination Samuel Lewis. Barrere received
s5s57 votes, Lewis 6O,346. and Medill 1z7,663.
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n
Marietta. was elected to serve from the 4th of
March. 1901, to the 4th Of March. 1903
On April 30, lso2. an act was passed by Con-
gress authorizing the call Of q convention to
form . constitution. This movement did not
meet an altogether cordial support from Lead
favored by majority Of t1s people. As late
as 1901 convention At Marietta formally de-
clared that ain our opinion 1t would be highly
impolitio and very injurious to the inhab-
itants Of this territory to enter into . State
Government at this time" Thomas Worth
ington, afterward Governor of the State,
wrote to friend: '.I am By no means an adj
vocate for State Government II we can. By
any means, have tolerable harmony under
the present Judge Woodbridge, q prominent
leader. Put on record the opinion thar
scarcely q citizen of this county would wish
TO come into State Government, But
even this opposition. with much more that
might be oited, did not sSavail. The dele
gates to
oHIo's FIRST CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
We're elected on October Il, lsO2. and the body
assembled at Chilliooths on November 1st
By the 20th constitution was made and
signed by the thirty-four members Of the
convention.
A proposition was made to submit the con-
stitution to q vote Of the people. but was lost
by q vote of H to 7. Those who voted in favor
of the ubun isniou ware four of the dela1ates
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John Jones; James Pritchard, Matthias Cor
win. d. Abbott. David Purviance. Thomas
Itams, James Dunlap. John Hamm.
A Congressional caucus was again held
by the Democrats in 1915, and James Monroe
was named a. the Presidential candidate. This
result was not reached without opposition.
The feeling against Virginia had grown
more intense. and made itself apparent in
the caucus vote, William b. Crawford. of
Georgia. receiving 81 against the e5 given
Monroe. The latter received ohio's Electoral
vote.
The opening Of Monroe's Administration In
IS17 was marked by that remarkable
ERA OF GOOD FEELING,
As IL has come TO be described in the polit-
ical literature OF the country. Party diner
enoes subsidized, and political serenity VISA
the order Of the day. The President made
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hat the only surviving member of this dele
lation is the Hon. James j. Faran, OF Cincin.
BATH Peter kaufman. who was fror stark
nsy' was appointed upon the COMMITTEES
q esoiusions, ana samuel A. Barker was
f-oson A1o.n pnio upon the COMMITTEES 10 re-
lors nm aaureas 70 the country In support Of
~ -. - -, ,-v.s - snS = party.
u. r,s.s-,sAs :. OF tennessee. was
It.l rasa--,.s.s 80 80 eno eeie-
-ht, ,s., - e eo' ms heao
-. ), !" = IS Dus ms isuHeis VIII pc green
1htr a...S. z 20 1nuea uls', ncan' = famous
Io,,war,te.s osi.eu upon In snis
Isrs.,as sps@A, anu rose @niu
IL .s.s~ ana maoe one Q.
= az. s-sss speecnes. ne TeIerre0
r.,.--.sS :. anu csllcatures bnen anoas IN
Is,s -S. - A -AA. ~ 0uren, oeslgneo 70 aHect
E.s - n.lMent. duncan said: "Caricature
~ 1SA ea@nusr are means with them ltne Wn1gsl.
8 -15f'so fso A1Ve peen tne lot OF every nan OF the
legEnocfacy VINO has run for high station, and
81. - ~ --.e1 Aeeeiseo Ereatef snare OF tnem snan
T,s--, Asu' seA1sAsu' 11e Was uenouucsu au-
80 oseu N prose- Dlank-verse ana ooggerei
41ymes nold In my hand precious relic Of
1lrs -, lane. II - NUMBER OF stanxas In cog
Issh rhyme. Will oniy quote one Verss,
..'on Mil serve 70 snow us cnaraceer en1
- - - a. Aoep.ns
y. s.-s sno ~
1ifss-. = - - u
NJ. aeAson' Manu- noW VI An ~
NJ n seA1Ao parry
Let dusky Saliy's name be changed
To that of Isabella.
And let the mountains all of sslt
Be christened Monticello.'
s4This was one of the modes OF Federal-Whig
eectfoneering then. and n mode which they
continue. infamous and base as It ia. to this
Z
tien held MP a caricature representing Van
Baren upon his back in the mire, ana suck
lag the teat OF iong-eared SOW, and labeled,
.Matty Van sucking the public teat,' which
be said was a disgusting and filthy attack
upon q man twice honored with the highest
aAd most responsible offices in the gift of the
American people. The campaign of 1s40 had
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1854.

Democracy the Recipient OF q Surprise
Party, with the Know.Nothings as
Guests.
The year 1854 brought . surprise party" to
the Democracy Of Ohio. "A secret political
organization, known by the outside name of
the "Know-NothinRs," +" which held It's meet
ings in nnfrequented places, which had grips.
passwords. signals, suddenly came into
being. The qualifications for membership
were opposition to Catholics or foreigners
holding Office and American nativity. The
secrecy of the order and Its novelty attracted
to IL in many counties In Ohio large num-
bers OF young men, and the result was
that the Democratic ticket, the Anti
KnoW-Nothing one, was showed under.
The Wings generally had Joined the
order or supported the ticket that the
erdsf, thsough ias neezea n2aohamHry, had