Year: 1863

numerOusly attended Convention ever
held in the State.


WEDNESDAY EVENING.


The Convention proceedings you have
above. 1t should have been stated that
upon meeting upon the East front of the
State House, after dinner, the Convention
proper adjourned to the Atheneum, where
none but delegates were admitted. Mean
while the mass stayed at the State House,
and had a glorious mass meeting, address
ed by many distinguished speakers
Among others was Governor Tod, who, as
soon as the news that Brough was nomi-
mated was brought to him, went out to the
crowd and made them speech, magnani-
nous and manly. He confessed to feel
ing of disappointment at not receiving a
nomination, which he thought he had
fairly earned, and which he thought should
have been given to him as a rebuke to
Ods and Vallandigham. But the Conven-
tion had thought otherwise, and from that
moment hesbouId take pride and rlaasn-o
in setting them an example of faithful and
labOriOus adhesion to the ticket No man
should go farther or do more than he for the
election of Mr.. BrOugh. The speech was
a good one, and was frequently interrupt
ed by applause.


The majority of the Cuyaboga delegates
labored hard to nominate Tod. In this
they we're certainly doing only as it was
supposed they would do when their names
we're announced. But when they found
that BrOugh was the better man THAT is,
the most available) they should have hon
Orably yielded. The most of them did SO,
and they, no less than outsiders, were in
dign4nt at the conduct of Mr. Griswold, of
which have before spoken. His most alb
surd idea that it was "not in order" to
make nomination unanimous when there
is not a more common practice in the whole
range of parliamentary usages, might be
set down to the score of ignorance, and
thus, though a disgrace, not be crime.
But when Mr.. Griswold persisted, in
gross violation of all courtesy and custom,
to register his vote in the negative, it be-
came record in which the whole county
was interested. I have heard his conduct
commented upon by many persons, and
have not yet found one to excuse or palli-
ate it.


The vastness of the crowd which has been
in town to-day, can only be imagined by the
hosts that are still here, notwithstanding
the departure of many thousands by trains
and wagons As 1 write (half past nine
in the EVENING" the streets are as throng-
ed as Broadway upon holiday; the State
House steps are literally crowded with a
dense mass of humanity, which is listen
ing to speaking from the stands; half the
great State House yard is SO crowded with
PROSTATE forms of listeners that could moi
walk ten steps without having to step over
somebody. Leland's Band, and crowd with
it, have gone to serenade Governor Tod; an.
other band is discoursing patriotic airs a


the corner below the Neil House; and tht
hotels are packed to their utmost capacity
= Old settlers and those who have attended
: conventions for the last twenty-five years
say that there has never been anything


like it. The Democratic Convention las


week was comparatively nothing to it. 1
is day long to be held in remembrance b!
all SO fortunate as to be here to-day.


The Holmes County troubles creates con
? siderable excitement here. 1t is reported


here tonight that an attack has beel
made upon the COpperhead stronghold, il
l which six Of our men were killed AM
, twenty rebels. This cannot be traced t
any authentic source.


! 1 could write columns more of this meet
/ ing, but this is enough. The campaign i
e nObly started; let US all work faithful.


to give it still more honorable and glOri
GUS result. S. D. P.