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Newspaper
Lima Argus
Location
Lima, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1848
Page
3
Fragmentary list names Lewis Cass of Michigan for VP with Gen L G William Butler of Kentucky and a slate of electors from Ohio across multiple counties including Pike, Cuyahoga, Richland, Perry, Coshocton, Trumbull, and more. The text shows a chaotic OCR of candidate names and districts, reflecting a disputed or drafted ticket with numerous misspellings and unclear lines.
The Democratic convention held in Columbus on January 8 named John B. Weller as the gubernatorial nominee after a protracted ballot. Delegates, including Alfred P. Edgerton and David T. Disney, were chosen for the National Convention. resolutions praised the Mexican War and bank policies, urged independent treasury, and endorsed Cass as their preferred 1845 president candidate.
Judge Woed expresses right spirit and unionist stance after losing to Col. Weller. In a post nomination supper speech he pledges hearty support for Weller, denounces personal enmity, and urges harmony within the Democratic party as a day of regeneration for Ohio.
A fragmented narrative contrasts a mother’s tender care for a child with Gabrielle, a sixteen year old in a Paris workshop era. Poverty, hardship, and family strife drive Gabrielle toward sacrifice, while a father's drinking woes meet transformative mercy from his daughter. The tale shifts to brief moral vignettes and scattered poems about truth, passion, and social judgment.
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