Ohio Democracy Nominees Named After Main Convention Clash
A crowded Ohio Democratic convention unfolds amid heated debate over a constitutional amendment and the 1848 Governor and U S Presidential prospects. Col John B Weller receives the Governor nomination after multiple ballots amid raucous cheers as John Cass remains a contested figure.
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D. T. Disney
Wilson
Eca
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Chaney
Taylor
Jupiter Tonaus
Jupiter
Tappan
Committee On
Archbold
Senate
Spalding
Lewis Cass
Locofoco Convention Divides Over Cass and Bank Issue
The January 10 1848 Locofoco State Convention in Cincinnati debated party platforms and the Cass resignation, endorsing the Sub Treasury while opposing Banks of issue and a U S Bank. Delegates argued Cass support conflicted with party line amid factional splits and provincial voting across Ohio districts.
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Taylor
Bartley
Disney
Edgerton
Committee On Resolutions
United States
Mexico
Sub-Treasury
Congress of the Union
Lewis Cass
Weller
Tappan
J. W. Taylor
Hamilton County
Corwine
Hamilton Co
Cass
United States Bank
Ohio Democracy
Thomas Jefferson
van Buren
Warsaw
Jefferson County
Eli Tappan
Carter
Eli
Muskingum
Guernsey
Unterrified democracy erupts in tense district meeting
Amid uproar the 10th district delegates debated adjournment while protests and accusations fly. Beard calls the Guernsey delegation absquatulation as resolutions and amendments spark a charged, bloodless confrontation in a heated political gathering. Vamos Usted, Jr.
Tax Law rent taxation upheld in Ohio Supreme Court ruling
In a case appealed from the Auditor of State the Court in Bank sustained the Auditor's decision in John Talbert and others vs. the State of Ohio. The Avery J. holds the 26th section of the tax act constitutional as it taxes rents reserved in long leases and assigns them to the personal property of the recipient at a principal sum bearing interest to match annual rents.
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Bank
John Talbert
State of
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Engineer Henry Haisman Found Guilty of Manslaughter
Henry Robert Haisman, engineer of the steamboat Cricket, blamed for a London explosion, was found guilty of manslaughter. He received a two month imprisonment with no hard labor after the judge and jury showed mercy.
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Henry Robert Haisman
London
Excessive Joy Causes Sudden Death and Fever Plague Again
The Plainfield Union reports a young girl died within minutes after wishing relatives a Happy New Year, attributed to excessive joy. Staten Island ships fever rages, with nearly a thousand immigrants and seamen ill or dead. Dedham court notes many women knitting during sessions. Bigby river floods, and a steamboat recovers 190 bales of cotton. Liverpool population 358,855 with revenue 1,866,967. 20,800 vessels entered last year. New Orleans Protestant Episcopal Mission plans a $10,000 church with a sailors library.
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Samuel Foreman
Gooscenton
Staten Island
New York
Liverpool
England
Protestant Episcopal Mission For
New Orleans
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