The True Northerner

This Convention assembled in the city of Detroit on Thursday of this week at 12 o'clock M, and proceeded to a temporary organization by the appointment of the Hon. AUSTIN BLAIR, of Jackson, Chairman, and W. S. FARMER, Secretary. A committee of three from each congressional district was appointed to examine credentials, and report permanent officers of the convention. The convention then adjourned until 2 o'clock P. M.

Upon re-assembling the committee reported the names of Two Hundred and twenty-two delegates as entitled to seats, representing nearly every county in the lower peninsula-no delegates from the upper peninsula appeared. The committee also reported the name of AUSTIN BLAIR, as chairman, and E. C. Grosvenor, J. C. Wyllis and W. S. Farmer, Secretaries.

The report of the committee was adopted.

The convention then proceeded to take an informal ballot for Governor, which resulted as follows: H. G. Wells of Kalamazoo, 59; Moses Wisner of Pontiac, 56; Geo. A. Coe of Coldwater, 30: John McKinney of Van Buren Co., 13: Austin Blair, 13: S. B. Treadwell, 12: and 37 scattering.

No one having a majority, the convention then proceeded to a second informal ballot, with the following result. Wisner, 98; Wells, 70: Coe, 37; McKinney, 4: Treadwell, 3.

The convention next proceeded to a formal ballot whereupon Mr. Wisner received 141 votes: Mr. Wells, 56: Mr. Coe, 12. Mr. Wisner was thereupon unanimously nominated as the Republican candidate for Governor, amid the deafening applause and acclamation of the Convention and spectators present. Mr. Wisner was then called for, but not being in the room, a committee of three was appointed to acquaint him with his nomination and invite him to attend.

Prest. Fairfield of Hillsdale College was then nominated, upon the first ballot, for Lieutenant Governor. Upon being called for, he responded in a handsome and stirring speech to the convention.

Mr. N. G. Isbell of Livingston Co., was then nominated for Secretary of State.

It being then announced that Mr. Wisner was present, he was called to the stand, amid a perfect storm of enthusiasm and addressed the convention in a short speech, thanking the convention for their preference in selecting him as the standard bearer of the great Republican host, congratulating them upon the great and unparalleled success which had attended the movement, and its future prospects for ultimate and complete triumph, until the great principle of the non-extension of slavery, upon which it is based, should be fully and practically realized.

The convention then proceeded to ballot for candidate for Treasurer. After several ineffectual balloting, the convention adjourned till 7 o'clock P. M. On re-assembling, JOHN McKINNEY of Van Buren was nominated at the first ballot.

D. L. CASE of Ingham was then nominated for Auditor General.

JOHN M. GREGORY for Superintendent of Public Instruction.

JAMES W. SANBORN, of St. Clair for Commissioner of the State Land Office,

JACOB M. HOWARD of Wayne, was nominated, by acclamation, for Attorney General; and

WITTER J. BAXTER, of Hillsdale, for member of the State Board of Education,

The committee on resolutions reported a series of resolutions, which we have not room for this week, but which we shall give to our readers in our next issue.

Several spirited and stirring speeches were made by Messrs. Bingham, Wisner, and Blair, after which the convention with nine rousing cheers for the ticket and three for AUSTIN BLAIR, adjourned.

The convention throughout was marked by the most perfect unanimity and harmony: and altho the friends of rival candidates, prior to the nominations, seemed animated with an earnest zeal, in pushing the claims of their particular friends, when the nominations were made, all acquiesced with perfect good feeling, and entire confidence in the wisdom and judgement of the whole convention which had placed the names of Wisner, Fairfield, McKinney, Gregory, and Isbell, as the standard bearers of the great Republican party in the coming contest.