The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1845-07-19
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.
COLUMBUS. July /. 1919

| this day, IN the United States Court
House, and at 10 10 o'clock were or
ganized by the appointment of the Hon.
BENJAMIN TAPPAN, of Jefferson
county, as President of the Convention.
assisted by the Hon. FRANCIS A. Gun.
NINeHAM, of Preble, and JOEL B. BUT
TIES, of TrumbulI, as Vice Presidents.
and VIM. laurence, of Guernsey, and
Jesse B. Stephens, Of Preble, as Secre.
taries.
H. C. Whitman, of Fairfield, offered
the folio wing resolution:
Resolved, That this convention will
proceed, TO fill up the vacancies in the
Democratic State Central Committee,
and that that committee be authorized
and requested to draw up and publish a
plan for the efficient and thorough or
ganization of the democratic party in
the State, and that the convention ad-
journ to meet in Columbus on the 9th
day Of January next.
The resolution was discussed at
length by Messrs. Whitman, Drake,
and Stephens, when, on motion of DR..
Olds, it was laid upon the table.
DR.. Thomas Nj. Drake, offered the
following resolutions:
Resolved, That committee Of one
from each congressional district be ap-
pointed to prepare and report business
for the action of the convention (which
was adopted.
The chair appointed the following
persons to constitute said committee:
VIM. Cory, r. Hazeltine, Edwin
Smith, Hugh Judson, II. G. Whitman,
S. Medary, ]. M. Perry, H. H. Dodge,
VIM. Ferguson, VIM. Dunbar, ohm
Brand, G. A. Hall, David Robb, r. A.
Knapp, R. Dickinson, VIM. Ross, Tho
mas l.. Hamer, and II. A. Tenny..
Col. S. Medary here rendered to the
convention his resignation as chairman
of the Democratic State Central Com
mittee, prefaced by some eloquent re-
marks; the convention refused to accept
his resignation.
After lengthy discussion Of the SUBJ
ject, VIM. Lawrence offered the follow
ing resolution, which was UNANIMOUSLY
adopted:
Resolved. That the thanks Of this
convention be rendered to the Demo-
ocratic State Central Committee for the
ability and fidelity with which they
have discharged their very laborious
duties--and that they be requested to
retain their places until the 9Th of Jam
uary next.
Col. Medary upon the solicitude OF
the convention, consented to serve un-
til the 9th of Janurv next.
DR.. Smith submitted the following
resolution, which was unan umously
adopted:
Resolved, That committee Of five
members of this convention, be ap-
pointed by the President, TO report
suitable resolutions for the action of
this convention, to the memory Gener-
al Jackson.
The following persons were appoln-
ted said committee: Col. VIM. Allen,C,
B. Flood, DR.. Smith, VIM. Cory and
Judge Luce.
On motion Of r. Hazeltine. the con-
vention took a recess until O'Clock,
p. M.
O'Clock, p. M.
Convention met pursuant TO adjourn
ment. Mr.. Flood, from the committee
to report suitable measures for the
adoption Of the convention relative to
the death Of Andrew Jackson, made
the following report:
Resolved, That. on this, the anniver-
sary of freedoms birth, our rejoicings
are tempered with sadness, for the loss
of freedoms favored son. Andrew
Jackson, full of years and full of hon
ors, has passed from a world of trouble
and of care, to one Of happiness and
peace.
Resolved, That in his death, the coun-
try has lost statesman and a warrior,
tried and true-a patriot without guile,
and a christian who practsed the pre-.
cepts he taught. One who knew no
but his country's good, ,and the
welfare ofh his fellow man. re,upright |
and single hearted, the master passion,
strong in death, the last of his thoughts,
while yet upon earth, were for the
country for which he had perilled life
and limb, and for the people he loved,
that they might be saved from the
olighting curse of special legislation.
Resolved, That "Heaven gave to
Andrew Jackson length of days, and
,e filled them with deeds of greatness"
That page of his country's history,
which records those deeds, are among
he brightest of the whole. AS war