Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-08-25
DEMOCRATIC
STATE CONVENTION.
THE NOMINATIONS AND PLATFORM.
CoLUNpUs, August "a, 1865.

| G Thompson, Chairman Of the State Demo
cratic Central Committee Tbs place OF
/ meeting, ElIsler's Atheneum, Was crowded to
I the utmost capacity. The entire lower part oil
| the Atheneum, embracing stage, parquett aud
dresscircle. was reserved for delegates, re-
porters Of the State press and special yIsitors.
/ Citizens and non delegates occupied the
second tier and family circle. All admissions
| to the therter we're per ticket. Some time
was consumed 10 seating the delegates, which
I being accomplished De. Fries, ct Hamilton,
| moved the selection OF the Hon. Clement i
/ Vallandigham, Of Montgomery County, as
tempo Chairman This nomination was
received with deafening applause ig.t
\ A delegate--I nominate the Hon. Judge
! Thurman,
/ Judge Thurman-I thank the gentleman for
the compliment, but must peremtorily de-
cliae as pay my four dollars Communication,
| can not accept office of any kind Laugh
ter,
The Convention then unanimously selected
Hon. Mr. Vallandighsm as temporary
Chairman
Mr.. vallaudighsm took the chair, and was
received with tremendous applause
Mr. yALLASDIGHANs ADDRESS
/ Gentlemen Of the Convention In accept
ing and thanking you for this honor, desire
| TO say that it is only for service during the
Temporary organize alton OF the Convention, as
| shall have duties elsewhere to discharge as
a member of the Convention. But | avail
myself of this earliest occasion to return my
thanks also to the Democracy of Ohio for the
/ nomination conferred upon me two years ago
nomination which ! accepted then, and
recognize now, not as mere complmsnt,Dot
I simply as the result OF impulse, but in vindi.
cation OF the great principles OF the Demo-
cratic party, and especially OF freedom OF
speech, and Of the press. Applause Cir
cumstances beyond my conuol, as you are
we'll aware, prevented me from being present
in person, as am here to day, By the grace
( of God and my own free act and will to make
suitable acknowledgement Applause,
An important duty OF this Convention is
the reaffirmation OF the ancient and time
honored principles Of the Democratic party.
/ What those principles are it is not necessary
/. Tor me to repeat; the are known to you all
4 Further as duty of this Convention, it is to
announce a policy with reference to the new
/ and momentous issues Of the day Foremost
among these is the question OF the union Of
these States A direct issue upon that ques-
ton is rendered between our adverssries and
ourselves We are for union remote and con-
tingent We are, to-day, the immediate
Union party of Ohio. They are the dlsuuion
s party OF the State Applause if, as proclaimed
. by the leaders of that party, recognition is to
I be in fact remote and contingent, He who
{ tells you that he is against the return or res
! toration Of the seeded States to the Union
for five, ten, fifteen, thirty years or any
indefinite period, is disunionist and ought
4 TO be denounced as such. Cheers
i Connected with this directly, is the living
issue, South and North, coming home TO US
as citizens Of Ohio, more remotely az citizens
Of the United States, having common
interest, the question OF negro suffrage and
equality. 1t is part OF the agowed policy OF
the leaders of the party 10 which we are Op-
posed, to Insist that the negro just got free to
the number Of thres or four miioi9, shall BE-
clothed Immediately with the preroIatives OF
suffrage through the instrumentaiitT Of the
Federal Government, aud il violation OF the
plainest aud most fundamental principles Of
the Constitution of the United States. 1t is
avowed further, that here in our own midst
the Constitution Of the State shall be so
amended as to strike from it that word which
formed part of the old Consultation Of 1902
and as amended in 1861, the word waite" sc
as TO confer upon the negro race in our own
midst the right of suffrage, to be followed BY
the right to participate in all offices OF trust snC
profit and also by the uncean thing Of miscege
, nation The other important duty of the Con
vention is to nominate suitable csndi date
for the Democratic party, for the sutfrages o
the white people of Ohio. Prolonged AM
. deafening applause s..t
Judge Thurman then nominated Amo
. Layman of Franklin County, as temporar
: Secretary.
on motion of delegate Colonel Grail {
Richland County, was chosen as Assistan
Secretary.
The next business in order was the sslec,
ton Of Committee on Credeptials, Rule
= and order of Business, Resolution
It &c. The Committee on Resolutions
&c lst District, DR.. Fries; I'd EFT Brown 81
:, c L Vallandigham 4th, Colonel John
ID James; 5th, William Mungen 9th, Chito
at A White; TIN, Allen g Thurman 9Th, Wi
;. liam P Reid 9Th, L b Finly 10Th, Oharl,
II r MeWillams; llth, o F Moore l2t
70 William e Fink, 18Th Charles Morris lat
a, George Bliss 10TH, J I Hart; 10th, Robe
= Chambers 18th, General Sam Lahm l8u
s. Rufus Rauney 18th, Matthew Burchar
l. Convention then took recess until tW
O'Clock, P. NJ, -,......
At2 o'clock p. NJ. the Convention wi
IN called to order.
i? Colonel Branch reported from the Commi
tee on Credentials that there was no coutr
II versy about seats, and all the delegations We
of full
in General H. II. Dodge, from Committee {
Permanent Organization, reported for Pre-
ey ident Rufus p, Ranney, Of Cuyahoga.
en- Vice-Presidents--one from each District
WIN Long, F II Rowecamp, Elijah Vance,
ct f Mckinney, Col Vim Sawyer, Bepj Henl
o. aau Gao T,'Convaraa Richard WilaOn ,lOl