The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-01-14

gan, would be the successful candidate.
When his vote had gone up to 2s9-a
majority Of the ConYention-the other
candidates were Withdrawn and Mr.. Hub
bard nominated by acclamation.
SUPREME JUDGE.
The frst ballot for Supreme Judge re-
suited as follows: Wm. Fl. Stafford 40,
Thomas NJ. Key 120. A. s. Ramsey 81,
VIM. E. Finck 81, G. F. Voorhees, 36,
James s. Pillars IA, James Adams l2,
Charles a. Scribner sc, s. w. Gibson 55,
Alexander s. Boys "a; no choice. After
proceeding for some time on the second
ballot, when it became evident that Finck
would be nominated, the other candidates
! we're withdrawn, and William E. Finck
was declared the unanimous nominee Of
the Convention for Supreme Judge.
SCHOOL COMMISSIONER.
The Convention then proceeded to vote
for State School Commissioner, the fol-
lowing candidates having been announced:
S J Kirkwood, Wn A johnson, J N
Christian, Daniel Worley, VIM 3 Hunt.
James Mcbride, VIM w Ross and ) Y
Harper. After voting awhile, s J Kirk
wood was nominated by exclamation.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
The first vote for Board Of Public
| Works. stood sas fellows: Geo e Under
hill "a, P Platt 106, Col Roudebach 10,
B w Carlisle l33, VIM McAboy 81, Ar
| thur Hughes Ia, John L Greene SO. No
choice. ss
The second ballot resulted thusly: Car
lise 146; Hughes III, Plat 142, Greene
III. No nomination.
The third ballot stood: Carlisle 13l
Hughes 277, Plaft 152. No choice.
The fourth ballot resulted Hughes: 351,
Platt 225.
i Mr. Carlisle moved to make Hughes
nomination unanimous. Carried.
i CLERK OF SUPREME COURT.
i For Clerk of the Supreme Court the
ballot stood thusly: Archibald Mayo 90,
Abel Hart, jr, II, s M Howey 45, Thos
q Holder 80, John NJ Webb 149, w W
Miles so, Thomas Sheppard III. The
names of DJ Callen, F r Hanna, A P
j Van Cleaf, E F Delaney, W q Taylor
and Col Spencer had been announced
but were Withdrawn. No nomination.
/ The second ballot resulted as follows
Howey 81, Webb 354, Sheppard 191.-
Webb was declared the nominee, and the
nomination was mad . unanimous.
Il General George w McCook, from the
Committee on Resolutions, submitted the
following report:
II THE PLATFORM.
J, .Resolued. That the Democracy Of Ohio
congratulate tbe country upon the i'm.
proved aspect Of political affairs, as evi.
denoed by the State elections of 1867
and that they look forward with hope
!, land confidence to the result of that mo-
. mentous struggle upon which they are
3 about to enter and upon which depends,
= in SO great degree the future peace
: and prosperity of the Union.
i Resolved, That we are unalterably op.
flposed to the doctrine which leads to con-
Q solidation. We renew with unfagging
zeal and increased energy our attachment
4 to that political creed which has ever
hsen SO stanchl nadhefad to r. ur-er:
sganization thruI days of fouble ant
disasser as we'll as gosd fortune and pros
= perity, which was thus expressed b,
: Thomas JeGerson; Equal aud exac
Justice to all men Of whatever state. re-
: Iligion or politics. Peace, commefss. ani
5 honest friendship withall nations, ensan
1 Cling alliances with none" The sup
port of the State governments in all thei
e rights, as the most competent administra
tors Of our domestic concerns and th
= |surest bulwark against anti-publio tend
j encies, the preservation Of the Genera
{. Government in it's whole constitutions
! vigor as the sheet anchor Of peace !
home and safety abroad; jealous car
!. of the rights Of the electors by the pee
pie, and the supremacy Of the civil owe
! the military authority.
Resolved, That we consider the legisls
I tive usurpations of Congress. and pal
). ticularly the several acts of reconstru,
). !. tion so called as yiolative of the const
! tutional compact between the States, an
! utterly subyersive Of every principle q
!, self-goyernment that distinguishes fre
!, people.
ResoEved, That we are opposed to an
measures which recognize that the intee
rity of the Union was ever broken-ths
81 any Of It's members were ever out; an
!. that we determidly insist that the South
: ern States, no longer being in Insured
tion or at war with the Federal Govern
ment, are entitled to the full State rec
ognition in Congress and in the ElectoI
al Colleges given to all the States; an
that the denial Of it to them by Con
gress and It's efforts to dictate by militia
ry force government for them are un
: constitutional, revolutionary and despot
ic.
II ResolUed, That we are opposed both il
principle and policy to negro suffrage
that the State Of Ohio, having, by tn
! emphatic majority of $4,000 rejected
for herself. is sternly opposed to its fOrce'
4 imposition upon the other States, an
that we stigmatize such an imposition b
4 the Federal Governments as most bas
usurpation.
i Resolped, That the practical effect Q
II the .so-called Reconstruction Acts 0
! Congress is to deliver over ten States t
> the political and social control of negroe
to place the lives, liberties and fortune
? Iof the whites residing there.into the hand
of barbarous people; and that it Woui,
Inevitably lead to either war of race
or to the Authorization of the South.
Resolped, That notwithstanding th
enormous and conceded frauds in tn