The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-08-25
RAAGILroN, o., August 8, 1e69.

The, Democracy, OF cid Butler jub-
-bf1ated last evening on the occasion
'ef the acceptance by Hon. Lewis ID,
Campbell oEthe nomination tendFeed
him by, this partyGas their Stabe6ent
atorial candidate. One hundred
guns were fired, aud bands of music
made the occasion more joyful and
exciting. A crowd to- large for any
room came into the Courthouse
square to listen, to the speaking. ,...
- The meeting was called to order,
and Judge Traber chosen President
IbsT The, committee,j accompanied by
Mr. CampbelI, >, made their appear
ance upon thestandv amid prolonged
Mr.. Peter Murphy then addressed
the nOminees------------'--
zyt4GENqLElEErEoFTHE CoAIMfrFEE
AND FEEE0W-erFIzENs. m My SEN
sibiiitieS are not of q REMARKABLE del
icate nature, and still I must confess
that the circumstances thatsurroundl
this occasion, do to some degree,i
occasion = embarresment upon nay!
part. lThirty7eight years of ymyD life
have been spent in the, county Of
Butler. During that time we have
had many political conflicts, in all of
wbieh have warmly participated.
My personal experience has nOt5been
without many exciting, to me at
least, political events, / have also
been the recipient of many political
honorS from the parties to which /
have been attached. which may have
been given as recompensea in part,
for labor performed for party good.
| But not so tonight. have TO day
been the recipient of one of the high
est honors from the Democratic
party in convention assembled. It
! would provoke a smile if / were to
come before you tonight as one OF
the time honored veterans Of that
party. When however, the paEtYto
| which / had belonged, chose to. stray
away from the carrying out of the
plain requirements Of the Constitu-
| tiony then I chose to leave that party.
Since that time / have been dFiftiag
about without Joining myself to any any
An event took place thirty days
ago at the=eity of Columbus which
! left no. doubt as to, what party I
lshouid take in the coming contest,
| when saw q party with greatunan-
/ unity chose as, its candidate for
| Governor General Rosecrsns, and
\ also such men as SCOl0n9l C0nneH and
/ Judge Gilmore found q place upon
the Democratic ticket, L made up
my mind that there was my place.
[Great cheering 1oMy, friends SknOW,
and the gentlemen who came tO, me
/ before the meeting of the Convention
know that I had no desire for this
distinguished mark of regard 2 II
accept athennOmination,C not utiIat i
j eXpsettO dBeNpeFsonRl4 benefited by
its results but with due eonsid ERA tioh
j of the character nj themen by whom
4 I was nominated. 1t is one or tie
4 greatest OF, henors0 ,Ineleeted, IshRll
4 not 90 iuto the Senate with laepelya a
4 party spirit.' The accompl plishment
Of the end which Z VIII propose will
rebound to- the good OF the inias5 Oi
the whole people. MinOrities shaVe
u rights which Ye all ought 70 respect.
4 What are the Issues of the. present
/ ! campaign? [? The Democratic party
has squareIy pun Itself In opposit tion
j to 1.-The Fifteenth o dGOnstlt ional
u Amendmsnt,Which y the ProHineRi
II issue in this canvas, The RepuhliceI
/ party which met q short time before
4 are, with equal zeal, In favor Of ithh
n amendment. And this Is the n1aiE