Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-06-07
Democratic State Convention.

nominating conventions at Columbus
on Thursday last, and had a high and
hot time of it, having run the concern
from ten in the morning until after
midnight. The fight between the old
line men and the "new departure
adventures was one Of the liveliest
ever seen at any State Convention in
Ohio. Mr.. Vallandigham was early
on the ground with his Africanized
resolutions, and the question at issue
was, to swallow or not to swallow.
Ordinarily there would be no OPP
position to a swallow" But in this
instance they proposed to change the
old Democratic diet by the mixing in
of a portion of the much despised
and ever-execrated Republican Sam
DO. How the old hard-headed De
mocracy squirmed and wriggled it
would be easier to imagine than de-
scribe, but as the result shows, they
finally shut their eyes, closed their
nostrils, and down went the colored
mutton, wool and all. The 18th
Amendment had a remarkable effect
on the Democratic thorax, causing a
sudden enlargement thereof, compar-
ed with which the miracle IN the case
Of the whale that took Jonah in, was
not q circumstance.
The platform is substantially the
sentiments Of the resolutions offered
by Vallandigham at the Dayton Con-
ventinn. The first resolve recognizes
as accomplished facts the three con-
Observation-Disclosures and considers
them no longer political issues. This
is a grand triumph Of Republican
principles. To thus see the bitter OPP
pouents Of the leading measures and
doctrines Of the Republican party
during the past severalyears Of politi-
cal reform, compelled to admit that
they dare not again venture to go
before the people Of the country on q
platform Of opposition to these prin-
eiples, is a~victory any party might be
proud to have won. Thus ithas been
since the organization Of the Union
Republican party, that the Democrats
have come on to our ground year
after year, driven to do so by the
irresistible "logic Of events" Now
they have not a plank to stand on but
opposition to the law Of Congress Civ
ing the Federal authorities power to
suppress the m%urderous and villain
Gus Ku Klux bands Of the South. Is
it not passing strange that any party
should be so peryerse as to be the
apologists and defenders Of gangs o.
robbers, house-burners, and murder
ers of helpless and innocent women
and children? Yet this infamOu:
position is the last stand taken by the
Ohio Democracy, in the seventh resO-
luton of their platform, in which
they declare, 1--WE also denOunee the
actcommonly called the Bayonet Bill
recently passed by Congress, and the
more recent act, commonly called the
Ku Klux Bill"
OF course it was to be expected that
the administration Of Gen. Grant
would have to come in for a greater
or less degree of ~viIIifcation from the
political traducers who manufactured
the Ku Klux platform. They talk
hippantly of the ''San Domingo job, I"
and the 'profiigate corruption and
wanton extravaganza, which pervades
every department Of the Federal gov
eminent" There is not an intelli-
gent man in any party but who knows
that in the collection and disburse-
mept Of the National revenues, there
has never been exercised ~ any adj
ministration more serupuloCs carr and
honesty, or greater economy. If any
feature Of the present administration
stands out more prominently fol-
praise than another, it is the manner
in which the financial interests Of the
people have been managed and the
dishonesty and ineompetency that dis.
graced the johnson administration
completely rooted out.
After getting their platform con-
structed the Convention proceeded tc
select candidates to stand upon it,
The prominent aspirants for Governor
were Gen. Thomas Ewing, Jr., Of
Fairfield county, and Gen. Geo. w
McCook, o. Jefferson. Gen. Durbin
Ward, Of Warren county, was also {
candidate. You see Generals, Colonies
and "war Democrats are thetmer
the late departed" now put forth
Probably the most Of them were moi
Generals enough to hurt them much
On the second ballot McCOOk wal
nominated. For Lieutenant Gov.
ernor, Mr.. Samuel F. Hunt, of Ham.
ilton county, 8 youngster Of the high
faluting variety, was nominated, witt
the hope that he might be Of seryic'
in the important county in which hi
resides. Samuel will be found tOC
light weight. For Supreme Judge
Geo. w. Geddes, Of Riebland. At
torney General, edward S. Wallace
of Clarke. Auditor, ]. R. Cockerill
O fAdams. Treasurer, Gustav Bruhel
of Hamilton. Member Of Board o
Public Works, Arthur Hughes, o
Cuyahoga. School Commissioner, W
w. Ross, Of Sandusky. Clerk Of Su
preme Court, Charles Patterson o
Franklin.
Taking it altogether it is q gooC
ticket to defeat in October. Gen. Nc
Cook is only notable as one Of the nu
merous progenyofthe McCOek family
Col. CockeriiI, their nominee for Audi
tor. is the man OF the most brains OF
the ticket, and although clever
he is not the man for the duties o
State Auditor. However, it is no
nrobabIe he will be encountered VIII
the position. Theother nominees ar