The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-04-17

+ It will be; seen that the Convention
will be very close on this estimate. 1t
is safe TO say that no party will have
a majority. The Liberal Republicans
and Independents will hold the bal
ance of power. The election itself is
a phenomenon. While such. Repub-
lican counties as Champaign, Clarke,
Delaware, Erie, Harrison, Lucas, Ma
shoning, Morrow, Noble and Warren
elect Democrats and Liberals, we
have on. the, other, hand such Demo-
cratic counties, as Belmont, Montgom-
cry, Mpskingum, Pickaway, Ross and
Vinton electing Republicans. A con-
ventiOn made up in this manner ought
to be to large extent non-partisan
and we presume it will be, The Con-
stitution which it will form will,
therefore, be moresl likely to be ratifi-
ed than ifany extremists had majori-
ty IN it,. There will. be in it q Very
fair representation Of the talent and
i political experience of the State.
Among the Democrats, and Liberals
we notice Chiffon "A. White, long a
Democratic Congressman from But
ler, both having the, advantages Of
great political experience. There is
also General Tom Ewing. from Fair
field. who possesses ono Of the best
inteliects in the; State: G. III. Niche
ner, ESD, Of TuscafaW Vas, and Thom-
as Beer, of Crawford County, both
men of more than ordinary ability
and of distinguished reputation as
Democrats. The Democratic and,
Liberal delegation from Hamilton
County is a strong one. There is
Geo. H.. Hoadley, late Judge Of the
Superior Court, and a lawyer Of emil
nence Rufus King. Esq, late Presi-
dent of the Board of Education, and,
like Judge Hoadly, an able lawyer ;
NJ. j. L. Keck, President ofthe Board
Aldermen; Hon. Samuel f. Hunt,
late Democratic candidate for Lieu
tenant Goverhori;; C. w. Rowland,
late President Of the Chamber Of Com
merce, and D. Thew Wright, Esq, all
of whom will take leading positions
in the deliberations aud Debates of
the Convention We recognize the
name of G. FL. Scribner, Esq, Demo
crat, from Lucas. State Senator, and
author of our Municipal Code: also
Barnabas Burns, an old member of
Congress and General in the army,
Richland. Nor are the Republicans
deficient IN talent aud experience.
They have returned Peter Hitchcock,
an old member of the Legislature from
Geauea, and C. j. Albright, formerly
Congressman from Guernsey, and
G. v. Dorsey, of Miami, formerly
State Treasurer. and Gen. F. B. Pond,
of Morgan, late Acknowledgement OF
Ohio. i.'''s5 =,
Take it as whole, the Convention
/ is respectable in talent on both sides,
and has many members possessing leg :
| islatiye experience and legal erudi-
ton. The number of takers does
not bear an undue proportion to the
listeners and thinkers. We have,
therefore, strong hopes that it will
prove success and make real reforms
in our fundamental law.
This is the third Convention which
has been called in Ohio. The first
met in 1901 and adopted the Constitu-
ton under which Ohio was admitted
into the Union in 1902. That Consti-
tuition lasted for half century, or un-
| til 1851. The latter body, OF which
Ex-Gov. William Medili, of Fairfield,
was President, incorporated novel
provision, but which is founded in
reason and common sense, viz: That
every twenty years the question shall
be submitted by the Legislature to
the people whether they will have q
Convention or not to revise the Con.
stitution. It is supposed that every
new generations should have voice
in this matter. In neither of our con
stitutions, that of 1901 or 1851, was
I the veto power given to the Govern
or, Ohio being an exception to- all the
I States in thus particular. We now
4 think it will go into that ipstrumeBt
The fact was thst before the first Con-
stitgtiop was formedy General AR.
thur st. Clair, who was the Territ9ri-
al Governor during our last days az a
Territory, and high-toned Federal
ist, exercised the veto power which
he possessed 30 frequently that 1t dis.