The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1873-08-14

William Heisely, OF Cleveland, nominated
Barnabas Burns OF Richland.
G N d Bloss. OF Clermont, nominated Samuel
Adam Clay. Of Montgomery, nominated Lewis
d Campbell, Of Butler.
Judge MeKemy, sf Dayton nominated
delegate nominated D oldsn. Of Athens.
Another delsgate nominated Warren Noble,
Ransford smith, OF Butler withdrew the narno
Of Lewis D Campbell. Subsequently. and bef5fs
Messrs Fitch and Gorden were Withdrawn.
The voting was proceeded with, and the hrst
ballot stood: Burns, 1873; Gary, 2ls; Noble. us.
ANOTHER INCIDENT.
When the vote was announced a motion was
made 10 make the nomination OF General Cary
unanimous. There were loud cries OF ''no, no."
but the trouble was soon settled by General Cary
the gallery, and said: had expectation that
my name would be presented in this convention.
hoDOred nae with their suffrage, and beg Of
them my name may be withdrawn Cries Of mo
be candidate. iCries Of s'Nol" .No'' "Caryf'
-CaryPl My name must be withdraw under
The voting was proceeded with, the second bal
lot standing Burns, as35z Noble. 2571z
tenantGovernor amid considerable enthusiasm
JUDGES OF THE SUPREME COURT.
The name OF Judge H Whitman, OF Cineinna-
ii, was presented Tor the position Of supreme
The name of GeneralJ H Young, Of Champaign
was also presented. .t.F
A delegate from Lucas nominated Judge C II
The name of John Peter 3iehn, of Brown, was
These nominations were explained 10 be for
Judge Whitman said: Mr.. Prssident-I desire
to say, sir, that IL the name OF Mr- Scribner is
presented by his friends for the loHg term, il
meets my hearty appreciation, and do not wish
INV name used either for the long or the SHIRT
term: l ask that l'y name be Withdrawn as
The President Judge Whitman desires that
his name be Withdrawn iCries OF mo no nsY-
A delegate said that Mr. scribner's name had
been presented without consulting mis- own dele
CATION, and that he would with draw IL for the
long term, with the understandings that it should
be presented for the short term.
The first vote stOod: Whitman, 37GH Biemn,
Mr. -Whitlnsn had received a majority of the
votes, and his nominations was made unanimous.
Judge Scribner's name was presented for the
short term, as was also that OF General Young
and Mr.. Biehn and Silas II Wright The latter,
however, was Withdrawn Before the ballOting
was over the last three were Withdrawn, and
Judge Scribner nominated by aeclamation.
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL.
The names ofCW Dewey Of montgomery, W
NJ b Layton of Augaize, W Lyncn of Stark,
Ed s wallace and NJ ID DaugheTty of Fairfield
drew his name in a neat little speech.
The first ballot stood: Layton, soi DAugherty,
3O3; Dewey, Al Lynch, 1O6.
ON motion Of Mr. Layton the nomination Of
Mr. Daugherty was made unanimous.
ACCEPTANCE OF HON: WILLIAM ALLEN!
Before the vote on Attorney General was an
nounced, the President read the following tele-
gram from Hon William Allen, the nominee for
Governor:
CmILIcoTHE, August G. 1873. 1
To W h Ball, President State Democratic Con-
vention, ColuRnbus, Ohio.
accept the nomination and desire the Con-
vention to accept my gratitude for it. accept 1t
because the Convention, by bestowing it, ex-
presses the belief that may be of some service
In promoting the success OF the great Denaocra-
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rests the prosperity, liberty and happiness Of the
American people. WILLIAM ALLAN.
tremendous applause. One delegate moved that
three cheers be given to VIM Allen. They were
given with enthusiasm, and tiger" added
THE STATE TREAsURERsHIP.
The name of L Leeds, of Brown Charles
Boesel, of Auglaize Hugh Clough and George
Weimer, Of Akron. were presented for the ofhce
The hen name Of Chas Allen, of Jefferson, was
The name Of Mr. Harshman was Withdrawn
For Treasurer-First ballot, Leeds, l25; Boesel,
los; Weimer, 1s5. Allen, los. w Heisley. OF Guy
ahogA, said that the Western Reserve always
brought out her full Democratic vote. and he now
George Weimer for Treasurer Ct State.
Second ballot-Lesds, 81 Boesel, 135; Weimer,
For Comptroller, James Newcomer, OF Ms
rion was nominated by reclamation
Guernsey; Christopher Schenck, of Mercer, Hen
din, and L Littler Of Crawford, we're placed in
nomination. Before the vote On the 6rst ballot
had been announced the names Of all tie candi-
dates were WlthdraWns uud t5StESss5A
inateu by accamation. /
At this juncture 1t was noticed that Senator
Thurman was on the stage. Loud calls were
made fer him, and he responded as follows;
MR. TRURMAN's SPEECH.
II it were po ssible for a man in my physical
condition 10 speak at all, this wSuld seem an in
appropriate time for me to appear; but when Il is
known that have just arisen from flick bed, It
wsuld seem hardly the time 70 make speech
The severe sore throat under which am suffer
ing ferbids that. but have voice enough TO thank
you with my whole heart for your kindness; and
l have voice enough to promise you that you
between new and the October election. I Applausej
1t has happened 70 men most merit torious, and
that owing to prejudices, they have not received
sommendation; but can say with gratitude my
self that If have done any thing that deserves
to be remembered by my fellow-men, I have
been far more than rewarded by their good VIII
and commen dation, and whatever may bef.ll me
Thoughts Of my life that the great Democratic
party to whom owe every thing have ever
achieved has said to me, Well done, good and
faithful servant. (Applause)
Gentlemen: need not say to you that am
proud Of this day, that am proud Of this Con
vention, but viii say TO you that while others
may have been surprised Rt the outPour1ng Of
the Democracy to-day, 1 have never been sur
prissd, for it was precisely what expected. Zap
plause.l Bat am proud of It for many reasons,
and first and above all things because It has con-
clusIVey and irrefragibly proven that we are q
party Of principles. lApplAuse.l Il has conclu-
matter what Establishments may be offered, sur
render our principles IApplause.l
Measures may die but principles are eternal.
We may have advocated measures, and they may
have been defeated; We may have opposed meas
ures, and they may have been adopted; may
have been defeated thus upon issues, upon meas
ures, but upon principle were never defeated
and never will be. lApplauss.l And the most re-
mar kable fact is now exhibited in America that
nothing ever did succeed in this country for any
considerable length of time except through the
medium of Democratic principles, for they are
the principles Of free Institutions; they are the
principles upon which this Republic was found
ed they are the principles that must be observed
II this Republic is to be endured and just long
the Stars and dStripes shall wave over halls,
party, Democratic principles must be the gov
ernfng power in this land. (Applause.l Then il is
right TO call us Democrats. nave scant respect
fer the judgment of the man that is ashamed of
But find am doing what said would not.
l have been in the hands of the doctors, and In
my bed, and they said should not get Out for
forty-eight hours but the Democrats began to
and declare to you that though IhaVe a skiIlfui
doctor and great faith in medication, when the
Dem ocrats came to me that did me a great deal
more good than the medicines. But / will not
detain you longer. You have done a noble work
to-day. You have adopted = platform that will
defy criticism. You have presented q ticket
such as never before was presented tc the people
of this State, and say now TO you in All honest
sincerity as q man who has never been over san
guine, and never despondent, / say to Won that
firmly believe that tie t4ezet you have this day
October next. lGreat spplause.l return you
thanks for the honor you have done me In call
The Convention then adjourned.
ORGANIZATION OF THE STATE CEETRALi