The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-09-17
Nineteenth District Democratic
Convention.

Pursuant to the call of the Central
I Committee the Congressional Conven-
tion of the Nineteenth District was
held at Warren on Thursday, Septem-
Der 10th, 1874. The Convention was
organized by electing Hon. Mathew
Birchard, President, S. D. Harris,
Vice President and c. C. Chase, Sec
retary.
On motion committee of five was
appointed on resolutions, as follows /:
D. G. Goodman, DR.. J. r. Woods,
Hon. d. R. Paige. j. J, Dodge and C.
C. Chase.
After the appointment of business
committee the convention adjourned
until 30 p. m.
The convention met pursuant to ad-
journment.
The following gentlemen were se-
lected as a central committee:
John r. Woods, w. A. Burchard,
of Trumbull D. c. Goldman, S. d.
Harris, of Portage; j. +. Bruce, d. G.
Tilden, of Geauga; E. j. Sweeney, d.
r. Paige, of Lake; r. o. Rote, j. j.
Dodge, of Ashtabnla.
The convention then proceeded to
nominate a candidate for Congress.
The names of Eusebius Lee, of Ash
tabula; DIR. Daniel B. Woods, of
Trumbull, and E. j. Sweeney, of Lake,
were proposed. All but Dr. Woods
were subsequently withdrawn, and
he was unanimously nominated by
the convention.
The Committee on Resolutions re-
ported the following, which were
unanimously adopted:
"ResOlUed, That we arraign the Re-
publican party for its violation of the
constitution, with usurpiug the rights
and interfering with the local govern
ment of states; its increasing the
number of officers and the salaries of
incumbents; its a5ridgment of the
liberty of speech and the press, I'M
pairing the right of habeas corpus and
endangering personal liberty; its
frauds, peculations and corruptions in
all the departments of the govern
ment, all of which tend to the under
mining and total overthrow of our
Republican institutions.
ResolUed, That the present prostra-
ton of the industrial and commercial
interests of the country is the result
of the unwise policy of the Republi-
can party, and that prosperity can on
ly be restored by driving from power
our present corrupt rulers.
ResoI1ed, That we are in favor of
honest and economical government,
a reduction of the number of officers
a return to the moderate salaries and
plain customs of the better and purer,
days of the republic, return to the
currency of eConstitution,( ,(specie) at
the earliest possible period consistent
with the business Interests of the
country, against subsidies to railroads
and other mammoth monopolies,
against the interference of the Federal
government in the local affairs of the
States. against the interference of the
States with the sumptuary laws of the
people.
ResUlUed, That the Democracy of
the Nineteenth district have the most
implicit confidence in the ability, in
tegrity, statemanship and patriotism
of our Senator in Congress, Hon. AL
len G. Thurman, and that we most
heartily endorse his public acts gem
orally, and especially his course upon
the important subject of finance in
the United States Senate.
ResOlUed, That we condemn, as un-
true to their profession, dishonest in
purpose and inconsistent in action,
the party which, in 1873, passed the
following resolution: sThat James A. !
Garfield, by his voting for the retro
active salary has forfeited the
confidence of his constituents, aud, |
therefore. we, the representatives of
the Republican party of Trumbul
county, in convention assembled ask |
him to resign forthwith his office as
Representative in Congress |
which, in 1874, renominated the man
whom they so justly condemned, and |
of whom subsequent events have |
been pregnant with proof of the truth |
of the condemnation then made.
ResOtUed, That we have full conf
dence in the integrity and ability of
DR.. Daniel B. Woods, our candidate
for Congress, this day nominated, and |
will give him our earnest and undi- |
yided support"
On motion it was resolved that the |
proceedings Of this convention be
furnished to the Democratic papers
of the District and to the Cleveland
Plain Dealer and Cincinnati Enquirer
for publication,
On motion the convention adjourn
ed sine die.