The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-06-24
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paralleed in the history Of conventions,
this man. who long years before having
filed the measure ofEan@honorable am
hiton, had sought repose n his country
home, was called upon toeaveit and by
u Ms leadership saw die par$ and thyopgp
git He4counhy He'oBeyed the SUM-
mons, not from any desire upon his part
to again enter the political arena, but be-
cause he was impelled to do SO by a
strong sense of duty such as only true
patriot can feel. How well he accom-.
plished the work assigned him has pass
ed into history. Assured of his own
success from the hour of his nomination,
for he had never known defeat in a con-
test for popular favor. he revived the
hopes of his party friends. restored con-
6ddnee iIRhkir disordercd ranks, and by
adhe Gre Setesy ofhis name al a chk ksaclef,
-pureysp potfcss'a and unsulhed Nlkefn''his
private and public life, gave the first
check to Radicalisn, broke its bold and
aggressive spirit, ana stayed the mad
tide Of fanaticism, despotism, and cor
ruption which threatened the liberties of
the people with utter apnihilatiOnlj And
to-day every man who is interested in
good Government must acknowledge
the extent of the obligations under which
he has placed US. MIR, President, pre-
sent to this Convention for reorganization
the name of hi$ExceIlepcy GSeernor
William Allen, Is token of Of apprc-
citation of the inSaluablesseNites he has
rendered us, and that we may partially
pay the debt Of gratitude we owe him "
When the speaker said, IL present
the name Of His Excellency William
Allen, the present Governor, for renomi.
nation," loud cheers went up from every
part Of the house, and the widest en-
thusiasm prevailed
AS soon as the nomination was made,
John G. Thompson moved that the nom.
ination be made by acclamation and by
rising vote Carried with immense
applause iamid which tho band struck
up Hal to theChief," and tlIeAishts
were turled on In the central shaldc-
lier, and scene of enthusiasm followed
seldom witnessed in Convention OF any
kind.
L, J, Davis, delegate from Athens,
moved for the appointment of a Com.
mittee of Five to notify Governor Allen
of his nomination
- DeI aCallen, Geo L. Seney,SF, A.
DaIsl John GRThSmpsoA and Z. H.
Neal were appointed by the Chair as a
Committee to inform Governor Allen OF
bis nomination and esconSbpmt9thc
platform .s S.l.
THE FIGHT on LIEUTENANT!GoVERNO
While the Committee was out to hunt
up Governor Allen, a motion was carried
to proceed with the nomination OF Lieu
tenant-Govcrnor.
4 Colonel K. a. Constable, of Athens,
nominated General SamuelF. Cary in
behalf of the miners and Hooking Val
ley.
Or. r. B. Bradford of Cmcinpati
nominated Samuel y Hunt, in behalf of
Cincinnati and Hamilton County.
General Newton Schleich, ,,of Fairfield,
seconded the nomination Of Hunt,
pledging Fairfield County for him.
MIR. Hagans, of Pike County, second.
cd the nomination of General S. +. Cary.
The vote was ordered to proceed, and
Adams County was called. Before the
response had been made, Mr.. Layton, a
delegate from Auglaize. in "a stentorian
voice, called to them to stop, as he want
ed TO put in nomination another candi-
date. He succeeded ip.-Siopping. them.
for moment. long eroughko annotHcc
Judge William Long. of lSenaca County,
as candidate.
The roll-call oStheNcounties was again
commenced, and proceeded without
much interruption until the list Of coun-
ties was completed. Cary and Hunt
seemed to run pretty evenly most of the
way down the list of counties. When
,eTek Gary got solid Vote froEn q eopnlys
,alcheer would 80 aE, and when Hpnt,
showed unexpected strength any where,
the Cincinnati delegates would hurrab,
and clap their hands vOciferously.
Aher they got through the roll Of coua.
ties they began TO change. and for half
an hour il was almost Babel in confM-
sion. At length, however. all the
changes we're announced. order was re-
stored, and the Secretary made the az
nouncement that Gary had received 800
votes; Hunt. 227s; and Long. 37l.
Wild cheers went up for Cary. lust
at this juncture Governor Allen appeared
on the stage. and was escorted to the
front. When the cheering that greeted
hinY had subsidized, Governor Allen
spoke: '-
SPEECH or GOV. ALLEN
FRLLOW-E CITIZENS: | have Ippeared
before many audiences, in this State and
out Of it, but never before one in whose
presence | felt myselfmore honored than
this Never before have l met vast
ooncourse Of people who bore in their
counenanccs and in general demeanor
higher evidences Of intelligence aud tit.
ness TO enjoy liberty. know that tthis
great assemblage has other work to do
than to listen to speeches. You have
other and serious labors yet to perform
before you take the cars for home.
However much | might feel disposed to
speak on public questions, and dodge
nothing, will be compelled to postpone
it till some other time, hope in the near
future, when We will have a sort of love
feast--a love-feast at which there will be
three guests intellect, reason and the
love Of libtrH. sN'}39SNC W ,NA
The October election in Ohio is con
sidered ID be-, on all hands IN era in The
history of this country which will be. long
remembered. If the Democratic parry
succeeds it will guarantee our Nations
freedom for another century. fl; fails.
then farewell to all our hopes OF liberty.
To sum it up in one word. ii is 10 be
conflict between the ballot-box and the
bayonet. We know that the Federal
Government has intrrfercd in the policy |
Of State Government, and ordered the
Legislature of sovereign State to be put /
out and another set of fellows TO be put
in. We know. TOO. that the Senate at
their LIST scssinn hid thanEed th. Pr..si. |