Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-05-20
TIE ONO DEK0CRA TIC CONTENTION.

TIE ONO DEMOCRATIC con VEN7I0N.
We clip the following from the report in the
New York Herald Of the Ohio Democratic Con
venton. 1t will be seen that they had the liveli-
est kind Of a fight over the currency question, IN
which the soft money side had the victory
The Committee on Resolutions was anxiously
looked for, and after Mr. Pendletons speech had
been concluded they did not keep the CONVENTION
waiting but moment, and Congressman Hufd, OIL
| the Toledo district assembled the platform with
| huge pile of manuscript in his hand ami READ the
majority resolutions which a. said before formed
| a Kind of mongrel platform mixed up LOT MT.
| Thurman's especial benefit. W len nc had con,
cluded the reading of the resolutions General
George w. Morgan, former Congressman, as
cended the platform, and in a short speech gave
the views of the minority. and read the resolutions
| which they would present to the Convention as
| their views. Every utteranCe of Mr.. Morgan 5
from first to last, was greeted with tremendous
applause. 1t was evident from the start that the
greenback element had control of the Convention,
and for the first time the Thurman delegates
seemed to weaken. After Mr.. Morgan mad PIE
scented the minority report, Mr.. Hurd made a
strong speech in favor of the majority report, and
General Ewing followed him ia an elaborate Ell
tort of half hours length IN favor OF the green
back platform.
General Ewings fort was tlo strongest and
most effective speech upon the subject, and was
frequently interrupted with applause He took
tho strongest views in favor Of paper currency,
and NAV be set down the Lieutenant OF tower
nor Allen, the commander incdlei OF the green
back forces. Immediately after General Nor gan
stated that he had inst received despatch from
the democracy of Kansas calnng upon them to
stand by Governor Allen and make hD their
choice for the Presidency, and they wolld be sec
onded by the popular vote OF kansas lhe lhnF-
man men got very violent, and for time there
was trouble contemplated, they declaring iaat tins
oh xSa- { convention
storm.
Daring the few heated speeches that followed
every mention of Governor Aliens name was
greeted with deafenipg applause and 1t was no"
evident that Allen had the Convention and Inc
Thurmen men seemed TO lose their courage. one
or two other speeches We're made, when the vote
was taken upon the substitution of the minority
for the majority report. 1t was adopted BY Is
majority. Several attempts weo here made 10
Law the matter on the table, but the Alien men.
seeing that they had the msjority were too inil
of fight and carried their point AMID storm OF
applause. Governor Allen has been to-night re-
ceving large numbers OF his friends and Is IN eN-
celent humor over the results OF the day. Num-
erous congratulatory kilograms from adjoining
States heve come in and wthal the contest of to-
day seems to have stirred up considerable enthu-
sasm through this section Oh the country. lhe
Governor desires it understood that SO Tar as he Is
personally concerned in regard to the exciting
scenes that occurred in the Convention he Is prob
ably the only democrat in Cincinnati whose pulse
remains unchanged and whose nerves have not
been excited for an instant. The Governor has
assurances from the Kansas democrats that the
Democratic Convention which meets there to-
morrow willinstruct its delegates for him. Withal
the Chic democracy have had day aud given an
impetus to the greenback helesy that VIII take
some time to destroy