The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-01-11
OHIO .SPEAKSl
Hurrah for Jackson !
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A GRAND CONVENTION IN
COLUMBUS.
UnAOnnded Enthusiasm and Q Most
Determined Spirit. a g. /.-
Resolutions Adopted !
ELOQUENT Speeches by Generals A.
J. warner, Durbin Ward, Thorn
as Ewing, and others.

Pursuant to call, the Democracy from
all sections of Ohio assembled In Colum'
bus on Monday, January Sth, to give pub
lie expression to their views on the po-
litical situation. Every county was large
ly represented, and it is conceded there
was no such State convention held IN
Ohio since 1863. -,
The sessions were held in the City
Hall, a yery large one, and will easily &C.
commodate two thousand people at least
At the preliminary session 1t was crowd
ed. but at the second session it was liter
. ally packed, and hundreds were unable
to gain admittance.
The hall was handsomely decorated.-
Long festoons of evergreen, studded with
little flags, stretched from the center
chandelier to various parts OF the room
Al the front of the stage were three ar
ches, an eagle surmounting the middle
one. The Inscriptions were: Greet
ings of the People of Ohio" in the mid
die, "Tilden" on the right and "Hend'
ricks" on the left
At the rear of the stage were clustered
national flags and regimental banners
which were CALAMITY borne by ONO
soldiers in the late war H..
Delegates began to lrrive from dltter
ent places on Saturday, but the main
portion came on Monday. The regular
trains were loaded down and many spec
: ial trains were chartered. The oldestln-
habitant does not remember when the
streets of Columbus were so thronAed'
Silk badges in red, white and blue col
ors, and representing the national ensign
were worn by delegates. They bore the
motto: "Tilden and Hendricks have
been elected, and shall be inaugurated."
The weather was cold and very stormy
and the snow fell fast and continuously
which fact makes the very large atten'
dance all the more significant. sa.l
The Young Mems Democratic club
met arriving delegations at the depot
with a fine band of music, and escorted
them to the hotels and hall.
The convention was called to order
shortly before one o'clock by Hon. John
g. Thompson, of Columbus chairman, oi
the State Democratic Committee. Mr.
Thompson said he had called this con-
yention at the unanimous request of the
State committee, to which Democrats and
all others who believe that Samuel j. Til
den and Thomas A. Hendricks have been
elected [great applause] were invited
The time is momentous. and every Amer
lean citizen and lover of free government
is interested in the passing events. So
also is every one who believes that when
an elector has once voted legally, and
thus given expression to his choice OF
candidates, that expression should be re-
cognized.
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION.
Hon. Henry BOIL. of Washington Co
nominated Gen. A. j. Warner, of Mari
eta, for temporary chairman, and the
nomination was unanimously and enthu-
sisslically confirmed by the convention
Elmore White, OF Defiance county, was
duly elected secretary, and R. G. Rohner
Of Hamilton county, and John Gilbert, Of
Lorain county, assistant secretaries.
On motion Mr.. Thompson appointed as
committee to conduct the president to
the chair, Hon. Henry Bohl, of Washing.
ton; Hon. James E. Neal OF Butler, and
Gen. Jabez W. Fitch, of Cuyahoga. =.
The committee soon appeared on the
platform with the temporary president
and when his familiar features were re-
cognized he was loudly applauded. Gen
Warner is president of the Marietta rail-
road, and has been a strong Republican
but in the last campaign was one of those
who had the strength of cha acter to
break party letters and join the party fol
reform. us
GENERAL WARMERS REMAKs.
On assuming the chair Gen. Warner
returned thanks for the unexpected hon
or. He said that for the frrt time in the
history of the country the people are
called upon to gravely consider whether
their will, as lawfully expressed by con.
stitutional modes, shall be the primal
law, or whether it shall be set aside by
fraud and chicaDery. Before the clouds
of election had cleared away, the Repub-
lican leaders claimed that they had the
machinery and could count in their can
didate. This was not the proposition Of
the Republican PARTY but of the Repub.
lican leaders ard aslounded the country
1t remains for the people of the country
laying aside partisan feelings, taking only
such grounds as they can stand on and
be secure. to demand that the final re.
sult shall be that the election must be
decided truthfully and honestly. In this
is involved the very existence of free
government. lfa party can be keptin
control by military power, then the day
when the people will choose the success
sion of officers will soon end. There" is
but one constituted authority under the
sun to decide the issue, and it remains
only to the representatives of the people
and the States, in Congress- assembled, TO
determine the truth and the facts as to
what the choice of the people has been.
1Great applause.