The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-09-06
Independe Tents.

1877, at 10 clock, to put in the field
County ticket. The meeting wa
called to order by A. G. Hind, of Kent
On motion, VIM. Hicks, of Atwater
was called to the chair, James Wood
ard, of Kent, chosen Vice President
and G. A. Smith, Secretary. The fol
lowing Committee on Resolution
was chosen: Francis Barry, c. L
Harding, Geo. W. Taylor, Georg
Grennell. A motion to appoint A. c
Hind member of Congressional Com
mittee, was carried, and the Conven
tion then proceeded to make nomina
tions to be balloted upon. The fol
lowing names were announced:
For Representative-F. Wilcox. o
Streetsboro; Green Fenton, of Streets
boro Cornelius Baldwin, of Nelson
1. w. Cook, of Kent; VIM. Bettes, O
Randolph A. D. Clark, of Kent.
For Auditor-Geo. w. Barrett, o
Ravenna; III. I. Craft, of Edinburgh
1. w. Cook, of Kent.
For Treasurer-Geo. w. Bean, Ra
VIENNA Geo. T.. Chapman; w. r. AL
corn, Ravenna.
!, CommissiOner-J. w. McComb, Ed
in burgh. ', at ss
Infirmary Director-James Sterling
Samuel Babb. N. S. Olin. s
County Central Committee appoint
ed-A. ID. Clark, Kent; l.. e. Haler
Kent A. c. Kinds, Kent.
Township Committee as follows
d. q. Heacock, of Atwater; G. J.
Williams, of Ravenna A. Weaver, Of
Shalersville; N. S. Olin, OF Streets.
boro; J. w. McComb, Edinburgh; G
T. Case, Franklin; Otis Bishop
Charlestown; DR.. Trask, Mantua
Cornelius Baldwin, Nelson; Theron
Gilbert.
Motion made by Mr.. Barry to EN-.
power the County Central Com. to I'll
all vacancies, carried.
Convention adjourned to 9 o'clock
Tne Convention met pursuant tc
adjournment. b I
Committee on Resolutions reported
the following:
WHEREAS. The Independent Green.
back party is now and prospectively
the great party of progress, standing
firmly upon the following issues eu.
dorsed at the Portage County Conven.
tion, held in Ravcnna Sept. l, 1877, re.
endorse the National and State plat.
forms, also,
Res0lved, 1. We demand such re-
form in the finances of the country as
will give US Il full legal tender green
back currency, receivable the same as
gold for all debts, dues and customs,
public Or private, in the United States.
?. All the SO called National Banks
of issue shall be abolished.
3. We demand the immediate repeal
of the Resumption Act.
a. We demand the reconciliation of
the silver dollar to its original place
as legal tender money.
5. We demand that all kinds of
property, whether individual OF COR
porate. be taxed equally.
b. We advocate the payment, as fast
as possible, of all bonds excepting
those authorized to be paid in coin at
their creation) which constitute the
National Debt, in greenbacks, which
shall be as good or better than gold,
Z. We are the earnest advocates of
Labor's rights, by furnishing a suffi-
cheney of currency for the wants of
business, so there will be no more
panics brought ON by cxorbltant usury
as at present,
8. AS prOtectiOnists we say man be-
fore money, home labor before foreign,
and the fostering and development OF
our own Incompatible resources by
by keeping foreigners from glutting
our markets by the productions OF
pauper labor which tends to the inn
pOverishment of our own the regula-
ton of the tariff SO as TO keep the bal
ance of trade always in our favor.
y. In opposition to the doctrine of
our money kings, we believe that the
property which should first receive the
protection OF law backed by the mill
tia force and the standing army OF the
country, is the property which each
person has in himself or herself and
the labor which produces all property.
And whenever capitalists league to-
gether to cheaper labor and then to
starve the labOrers and drive to riot,
anarchy and violent revolution, then
the responsibility rests with that cap
italist. 5fi
10. We are opposed to all funding
and retiring of the. peoples sound and
cheap currency, But we shall hence
forth go in for the retiring of rascals
from office, from Statelegislatures and
the halls of Congress aud order them
them to give place to better men by
our votes at the ballot tbox--peacefully
Resolutions accepted and ordered to
be sent to the Labor Advance, Cleve-
land, and Ohio State Sentinel, Colum-
bus, and our county papers.
Convention proceeded to ballot for
as follows:
Infirmary Director-James Sterling
}, ,Sam'l Babb l, N. S. Olin 81. On
notion, Olin was made the unanimous
lominee of the Convention.
Treasurer-W. II. Alcorn 5, Geo. II.
Bean 20, Geo. L. Chapman 10.
Auditor-G. w. Barrett 81, III, 1.
Jraft 2, l. w. Cook Z, &. w. Grinnell l
COMMISSIONER. w. McComb was
by reclamation.
For Representative Speeches were
made and an informal ballot was taken
which resulted as follows: Beltes 20,
Z, Clark 10. After more
pecchcs the Convention proceeded to
axe the regular ballot, which resulted
IS follows: Bcttes 15, Clark 10.
On motion of A. e. Hind, all nom-
nations were made unanimous. Car
led.
Mr.. Hicks announced that e. A.
Smith of Kent, and himself would
peak anywhere in the county if ex-