The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-07-31

mon School System. And as pertinent
to the issues now pending before the
people e
I Reso1ued, That we look upon the
Inauguration of R B Hayes to the high
Office of President of the United States,
in spite of majority of the electoral
and popular vote given by the people to
Samuel J srilden,,as the most, danger
Gus encroachment upon popular rights
that has ever been attempted ID this or
any other free country A repetition OF
the fraud will not be tolerated
2 The destruction Of the industry of
the country and the pauperism of labor
are the inevitable fruits of vicious laws
enacted by the Republican party.
8 That. as means Of relieving the
distressed portions OF the, community,
and removing the great stringency com.
planned OF In business circles, we de
nand the immediate repeal of the Re
sumption Act. =
4 That we denounce as an outrage
upon, the rights Of the people the enact.
ment o: the Republican measure demon.
etiking silver, and demand the passage,
Of alaw which shall restore to silver its
monetary power.
5g'That we favor the retention o.,
greenback currency as the best paper
money we bave, ever had, and declare
against any further contraction.
b 6, We congratulate the country upon
the acceptance by the.present Admins
tration of the constitutional and pacific
policy of local selfgoyernment in, the
States, of the South, so long advocated
by the Democratic party, and which has
brought peace and harmony to that sec
tion of the Union. = - SsAs' Z
T. The Registry law framed byl the
last Legislature is buld densome and ex
pensive, and discriminates unjustl,
against the poorer class of voters, and
we therefore demand its immediate re
peal
8.<We. favor tariff for revenue only
9 Wefaver the issue'by the Genera
Government alone of, all circulating
medium, whether paper or metallic, IL
be always Of equal tender, and intercon
yertible.
10; That we condemn the acts of the
Federal. Administration in using the reg
ular troops of the United States to in
terfere with elections and other politica
affairs of the States, as unconstitutional
unlawful and unjastifable. destructive
of the rights of the people and the
States
ii We recommend the ticket this
day formed by the Convention 70 the
favorable consideration and support 81
all citizens Of the State. cGasla
The platform was read bya,the Chair
man of the Committee, Hon NJ. 1
Southland, of GAINESVILLE, and afterward
adopted by unanimous vote.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR sx
The nomination of q candidate for
Lieutenant Governor being in order,
Judge Spaulding nominated Jabtz w
Fitch of Cuyahoga. Hon. j. h Hud.
son, OF Erie, was put in nomination by
H E o Hagan After the calling of The
roll the rules we're suspended and Mr.
Fitch was declared the nominee bv &C
clamation4 Mr.. Fitch being called fol
came forward ard thanked the Conven
lion briefly for the nomination. IA
NOMINATIONS Foa THE SUPREME BENCH
Were next in ORDER Hon. VIM. Law
renee, of Guernsey County, nominated
j. W. Okey, of Frank,in County; e S
Wallace, of Clark, nominated Gen JohI
H Young, Of Champaign; Judge Estil
nominated Daniel S Uhl, of Holmes
John 6. Marshall. of Brown, was put il
nomination by R. J Bancroft; Judg
Haag announced the name of Judg
Charles Follett, of Licking Mr.. Fol
let's name was Withdrawn by Issac Hill
of Newark, before the balloting com
menced. Judge Okey received 800 vote
on the first ballot, and was declared ,h
nominee Of the Convention. ''es-
| FOR CLERK OF THE SUPREME COURT.
1 The names of r. a. Fanning, o
Frsnklin; R II. Higgins, OF Brown
Philip Dumbaueb, of Marion; f. W
Green, Of Cuyahoga, aud VIM. Bowen
Of Hooking, we're put In nomination =
Before the close of the first ballot Mr
Green's name was withdrawn. On th
second ballot Mr. Tanning received 38
ballots, and was declared the nomines
/ ArToRYEr GENERAL
i t. e Powell, Of Delaware: fsaia
Pillars, Of Allen, Gen. Newton Schleict
Of Fairfield, and James B. TYLER, of Lu
eas, were announced as candidates 70
i Attorney General On the second bal
lot Mr. Pillars received 495 votes, ON
was declared the, nominee.
STATE TREASURER.
i, The next thing was the selection OF
i, candidate for State Treasurer, and 70
! this office eight candidates were presen,
, ed, as follows: Job E Owens, Of Blu,
Ter; James S Jennings. of Athens w n
Parr, OF Licking; Charles D. Adams. Q
Lake; Bernard Kahn, of Jackson; Jas
d B. Jamison, of Harrison; Anthony How
ellis, of Stark; John Schreiner, of Meigs
On the second ballot Mr. Howells re
ceived 49l votes, and became the nomi
nee of the Convention, amid considers
BILE enthusiasm. + ,. s-,l 1855.
/ SCHOOL CoMMlssIoNEB, "a
4 The nomination of a candidate fo
| Com missioner Of Common Schools helm
next in order. the following candidate
J were announced: Daniel j Foust, {
Richland; j. ] Burns, of Belmont !. "
W. Ross, of Sandusky; c s. Smart. {
Pickaway; ] c Hartzler. Of Licking.
First ballot-Foust 20. Burns 23t
Ross 81, Smart 3l2, Har,zler 81.
The names of Foust, Ross and Hart,
Ter were withdrawn
Second ballot-Burns AS, Smart 80:
Mr., Burns having received q msjorit
of all the votes cast was declared th
nominee Of the Convention; the nom
nation was made unanimous.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
For the Office of Member of the Boar
of Public Works, there heing no oppt
! sition to the present incumbent, Marii
Schilder, of Ross County, be was r,
nominated by acclamation.