The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-07-31
THE DEMOCRACY OF OHIO.
For Governor, Hon. R. NJ.
Bishop.
Lfeutef1aRtsGOyernOr. Gen.
JabeE W. Fitch, of Cuya.
hOga.
A CLEAR-CUT, sTRONG AND
COMPREuENSlV EPLATEORM.

The Repeal Of the Resumptioss
Act, and the reconciliation
of the silver Dollar EN-.
phatiCaily Demanded.
I The delegates to the Democratic State
Convention, to put in nomination can
di6ates for Governor, Lieutenant Gov
ernor, Judge of the Supreme Court,
Clerk of the Supreme Court Attorney
General, Treasurer of State, Commits
sioner of Common Schools and Mem
ber of the Board of Public Works, met
at the Opera House, In Columbus, on
the 25th inst at IL o'clock.
oRGANIzATIoN Prs ~.
Hon John G Thompson, Chairman
of the State Central Committee, called
the Convention to order, and announced
as temporary Chairman Hon. Warren I. :.
Noble, Of Seneca; Secretary, Col. w
L. Brown, Of Mahoning, with R s
Higgins, Of Brown, and E. s., Dodd, of
Lucas, as Assistant Secretaries.
Mr. Noble addressed the Convention,
briefly but appropriately.
The several committees were reported
after which the Convention adjourned
to 80 p m.
! Upon reassembling the reports of
committees were received and adopted
The permanent officers we're: lid
| For Permanent Chairman--J. F. Nc
Kinney, of Miami. f.,,. ss-e,......
Secretary-W s. Brown, Of Hamil
ton; Assistants, w L. Brown, of Ma
honing; J. D 1awhead. Tuscarawas; C
IF Mccoy, Pike; R ,lph Page, Lake; &
j Dier, Holmes; w. G., Beebe, Morrow !;
Lewis G. Bernard, Hamilton; W. H
Hunter, jefferson. -.
And one Vice President from each
District.
NOMINATIONS OF CANDIDATES FOR Gov
The Committee on Resolutions not
being ready to report, on motion the
Convention proceeded to the nomina
! tion of candidate for Governor. Judge
John l. Pugh, of Franklin, nominated
Ho n George L. Converse The nom.
ination was seconded by Judge Hasg,
of Henry. 1ssir
| Hon James M Ashley presented the
names of Judge E D. Potter, of Tole
do. Judge jackson, of Cuyahoga,
placed John W Heisley in nomination.
/ Judge Price, of Hamilton, presented
the name of Hon R. NJ Bishop, of
Cincinnati; seconded by James W Fitz
gerald, of Cincinnati. Hon G N Lam
ison, of Allen, presented the name of
4 General A " Rice,Y of Putnam. Hon
Evan Williams, of Lawrence, in the
name of the Eleventh District, nomina-
ted Colonel John L Vance,, of Gallia
General Barnabas Burns, of Richland,
named Judge George w. Geddes. of
Richland; seconded by Mr.. McKelley,
! of Wyandot. Hon Lawrence Neal, of
Ross, named General Durbin Ward, of
Warren nomination seconded by Hen
ry BOIL, Of Washington.
/ A Delegate at this juncture suggested
that as the nominees now were 80 nu-
merons the number of Delegates be in
, creased in order to give them vote
apiece, to which the President retorted
that the nominations could not be lin
; tied to the number OF Delegates, 735,--
Judge Clark, OF Columbiana, here spoke
on general topics, and kept at it amid
, considerable confusion, nominating Gen,
Thomas Ewing. j. g. Huffman, oil
! Perry, by authority of General Ewing
withdrew his name from before the Con
vention. A Logan Delegate then named
General A S, Piatt. of Logan. This
, closed the nominations, and the Con
J yention proceeded to 3
THE FIRST BALLOT.
!, Converse, AL; Vance, 70; Geddes
80: Ward, 1874; Heisley, 48; Bishop
l43; Rice, 90; Piatt, Is; Ewing, IL
Potter, 3S No candidate having re
! ceived majority (36S) of all the vote.
cast, the second ballot was ordered.
:. SECOND BALLOT. 4 -
| Converse, 1854; Vance, Is; Geddes
15A; Ward, 1874; Heisley, 80; Bishop
1863; Rice, ia; Ewing, 8 No nomin
alton. At the conclusion of the an
, nouncement Of the result OF the frs
ballot Lucas County withdrew the name
r of Judge Potter from before the Con
> yention in favor of General Rice.
THIRD BALLOT.
Converse. 14I4; Vance, 81; Geddes
: 81; Ward. 165; Heisley, So; Bishop
: 205; Rice, Ill. No nomination Ye
: another ballot was ordered, but befor,
the commence ment of the-fourth ballo
the names of Judge Geddes and Hon
John W. Heisley were withdrawn from
: before the Convention. The ballot wa
: then proceeded with.
FOURTH BALLOT.
e Converse, 1876; Vance, IS; Geddes
drawn; Ward, ITS; Heisley, drawn
Bishop, 250; Rice, Ill; Piatt, o; Ew
ing, 8 No nomination was made, ant
! another ballot was ordered.
FIFTH BALLOT.
Converse. 96; Vance, g.; Ward, 1873
Bishop, 26lA; Rice, 10; Ewing, ll24 :
: No nomination, and another ballot wa
: ordered During the progress of tn
d fifth ballot the Ewing men began to ge
in their work, that should have beel
= commenced earlier if they hoped TO
: success. A Delegate mounted on tn
rail of the dress-circle and announced
a that he had letter from Ewing saying
u that he was in the hands of the Conyen
d ton. During the confusion whicl
reigned the old Columbian orator from
Columbiana County popped up, ant
d again proceeded to nominate Ewing.
THE SIXTH BALLOT
Was ordered taken, resulting as follows
Converse, 454 Vance, L; Ward, 934
Bishop, 4l5k; Ewing, $50 There wer
l. 735 votes cast 1858 being necessary to
# choice, of which Mr.. Bishop receive,
IL 4l54, or more than majority, and wa
> declared the nominee Of the Convention
s which nomination was, on motion, mad
u unanimous amid the widest enthusiasm
u and excitement, which was supplement
l. ted by music from the hand -"The Sta
,, Spangled Banner" and YANKEE Doodle
: The Committee on Resolutions, at thi