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adopted.
Tie Committee on Credentials re-
ported, buJ Mr.. Pat. Hogan, OF the Nins-
leenth Ward, objected to the Third
Ward delegates.
The obi ction was afterwards with
drawn and the report adopted.
The next business in order was the
report of the Committee on Rules and
Order OF Business. The report pub
lished above was received with repeated
applause. Mr.. Pugh, of the Fifth Ward,
objected, however, to the report.
He did not want the delegates from
the country TO leave the hall towards
the end Of the Convention because the
hour was getting late, and he wanted
them to stay to vote Tor the Offices OF
County Auditor anu Treasurer. ~
MIR. Fitzgerald, from the Sixth Ward
asked that The Important offices be ieff
to the lasA, and that the report be
adopted as read. On vote the report was
adopted.
THE COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS
reported the following:
Resolved, That we affirm and heart
ily indorse the platform adopted by Inc
last Democratic Convention held At Co
lumbus.
is now, as it has ever been, he Iriena
and ch m pion Ut the labOring man. IL
points with pride to the many conflicts
In which 1t has engaged in behalf cd
the Joiling masses against the ex-
actions OF capital. We, the Democracy
OF Hamilton county, in Convention as
sembled, pledge anew our faith that we
will in all lawful measures aid in tne
establishment OF system that promises
q lair and just remuneration for an
honest days work, aud In turtheranee
of our opposition to the unjust demands
OF capital, We humbly request our repre-
sentatlyes in Congress. that they snaA
oppose by their votes and in1 lenoe any
device or scheme by wnicn
National Banks shall be relieved from
taxation, or from bearing their Dropof-
tion Of the Nations debt.
"ResolYed, That we brand the Heg-
istry Law passed by the Republican
Legislature at its last session as being
In many OF its provisions un-
wise and unjust and antass-
onistio to the spirit of free govern
ment; and more particularly are We oP-
posed to it, inasmuch as 1t dlsfrancatsss
any citizen from holding the once OF
Judge Of Election who 10 not lree-
holder, and we demand Its repeal.
Resolved, That we indorse the action
of the Executive Committee In their de-
termination to remove from the AcA2a
the name OF any candidate VINO shall
have secured his nomination by Impr0p-
er means, and this Convention now Dc
clares It's determination to defeat sae
ele otion Of amy such Candidate.
.'ResUlyed, That we tender to the Com
mittee on Ways and Means our thanks
for their able management In all Things
pertaining to the holding of the Cel-
vention."
NOMINATIONS FOR SENATOR.
Col. Ozro Dodds mIved for suspeu-
sion OF lhe rules that Henry =. l. )ra ba
nominated by acclamation. Carried.
MIR. Lord was then nominated for Ser-
ator.
Mr.. Fitzgerald then in o grand burst
Of eloquence nominated George w. u.
Johnston tor Senator.
AT this poiut Jim Moran got on tho
stage, and in drunken speeoh creasaa
quite commotlon, DuL he was soon put
out of the hall.
Mr.. Theodore Cook nominated Alex.
Swift. Mr.. Courtney nominated Col. l..
A. Harris. Mr. Pu5h presented letter
from Col. Harris declining the non1ina-
withdrawn.
Juuson Harmon nominated W. L. For
rest. MIR. +. Benninser nominated
Judge Oliver. Mr.. Wolfstein nomina-
ted Louis Kramer. The nominations
were then declared closed, AMI the Con-
vention proceeded to the
FIRST BALLOT.
Johnston. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. lDl
bl..,
hramer ................,.... n
al. W. OllVer Observation-Disclosures II
Swift. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 65
81 beng necessary to choice. John
ston, Forrest and Kramer were nomina-
ted, ahd the nominations lo udly ohee led.
Calls were made for EX-M Mayor John-
ston, but he was not in The house.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
After number OF nominations had
been made, on motion the rules were
suspended and Mr.. Alexander Swifa
nominated by accldmation to head the
representation in the house. An at
tempt to nominate Oliver Brown BY The
same process failed.
The following names are before the
Convention for the nomination for Rep
resentatlves:
Irwin b. Wright, Robert Carson.
john j. Sullivan, Jonn Stanton,
William Il. Allen, Milo G.. Dodds,
VIM. Hyatt, T. Z. Turpin, W. P. Bidelie,
G. j. w. Smith, J. G. Sexton, Z. ".
Merrill, Joseph Smith, j. Il. ThomP-
son, A II. CLARK, A. j. Jones,
James Armstrong, Henry Holmes, }.
B. McWharter, Thomas h. Saiter.
Charles q. Campbell, Henry All. Dav
Patton, A. Sawyer, w. Jessup,
Lloyd S. Brown, W. z. Loder, E. q.
Hewitt, Fl. Holmes, Fed. X imper.
TIE FIRST BALLOT
resulted in the following vote: Wright,
SO; Carson, %; Sullivan, rs; Stanton.
40; Allen, 4; Dodds, 70; Campbell, 8;
Ali, q; Patton, %; Sawyer, Is; Jesspp,
81; Brown, SO,
Hyatt, 20; Turpin, As; K1imper, 30;
Biddle, 20; J. Smith. 26; Sex!ro. 81:
Merrill, 40; Z. w smith, n:
Loder, 55; Hewitt, g.; Harris, q;
20; CLARK, 81; jones, 81; Arm
strong, 10; Holmes, 8; McWnortsr, 81;
Saiter, II.
The following gentlemen were de-
olared nominated Tor Reprsse ~ a,ives:
5. W. Wright j. }. sullivan, n. q.
DJdds.
sULLIvAN's SPEECH.
'iGentlemen Of the CrnyentioEI Ny
friends saw ht to place lae ia nominn-
lion, and l return sincere thanks. As
you have placed me in nomination il IL