The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-16
OHIO POLITICS.
THE CAMPAIGN Gw0wENG WARE
RADICAL POW~wOW WAFCOLUBaBUs.
Speech Of Gem. Beatty BEFORE the Com
gressfOna4 ConventfOw-Engllsh
Bags the Nomination.

CoLrMBUs, Aug. 15.-The Republican con-
gressional convention assembled here at II
O'clock to-day. The Atheneum was we'll filled
during the morning session, but this after
noon the ground floor was packed and the
galleries well patronized. The proceedings
Of the convention were managed ia an admir-
able manner.
The comFaittee on resolutions reported in
effect thai the convention recognized the
ability and integrity of the present represen-
tatives in Congress, Hon. J. $. Jones and
Hon. Mills Gardner, approved of their official
conduct, but that aerge number of citizens,
irrespective Of party, had invited Hon. L.
English to become G. candidate, and that he
had acceded to the request and the commit
tee deem it expedient to make the nomina-
tion.
The fourth resolution Is as follows:
Res0tued, That we pledge ourselves to labor
from this day until the election to secure the
nomination Of Mr.. English
When the name Of English was mentioned
In the resolution loud cheers were ndulged in
throughout the convention.
The moment the resolutions were adopted
the stage bell sounded, and there descended
over the head OF the president large portrait
OF Mr.. English surrounded by a wreath of
laurel. Calls were made for English, but the
announcement was made that the illness Of
HE daughter would prevent his coming before
the convention.
Loud calls were made for Gen. Beatty, who
responded and addressed the convention at
some length. The Generalreviewed the action
Geo. L. Converse as their candidate. He re-
viewed the manner in which the delegates
from other counties were treated, asserting
that they had no voice whatever in the nomi-
nation, that enough delegates had been bought
up to nominate on the first ballot and that
MIR. Converse boughthis nomination and paid
the money for the votes of ward tummers,
gamblers, thieves and bloOd-suczers.
AS he hurled these assertions to the large
audience the house was fearfully quiet when
it burst forth in long and prolonged applause
Gen. Beatty said: Gentlemen, am speaking
facts. and am able to prove every word and
In this congressional district"
Proceeding, he took from his pocket DEM
ocratic paper published in this city, and read
extracts to the effect that the blood suckers,
pimps, thieves and gamblers controlled city
politics, and stating that no Democrat could
be nominated to Congress for less than $4,000. |
The editor who wrote the article was in the |
convention, and appreciated the situation
In nervous manner. |
Gen. Beatty alluded to the campaign just |
opened. He said Mr.. Converse would profess |
to be a friend of the workingmen, but would
net ten how ne soae as an member m Of the Legs-
builder, to whom it was due, and gave 1t to a
firm OF which he was one; that Converse
would profess TO be friend to the foreign ele-
ana WGfd M dGpy ha0ng been
who were present that they saw Converse
register an oath to ''put none but Americans
ON guard.
The speech was of the most scathing man
ner; It's delivery of the most forcible charac-
ter, Its cool and emphatic language, and the
assertion that he held himself ready to sub
stantiate every wordshe uttered, created
s'sollI'5e sensation. Not since Col. IngersolPs
mer ds eruption.e 9 Hayes campaign, has there
eelkst. pharu1ihe best Of feeling prevails, and
IS sm2dp .se Democrats and Republicans
The convention to-day was a
GNGEN Econtrast to the one two years ago,
than fifty composed the convention.