The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-07-25


of July, and was organized by the Sc
lection of Hon. John Bull, as tempo
rary Chairman, and c. c. Parsons, Jr.,
Secretary.
After the appointment of Commit
tees on Credentials, Permanently Or
Rules and Resolutions, q
recess was taken till half past one
p. m.
The Convention reassembled at the
hour appointed. The Committee on
Credentials reported all the Counties
fully represented and no contested
seats.
The Committee on Permanent Cr-
ganization reported Hon. T. W. Peck.
Of Portage, President; and
w. ID. Abortion, of Ashland, Secre-
tary, with an Assistant Secretary from
each County. Upon assuming the
chair the President returned thanks
for the honor conferred on him in q
short and appropriate speech.
The Committee on Resolutions made
the following report, which was unan-
imously adopted
Resolced. That this convention re.
affirm and accept the platform adopted
by the Democratic State Convention
at Columbus, Ohio, June 26th 1878.
Res0lUed. That We will heartily. sup
port our State ticket and the nominee
Of this Convention, and deliberately
and persistently labor in the coming
in order to relieve our State
aud Country from Republican misrule.
A resolution was also adopted thank
ing the citizens Of Msssillon for their
the ladies for choice deco
rations of the Hall, and the Massillon
Brass Band for their valuable, services.
The counties were called in alpha
betical order and the announcement
of candidates made:
The name Of Judge Thomas j. Ken.
ney was announced by II. NJ. Camp
bell. EsQ. .s.-z
On behalf Of the Democracy of Por.
tage County, s. u. Harris announced
the name of Dewitt g. Goodman, Esq.
w. A. Lynch, Esq, ON behalf of q
portion of the delegation of Stark
announced the name of Ar.
chibsld McGregor, editor of the Stark
Democrat. s
The name Of j. &. Warwick, Esq,
was presented by DR.. j. b. Lewis, on
behalf of another portion of the Stark
delegates.
John McSweney, on hehalf of the
Democracy of Wayne County, an
the name OF Hon. +. B. Esh-
Gilman. sts
The balloting then commenced, the
first vote resulted % follows: Kenney,
%; Goodman 96; McGregor, 80; War
wick, 20; Eshelman, Al.
For ten or . dozen ballots there
were but slight variations in the vote,
and mp to the seventy-ifth ballot there
was little to indicate any disposition
ON the part of any of the delegations
to abandon their favorite candidates.
Occasionally few votes of delega-
ton would be cast for some other cam
didate than their own, but they were
only thrown out as 't.feelers." After
the seventy fifth ballot the Convention
took recess until seven o'clock In the
evening.
At the coming in Of the Convention
1t z O'Clock the balloting was resumed
and continued with substantially the
same result as before up to the ll6th,
when Judge Kenney arose and in an
able and thrilling speech withdrew his
own name and announced that of Gen.
eral Aquila Wiley, Of Wayne County.
In the midst Of great applause Gen.
Wiley arose and thanking tho gentle
man for his eulogies, declined the
proffered honor. He said he was taken
by surprise. He. was q
nominee for . local Office, and besides
had come there in the interest of an
other candidate, whom he wss in
honor bound to support.
Judge Kenney promptly replied in
sisiingi up0n General Wiley remaining
; candidate. saying he had given. q
part of his body to his countryside
rest belongs to the Democratic party
in the interest of the e0antry.
The ll7th ballot was then taken and
as follows: Wiley, q; Ken
ney, IA; McGregor, 80; Warwick, 10 !;
IS. On this ballot the 26
votes Of the Portage County delegates
were cast for Wiley, and they contln-
ued to be 90 cast 1t each bail0ting up
to the 142d ballot, which resulted as
follows: Wiley, ~; Esheiman, 55 !;
20. T - aassssig's
The President then announced the
vote, and declared General Wiley
~ tk if+f
On motion the nominatiOn was
made unanimous amidst the widest
demonstrations of spplause.
U0uOE0l W 10y oIO0S ouu UOu&ut "
but the Convention would
not permit bis withdrawal.
McSweeney made most powerful
speech which ELECTED the close atten-
ton of the Convention. He said to
General Wiley that he must not have
any dread of iinputstions or imputa.
tors-the latter NO doubt small perta.
ters. Let the Probate Judgeship go.
If that stood In the way of the General
ali he had to say was that he (Ac-
Sweeny) would relieve him and take
The Office himself. General Wiley must
run. He thanked the Convention for
the compliment to Wayne County and
The clans of McGregOr for their
assistance. The Republican party was
as dark as hell with the lights put out,