The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-07-04
STATE oESrRAL CoMNIrrEH.

sTATR cENTBAL COMMITTEE
Dist u.,r,or corntv
Q s. W Hoffman, Hamilton
8 JerviS Hargett, Butler
4 j. s RObb Logan,
H. g. Gould, PIeble'
6 L. M Miley, Allen,
John II. MCGEE, Ottawa.
s j. X Newcomer Marion.
0 John G. Thompson, franklin
10 H. V, Smith, Meigs.
II George Tyler, Brown.
u Irvine DUNCAN, Jackson.
10 Jones s. Formsn, Noble
IL Joseph Hoffman, Perry.
Is Charles H. Matthews, TuscaraWs'
l6 B. r. Nelson, Ashland.
| II Ii. Il. O'Brlen, Erie.
IS James McCowill, Jefferson.
10 Jefferson Palm, rTumbull.
20 Il. II. Hatch, Cuyahoga'
After the committees had been appointe dan
nounCemens were made Of their places OIL meet, meet
ing and also that the state Central Commluee
would meet at the Neil House in the evening ;lor
| the pgrpose OF organization, The convention
| then adjourned till half past one O'CLOCK
AFTERNOON sEssI,N.
All were not present when the convention was
called to order by the temporary Chairman
The report of the Committee on Credentials was
called fol, and the Chairman Of the same reported
that the Committee had met, and at call OF the
districts all the delegations were feund 10 De lull
every county represented ana that mere were no
contests. The report OF the COmmlltee WAS heto-
The Chairman OF the Committee on Permanent
Organization, Mr. Healey, Of Hamilton county,
reported that they had selected as permanent
Chairman OF the convention, General Durbin
Ward, of Warren county; as permanent Secrela-
| ry, f. S. DOdd, Of Lucas county, aud Assistant
| Secretaries, f. A. Davis, of Morgan J. h. Mahat'
fey, ofGuernsey Flank H. Kelly, OF Cleveland
| Albert ZurChwert jr, OF Hardin Wllllam LEMON,
| of Hamilton county.
The Committee also reported in favor of the
rules governing the last Democratic state COnVen
tOn with the addition that all resolutions shOuid
be referred to the Committee on Resolutions WIN @
out debate The Committee also reported the
order of nominating Secretary OF Slate, Judge OF
| the Supreme Court and Member Of the Board OF
Public Works. The report OF the Committee was
received with demonstrations OIL approval; =
| The Chair appointed hon. James f. Neel, OF
Hamilton j. Robinson, Of Tuscsrawas, and W.
| w. Armstrong, OF Cleveland, d committee to wait
on General Ward and bring him before the CON
yentiOn During the absence Of the Committee
| the band furnished music ,
was introduced amid applause, and spoke as fol
lows
SPEECH OF HON. DUaBIN WARD.
GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION Il heartily
thank you for the honor you have done me this
day In asking me to preside over the deliberations
of a Congress of Democratic delegates In couven.
ton assembled We are here, gentlemen of the
| Convention, to announce our principles and nom
mate our candidates.
| The general principles Of the Democratic party
are so well known that they need not be reiterat-
ed IApplause 1t Is only necessary to apply
them to the contingency Of the present hour. We
| have always been the defenders OF constitutional
liberty [ApPlausel We have always beeu the
| opponents of moneyed monOpOlies applause and
always the steadiast advocates Of popular rights
| [ChCers,l
When protective duties grants to monopolies,
| which were calculated to take from the tOiling
masses the proceeds Of their labor, and put t into
| the hands of the privileged teW the indignant
voice of the Democracy has always been heard in
condemnation tGreat applausel Ana whenever,
in the past history Of the world, II has been found
that legislation was needed to protect the Interests
of the Industrial, producing classes OF the
country, the Democracy have provided that Iegls'
lation lApplsuse.
such, my fellow citizens, as well as Democratic
delegates are the great ideas and principles OF
| the Democratic party. And let us congratulate
ourselves that we nave been gaining ground for
our entire policy. We have driven back the
| haugbty moneyed power that sought to subdue
the nation [Great applause] Silver has been re-
mOneuZed IcheerS, the greenbacks nave been
| preserved renewed cheers and ere long the peO-
pe's 5olar, the peoples money, will be received
for public dues, and be equal with gold lap
plausel
Now, my Iellow.ctizens I may really Congratu
late you upon your past successes, and look hope
fully with you upon the dawning future. We
elected our President two years ago, but our vic
tory was snatched from us by the stealthy hand
OF fraud [great applause. Bat the same hand
that snatched away our victory poured into the
cup of the Republican party the slow poison
which is proving its destruction. Two years
from now we will elect our candidate by q ma
jorty so apparent by such victory no re
turning board will dare to steal awey our victory
[great Cheersl Be then Of good cheer.
UnaCCuStOned as | am to presided ask your In
dulgeuCe for all my shortcomings, and | hope
that the good feeling, and harmony, and courtesy
which seem TO prevail sm0ng the members OF
this convention will make my path easy in the
performance Of the duties that shall devolVe upon
me.
Then, thanking you for the honor you have
cOnleTred,I ask you 10 help me discharge well the
duties you have imposed upon me prolonged ap
plause
Mr.. Kirkpatrick, Of Guernsey, moved that Gov
ernor Bishop and Senator Thurman be invited to
seats on the platform. The Rame Of the Lieuten'
ant Governor was also added, when the motion
was agreed to-
Messrs kirkpatrick, ,Barnabas Burns of Richland,
and Pugh of Hamilton, to inform the gentlemen
OF the action of the convention.
The Committee on Resolutions not biting ready
10 report the rules were suspended and the con-
ventiou proceeded to the nominations. There
was a period OF silence, when the Chair annOunc-
ed that the nominations for secretary OF state
would be in order
Judge Hall of fSummitGoupty, nominated David
R. Paige, of Akron in quite lengthy and com
plimentary speech which was ably seconded by
Mr. Hubbard Of Ashland.
General Newton SChleich, of Fairfield, nomi
mated j. NJ Floyd, OF Hooking county, which was
seconded by Mr.. Ayleshire.
Judge Thoman, of MuskiDgum county nOmi-
mated Colonel w. L. Brown, of the Youngstown
EindiCGt0r, in quite lengthy speech.
Colonel Brown took the floor and said be made
an effort some time ago TO decline, but he knew
that his friend Judge Thoman had prepared g lit
tie speech in his favor and he could not deprive
him of the pleasure and honor OF delivering IL 10
the convention. He then Withdrew his name.
Hon. w. W, Armstrong, Of CuyahOga, made o
speech In favor of"D r. Paige and victory"
Hiram V. Peck Hamilton county, nominated
DR.. James A. Norton, Of seneca, on the strength Of
NOrton's legislative record. A. NJ. Thomas, of
Adams, seconded the nomination OF DR.. Norton
in an energetic manner.
The cali proceeded and the votes seemingly
were pretty evenly divided between Norton aud
Paige with few scattering for Floyd.
The announcements from each county were re-
Ceived with applause BY the friends Of each can
didate.
After the call had concluded and the counties
had begun 10 change votes to Paige, Dr. Norton
came to the front Of the stage and made quite
strong speech Complimenting bis opponent, and
| closed by moving " make the nomination Of Dd.
| Vid II. Paige unanimous He believed II would
be as got and probably better nomination
| than he would have made had he been selected.
| Mr.. Norton was thereupon permitted 10 with
| draw aud the nomination Of Paige was made
| una n nous By eccRnation.
Loud calls were made for Paige, and he came
forward and acknowledged The compliment in
brief manner.
The committee which had been appointed to
notify Senator Thurman and Governor Bishop Of
the action Of the convention in their behalf, ar
rived on the platform at this junCture and were
| greeted with loud applause. Business was sus-
pended for the time being, and gave place to con-
| tinued calls for Thurman.
SENATOR THURMAN's SPEECH.
Senator Thurman came to the front Of the stage
and was received with almost deafening ap-
plause He said they could not expect him to in
terrupt the business OF the convention by any ef
| fort at a speech; they would hear enough Of him
| before the election was over II he retained his
health. He never had seen men so patriotic and
confident as they seemed to him, and he believed
they could make no mistake In their nominations
or in their platform. Good men had offered
themselves for office and he c01ld see no reason
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