Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-06-12
The Ohio Democracy.
THEIR BISHOP SCOOPED.
Ewing Heads the Ticket.

THEIR BISHOP SCOOPED. O.
Ewing Heads the Ticket.
The Democratic State State COnven-
tion assembled in the Opera House, Co
lumbus, at 10 o'clock. Wednesday morn
ing Of last week. Gen. James Steed-
man, of Toledo, was chosen temporary
Chairman, and Allen o. Myers, of Co
lumbus, temporary Secretary. In taking
the chair, Gen. Steedman made a ring
ing fiye-minute speech. the point of
which was that the time had come when
the Democratic party should insist upon
claiming its full share in the hOnors of
the late war, for it was largely due to
Democratic soldiers that the Union was
saved. No other speeches were made,
and after selecting committees a recess
was taken kntil o'clock. When the
Convention reassembled all portions of
the State were reported fully represent
ed. Mr.. Samuel F. Hunt, of Cincinnati,
was chosen permanent Chairman. Both
the Bishop and Rice managers still
claimed to be masters of the field, though
it was evident that both were more
anxious than they wished to appear.
The Cincinnati delegation did not be-
come solid for Bishop. as was expected,
and the uninstructed delegates were not
roped in as readily as was expected
Still, he had no fears, as he was confident
of leading on the first ballot, and thought
that would lead to victory on the sec
ond. Thompson had injured Riee's cause
and helped Ewing by telling Pittsburg
reporter that Ewing was "busted and
too poor to make canvass" The coun-
try and other wayering delegations did
not think poverty should mitigate
against Ewing as candidate, and evin-
ced decided disposition to pull against
Thompson's arrogant domiaeering. The
first ballot resulted as follows: Rice,
262; Bishop, 2c5; Ewing, 1G0, and Dur
bin Ward, 6. This vote disclosed two
things-that Thompson's boast of sure
thing for Rice was hollow pretence, ,and
that Ewing was much stronger than was
expected; so while the second ballot was
being taken there was generl stam-
pede. Votes were changed almost by
the dozen, and finally the vote was de-
clared for Ewing Excitement ran very
high. and storm was feared, but soon
everything calmed down, and by wise
preconcerted arrangement on the part
of his managers, Gen. Rice was nomi.
mated for Lieut.. Governor by acclama-
ton.
The ticket, as completed, stands as fol
lows:
For Governor, Thomas Ewing, OF
Fairfield; Lieut.. Governor, A. V. Rice
of Putnam; Treasurer, Anthony Howell
of Stark; Auditor, Charles Reemlin, Of
Hamilton; Judge of the Supreme Court
w. ]. Gilmore, of Preble; Attorney Gen
eral, J. Pillars, of Allen; Member Of the
Board of Public Works, Patrick 0'Ma
rah, of Cuyahoga. aal .
The following platform was adopted
Resolved, That the Democracy oi
Ohio demand free and fair elections,an
to that end denounce all interference
with elections by the military power
that the experience Of this and othel
countries has abundantly proved thai
the pressure of troops at the polls is de
structiye of the freedom of elections, anC
is incompatible with the existence Of
free institutions; that the laws enacted
by Congress which, under the pretenst
of regulating the manner of Congresslon
al elections, interfere with the election
of State officers, and overthrow the law:
of the State governing the choice of sucl
officers, are unconstitutional, and fOl
} that reason ought to be repealed; tha
they are also instrumentalities of fraud
force, and corruption by which the par
ty in power uses the money Of the peO
pie to corrupt, and thousands of ire
sponsible officers to harass and cOercI
the voters, and especially by force o.
fraud to deprive our naturalized citizens
of the right to vote, and for these rea
| SOnS dlSO Sdlu laws OuSuG w DO AhHlOui
ately repealed.
Resolved, That impartial iuries arr
essential to the administration of jus
tice, and thereby to the preservation o
liberty; that no man can be secure in hi
. person or property when the juries ar
, packed and controlled by the Govern
, ment police and for partisan purposes
that nnder the Federal jury laws now il
existence juries may be and have beer
so packed and controlled, and that tn,
highest interests of justice and free gov
a ernment require that these laws b
changed so as to secure fair, impartial
and independent juries in the Fedora
Courts.
Resolved, That the Republican mi
nority in Congress, by refusing to vot
' the supplies to maintain the Govern
: ment unless the majority would agre
to the use of troops at the polls, and al
so to the maintenance of the unconstitu
3 tional, corrupting, and unjust election
: laws aforesaid, and the President OF tn
l United States by his unprecedented US
5 of the veto power in order to perpetual
said laws and the use of armed men a
the polls, have shown spirit Of factiOl
and devotion to party success instead o
the welfare of the country and the pre-
Q servation of its Constitution and libeI
r ties, that demand the condemnation o
5 the whole American people.
|. Resolved, That President Hayes, b
4 his frequent interposition of the veto i
order to defeat legislation that wa