Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-06-07
OHIO POLITICS.
THE DEMOCRATIC STATE C0NVeN-
Tl0h.
Large Attendance and Great Enthusiasm
Scenes and lncdents-The Ticket
How It is Constituted and How
tits ReceiYed-lts Personnel,
Correspondence Of the Register.

most enthusiastic, most exciting, IlOst
demonstrative and most unruly gather
ING. Proverbial for their uproariOusness
as Ohio Democratic Conventions are,
this one was no exception, but it seemed
at times as though it were the accumu-
lated unruliness of all past conventions
launched upon this one en- maSse. The dis
order began IN the morning, but the cli-
max was not reached until late in the al
ternoon, when the Governor waB nomi-
mated. The disorder was begun short
ly after the Convention had reassembled
in the afternoon with panic created by
the giving way of some stage supports
with crash like a thousand peals OF
thunder. The house was filled to more
than double its capacity, and was liter
ally packed with humanity and when
the crash came many faces blanched and
many hearts stopped beating, and for a
time serious consequences were threat
ened by the rush OF people to the exits.
Fortunately, however, the excitement
was allayed before any serious mishaps
had occurred, and the accident having
been discovered immaterial and the
work of the Convention was proceeded
with.
The long-pent up enthusiasm OF the
assembled Democracy was not much
longer to be restrained. The sup
pressed excitement of the delegates
and spectators having found
vent. and been given an impetus by the
panic above described, was soon TO be
made manifest in way which was to
make Rome fairly howl, and before an
other hour had elapsed the cOnven-
ton more resembled an aSSemblage OF
raving maniacs than one of reasoning
beings.
At hali-paSt two nominations for Gov
ernor were called for, and it was four
o'clock before the oratOry of the men
nominating candidates and seconding
nominations was exhausted. Some OF
the speeches were really eloquent and
impressive, and had their effect. NOta-
BILE among the efforts was that of Hon.
John NJ. Sweeney, of Wooster, known
rs the most eloquent man in
the Buckeye State, nominating
Governor Bishop for reelection. But
the effort which attracted the most
attention and was received with the
most favor, was that of cOlored dele
gate from Athens, seCOnding the nOml-
nation of Gen. Rice. 1t was the first
instance of cO.Ored delegate ever adj
dressing an Ohio Democratic Conyen-
ton, and speaker and auditors shared
alike in the enthusiasm which prevailed.
At o'clock balloting for Governor
began, and the first ballot proved fruit
less of results except in indicating the
relative strength of the several candi-
dates. General Rice, Governor Bishop
and Generals Ewing and Ward were
being ballOted for, and developed
strength in the ordernamed. Upon the
second ballot, however, it became mani
fest that unless a lOUp was made, and
that speedily, General Rice would
be nominated on a third, To pre-
vent which cOnsummatiOn the Bishop
men, the cause of their chief being now
hopeless and between whom and the
Rice men existed a deadly fued, so to
speak, began to break for Ewing, and
as one delegation after another changed
the excitement became so intense as
really TO be painful These changes
continued to be made amidst the Wild
est enthusiasm until the vote was sutfi-
cient 10 nominate Ewing, and when the
result was made known the excitement
knew no bounds. Delegates and spec
tators alike became perfectly wild; men
Jumped up on the backs OF chairs and
threw hats, coats, handkerchlefs and
whatever else came convenient, upmto
the air, and shouted and howled like
demons gone mad.
The announcement OF the result on
Governor was quickly followed by mo-
ton from the opposition to make 1t
unanimous, which was carried with
equal enthusiasm.
The nomination of q candidate for
Lieutenant-GOvernO being next IN or
der, but one idea prevailed, and that was
Rice, and amidst scenes similar TO those
depicted above, only wilder, il anything,
ne was nominated unanimously " and by
aCclamatiOn.
At this point the vast crowd began to
dispcrse, the subsequent proceedings in
teresting them no more. From the out
set the interest had centered in the
choice of candidates for the first two
places on the ticket, and they having
been filled, curiosity was satisfied.
Neither platform nor other nom
nations could hold the people
longer and during the reading OF a
long and tiresOme set OF resolutions
which followed, fully three-iourthso of the
vast audience left the hall. The only
comment upon the platform is that
though ably and Cunningly devised, 1t Is
too long 10 carry much weight, even II
platforms in the abstract possessed such
influence. As the REGISTER has already
printed il, / refrain from repeating 1t
here either in full or i'm part.
The opinions of leading politicians
and journalists of all political parties
wired TO the REGISTER after the COnven-
ton last night, and if they or my own
observation count for ought the ticket Is
an exceptionally strong one. 1t Is well
distributed geographically, its personnel
Is excellent, and it is altogether a good
one. 1t contains soft money
man, n conservative partisan, a
wounded soldier, a German, an Irish
man aud Welshman.
PERSONNEL OF THE TICKET.
General Thomas Ewing, the nominee
for Governor, is the third son Of that
distinguished statesman, Hon. Thomas
Ewing, and was born at Lancaster, in
this State, August IL, 1929. He was
educated at Brown University and
studied law, removing in lS56to Kan.
sas, where he resumed the practice OF
his profession, being soon afterwards
elected Chief Justice OF the State. AT
the breaking out of the war he enlisted
and was made Colonel OF the Eleventh
Kansas Volunteers, and for gallantry
was promoted tO Brigadier-General in
! 1855 and was assigned to the command
of the District of the Border, which be
inc subsequently abolished, he was
transferred TO the command of the St
Louis District. He was made Major Gen.
raj for his wonderful campaign against
Price in 1868, and served with distinc'
tion during the balance of the war. Re.
turning to Ohio, he located at the old