The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-06-12
POLITICAL.
The Ohio state Democratic and
Greenhack, Conventions.

The Ohio state Democratic and
Greenback, Conventions.
Columbus, Ohio, juno 4 1879.-The
Democratic Convention assembled in the
Opera House at 10 o'clock. Gcnl. James
Steedman of Toledo was chosen tennpor-
ary chairman, and Allen Myers OF COlum-
bus temporary secretary, in taking the
chair Steedman made an interesting five
minute speech, the point of which was
that the time had come when the demo-
cratic party should insist upon claiming
its full share in the hOnors of the late war
for it was largely due to democratic sol.
diers that the Union was saved. After Sc
lecting committees recess was taken until
Q o'clock. ,...... .... =.
When the convention reassembled at
O'Clock, all partitions of the state were rep
resented fully. President Samuel +.
Hunt of Cincinnati was chosen permanent
chairman. .-.-......-. .- - -..-
At half past three O'Clock the conven-
tion proceeded to ballot for governor, Rice,
Bishop and Ewing being candidates. list
ballot, Bishop 2O7, Rice 257, Ewing 16O.
Before the second ballot was announced
the votes began to change from Bishop to
Ewing, and from that time out j: was a
stampede, and Ewing was declared nom
mated with hurrah! ,.- --..
General Rice was nominated by accla-
nation for lieutenant governor.
The following is the ticket: For gov
crnor, Thomas Ewing, of Fairfield; lieu
tenant governor, A. V. Rice, OF Putnam :;
treasurer, Antony Howell. of Stark: audi
tor, Charles Rumclin, of Hamil-
ton: judge of the supreme court,
w. j. Fillmore, of Prebble: attorney gen
eral, Isaiah Pillars, of Allen: member of
the board of public works, Patrick
O'Mara, of Cuyahoga. .s --l--
The following was the platform adopt
ed:
Resoire1, That the democrats of Ohio
demand free and fair election, and to that
end denocnce all interference with the
elections by the military power; that the
experience of this and other countries has
abundnntly proved that the presence OF
troops at the polls is destructive of free
dom of elections and is incompatible with
the cxistancc of free institutions; that the
laws enacted by congress, which, under
the pretensc of regulating the manner ol
congressional elections, interfere with the
elections of state officers and overthrow
the laws of the states governing The choice
of such officers, are unconstitutional, ant
for that reason ought TO be repealed; tina
they are also instrumcntaiitics ~ fraud
forcc and corruption by which the party
in power uses the money of the people e
corrupt, and thousands of irresponsible
officers to harrass and cOerce the voters
and especially by force and fraud 10 depriv.
our naturalized citizens of the
right tO vote, and for these reasons. also
the said laws ought to be Immediately re
pealcd. -- s sos
Resolced, That impartial jurors are rs
sential to the administration Of justice
and thereby to the preservation of liberty
that no man can be secure in his persor
or property when the juries are packed
and controlled by the government for dcs
pOtic and partisan purposes; that undel
the federal jury laws now in existence
jurics NAV and have been SO packed ant
controlled, and that the highest interests o.
Justice and free government require tha
these laws he changed SO rs to secure fair
impartial and independent juries. in the
federal courts. ,l &, - sl.-, 5f-.fstl
Res0lretl, That the republican minorit,
in congress by refusing to vote supple.
to maintain the government unless tn,
majority would agree to the use of thu
troops at the polls, and also, to the main
tenauce of the unconstitutional, corrupt
ing. violent and unjust election laws afore
said; and the president of the United
States, by his unprecedented use of the
veto power in order to perpetuatc the said
laws and the use of armed men at the
DOiis, las SHOWu opNib VI uucCtiou buO
devotion to party success instead of ths
welfare of the country and the preserva
tion of the constitution and liberties thai
demand the condemnation of the whole
American people. ....,.s ~. ..
Resotced, That President HAYES, by his
frequent interpositiou OF the veto, in orrlel
to defeat legislation that was plainly con
stitutional, that in no way interfered with
the independence of any other department
OF the government. and had received the
most mature consideration of congress
has shown an utter disregard Of the con
sideration and principle that induced the
insertion of the veto power in the consti
tuition, and alike disregard Of the wishes
and welfare OF the people
! Resotred, That VIC declare it as the
| sense of the democratic party of Ohio
That not dollar should be appropriated
by congress to pay soldiers, marshals
deputy marshals or supervisors of elcc
ton ir interfere with or control elections
| R,soiretl, That the efforts of the republi
can party Ia open and keep alive the wal
feeling between the north and the south
are :" he condemned by every lover of his
country.
Resolred, That we rcafiirm the financial
principles heretofore advocated by the
democratic party Of Ohio. that the issue
of money in any form and the regulation
thereof belong to the general government
alone and ought not TO be delegated OF
entrusted Ia individuals or corporations
that we therefore oppose the perpetuation
of the present national banking system as
means Of control over the currency of
the country, and demand the gradual sub
stitutiun of treasury notes for national
all debts of legal tender quality with
s.,,in an1 IsSnec ia hc
lated upon principles regulated by lcgis-
lation or organic law so as TO secure the
greatest possible stability of value.
Resolred, That af.er changing the valu-
alton of all. property from the scale of
paper money, by which the heavy burden
of debts now resting upon the people,
were created to the former level of gold
and silver; and that the change then made
| in the metallic standard itself by the
demonetization of silver was a monstrUus
fraud upon the people, cunningly devised
in the interest of the holders of bonds,
that should be condemned as in violation
of every principle of honest dealing and
a covert assault upon the fundamental
rights of property; and we thereby de-
inand the full restoration of silver to its
original place, as a money metallic the
same as gold.
Resolred, That the rapid increase of the
interest bearing debt of the government
under the present administration ought 10
excite the serious apprehension Of the
people. We demand that the further in
crease in the bonded debt in time of peace
be stopped, and it be put in process of ex
tlnction. sf t.4-,r t-s-
Resoired. That the attack made upon the
state legislature in the republican plat
form is wholly undeserved. and that the