Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-06-05
The Ohio Conventions.
THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET AND PLATFORM,

THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET AND PLATFORM.
AS stated In the third edition OF The STAR yes
terday, Gen. Thomas Ewing, or Fairfield, was
nominated on the second ballot for Governor by
the Ohio democratic convention assembled at
rounced votes began to change TO Ewing from
Bishop. From that time out it was stampede,
and Ewing was declared nominated with hur-
acknowledgements, A. V. Rice, OF Putnam:
treasurer, Anthony Howells, OF Stark; auditor
Chas. Reemelin, OF Hamilton; Judge OF the Sd
general. /. Pillars, OF Alien; member of the
beard OF public works, Patrick o'Marah, OF
Cuyahoga.
fair elections, and TO that end denounces all
interference with elections by the military
power; declares that impartial juries are essen
tial to the administration OF justice, and there
by TO the preservation OF liberty; that no man
can be secure In his person or property when
the Juries are packed and controlled by the Gov
eminent for deSpottc and partisan purposes;
that the republican minority In Congress, by
refusing to vote supplies to maintain the gov
eminent unless the majority would agree to the
use OF troops at the polls, and also to the main-
violent and unjust election laws aforesaid and
the President OF the United States, by his un-
precedented use OF the veto power In order TO
troops at the polls, have shown spirit OF fac
t1on and devotion to party success instead Of
the welfare OF the country and the preservation
OF its constitution and liberties that demand
the condemnation of the whole American peo-
pie; that not dollar should be Appropriated by
congress TO pay soldiers, marshals deputy mar
shals or supervisors Of election to interfere
with or control elections that the effol Is OF the
republican party to open and keep alive the war
feeling between the north and south are to be
condemned by every lover OF his country; that
we oppose the perpetuation OF the present m.
tional banking system as a means OF control
over the currency OF the country, and demand
tie gradual substitution OF treasury notes for
Frank Hurd in behaif OF tie minority of the
committee on resolutions, submitted the follow.
lug additional resolution:
"That we request the democratic members OF
army until provision shall have been made that
such army shall not be employed to influence or
inttmidate people at the polls"
This resolution was defeated by heavy vote.
THE GREENBAcK CONVENTION.
This convention nominated for governor Gen.
a. saunders Piatt, OF Logan; lieutenant COVER
nor, Hugo Preyen, OF Clark; auditor, Andrew
Roy, OF jackson; treasurer, Chas. jenkins, OF
Cuyahoga: attorney general, James c. CroZan,
OF Hooking; member OF the board OF public
works, Geo. w. Platt, of Hamilton. The con-
ciples Of the "national greenback and labor
party OF the state OF Ohio" recognizing all civil
and political rights and privileges, opposing
favolitism on account OF birth, color, creed or
financial condition; referring to the CONNER
cial and induStl ial condition Of the country as
appalling, and holding the old parties response
bic for the nefalious and ruinous policy pur-
sued, and point to their record as full and COM
plete evidence TO the people that It is folly TO
hope for relief from either.
minority platform, reported by Gen. Shef-
WOOD, provoked bitter discussion, and when
It was voted down a number OF delegates left
the convention, and Gen. Carey, Gen. sherwood
and others held meeting last night, at which
speeches were made denouncing the action OF
issue call for another convention, to meet at
Toledo. June IL, to nominate new ticket.