The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-29

Judge L, D. Thoman, Of Mahoning
county"
Tremendous applause greeted Judge Thoman
rs he stepped forward to the chairman's desk
When the tumult subsidized he made his acknowl'
edgments in the following terms:
JUDGE THoMANs SPEECH,
Accept my sincere acknowledgements gentlemen
Of the committee for asking me to preside over the
of this convention and you, my fel
low citizen, for your hearty endorsement of their
action. Gentlemen OF the convention, this assem-
bly, means two things; first, the ratification of the
action OF the national convention Of June 22d; and
second, the successful Inauguration Of the cam
paign for Ohio AS to the FIRST little need be said
The national Democracy has been brought from
darkness into light. The Star OF victory Is en-
craven upon its banner and with Winfield Scott
Hancock as the standard bearer 1t will be safely
placed where by the expressed will OF large ID a.
jority Of the people 1t rightfully belonged foul
years ago. But 1t was stayed, not by the hand o.
right and justice but by the combined strength o.
theft, fraud and perjury. An opportunity / Civ
en- the people to repudiate one of the leadere o.
that great crime by which the elective franchise
was debRuched and degraded: and that is in the
overwhelming defeat Of James A, Garfield, anC
they will do 1t, But you ask what other reasonI
are there why the national Democracy should bC
successful answer: First, it's the party of the
people, Its power Is with the masses; 1t is party
Of to-day, as we'll as tomorrow and forever. Sec
Ond, 1t believes civil superior to military power
the free ballot no troops, marshals, supervisors o.
appointees by the federal government to surround
the ballot box and manipulate the election II
favor OF Republican aSCendancy. Third, 1t is op
posed to the immigration of Chinese whereby tht
rights of labor are impaired believing and affirm
ing II to be the duty Of this government to proteC
the labor and the labOrer Another reason, 1t Il
FaN sc ftl
terests protected the rights Of its citizens for sew
enty years and after the 4th day Of next March
when the trust Is again COnfded to 1t, 1t will b
kept "a government of the people, by the people
and for the people," My second proposition wa
that this assembly means the successful inaugura
tion of the campaign for Ohio. And say SUI
cessful bect use l have too much confidence II
the voters of this great State to think them capa
BILE of tndorsing party longer whose every &C
by their party leaders indicates the downfall o
our American republic. have too much conf
dence in their good judgment to believe tina
they will indorse man who, by his letter OF &C
ceptance, means something" or nothing" OF
all subjects at the pleasure of the reader. And
am confident that II the Democracy does Its dut
to-day decisive defeat is in waiting for the Re
publican party In October. Gentlemen OF th
Convention, your duty is plain. First, harmony
and second, organization and united action. l
this is done, on the evening Of the second Tues
day In October, victory will be the glad tiding
heralded from hill top and valley, the echo o
which will resOund from ocean to ocean, from thu
lakes 10 the Gulf, and ere 1t has died away th
winds of November will carry the joyous shout
OF 45,O00O00 of people, Hancock is elected, th
peoples government still exists. Democrats o
the convention, Democrats of Ohio, Democrats o
the Nation, do your duty.
By direction of the chair the secretary theI
called the roll of districts for nominations for tn
various committees.
From this the 18th district the gentlemen Sc
lected were as follow On Credentials, D. Worley
on Permanent organization, ]. B. Hughes Of Ma
honing; on resolutions, Hon. John Clarke; mem
Der Of State Central Committee, j. G. Warwick,
Names ofiaV0rite sons were greeted with rous
ing cheers Of various degrees Of volume accord
ing as their reputation was national state or local
The name of one Of the counties was greeted b.
most uprOarious applause. When for membe
of the committee on resolutions the Tenth diStriC
chairman announced "Hon. David Joy of Han
cock" the cheering and handclapping for full
minute was unresrained and everybody seemeI
to enjoy it-that is nearly everybody, a few Re
publicaus were present-and as fitting final
"Three cheers for Hancock" was proposed anC
they were given right Justify
After the committees had been announced a re
cess was taken until Two o'clock, the committee
improving the interval by meeting at places des
ignated by the chair and agreeing on their re
ports.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention was called to order for the at
ternoon session at 215.
The reports Of the Standing Committees on Gre
dentials and Permanent Organization were adopt
ed and while the band entertained the audience
W. D. Hill of Defiance and ]. ]. Hall of Summit
were appointed by Judge ThOman as a committed
to bring in the permanent Chairman. They re
turned shortly afterward, and Judge Thoman tht
temporary President, introduced Hon. Theodore
Cook OF Cincinnati, the permanent President. HI
was literally applauded on taking his place, ant
addressed the convention as follows;
SPEECH OF HON. THEODORE COOK.
Gentlemen OF the Convention I'm accepting
this responsible place as your presiding officer
do so with sincere thanks and profoundly sens
BILE of the honor which belongs to 1t, With yOul
help and forbearanCe we shall get along with the
business Of the convention In au orderly and dig
nifed way, as becomes the representatives Of 8
constituency, whose servants we are. We are
here to day for special purpose. What we have
10 do at this time is, In certain sense, but sup
Elemental to the work Of the great convention al
Cincinnati month ago. II our deliberations are
marked by the same fOTbearanCe, patriotism and
wisdom which prevailed there we shall have
done for our State what was there done for the
Nation. The work of that convention has been
committed to us, the Democracy of Ohio, with the
solemn Injunction that we see to 1t that no mis-
takes be made here to-day OF in the campaign
which Is to come Our State Cket to be made by
us must at the October election receive the votes
Of three hundred and fifty thousand electors, to
which we must add ten thousand for the national
ticket In November l do not want to appear ex.
travagant In my statement. With the party firm
ly united on state ticket as It is on the national
ticket; with State organization composed of men
whose intelligence is capable of directing and
and whose hearts are In the work; with patriot.
10 determination on the part OF every Democrat in
this convention to-day to place upon the altar Of
bis party all his personal preferences and preju.
dices; and with an eve single TO success only we
may restore Ohio 10 the roll OF Democratic states
As we view the situation the chances Of the two
great parties in our state are numerically nearly
equal To Us is given the advantage Of juster
and better cause. Let u.s. therefore, remember
and take courage from the maxim that "thTice
armed is he who hath his cause of quarrel Just"
The honest selfish, patriotic people Of the United
states will not COndOne the great wrong put upon
Tree institutions by debRuched returning boards
and corrupt politicians In 1876 The damned spot
will not out. But, my friends, q crime such as
that shall not be repeated. There is deep seated
In the hearts OF the people OF all parties love Of
Justice, honesty and fair dealing, which will show
Itself and be felt In the election of 1880. OF the
national ticket made at Cincinnati no defense is
needed. If venal, mendacious press or dema.
gogues Of the stump shall be found assailing our
candidates we shall answer In the words Of Junius