Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-07-23
STATE CONVENTIONS.
Ohio Democrats ut Cleveland -
Judge Long for Secretary OF
State.


CLsvuIsD, July 2s.-The Ohio Dem
ocratic Convention assembled THIS morn
ing in the Euclid avenue Opera House
with full attendance. and was opened!
with PRAYER by the Rev. DR.. Balles, OF
tbs Episcopal Church. Judge l.. u.
Toman. OF youngstown. was chosen
temporary president. After his sPeecn
and the appointment OF the customary
committees, the convention TOOK a'e'
cess until the afternoon.
The con vention reassembled this si'
ternoou. Hon. Theodore Cook, OF Cin-
cinnati. was elected permanent presi'
dent, with Q vice president lot escn
Congressional district and several secre'
taries. The Committee on Credentials
reported. Six hundred and thirty.hve
delegates were present. No contests.
Judge William Long, OF THIN, MAS
nominated for Secretary OF State; m;
Fsllett for Supreme Judge; Richard y
Tanning (incumbentl for Clerk o' the
Supreme Court; W. j. Jackson ior
Board Of Public Works; j. J. Burns
lincumbent) for Commissioner oi
schools; X. X Rannev and John r.
Fallett, for Presidential Electors st
large.
Californias Qreenb'ekera
SAN FRANC 500, Cal, July 2.-The
Gree nback State Convention, this MORN
iop. nominated w. A. Home, OF Sala'
nano. Congressman for the Third dis'
trict, and ]. d. Godfrey Of Los Angeles,
for the Fourth district. The platform
adopted endorses the Chicago platform
and adds thereto the clauses in favor oi
the repeal OF the specific contract law
and the issue to the people, by the gov,
ernment, Of money on good security al
a rate of interest not in excess oil the
cost Of issuance.
SAN Francisco. July 22.-ln the State
Greenback Convention the plank ot The
platform providing for the issue to the
people by the government OF paper
money at q rate of interest not In exc, ss
Of the cost of issue, provoked much dis
cussion. Ii was urged that the interest
being robbery the plank was q conces-
sion to wrong. II was finally agreed,
however, that il would not be ut pres
ent expedient to avOw the idea that the
government should furnish the money
desired without any interest, anu tue
original proposition 10 make the rate
three per cent. WAS finally modified as
adopted.
Missouri Democrats.
Sr. LorIs, July 22-The Democratic
State Convention reconvened ut Jeiier'
son Gity at $50 this morning and re-
sumed the nomination of q State ticket.
Col. Robert A. Campbell, OF ~. l.ouw,
was nominated for Lieutenant Governor.
Vermont Democrats
BuLINGros. VI, July 22.--The Demo
cratic state Convention met TO day Col.
A. hickey presiding, and unanimously
nominated Edward ) Phelps for Gov
ernor.
The ticket was completed ~ follows:
Lieutenant Governor, Geo. w. Gates.
oi White River Junction; Treasurer,
James X. Williams, OF Bellows Falls;
President electors at large, Cyrus Jen
ings, ot iiubbarton. and j. W. Bliss, 0i
Bradford.
The resolutions adopted cordially en-.
dorse the platform OF principles adopted
by the late National Convention at Gin.
cinnati and ratify tho nomination OF
Hancock and English. They also en-
dorsr the nominations made for state
officers, pledge them hearty support aud
commend them To the suiirages OF the
people of Vermont