Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-07-30

First District, Charles Doll. Hamilton County;
Second, Thomas b. Paxton, Hamilton; Third
gomerYi Fifth, Hon, w. ID. Hill, Defiance; Sixth
John NeWcomer Fulton; Seventh, DIR, j, y, Mo
Lain, Brown Eighth; N, L. Bryan, Madison;
lenger, Huronj Eleventh, Valentine Yeoman
Lawrence; Twelfth, Joseph r, Smith, Pickaway'
Ihirteenth, william ID. Smith, Licking; Four
George Donahue, MorgRn;. Sixteenth, ]. W.
Jones, Belmontj Seventeenth. y. M, Athen, Col
umbiepa; Eighteenth, James o. johnson, Medi-
mai Nineteenth, Oliver Andrew, Lake; Twen-
teth, Robert Carran, CuyRhogh.
Secretary, Henry Boil Marietta; Assistant
Secretaries, John J. Robinson, Tuacarawas;
Charles ?. Davis, Auglaize; John CoonH, Law
BILE.
The committee also reported the following for
rules and order of business:
The committee recommends that the oonven-
ion adopt the rules used by the last State Com
ventiOn.
Order of business, first that they proceed to
nominate candidate for Secretary of State;
second, Judge of supreme Court; third, Clerk of
supreme Courti fourth, Member Board of Pub
lie Works; fifth, State School Commissioner;
sixth, two Presidential Electors at Large.
The report was adopted by Roolamation.
On motion committee OF two, consisting of
Mesara, W. ID. Hill, Of Defiance, and j. j, Hail Of
Summit, was appointed 70 wait on the perIna-
nent Chairman, inform him of his selection and
escort him to the chair.
On taking the chair Mr.. Cook thanked the CON
ventiOn for the honor and closed by predicting
success for the State aud National tioketa.
At the conclusion OF Mr. Cooks speech he
called for the report of the Committee on Reso-
lutione, but As the committee chairman was not
present Just then, on motion the reading was de-
terTed and the oonyention proceeded 70 the nom
inution OF a candidate for Secretary of State.
The following nominations were made; Hon.
Samuel U, Hunt, of Cincinnati; General Ameri-
Gus v. Hcei Judge William Lang of Seneca
County; Colonel William II. Cessna, Of Hardin
County. The names of Hon. Samuel r. Hunt
and General Amerious v. Rice were withdrawn
A ballot was then ordered. but when OuyahoRa
eQation withdrew Colonel Cessnos name, and on
motion Judge Lang wns nominated by aoolama-
ton. On being introduced by the chair Judge
Lang made short speech of acceptance. Al
this point the chair called upon the Committee
on Resolutions for the report Of that committee
and the oommittee, through its chairman re-
ported the following
PLATFORM.
ResolDed,, That the Democracy of Ohio
heartily indorse the candidates of the National
ously labor for the election Of Hancock and En-
glish and of the candidates for State offices this
day nominased.
Resolved, That the Democracy Of Ohio adopt
a. their own National Democratic platform as
follows.
Fint-We pledge ourselves anew TO the consti-
tutional doctrines and traditions of the Demo-
cratic party as illustrated by the teachings and
example Of long line of Democratic statesmen
and patriots and embodied in the platform Of
the last National Convention.
Second-Opposition TO Capitalization and 10
that dangerous spirit of enoroachment which
tends 10 consolidate in one and thus to create,
whatever the form Of government real despot-
ism; no sumptnary lawsj separation Of church
and State for the good of each; common schOOls
tOateted and protected.
Third-Home rule, honest money, tho strict
maintenance OF the public faith, consisting of
gold and silver and paper convertible into coin
on demand, the atrict maintenance of the public
faith, state and National and q tariff for rev
Bourth-The subordination of the military to
the civil power and genuine and thorough re-
form Of the civil service.
Fifth The right tq a free ballot is a right
meintained in every part OF the United States.
siNth-The existing administration ia the re-
suit Of conspiracy only and its claim Of right to
aurrOuud the ballot box with troops and deputy
marshals 10 intimidate and obstruot the electors
and the unprecedented use of the veto to main
tain ia corrupt and deepotio power insults the
peoples and imperils their institutions.
Seventh We exeorate the course of this ad-
miniatrationin making places in tho civil serv-
ice reward for political crime and demand a
impossible for defeated candidate 20 bribe his
way 20 the seat of usurper BY billeting villains
upon the people.
EiRhth-T great fraud OF 1867, by which,
upon false count of the electoral votes Of two
States the candidate defeated al the polls was
declared TO be President and for the first time
in the American history the viii, Of the people
lence struck deadly blow AZ our system of
representative government. The Democratic
party, To preserve the country from the horrors
OF a civil war submitted for the time in the
firm aud patriotic belief that the people would
punish this crime in 1880, This duty preoedea
and warps every other IL inspired 4 more aa-
cred duty upon the people Of the Union than
ever addressed the oonsoienoes of a nation Of
heemen.
Min. .h-The resolution Of 8. ]. Tildeu not
again 70 be a candidate for the exalted place 10
which he was elected by majority of his eOun-
trymen and from which he was excluded by the
leaden Of the Republican party, is received by