The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-07-29

fall of our American republic. / have
too much confidence in their good
judgment to believe that they will i'm
dorse man who, by his letter of ac-
ceptance, means something Oh
nothing" on all subjects at the will
of the reader. And 1 am confident
that if the Democracy does its duty to.
day decisive defeat is in waiting fol
the Republican party in October. Gen
tlelnen OF the convention, your duty
is plain. First, harmony aud second
organization and united action. Ii
this Is done, on the evening of the
second Tuesday OF October victory
wilt he the glad tidings heralded from
hill top and valley, the echo of which
Will resOund from ocean TO ocean, from
the lakes to the Cult, and ere it has
died away the winds of November will
carry the joyous shouts of As, ,OO0, 900
people, Hancock is elected, the peoples
government still exists. DemOcr&ts OF
the convention, Democrats of Ohio
Democrats of the Nation, do your
duty. -. t +.
The roll of the districts was then
called, and the Committees Oh Perma.
nent Organization, Credentials, and
Resolutions We're announced, when
the Convention took a recess till two
O'Clock in the afternoon. ,a
Upon the reassembling of the Con.
ventiOn in the afternoon the Commit
tee on credentials reported all the
counties represented and no contested
seats. .sl-..sfs-- -4 "a
The Committee on Permanent Or
manent Organization reported as fol-
iOws:l iar.ats - i -A'-
President-Theodore Cook, Hamil
~ asu VICE PRESIDENTS. '-t1t -
First dislrict-Charles Doll, Hamil-
ton. --r ---s-a.-.. .-s-~ f-
Second district-ThOmas B. Paxton,
Hamilton. ,..,,i fii ..,.,..s ,,,i ...I,
Third Districts. p. Perry. Butler.
Fourth district-Dr. w. Egry, Mont
gomery.
!s Fifth district-Hon. w. D. Hill,
asEa'!-f tfst." ---:i i''.ita.-i =
~ Sixth sdistrict-John Newcomer.
Fulton. .,.,. ,.dr .. itil .-.i nas -,
I. Seventh district-Dr. J., B. McLain,
Brown.
Eighth district-M. L. Bryan, Mad
ison. - e'a' o. .'
- Ninth district-H. w. Seney, Har-
din. fisL sf=-,i:s f- r-fi''' %
b. Tenth district-A. ID. Skillenger,
Huron. sE .'--.-tN ..ti sassv.s.s .tH
Eleventh district-Valentine Yeo
man, Lawrence.
Twelfth -district-Joseph p. Smith,
Pickaway.
> Thirteenth district-Wm. d. Smith,
Licking. 4-1i@ i ,sas- .,ihll
Fourteenth district-F. Y. McCrea,
Richland. rt .,a4t .d IS 80
Fifteenth dlstrict-George Donahue.
Morgan. i.'-..
Sixteenth district-J. w. Jones. Bel
mont.
Seventeenth district-C. NJ. Aten,
'-lla-l' se is-l Na
io Eighteenth district-James e. John
son, Medina. o. 1s,aas-,4s.{s sais.il..
Nineteen,h district-Oliver An
Twentieth district-Robert Carran,
Secretary-Henry Bohl, Marietta.
Assistant Secretaries Ohm j. Rob-
lnson, Tuscarawas; Charles P. Davis,
Auglaize John Coons, Lawrence w.
9. Beebe, Morrow; John M. Amos,
Noble. -. .....-.--.--
The committee also reported the
following for rules and order of bust
ness: e -. l.tssts.ts ...a.
The committee recommends that
me convention adopt the rules used
by the last State Convention,
Order of business-First, that they
proceed to nominate a candidate for
Secretary of State; second, Judge of
Supreme Court; third, Clerk of Su-
preme Court fourth, Member Board
Public Works; fifth, State School
Commissioner; Sixth, Presidential
Electors at Large. .-..
The report was adopted by accla-
nation. '@
Theodore Cook, the permanent Pres
dent, being introduced TO the Con-
spoke as follows: a
GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION =
La accepting this responsible place as
your presiding officer, | do so with
sincere thanks, and profoundly sensi
Die of the honor which belongs to it.
With your help aud forbearance we
shall get along with the business OF
he convention in All orderly and dig
lified way, as becomes the represent
ltives of a great constituency, whose
we are. We are here to o.day
or a special purpose. What we haye
o do at this time is, in a certain sense,
out supplemental to the work of the |
.reat convention at Cincinnati month
Lgo. Ii our deliberations are marked |
~ the same forbearance, patriotism |
md wisdom which prevailed there,
We shall have done for our state what
vas there done ior the nation. The |
work of that convention has been
to US, the Democracy of
)hiO, with the solemn injunction that
We see TO it that no mistakes be made I
lere To- day, or in the campaign which |
) TO come. Our State ticket 10 be
made by US must at the October elec-
ion receive the votes of three hun.
red and fifty thousand electors, to
which we must add ten thousand fer
he National ticket in November. l
. not want to appear extravagant in
ny statement. With the party firmly
nited on State ticket, as it is on
ational ticket; with State organi-
alton composed of men whose intel
gence is capable OF directing, and
those hearts are in the work; with a
atriotic determination on the part of
very Democrat in this convention to-
ay to place upon the altar of his par
Y all his personal preferences and +
rejudices: and with an eye single to
1ccess only, we may restore Ohio to
,e roll of Democratic States. AS we
lew the situation, the chances of the
vo great parties in our State are, nu-
leri ally. nearly equal. To usis giy.
u the advantage OF juster and bet
II cause. Let us, therefore, remem.
er and take courage from the maxim ,
lat "thrice armed is he who hath his .
luse of quarrel just.' The honest, I
nselfish, patriotic people of the Uni !
ID States will not condOne the great !
rong, put upon free Institutions by !
sbanched returning boards and cor I
lpt politicians in 1876. The damned
,Ot will not out. But, my friends, a =
line such as that shall not be repeat