The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1880-05-11
AFTERNOON SESSION.

AFTERNOON SESSION.
1t was thirty five minutes a ter two
o'cl elk when General Nelly. of Alien,
arose and stated that the T. mi o ary !
President had not yet arrived, and that
the Convention ought TO proceed with
its business. He moved that Or. Nor.
ton, OF Seneca, act as temporary chair- !
man, which was carried Dr. Norton
came forward andthanked the Conyen-
tion. The house was full to its u,mes,
capacity
The chair announced as the first busi-
ness OF the afternoon session the report
from the Committee on Permanent Or
gan'zation, Rules and Order of Bushes.
Hen. L A Brunner, from that com !
mi''ee. submit d the following report i
For President. Hon. George L Con.
ve'se. Of Franklin.
Wee Presidents, One from each Dis
trict
Secretary-William J. Gleason, of Gu
yahoea.
Assis' ant Secretaries-C N. Allen. Of
Belmont; S VI. Mcmillan. of Washing
ton; E. S. Dodd, OF Lncas; J X. New
conner, of Champaign; R. j. CotEey, OF
Hamilton.
The rules Of the Ohio House Of Rer-
resentatives shall govern this Conyen.
ton, so far as applicable.
The Convention shall at once proceed
to elect four delegates at Large and four
alternates to the Cincinnati Convention.
who shall he elected by call of the
counties, maj ri,v Of all the votes 10
he necessary tn elect.
All resolutions offered in the Conven-
ton shall he referred to the Committee
on Resolutions, without deha,e.
Hon. George L Converse appeared on
the. stage, and after thanking the Con-
vention for the favor conferred, proceed
ed 10 speak of the three principal candi-
dates OF the Republican party-Grant,
Sherman and Blaine. or all three he
said they proposed to enter the White
House bv some other way than enter the
door. The FIRST had the nerve to train
guns on the White House In 1876. He
will have the nerve to do it again. u
the second, Mr.. Sherman, he said money
bags would be at his control Mr.. Con.
verse said recent report OF Senator Ds.
vie showed that leaves missing, erasures
and alterations in the hooks of the
Treasury involved ahoat two hundred
millions Of dollars OF Mr.. Blaine, Mr.
Converse said be would try 10 reach the
White House by waving the hloody
shirt. 4st
Mr.. Converse then reviewed some ot
the history of the Republican party, the
worst phases of it, in his judgmeat. HI
admitted it had some good phases, ant
he wondered how It succeeded in carryin.
the worst phases. He spoke in bis usua
stirring vein, eliciting frequent applause
+ While the Convention was waiting 70
, committees to report, Hon. John Nc
Sweeney, Gen. Geo. W. Morgan, Gen
0urbin Ward and others we're called ou
to make speeches. fs
: TIE Committee on resolutions submit,
ted the following report:
! Resolved, That the Democratic part
: OF Ohio recognize the long service, tn
! great ability and the steadfast advocao,
of constitutional liberty which marke,
. the career Of Allen G. Thurman !: an,
confiding in his rectitude and fitness 10
the Chief Executive of the Republic cor
daily instruct the delegates at large thi
! day appointed, and request the delegate
chosen bv the several districts OF th
State, to present TO the National Demo
cratic Convention the name OF this triet
statesmen as our candidate for Presiden
of the United States, and to use all hon
) orahie means to secure his nomination.
: ResolUcd, That in order that Ohio ma,
: have the full influence and powerin th
National Democratic Convention I,
!, which her position entities her, we here
j by instruct the Ohio delegation to otha
Convention to cast the vote Of the Stat
as unit. s A@
, ResolUed, That we recommend th
, Democratic National Convention I,
,. adopt the two-lhrds rule in the nomina
ton of candidates.
The following we're elected delegate
at large to the Cincinnati Convention
> j. II. Wade, of Cleveland; j. B. Stead
> man, of Toledo; John McSweeney, o
Wooster; Durbin Ward, Lebanon; A
: v. Rice, Ottawa; T. E. Powell, Della
ware; Charles Hilb, of Hamilton, an
A. R. Vancleaf, of Pickaway were Q ,ose
. !. alternates, and the convention adjourned