The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-08-05
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BY AcCLAMATIoN |!
JOHN A. MCMAHON NOMINATED

JOHN A. MCMAHON NOMINATED
The Democracy of the Fourth
Congressional District met in Con
vention at Dayton on Saturday last,
and after an organization nominated
by reclamation Hon. JOHN A. Nc
MAHoN, as our candidate for Con
gress, there being nc person offered
from any of the other counties. AT
ter the nomination a recess of fifteen
minutes was adopted, that the Con-
vention in a body might accompany
the Committee to MI. McMAHoN's
office and escort him to the hall,
which was done, headed by a band,
creating the widest enthusiasm.
The nominee appeared upon the
stage at the Hall and delivered an
able and effective speech of half an
hours length, which he concluded
by declining to accept the nomina-
ton, but the Convention refused to
receive his declination and adjourn
ed, giving the gentleman two weeks
to consider the matter. Mr.. MONA
HON can hardly refuse to accept the
honor 80 unanimously rendered him.
The honest, intelligent and respect
able voters of the District of both
parties, demand that he shall 'stick,"
in order that o severe and bitter re-
buke be given to the outrage of a
man openly purchasing his way into
the halls of Congress! We knoW
there r many good and honest Re
publicans in JPreble county, who
respect brains more than filthy lucre
to represent them in Congress, and
upon whose votes the bar'T of an il
literate and incompetent man can
have no influence, and we trust that
MI. MCMAHON will make the sacri-
fee and accept the honor, and save
the people of the Fourth District
from the shame and disgrace of such
a representative. Mr.. MCMAHON is
known for his honesty, purity, integ-
rity and intelligence, and it will re-
quire but a small effort on his part
to enlist under his banner q major
ity of the intelligent voters of this
District, and elect him again as their
representative. @
The following resolutions were
reported and unanimously adopted
by the Convention:
RESOLVED, By the Representatives
of the Fourth Congressional Dis
trict; f
1. That the nomination by the
National Democratic Convention at
Cincinnati of General Winfield Scott
HANCOCK for President, and Hon.
William II. English for Vice Presi
dent, merit the Endorsement and
should receive the support of every
Democrat and all others who desire
to promote the general welfare Of
people and the perpetuity of the
tgreat American Union of States j
2. That we affirm the principles
set forth in the platform of the Gin
cinnati Convention and in the letters
of acceptance Of Hancock and Eng
lish just given to the public M
g. That we denounce the nomina-
tion of a man to represent u Dis,
trict in the American Congress
ayowedly for no other purpose than
that he has plenty of money, which
he promises t oispend in the canvass.
We say such a nomination to such
an office is a disgrace to the District
which has been so creditably repre-.
sented in years past by men of both
parties 100 f1y aesa3sj .sa a.
d. That we pledge ourselves and
our candidates to use all honorable
means to secure the passage of ar
act giving bounties to veterans O.
the Mexican War.
ReDuhlicnpS who have announced