The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-21
OHIO DEMOCRACY.
Clark County Carries or the Guberna
torial Plum In the Name of John w.
Bookwalter-The Platform.

tOrtRL Plum In tine name Oh SOnm
Bookwalter-The Platform.
The Democracy of Ohio met in State Conven-
ton at Columbus, July 13. John G. Thomp-
son, Chairman of the State Central Committee,
called the Convention to order, and after re-
marking that it was too hot to make q speech,
and that he would not attempt to make one,
announced the temporary organization.
J. Edwin Spear was made temporary Chair
man, and after brief address, the districts
reported their committees, and the committees
got down to work at once.
Congressman Ben LIE Fevre presented the
following resolution to the convention, which
was adopted without discussion:
Resoloed, That the Democrats of Ohio in
convention assembled, instruct our representa-
Gves in Congress to use their influence IN Sc
curing the passage of a law that shall protect
the farmers against the encroachments of all
combinations or monopoles of whatever char
acter.
The convention then adjourned till p. n.,'
and upon reassembling, Hon. T. E. Powell, OF
Delaware, was made permanent chairman, and
delivered himself of spirited address, during
which he was frequently interrupted with ap-
plause.
The nomination of candidates being next in
order, COL Evan T. Williams, of Lawrence,
took the stand and presented the name of
John W. Bookwalter, of Clark, for Governor.
The mention of the name of Bookwalter pro-
duced great and prolonged cheering. MIR.
Anderson, of Clark, then presented the name
of Isaac J. Miller as a candidate for Governor.
The following names were also presented
for the Governorship: Judge George W; Ged-
des. of Richland, George W. Jewett, of Musk
ingum, Henry Blackstone Banning, of Hamilton,
Judge Thoman, of Mahoning and Hon. Theo-
dore Cook. The first ballot resulted as fol-
| lows:
| Geddes, 1O41&; -Jewett, % /; Banning, 81 /;
Thoman, 49 Cook, SO Armstrong, Al;
The Chair announced that 6S2 votes had
been cast rendering $40 necessary to a choice
ceived the requisite numbe- of votes, second
! ballot was ordered.
| While the above ballot was being footed up,
| the following platform was read and adopted !:
PLATFORM.
| Preamble. The Democrats of Ohi9,L proud
of their citizenship in this great State; for the
| purpose of maintaining the prosperity OF the
| Commonwealth and. to promote the welfare and
| happiness of the whole people, submit the
/ following declal alton of principles upon which
| they ask the suffrage of the people; The
| equality of all people before the law, equal
| taxation, unpolitical legislation, and free and
pure ballot as the cornerstone OF free instltu-
tions opposition to monopolies and subsidies
| of all kinds the strictest economy in national,
| State and local administrations, that labor may
be lightly burdened tine maintenance and ad
| yancement of the Common School system.
Resolued, That the abuses of the present
| contract system in our State Prison, by which
the products of criminal labor are brought into
competition with the products of honest labor
to the great injury of the latter, Is vicious ano
unwise, and should be corrected.
Resolved That the couse of the last Repub-
lican Legislature deserves the condemnation OF
the people for its incompetency, hypocrisy, 1T
unnecessary and heavy increase IN the bur
dens of taxation. and for the passage of un
| constitutional acts, and for its reorganization
| of the benevolent institutions Of the State
solely for the purpose, and as q medium FOL
the distribution of spoils.
| Resolued, That as the humanities are non
partisan, and the treatment OF criminals
should be non-political, the management of tht
charitable punitive institutions of the State
should be free from partisan change or ap
pointments.
Resolued, That we are in favor of Civil
Service reform whereby offices shall be held to
be public trusts, to be administered for the
public good not spois to be enjoyed as thu
reward of partisan zeal or service.
Resolued, That the Democrats of Ohio II
| this year. as in all years, are In favor OF th'
largest individual liberty consistent with pub
Lie order, and are opposed to legislation merely
IResoIUed, That the recent discovery of enor.
nous peculation in high Federal places, ano
| the Republican attempt to purchase votes by
| Corruption should convince the country tha
the Republican organization Is not worthy ol
| public confidence.
Reso Iced That the power delegated to th
General Government "to regulate commerc'
among the States" as well as the power re
served to the States to regulate commerc
| within their own borders, should both be exer
cised to prevent unjust determinations ant
unreasonable charges by our railroads.
4 oka1 IN
| details with view to equity in the public bur
dens and the encouragement of productive
| interests without creating monopolies, and W
favor the appointment of Commission t
| suggest method of revision which shall &C
| complish this result.
The Committee also recommended the adop
ton of the following, though not included il
the platform:
RESOLVED, That we deeply deplore the recen
attempt upon the life of the President of tn
assassination in Republic as the highest ant
most revolving of crimes, and we extend t
the President and his family our deepest sym
| pathies and our earnest hopes tn 1t speed
recovery be youchsafed to him.
Before second ballot was taken the nam
Of General Banning was withdrawn in favor c
John F. Follett. The name of Judge Gedde
was also withdrawn. The second ballot re
suited as follows:
Bookwalter, SS61S Eiller, A Follett, 1927
Geddes, 81 Banning 50 Jewett, 6; Cook,
The Chairman stated that 683 had been cast
rendering 343 necessary to choice, and MI
| Bookwalter having received more than tina
number was declared the nominee.
After song from the platform by the Ham
ilton County Glee Club, the balloting for tn
other places on the ticket quietly proceeded
and the ticket, completed, stood as follows
THE TICKET.
Governor-John w. Bookwalter, of Clark.
, ant-Governor-Edgar NJ. johnson
| of Hamilton.
Supreme Judge-Edward F. Bingham, {
Franklin.
Attorney y-General-Frank G. Daugherty, {
:. Hardin.
, Treasurer of State-A. P. Winslow, of Gu!
ahoga
Board of Public Works-John Grow, of D.
6ance.