Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-14
THE WEST.
Ohio.

! The Democrats in State Convention.
 COLUMBUS, July 13.-The Democratic State convention was called to order at II a. m. to-day by John G. Thompson, chairman of the State Central committee. The prelimi- ! nary organization was announced as follows Chairman, J. Edwin Speer, Cincinnati sec- retary, w. J. Gleason assistant secretaries, Thomas Welsher, Lancaster, and George Wane. Sandusky. MT. Speer addressed the convention briefly. The various preliminary committees were then announced, after which a recess was taken.
 The convention reassembled at 3 p. m. A permanent organization was announced as follows Chairman, Thomas E. Powell, of Delaware secretary, W. F. Alberson, of Ashland Colonel Powell made an address. The committee on resolutions announced that they would be delayed for an hour. Nominations for Governor were next in order. Evans Williams presented the name of John W. Bookwalter, of Springfield. Michael Ryan presented Isaac J. Miller, of Hamilton. Judge Samuel A. Huber named J. F. Follett, of Cincinnati. E. F. Popple- ton, of Delaware named George W. Geddes. Mahoning, H. B. Banning and Theodore Cook were also named. The first ballot re- suited Bookwalter 2021, Follett 121, Geddes 1O4, Jewell p, Miller 31 Banning 49, Thoman 62, Cook 23, W. W. Armstrong AT.
 Before the second ballot for Governor be- gan the committee on resolutions reported. A declaration of usual Democratic principles precedes the resolutions proper. The resolu- tions declare that the contract system for prison labor must be corrected that the last Republican Legislature was incompetent and pernicious; that no partisan control should
 -I~ ,L1k 1k,.kr &1,a& public officers should not be made reward in the shape of party spells; that the Star route frauds bring conviction of Republican corruption; that railroad dis criminations should be controlled, and in fa- vor of tariff for revenue levied and adjusted in it's detail with view to equity in public burdens and encouragement of productive in- dustries without creating monopohes; and we are in favor of the appointment of com mission to suggest methods of revision which shall accomplish the result. The committee also recommended the adoption of the fol lowing, though not included in the platform:
 Resolved That we deeply deplore the recent at tempt on the life of the President of the United States by assassin and denounce assassination in republic the highest and most revolting of crimes And we extend to the President and family our deepest sympathy and our earnest hope that speedy recovery may be vouchsafed him.
 Their report was adopted, though an effort was made by J. G. Daren to have the tariff
 
 suited in the nomination of Bookwalter, who received 3s64 votes, and Follett 1921. For Lieutenant Governor, Edgar M. Johnson, of Cincinnati, was nominated, the result being as follows: Johnson AS, Howard Douglass 33. W. o. Marquis 50. George w. Jewett 121, Milo G. Dodds 20. For Supreme Court, Jud ge E. F. Bingham, of Columbus. For Attorney General, Frank c. Doughton, of Kenton For Treasurer of the State A. P. Winslow, of Cleveland. Tonight at the Park Hotel a serenade was rendered to Sena- tor Pendleton. The State Central committee organized tonight by electing J. G. Thomp- son chairman.
 Fatal Cases of SunstrOke.
 DAYTON, July 13.-The intense heat con- tinued in this city, with a slight reduction of temperature last evening from thunder shower. Out of one hundred cases of sum- stroke early thirty proved fatal.