The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-07-21

otcqu0Dt anu appropriate SpoeCn05.
John w. Bookwalter,o of Springfield /;
! Isaac J. Miller, of Cincinnati John
f. Follett, of Cincinnati George w.
Geddes. of Mansfield: II. Blackstone
Bsnning, of Cincinnati; L. D. Tho
man. of youngstown Theodore Cook,
Of Cincinnati.
The frat ballot was taken with the
following result:
Jswett ..'.... ... 49,. "a Banning ..........Sl
Ie%s,1n,. 4aSm.n ; y y Cook. ....... .Ss
Necessary to q choice. S42.
REPORT OF Committee ON RESOLUTIONS.
Whom the roll call had been con-
cluded, and while the Secretaries were
engaged adding up the columns, Hon.
Gibson Atherton, of Licking, present.
ed the report Of the Committee on
Resolutions, as follows:
PREAMBLE.
The Democrats lem ef Ohio. proud Of their citizen
tanning the prosperity of the commonwealth, and
to promote the welfare and happiness of the
Of stle people: The equality Of ali people before
and free AND pure ballot as Se cornel stone Of
free institutions; opposition to monopoles and
subsidies Of all kinds; the strictest economy in
national. state and local administration. that Ia
Dor may be lightly burdened; the maintenance
and advaneemcnt Of the common school system.
tract system in our state prison. by which the
products of criminal labor sre brought into COM
,as
wise and should be corrected.
iican Lesislsture deserves the condemnation Of
the people for its incompetency. hypocrisy; its
o snS
tional acts and for its reorganization of the be-
nevolent institutions of the state solely for the
REsoLvxD, That a. the humanities are. nom
be on-political. the management Of the charit;
able and punitive Institutions of the state should
be free from partisan change or appointments.
vice reform whereby offices shall be held to be a
public trust, TO be administered for the public
goodi: not spolls to pc enjoyed Us the reward OF
Ths ths of Ohio this
Individual liberty consistent with the public or
der. and are opposed to legislation merely sump-
RESOLVED. That the recent discovery of enor-
nous peculation in high federal places. and the
hepuShhSsn atts%pt tG 70, purchase votes .S by cor
pgb!ican organization is not worthy of public
RssoIvHp. That the power delegated to the
general government to regulate commerce among
the states. as we'll as the power reserved to the
borders, should both be exercised to prevent un-
just determinations and unreasonable charges
By our tariff for Levied and I'd
productive Industries without creafing ihonopo-
sion % to @ :assss. method Of revision which shall
accomplish this result.
The committee also recommended
the adoption of the following, though
not included in the platform:
RESOLVED. That we deeply deplore the recent
attempt upon the life Of the President Of the
sassinetion in q republic as the highest and most
revolving Of crimes. and we extend to the Presi;
r' oSr earnest % hopes that sp q speedy recovery be
vouchsafed to him. t,f ..i
The platform was adopted with
hardly q dissenting vote.
The second ballot fer Governor was
then ordered, and before it began, w.
w. Armstrong and Judge Thoman, in
short and appropriate speeches, with
drew from the contest, and during the
progress Of the balloting the names Of
Messrs. Cook, Miller, Jewett, Banning
and 6eddes were withdrawn, aud
ookwalter was nominated, and his
nomination afterwards made unani.
nous.
Nominations for Lieutenant Cover.
nor were next in order. The candi-
dates were M. v. Marc pis,-of- Belle
Milo G. D0dd, OF Cincin-
natl; George Jewett, of Muskingum !;
Homer Douglass, of Cincinnati Ed
gar M. johnson, of Cincinnati. John.
son was nominated on the first ballot.
Whole number of votes cast, 6S2 /;
necessary for . choice, 342. During |
the balloting the name OF Milo Dodd |
was Withdrawn, as was also that of
Homer Douglass. Marquis so, Dodd |
20, johnson 458, Jewett q, Douglass
33. Tho nomination of Edgar John
son was made unanimous.
Nominations for Judge of Supreme
Court were made as follower G. N.
Of Allen countyj E. j. Bing-
ham, Of Columbus. Judge Bingham
received 356 votes, Mr.. Hughes 339.
Mr.. Bingham's nemipation was made
For Attorney General there were
four candidates, viz: F. Q. Dougher-
ty, of Kenton; A. B. Barrock, of Lick
ing L. p. Borgess., of Hooking; /. N.
of Pickaway. The result
Df the ballot was as follows: Whole
number OF votes cast, 679; necessary
for . choice, $40. Dougherty, 343;
A.; Borgess., 1895; Aberna-
Thy, lO3. Judge Dougherty's nomi-
nation was made unanimous.
Candidates for State Treasurer were
next announced. They were e. S.
Parker, of Huron; A. P. Winslow, of
III. III. McFadden, of Steu-
Denville; H. d. Mathews, Oe Marion
Anthony Howells, of Mass on. The
result Of the ballot was as follows:
Whole number of votes cast, $50:
necessary for choice, 34l, Parker,
81; Winslow. .404 =; Mathews, %; How
slls, 65; McFadden, 129
The candidates for Member of the
Board Of Public Works were numer-
ous. They were: 8. B. Darrsgh, of
Martin Schilder, of Ross
James Campbell. Of Brown; Robert
n. Andrews, of Butler; d. o. Ebert,
0f Scioto; John Grove, of Defiance;
Hiram B. Smith, of Pomeroy; John
of Athens. The first ballot
Iplit the vote considerably. the second
as follows: 63l votes cast;
S23 necessary foi choice; Campbell,
a !; Andrews, 249; Grove, 800; d. G.
of Portage, whQse name
,aa not been previously announced in
So.
A vote Of thanks was rendered to
he permanent officers and the con.