The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1881-07-19
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.
Temporary and Permanent
Organizations.
assN.hs Nominate! Or Governor.

sssVahs Nominate! s Governor.
The State Central Committee met
Tuesday evening at the office OF the
State Insurance Department, with Hon.
John G. Thompson in the chair, and
Clark Irvine as Secretary
The Committee decided on the fol-
lowing temporary organization: Chair
man, j. Edwin Spear, of Cincinnati:
Secretary, w. j. Gleason, OF Cleveland;
Assistant Secretaries, George Maui, of
Ssndusky, and Thomas Wetzler, OF Lam
caster.
AT eleven O'Clock, Hon John G
Thompson, Chairman OF the State Gen.
trail Committee, raped to order. He
said at is too hot to indulge in any
speech, and hence / shall not attempt
one"
The temporary organization WIS an.
nounced After few minutes delay
Mr.. Speer appeared within the hall and
was loudly applauded. He was grace
fully presented by Mr.. Thompson, and
spoke as follows:
sFEEcH OF HON. ). e. SPEAR.
Gentlemen of the Convention:
The Democracy of Ohio are once
mole gathered together to pay their an
nual vows We are marking another
circle 10 the years OF the oak. We are
met to. add one more leaf to the peren-
nia laurel. We are assembled to thank
God and take courage, like Paul at the
Three Taverns We have not finished
the course, but we have fought the good
fight and we have kept the faith
Though years in the wilderness, the true
Democracy, like the Children of Israel,
finds water in the rocks and mama on
the ground. In iis exalted mission to
lift the lowly, Democracy in defeat is a
conqueror. When Socrates, the sub
lime, barefooted Democrat, proclaimed
the doctrine that the King was no great
er than his suljpct, Athens gave him
hemlock, but the doctrine lived When
to intimidate the people, Lord Russell,
a modern Democrat, was drawn in an
open coach through the streets Of Lon.
don 10 the place of his execution, the
multitude, we are told, imagined they
saw Liberty and Virtue sitting by his
side. When Sir Harry Vane, another
Democrat, was dragged up Tower Hill
TO be beheaded, keen-eyed English.
man said, "You never sat on so glorious
seat" Democracy in chains may bt
victor; but now tue Ohio Democracy
in tue hour Of pride and hope, should
abate no eff ,rt, shouli omit no vigil
ance, to make our great cause triumph
, ant in victory.
The election upon which we are en-
| tering IL State election-a local eelc
? ton for local officers. 1t wouli i'll be
r come nee even to suggest to the Conven
ton what it5 action should be upon an,
e subject springing up before it. Curren
. events invite its attention to several im
t portant topics:
i Whether or not, as the humani,ies ar,
non-partisan, the management OF th
charitable institutions of the State shoul'
be free from partisan changes or ap
pointments whether or not the legisla
tive sessions of the General Assembly
, should he permanently shortened wheth
er or not the late Republican Legisla
e ture was well behaved; whether or no
Ohio should vote in November with tn
other States, that voters may not be lie,
into temptation; whether or not taxa
8 ton should be lower and more equits
bly, distributed; whether or not conyic
labor should be allowed to impoveris
honest labor, making the criminal, du
ring punishment as before, the destroye
|, of honest men; whether or not the mel
it system is better than the spoils sys
0 tenn in the civil service of the country
It whether or not the intimidation of vo
g ters by capitalists and employees of me
b is hostile to the spirit of free insiitutio
% and peril TO the Republic. Whethe
: or not the farmers of Ohio have an equ.
b chance before the law and the fsct-t
{: these questions, or TO some of these an
e to some others pertinent to this Stat
l. election, the Convention, / doubt no
e will address itself with wisdom and pa
y riotism.
Il Gentlemen, thank you for your cou
J, tesy, and will show my gratitude by d.
l. tanning you no longer from the bushes
l. OF the Convention.
u Mr.. James W. Newman. Of Sciot,
moved tha. all resolutions be submitte
b to the Committee on Resolutions will
q, out debate. Carried.
,r The call of the districts was then con
'e menced for the various Committees.
At On motion OF j. L Vance the col
J. Evention adjourned until 2 P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
st The Convention was again called
l. order at 2 p, m. by Chairman Spear, WI
!. called for the report of the CredeA,i
% Com mittee.
l. After much delay, DR.. P. Fl. Kelly, {
J. Washington. Chairman of,he Committ'
d on Credentials. reported that all counti
[e were full, and but two contests-bOth
% Hamilton county.
II PERMANENT ORGANIZATION,
,fl Col Dan. Flanagan read the repo
10 as follows:
70 For Permanent Chairman-Thom,
,e E. Powell. of Delaware.
q Secretary-W. T. Albertson, Ashlan
al Assistant Secretsries-W. G Coope
n Meigs; Thomas j. Cozan, Hamilton
\. DR.. r. G.. Williams, Stark; Thorn,
o Wetzler, Fairfield; Jacob D. Selzsr, Guy
n hoga; Major E. S. Dodd, Lucas.
Here followed list of twenty Viz
IF Presidents, and the order of business.
10 RULES.
y Same as those governing the Gener
% Assembly Of OHIO.
=. Col Powell, upon assuming the ehai
y said:
al Gentlemen OF the Convention:
% 1t is with feelings Of the deepest obi
ID cations thank you for the honor ju
l. conferred upon me. In return prom
}. ise to detain you only to congratula
you upon the auspicious manner
ID which we are about TO enter upon tn
lie campaign. We are about 10 renew ti
IS old struggle; we are about to enter vi
l. on the old fight. 1t is one in which "
8, have been some times defrauded, ofte