The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-09-14
OUR CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION.

Major Jonathan H. Wallace, of New Lis
bon, Nominated by AcclamatiOn.
The Democrats of the Eighteenth
Congressional District held their con-
ventiOn in College Hall, Alliance, on
Thursday afternoon last, and more than
usual interest and unanim1ty prevailed.
The delegations from the four counties
were full, with the exception of that
from COlumbiana, which was two dele
gates short, and there were no contests.
Shortly after o'clock, j. C.Welty, Esq,
of Canton, called the convention to order,
| and on motion, Judge l.. ID. ThOman, of
Youngstown, was chosen chairman.
Judge ThOman was greeted with ap-
plause as he stepped on the platform,
and after thanking the convention for
| the honor conferred on him, proceeded
to arraign the record of the Republican
party. except the first five years of its
being in power, since which time he
claimed it had been without an Issue,
except that of self-aggrandizement. 1t
had been the practice Of the Republican
party to start false issues, and then
when they had proven successful, to
laugh and say how easily the masses
could be gulled. In 1875 they had gulled
| the people with the Roman Catholic
and public school question; in 1880,
with defeat staring them in the face,
| they brought the eloquent COnkling in
| to this State to talk of the national
prosperity being due entirely to ihe Re-
| publican party, and had carried Indiana
| by the lavish disbursement of money
| in the hands of men now indicted in
Washington for swindling the Govern
ment. The speaker then referred to the
| present campaign. He stated that here
tOfOre the Republican party had always
claimed that the election of Congress
men was of vital national Importance,
and yet, in this State, the only issue
now made was the false one that the
Democratic party was in favor of no
Sunday and was the friend and champt-
on of the liquor interests: Judge Tho
man said he was glad to see that the Re-
publicans were at last getting imbued
with moral opinions, but thought they
had chosen the wrong standard-bearer
on the liquor question, in Governor
| Foster, who, he claimed, had spent more
money in saloons than any other man
who had ever run for Office in Ohio, and
who had four times been elected to Con-
| gress by the influence of the liquor
dealers. Sherman, he also claimed, was
poor preacher for the Republicans to
| employ on this question, as he had be-
| come wealthy from the liquor traffic.
In referring to the contest in this dis
trict, he claimed that Mckinley was one
of the committee that would handle the
| two per cent. assessment levied on eve
| ry Government emplOye-even down to
the poor women that scrub the stairs at
the capitol - and that Republicans,
while admitting that he would lose
| great number of votes in his own party,
laughed and said that money enough
would be provided to buy votes from the
Democrats to overcome that loss He
said he hoped that Democrats would not
so disgrace themselves as to sell their
knfvr
if they were true to their party; and,
in conclusion, asked Republicans who
had glOried in such leaders as Lincoln,
Greeley, Trumbull, DOOlittle, Sumner,
and Julian, how they could follow un-
der the banner of such men as Robson,
(whO, when he was first appointed as
Secretary of the Navy in Grants admin
istratiOn, had not decent suit of clothes
to appear in, and yet soon afterwards
others.
Judge ThOman's speech was heartily
applauded.
ed Vice-Presidents: Anthony HOwells, OF
Stark; Ira Wilcox, of MahOning; j. M,
d. ROyse, of COlumbiana, and James Car
son, of Carroll.
Mr.. W. H. Phelps, of the Alliance
Leader, was elected Secretary OF the
} convention, and VIM. Malline, of MahOn'
ing, and ]. V. Lawler, of Carroll, assist
, ants.
A. L. Jones, Esq, made a motion that
the chairman Of each delegation report
as to contests and number of delegates
present, 80 as to save time. The motion
prevailed and the chairmen reported.
A. McGregOr moved that the Demo.
|, cratic State platform be approved and
reaffirmed; carried.
On motion of Mayor Cole. of Massil-
Ion, the convention then proceeded to
nominate candidates.
A. L. Jones, Esq, nominated Major
Jonathan II. Wallace, of New Lisbon
and he said he was as honest, competent
and as good a man as there was in the
} State. He had known the Major from
bOyhoOd, and could guarantee that he
would not ask for fourth term.
Mr.. T. A. Collins, of SalineVille, sec.
Onded the nomination, speaking of Ma.
jor Wallace in very complimentary
terms. He promised that COlumbiana
county would not only reduce the /, 1,70C
Republican majority, but would give q
majority for Wallace, as he had no Op
, position in his own party or any affida.
Wits staring him in the face.
A delegate then moved that the nOmi
nation Of Major Wallace be made by &C
clamation, which was carried witt
hearty acclaim.
Messrs. McGregOr, Lawler, WOOlf, and
Potts were then appointed as the com
mittee to notify Major Wallace of his
nomination.
On motion of Hon. johnson Sherrick
the following Central Congressional
Committee was appointed: Carroll
county, j. G. Ferrall; COlumbiana, j. F
Spence; Mahoning, L. d. ThOman; Stark
johnson Sherrick.
Mayor Cole, of MassillOn, moved thai
a Congressional Campaign Commit {
of five members be appointed; carried
and Messrs. 7. j. McCObb, DR.. George Elk
ert, W. 8. Potts, John G. Warwick and A
L. Jones were appointed on the commit
tee.
The President then introduced the
Hon. James W. Newman, candidate for
Secretary of State, who spoke at some
length on the liquor question and the
reckless expenditures in the late session
, of Congress. He quoted from speeches
of Sherman in the Senate, and showed
what a difference there was between
= them and those now being made by hin
, and Foster in this State; and asked how
the Republican party could be cOnsid
cred the opponents of the liquor traffic