The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-22

troduced as chairman and received with
much enthusiasm. He spoke briefly in the
line of exhortation, and predicted a Demo-
cratic victory but touched no ISSUE The
floor Of the convention became so overrun
with spectators that business was suspended,
and a sergeant-at-arms from each district ap-
pointed to get the delegates seats. 1t was
about half an hour before work was re-
sumed.
The committee on resolutions not being
ready to report, the convention proceeded to
the nomination of a Governor. There was
great delay in the presentation of names
Efforts were made to proceed to a ballot
without names, but after a long wait Senator
Thurman crowded onto the stage, amid the
widest enthusiasm. He followed T. E.
Powell, and seconded the nomination of
General Durbin Ward. He made an able
plea for a recognition of the services of Gen
eral Ward. He warned the convention
about tying themselves to any one issue, and
announced that the party had always been
arraayed against sumptuary legislation, and
shall continue in that way. The names of
Hoadly and Geddes were then presented in
order
Trouble was reached on the first ballot
when Butler county was called, which had
divided delegation, and resulted in a call of
the counties to do aWsy with the unit rule,
which was carried amid great confusion and
showed the strength of the leading candidates
to be about even The ballot was not finished
till 1:3O, and was as follows: Hoadly, 800,
Ward, 261; Geddes, II; Denver, 4,
The second ballot proceeded till Butler
county was reached again. and the same
trouble ensued. After the call had been
concluded some changes began for Hoadly,
and the greatest excitement prevailed dele
gates climbing over each other and pushing
each other and storming the platform. Be-
fore the result of the ballot could be an
nounced motion to nominate Hoadly by
acclamation was carried. He had in the
neighborhood of $50 votes, 319 being neces-
sary to a choice.
Judge Hoadly soon appeared, and accepted
the nomination in a ten minutes address dur
ing which he reviewed his connection
with the party, and although he had wan
dered at one time with the Republicans to
fight the battles of the oolored race the
Democracy was broad enough to receive him
again. He esteemed it great compliment to
be nominated over more worthy candidate,
and believed they could meet on q platform
whose leading principles were personal lib
erty, self-control in temperance matters and
a license system.
The convention proceeded to the nomina-
tion of a candidate for Lieutenant-governor
and John G. Warwick, of Stark county was
selected by acclamation, as before the ballot
concluded Dewitt Goldman, of Portage
county, the other candidate, was withdrawn.
The work of nomination was frequently
anu QeldN6Q, ana III tL6 nedu-
time General Ward was brought in and
made speech, in which he severely rebuked
the party for failing to recognize his thirty
years services Not to be daunted, he an
nounced himself publicly as a candidate for
the United States Senate.
The speech of Judge Geddes was in some
what different vein, and both pledged fealty
to the party.
THE PLATFORM
Before the other nominations were made,
the committee on resolutions submitted the
following, which was adopted:
The Democracy of Ohio, in convention assem-
bled, hereby reatfirm the principles of the party
as expressed in primaries, and State and Nation
al platforms in regard to personal liberty the
true functions of government, and as embraced
In the political creed txpounded by the great
founder of the Democratic party-Th0mas Jeffer-
son. The application of these principles to our
present condition demands the publication of
the public service, the punishmt ut of the rob-
bers OF the public treasury, the equalization of
all public burdens, the arrest of the profiigacy
and extravaganza tnat cOrrupts the admiuistra-
tion OF public affairs, and total change in the
policy that has s1 long been pursued by the Re-
publican party, favoring individual and class
interest at the expense of the laborng and
wealth-produclpg people of the country; and
reatfrm our previous declarations for stable
money, the gradual extinction of the public
debt, ana the payment OF pensions to disabled
soldiers, their widows and orphans!
SecOnd-We favor tariff for revenue limited
to the necessities of government, economically
duIululSbeTtt. anu SO huJuSIeu IN lLS application
as TO prevent unequal burdens, encourage pro-
duotive industries at home, afford just c0mpen-
sation TO labor, but not to create or foster mo-
nonOlies.
Thrd-The act OF the Republican Congress re-
ducing the tariff on WOOL while at the same time
increasing 1J on woolen goods, already highly
projected, was iniquitous legislation, discrmin-
ating in favor of monopoly and against the ag
ricultura interests OF the country, and ought to
be corrected; and we heartily approve the action
OF the Democratic members of the Ohio delega-
tion In Congress In voting against that increase.
Fourth-The Democratic party is, as it always
has been, opposed to sumptuary legislation and
In favor Of the largest liberty of
private conduct consistent with the public well
fare and the rights of others, and of regulating
the liquor traffic and of providing against the
evils resulting therefrom, by a judicious and
properly graded license system.
Fffth-The abuses of the present contract sys-
tenn in our State penitentiary, by which the prod
nets of the labor Of cOnvicts are brought in com
petition with the products of honest labor, to
the great detriment OF the latter, are injurious
and unwise, and ought TO be corrected, and the
premises of the Republican party to abolish this
system are shown to he false and hy ypocriuical by
its failure to do so, while it has had the power
Sixth-The protection of the government is
due to all American citizens, native and foreign
born, abroad as well as at home
seyenth-We reatirm the resolutions of the
state eonyentions of Ohio in $780,
1881, and 1882, and Of the Democratic national
conventions of 1872, 1876. and 1880, demand
ing thorough reform and publication of the
civil SERVICE and charge that the Republican
narty has Violated every pledge it has heretn
fore given for the reform Thereof, and has failed
during its long administration of the govern
ment to correct even the most crying abuses
and we demand, therefore, "a change in the ex-
ecutive administration of the government itself,
the reform first of all necessary (as made stll
more manifest by the recent star-route trials)
thereby ousting corrupt rings cOnfederated TO
protect crime and prevent the punishment of
criminals, and by so doing TO make it possible
again TO punish fraud and theft in the public
service
SUPPRESSED BY THE POLICE
The convention continued in session with
out recess at either noon or evening, and the
scenes and confusion at times were disgrace
full. During the evening session, Charles W.
Metcalf and Peter Kelly got into fight and
the row had to be quelled by the police.
The men were arrested and locked up. Kelly