The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-06-23
In Grand Convention at the State
Capital.
Hoadly For Governor and Warwick
For Lieutenant Governor.
The Remaining Candidates Are All Able
and Honest Men.
A Platform Worthy of All Praise--An Done
In Harmony and with the Best
of Feeling--Speeohes. Sc.

The delegations to the Convention met
last night by districts and named mem-
bers of the committees on credentials,
W. B. Tannahill, COlumbiana, Of being
the member for the 18th; on permanent
organization, rules and order of bust
ness, j. v. Lawler, of Carroll, was the
member; on resolutions, A. j. Wolf, of
MahOning, was the member.
The Convention was called to order at
1890 o'clock by Hon. Clark Irvine, Chair
man of the State Central Committee,
who said:
FELLOW DEMOCRATS AND FELLOW CITI-
zENs OF OHIO: The Democratic Central
Committee of this State have now organ
lied and, wishing to give the greatest
possible time to this Convention to tran
sact its business, and to avoid the un-
necessary delay, has seen proper to do
away with t,s old fashioned temporary
organization, and has instructed me as
the Chairman of the Central Committee
to call this Convention to order and re-
ceiVe the report OF the Committee on
Permanent Organization.
Is that committee ready to repOrtp
Mr.. POppletOn, Chairman of the Com
mittee OH Permanent Organization, will
read to you the proceedings of that COM
mittee.
Hon. Z. f. POppletOn, of Delaware,
Chairman of the Committee on Perman-
ent Organization, Rules and Order of
Business, presented as Permanent Chair
man, John McSweeney, of Wooster, with
a list of Vice Presidents; Permanent
Secretaries, VIM. G. Brady, W. +. AlbeT-
son and others. The report was unani-
mOusly adopted, and Chairman Irvine
introduced MIR. McSweeney, Permanent
Chairman, who said:
IouN NJ'SwEENRy'S SpEECH
FELLOW DEMOCRATS: For the unsO-
llcited aud unexpected honor of being
called upon to preside for while over
your deliberations, permit me to return
you my heartfelt thanks.
Only unused as am to the admins
tratiOn of parliamentary law, my life
having been passed away from Office, l
plead my total ignorance in any man
ner of skill in the administration of
parliamentary rules, but l hold myself
upon that same kindness and generosity
that fOrbearanee and good will, that
placed me here today, to aid me III the
discharge of my duties.
congratulate the Democracy of Ohio
upon this vast assemblage. 1t means
something. Seldom in the history of
the party, and have been here to see,
has assembled at your Capital so grand
an assemblage of leading and represen-
tatiVe men (aye, and the bone and sim
ew of those who cast vOtes), as l see as
sembled on this occasion.
You are from all over the state, from
the Queen City on the south, and on
ward up in the great far west where we,
down in our region, so often watch and
wait, and listen, and so seldom disap-
pointed in hearing the grand old thun-
der rumbling in the heavens over that
region. (Applause.) Great faces flush
ed with triumph from the city of CleVe-
land, where it sits like a dragon over
the waves of Erie's blue seas, and then
comes along to the wheat belt, where
they raise wheat, and Democrats with
backbone; (applause) and along through
the mines and the workshops, and hill
and dale, wherever industries strike ar
NOR, or agriculture turns its plOw, they
have come to us today, to make 1t a gala
day, while striving each in the earnest
ness which betOkens triumph, yet In
the spirit of Democracy, gentlemen, de-
termined to hurTah for the victorious
candidate, and buckle on the armOr for
his election when the battle comes.
Towards each success We have but to
obey anew the grand old party in the
spirit of the fathers, in the spirit of the
humble jefferson and jackson, in that
spirit (which Is constantly struggling
for popular right and the enlargement
of popular freedom, and Is continually
Vigilant in the restriction of govern
mental interference with any personal
liberty, down to thevery minimum con-
sistent with the proper preservation of
law and order; (applause) the spirit that
arises from the old Democratic fireside,
home virtues of economy and frugality,
instead of OnerOus taxation, exacted un-
der any pretense whatever, as the true
basis of national, as it is of individual
wealth and prosperity. 1t relies upon
4 a. ssnvn ~ .nV nern
sOnal force, as the true basis of minor
temperance and of the other cOgnate
virtues. (Applause.) And now, fellow
citizens, that same spirit Of the fathers,
of which / have been speaking, which,
when making our homes pleasant, here
answers to the spirit of truth and phi
lanthrOpy.
We are going through no common,
sham performance, L give you no.
tiee to it and the victory this
fall will be fOrerunner of the
year to come, and will tend to perma-
nently transfer the grand old State of
Ohio over to the Democrats lap
plause]; and we are so determined, that
In the print of our Democratic lexicons
this year we intend to have there Is
no such word as fail"
Now, fellow citizens, will not detain
you much longer. The signs of the
times are prOpitiOus; victory Is In the
'gyr. We want to follow up what we did
last year, with little addition. Let us
determine this year to vote for prohibit
tiOn Of the Republican party in Ohio
Long continued applause and laugh
teri, and therefore eonstitutlonally I've
will always be cOnstitutiOnaD, and
without waiting for any supreme court
but the people, correct the evils arising
from Republican traffic in Republican
sold and bribed legislative votes. If
anybody asks me when we come forth,
"Watchman tell us of the night" L will
say, there Is no night. Burn up your
arms, fight the good fight, wheel the
old Democratic column around, and
there Is no such word as fail. Long
continued applause.]
The committee on Credentials report