Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-06-22
UNDAUNTED DEMOCRACY.
Considerable HOWlmg for HOadlGy at
Columbus, Ohio,
The Unterriticd Boldly Face the Foe
with a Platform of Platitudes
General Proceedings.
Special Dispatch to THE BKE.

Special Dispatch to TnE BKE
COLUMBUS, June 21.-The demo-
cratic state convention convened at 10 a.
m. with the largest crowd ever seen ON a
similar occasion in Columbus. The con-
test between Ward and Hoadly for gov
ernor waged fercely. During the morn
ing hours all preliminary organization
was dispensed with and the convention
proceeded to nominate for governor.
First ballot-Ward 261, Hoadley 300,
Geddes 81, Denver 4; second ballot
Ward 279, Hoadley 304.
THE NOMINATION.
CoLU MBus, o., June 21.-As the sec
ond ballot was concluded and before the
result was announced, some changes be-
gan for Hoadley and the greatest excite
ment prevailed, delegates climbing over
each other and storming the platform.
Finally motion to nominate Hoadley
by acclamation was carried. He had III
the neighborhood of 25O votes, 219 being
necessary to a choice.
Judge Hoadley soon appeared and ac-
cepted the nomination in a ten minutes
address, during which he reviewed his
connections with the party, and although
he had wandered at one time with the re-
publicans to fight the battles of the col
ored race, the democracy was broad
enough to receive him. He esteemed it
great compliment to be nominated over
more worthy candidate and believed
they could win on a platform whose prin-
ciples was personal liberty, self-control
in Temperate matters, and license sys-
TEN.
The convention proceeded to the nom-
ination of lieutenant governor, and John
G. Warwick, of Stark county, was re-
nominated by acclamation. Before the
ballot was concluded, Dewitt Coalman,
of Portage county, the other candidate.
was withdrawn,
WARD KICKS.
The work of nomination was frequently
interrupted and delayed and in the mean
time Gen. Ward was brought in and made
a speech, in which he severely rebuket
the party for failing to recognize his
thirty years services; though, not to bc
daunted, announced himself publicly a:
candidate for the United States senate
The speech of Judge Geddes was in
somewhat different vein, though both
pledged fealty to the party. Before th'
other nominations were made the com
mittee on resolutions submitted the fol
lowing, which was adopted:
THE PLATFORM
The democracy of Ohio, in convention
assembled, hereby reaffirm the principle
of the party, as expressed in primaries
state and national platforms, in regard t.
personal liberty, true functions of tn,
government and as ennunciated by tn
great founder of the democratic party
Thomas Jefferson. The application o
these principles to our present conditiol
demands the publication of the publ
punishment OF roppers Of til
public treasury, equalization of all publ
burdens; arrest of prohigracy and extrav
agance that corrupts the administrator
of public affairs, and change i
in the policy that has so long bee
pursued by the republican party, favor
ing individual and class interests at tn
expense of the laboring and wealth-pro
ducing people of the country; and W
reannounce our previous declarations fo
stable money, gradual extinction of tn
debt and the payment of pensions to dis
abled soldiers, their widows and orphans
favor tariff for revenue, limited to tn
necessities of the government economic
ally administered and so adjusted in it
application as to prevent unequal bur
dens; afford Just compensation to labor
but not to create or foster monopolies.
The act of the republican congress
reducing the tariff on wool, while at tn
same time increasing it on wooden goods
already highly protected, was iniduitou
legislation, discriminating in favor {
monopoly and against the agriculture
interests of the country, and ought to b
corrected.
The democratic party is, as it alway
has been, opposed to sumptuary legisla
ton and unequal taxation in any forr
and is in favor of the largest liberty c
private conduct consistent with the pull
lie welfare and the rights of others, and {
regulating the liquor traffic and provid
ing against the evils resulting therefor
bya judicious and properly graded licens
system.
The abuses of the present contract sys
TEN in our state penitentiary, by whic
the products of convict labor are brough
in competition with the products
honest labor, is a great detriment to tn
latter, are injurious and unwise an
ought to be corrected, and the promise
of the republican party to abolish tn
system are shown to be false and hyp,
critidal by its failure while it has ha
power.
!, The protection of the government
e due to all American citizens, native an
70 foreign born, abroad as well as at hom,
" We reaftirm the resolution of the stat
ne conventions of Ohio in 1S8O-81 and g.
and the democratic national conventio
of l872-76 and 3; demanding thoroug
n reform and purification of the civil Sc
vice, and charge that the republican part
~ has violated every pledge it has heret
fore given for reform thereof, and HI
.R' failed during its long administration
NJ the government to correct even the mo
e. crying abuses, and we demand, therefor
a change in the executive adminstratio
of the government itself as reform fir
of all necessary Gas made still more man
l-g fest by the recent star route trials), ther
S5y ousting corrupt rings confederated
fTOtect crime prevent, punishment
.nds ur'minals, and by SO doing to make
nealao ssible to again punish fraud and the
edical 'sii,s D the public service.
e HIoti1he convention continued in sessic
familitrlout recess at either noon or evenin,
gnature, the scenes of confusion at times we
ard q Ar iBSroigaceful During the evening sessiC
e, Iamesai w. Metcal and Peter Kelly @
--toa fight with the Hamilton count
= EeSation, and the row had to be quellC
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