Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-22
OHIO DEMOCRACY.
Meeting Of the State Convention at Co.
lumbus-Judge HoadIy Nominated
for Governor.

Il
The PIatform-A Tariff for Revenue Linn
tied by the Legitimate Necessities
of the Government.
| COLUMBUS, o, June 21.-The Democratic
State Convention convened at 10 o'clock am,
| with the largest crowd ever seen on a similar
occasion in Columbus. Not more than half
the people could be commodated in the
opershouse. The sultry weather and rain
% ade everything disagreeable. The contest
between Ward and Hoadly for Governor
wsged fercely during the morning hours.
The Convention was called to order by Clark
| Irvine, chairman OF the Central ommittee,
| and the reports of the committees appointed
last night were heard. All preliminary or
ganjz.tion was dispensed with, and the Hon.
| John McSweeny, of Wooster, was introduced
as permanent chairman, and was received
with much enthusiasm. He spoke briefly in
the line Of exhor,stioD, aud predicted Dem
ocratic victory, but touched No issue. The
floor of the Convention became 30 oyerrun
| with spectators that business wss suspended,
and q sergeant alarms from each district
| was appointed to get delegates seats. II was
| about half an hour before work was resumed.
| The Committee on Resolutions not being
| ready to report, the Convention proceeded
| to the
| NOMINATION FOR GOVERNOR.
There was great delay in the presentation
| of names. Efforts were made to proceed to
| ballot without names, but after long wait
Senator Thurman crowded on to the stage
N II L., II
| lowed by J. Z. Powell, who seconded the
| nomination of Gen. Durbin Ward. He
M ade an able plea for the recognition of the
services OF Gen. Ward. He warned the Con-
| vention about tying themselves 10 any one
issue and announced that the party had al
| ways been arrayed against sumptuary legis-
stioD, and shsuld continue in that way.
The names Of Hoadly and Geddes were pre-
| ssnted in order.
| FIRST BALLOT.
Trouble was reached on the first ballot.
4 When Butler county was called, which had a
| divided delegation, il resulted in call OF
| counties to do away with the unit rule, which
was carried amid great coniu ion, and
showed the strength OF the leading candi-
| dates 10 be about even. The ballot was not
completed till 80 O'Clock, and was as fol-
lows: Hosdiy, 200; Ward, 261; Geddes, II;
Denver, 4.
HoADLY NOMINATED.
The second ballot proceeded until Butler
coanty WAS reached again, and the same
trouble snsued. After the call had been con-
cluded some changes began for Hosdly, and
| the greatest excitement prevailed, del gates
climbing over each other, and storming each
other and storming the platform. Before the
result of the ballot could be announced y
motion to nominate HosdIy by reclamation
was carried. He had in the neighborhood Of
800 votes, 3l9 being necessary 10 choice.
| ACCEPTS THE HONOR.
Judge Hoadly soon appeared, aud ac-
| cepted the nomination in a ten minutes adj
dress, ducing which he reviewed bis connec-
tiou with the party, and although he had
wandered once with the Republican party to
fight the battles of the coiored race, the De-
mocracy was broad enough to receive him
| again. He esteemed it great compliment
10 bs nominated over more worthy csndi-
date, and believed they could win on plat
form whose Leading principles were personal
liberty, sef-eontrol in temperance "a alters,
and license system.
OTHER NOMINATIONS.
The Convention then proceeded to the
nomination of Lieutenant Governor, and
John G. Warwick, of Clark county, was &C.
lecied by acclamation. Before the ballot
was concluded Dewitt Cosman, of Portsge
county, the other candidate, was withdrawn.
The work OF nomination was frequently
interrupted, and in the meantime Gen. Ward
was brought in and made speech, in which
he severely rebuked the party Tor failing TO
recognize his thirty years service, though he
was not to be daunted, and announced him
| self publicly as a Candidate for the United
States Senate. The speech Of Judge Geddes
was in a Somewhat different vein, though
both were pledged freely 10 the party. Be-
fore the other nominations were made the
\ COMMITTEES on Resolutions z1hmIffsd the foi-
lowing which was adopted;
THE PLATsokM
The Democracy of Ohio, in convention
assembled, hereby reafirm lhG principles Of
the party as expressed in the primaries, of
! the State and national platforms, In regard
to personal liberty, the true functions Of gov
eminent, and as embraced in the political
creed expounded by the great founder of the
Democratic party, Thomas Jefferson. The
application OF these principles 10 our pres-
ent condition dem ands the publication Of The
| public service, the punishment of the rub Oers
of the public Treasury, the equalization
Of all public burdens, the arrest OF preh-
gacy and extravaganza that corrupts the ad-
ministration of public affairs, and total
change in the policy that has so long been
pursued by the Republican party, fAyoring
individual aud claes interest, at the expense
of the laboring and wealth producing people
of the country, aud we reannounce our previ-
GUS declarations for stsbfe money, the grad
ual extinction of the public debt, and the
payment of pensions TO disabled soldiers,
their widows aud orphans.
StcoHd.-We favor tariff for revenue,
limited to the necessities of the government
economically administered; and so adjusted
in its application as to prevent unequal bur-
dens, encourage the production of industries
at home, afford just compensation TO labor,
but not to create or foster monopOlies.
IhTd.-The act of the Republican Con-
gress reducing the tariff on wool, while at
the same time increasing it on wooden goods,
already highly protected, was ubiquitous
legislation, Discriminating in favor of mo.
nopoly and against the agricultural interests
OF the country, and ought to be corrected,
aud we heartily approve the action of the
Democratic members of the Ohio deleg alton
in Congress in voting against that increase:
Fowh.-The Democratic party is, as it
has always been, opposed to sumptua airy leg.
| lslatlon and unequSt taxation in any FORM
and is in favor of the largest liberty of pri-
vste conduct consistent withths public vel.
fare and the rights of others, and Of regulat-
| ing the liquor traffic and providing against
the evils resulting therefrom by judicious
and properly graded license system.
| EVH-Ane abuse oil the present contract
| system in our State penitentiary, by which
the products OF the labor Of convicts are
brought in competition with the products OF
| honest labor, TO the great detriment of the
letter, are Injurious and unwise and ought
to be corrected, and the promises of the r.
| publican party 10 abolish this syst I'm are
shown to be false and hypocritical, by its
failure to do 40, while it has the power.
SI1h.-The protection of the government
| ls due TO all American citizens, native and
foreign born, abroad as we'll as at home.
Seveah.-We resfirm the resolution of the
| s ate Conventions of Ohio, in 1880, 1881 and
| 1882, and of the Democratic National Con-
ventions of 1872, 1876 and 1880, demanding
thorough reform and purifcltion of the
civil service, and charge that the Republican
party has violated every pledge it has
heretofore given for the reform thereof,
and has failed during its long
| administration of the governm nj to correct
even the most crying abuses, and we de-
mand, therefore, change in the executive
administration Of the government itse (, as
the reform frst of all necessary las made
still more manifest by the recent Star-route
trlaD thereby ousting corrupt rings confed-
eraled to protect crime aud prevent punish
ment OF criminals, aud by 20 doing 10 make
1t possible again TO punish fraud and theft
in the public service.
The New Hampshire senatOrship.