The Portland daily press., 1883-06-22
OHIO DEMOCRATS.
.EHdge Esondiey Nominated by AccIaina-
tion.--A Fight which the PoIice hnd 10
Aun..ress

fudge EondIey Nominated by AecIan,a-
tion.A Fight which the Police had 10
Suppress.
CoLUmRUs. June 2l.-The Democratic State
Convention convened at 10 o'clock. Not more
than half the people could DO accommodated
IN the opera house.
The convention was called to order by Clark
irvine, Reports OF the committees appointed
last night were heard An preliminary organ
cation was dispensed WITH and Hon. John G.
Sweeney OF Wooster, was introduced as per-
manent chairman, and was received with
much enthusiasm. He predicted a Democrat
ie victory, but touched no issue. The floor OF
the opera house became so overTgn with spec
tators that sergeant-at-arms from each die
tflel was appointed TO get delegates seats
About half an hour before the business was re-
sumed convention pro eeded to the nomina-
ton Of governor. There was great delay in
Tho presentation OF names, Efforts were made
TO proceed to ballot without names, but after a
long wait Senator Thurman crowded on to the
Stage amidst the widest enthusiasm. He fol-
lowed i. IL. Powell, and fecOnded the nomi-
nation OF Gen. Durham Ward. BE warned
the convention about tying Themselves TO any
ons Issue, and announced that the party had
always been arrayed against sumptuary legis-
lation and should continue in that way. The
names OF Hoadley and Geddes were presented
in order
Trouble was reached on the first ballot when
Butter county was called, which had divided
delegation. 1t resulted In call OF counties TO
do away with the unit rule, which was carried
amid great confusion, aud showed tho strength
ol the leading esndidateJ 70 be about even.
The ballot wr3 not completed until l,30, and
was as follows: Holdley, 2g9; Ward, 26f;
Colder, n; Denver, 4. Subsequently, however
Hoadley was nominated by accamation.
The committee on resolutions submit ed the
following platform which was adopted:
z he nanis Tacy Of OHIO, in convention ar
sem bled, hereby affiftn the principles Of the
party as exprs ed in the primarie and IN the
State and national platforms IN regard to per-
sonal liberty, the true functions of &c ! gov
ernment as embodied In the political creed ex-
pounded BY the great founder Of the Democrat
10 party, Thomas Jefferson. The application
of these principle - our pre- ont condition de-
mands the ratification of the public ~yrvice,
punishment OF robbers OF the public treasury,
equalization OF all public burdens, arrest OF the
protiigacy and extravaganza that corrupts tho
administration of public affairs, and total
change in the policy that has 50 long been pur-
sued by the Republican party OF favoring indi-
viduals and class intert t3 at the expense of the
laboring and wealth producing sople OF the
country, and we announce our previous decla-
ration for stacle money, gradual extinction of
the public debt, aud payment Of pensions TO
disabled soldiers, their wives andsorphans.
Second-We favor tariff for revenue, limit
ed to the nece 1sitics OF the government, econ
omically administered and 20 adjusted 10 its
application as to prevent unequal burdens, on
courage productive interests at homcs md af-
iurd just compensation 10 labor, Dub not 10 cre-
ate or fo1ter monopoliec.
Third-The ret of the Republican Congress
reducing the tariff on wool, while at at the
same time 9ing ii on woolen goods al
ready highly protected, was iniquitous egisla-
tion, discriminating Ia favor OF monopoly and
against the agricultural Interests of the coun-
try, and we heartily approve the action of the
Democratic members Of the Ohio delegation in
Congress. ia voting against that increase.
Fonrth-The Democratic party Is, as il al
ways has been, oppc-ed to sumptuarg legisl2-
tion and unequal tsxation in any form, and is
IN favor Of the largest liberty OF private con-
duct consistent with public welfare and the
rights OF others, and OF regulating the liquor
traffic and providing against the evils relulting
therefrom by a judicious and properly guarded
license system.
Fifth--Abuse1 of the present contract system
IN our state penitentiary, by which the pre-
duets OF the labor OF convicts are brought into
competition with the products Of homo L labor
70 the great detriment Of the latter, are ininri-
ous and unwiEe, and ought 70 be corrected, and
the promise OF the Republican p-rty to abol-
ish this system are shown to be false and hypo-
critical by its failure to do 80 while it has had
the power.
Sixth-The protection of the government is
due 10 all American citizens. native and foI-
eign, from abroad an well as at home.
Seventh-We reaffirm the rc 9lution of the
Site conventions Of Ohio in 1880, 1881 and
1882, and Of the Democratic natiopal conven-
tions OF 1879, 1876 and 1880, demanding thor
ough reform and puriiic.tion of the civil SER
vice, and charge that the Republican party hss
violated every pledge il has heretofors given
for the reform thereof and has failc1 !, during
its long administration Of the government TO
correct even the m, i crying abu s, aud We
demand therefore, a change 10 the exclusive
administration Of the government itcslf rs the
reform first OF all nece -Ty, as made moo
manife1t by the recent star route trials, there
by oasting corrupt fringss coniederated } pro-
tect crime and prevent the punishment or
criminals, and by doing TO make it 20 sible
to again punish fraud aud theft in the public
Gervice.
The convention continued in sion without
rec at either noon or evening. During
the evening &c non, CHARLIE III, Metcaf ana
Peter Kelly got into fight with the Hamilton
county delegation, and tho row had to 10
queled By the police, and the men Il sked np.
AT ll.30 p. m. the convention is still in Les
sion, with school commit 5ioners aud eight !
members OF the board of pnblc works TO be
nominated.