Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-06-22
H0ADLY VERSUSFORAKER
THE OHIO DEMOCRATS CHo0sr
THEIR STATE TICKET.

A Nomination by AccIamation oD the
second BallOt-JOhn G. Warwick for
Lieutenant GOvernOr-Gen. Ward Dis-
apPointed-A Platform which SneaEs
for Itself
COLUMBUS, OHIO, June 21.-The sev.
eral committees Of the Democratic State
convention, which was in session here to.
day, held meetings last night. The Com.
mttee on Permanent Organization select.
ed Hon. John McSweeney, of Wooster, for
permanent Chairman of the Convention.
ana William g. Brady, of Gallon. and
seven others as Secretaries. The selee.
Ilon OF Mr.. McSweeney, and the defeat OF
Juage Geddes' candidate, was considered
favorable to Judge HOadly's nomination,
Inc committee refused to abolish the unit
ruie' ana the counties were privileged to
vote as instructed.
The convention convened at 10 o,cIock
this morning. There is a larger crowd
here than was ever seen before on any
other similar occasion, and the Opera
House was filled to its utmost. The
weather was sultry and raining. The
contest between General Ward and Judge
HOadly for the nomination for Governor
Waged hercely during the morning hours
Inc convention was called to order by
clark Irvine, Chairman of the Central
Committee. All preliminary organizatior
being dispensed with, Hon. John Me
sweeney, of Wooster, was introduced as
permanent Chairman. AS no committees
were ready to report the convention
proceeded to nominations. Efforts were
made to proceed to ballOting without
names, but, after long wait, Senator
thurman crowded on the stage amid the
widest enthusiasm.
L. u. Powell then nominated Gen. Dur
BIN Ward, and, secOnding Mr.. Powell.
senator Thurman made an able plea fol
the recognition of the services of Gen,
Ward, warned the convention against
tlelng themselves to any one issue. and
announced that the party had ALWAYS
been arrayed against sumptuary legisia.
ton and should continue in that way.
The names of Judges HOadly and Geddes
were then presented in order.
Trouble was reached on the first ballot.
when Butler county was called. This
county had divided delegation, and the
result was call of counties to do away
with the unit rule, which was carried
amid great confusion, showing the
strength of the leading candidates to be
about even. The ballot was not COM
pleted till l 80 O'Clock and resulted as fol-
lows: HOadly 290, Ward 261, Geddes II,
and Denver 4.
The second ballot proceeded until But
Ter county was reached, when the same
trouble again ensued. After the call had
been concluded some changes began for
Judge HOadly and the greatest excite
ment prevailed, delegates climbing over
each other and stOrming the platform.
Before the result of the ballot could be
announced a motion to nominate Judge
HOadly by acclamation was carried. He
hoH in % irrhh -
being necessary to a choice.
The work of nominating was frequently
interrupted and delayed. In the mean
time General Ward was brought in, and
made speech in which he severely re-
buked the party for failing to recognize
his thirty years services. Not to be
daunted he announced himself publicly
as candidate for United States Senator.
The speech by Judge Geddes was in a
somewhat different view, though both
pledged fealty to the party.
The Committee on Resolutions sub
mitted a platform, which was adopted.
First, 1t afiirms the principles of the party
as expressed in the primaries and State
and national platforms in regard to per-
sonal liberty, the true functions of good
government, and as embraced in the polit-
ical creed expOunded by the
great founder of the Democratic
application of these principles to our
present condition demands the purifica-
tiOn of the public service, the punishment
of robbers of the public treasury, the
equalization of all public burdens, the
arrest of the prOfligacy and extravaganza
that corrupts the administration of public
affairs, and total change in the policy
that has so long been pursued by the Re-
publican party Of favoring individual and
81, IL
ing and wealth-prOducing people of the
country. The platform repeats the pre-
viOus declaration for stable money, the
gradual extinction of the public debt, and
the payment of pensions to disabled SOL
diers, their wives and orphans.
Secondly. 1t favors a tariff for revenue,
limited to the necessities of the govern
ment, economically administered, and so
adjusted i'm its application as to prevent
unequal burdens, encourage productive
interests at home, and afford just COM
pensatiOn to labor, but not to create or
foster mOnopolies.
Thirdly. 1t condemns the action of the
last session of Congress in reducing the
tariff on wool.
The fourth section is as follows: "The
Democratic party is, as it always has
been, opposed to sumptuary legislation
and unequal taxation in any form, and is
in favor of the largest liberty ofprivate con-
duct consistent with the public welfare,
and the rights of others, and of regulating
the liquor traffic and providing against
the evils resulting therefrOm by iudiciOus
and properly graded license SYSTEM
The fifth clause condemns the prison
contract labor system.
The sixth asserts that the protection of
the government is due to allAmerican citi-
zens, native and foreign born, abroad as
well as at home.
The seventh clause reaffirms the reso-
lutiOns of the State Conventions of Ohio
in 1880, 1881 and 1882, and of the Demo-
cratic National Conventions Of 1872, 1876
and 1880, demanding a thorough reform
and publication of the civil service, and
charges that the Republican party
has violated every pledge it has hereto
fore given for the reform thereof, and
has failed during its long administration
of the government to correct even the
most crying abuses, and demands there
fore. a change in the executive adminis-
tratiOn of the government itself as the
reform first of all necessary, as made
more manifest by the recent star route
trials, thereby Ousting corrupt rings con-
federated to protect crime and prevent
the punishment of criminals, and by so
doing to make it possible to again punish
fraud and theft in the public service.
Judge HOadlY soon appeared and ac-
cepted the nomination in a brief address,
during which he reviewed his connection
with the party, and said that although he
had wandered at one time with the Re-
publicans to fight the battles of the col
ored race, Democracy was broad enough
to receive him again. He esteemed il q
great compliment to be nominated over
more worthy candidates, and believed
that the convention would place men
on the platform whose leading principles
were personal liberty, self-cOntrol in tenn
perance matters and the license system.
The convention then proceeded to the
nomination of Lieutenant Governor, and
John q, Warwick, of Starke county, was
selected by acclamation.
Before the ballot concluded Dewitt
COolmar. of Portage county, the other
candidate, was withdrawn.
Going to See Tilden.
CHICAGO, June PA committee from
the Iroquois Club, the leading Democratic
organization of the West, has left for
New York to confer with Mr.. Tilden, Mr..
Hewitt and other leaders with view OF
securing the holding of the next Demo-
cratic National Convention in Chicago,
ChandIer's Old Hulks.
WASuTNGTON June 2l-The Secretary