The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-06-23
CONVENTION.


OLnefs, ana OF regulating the liquor
traffic and providing against the evils
resulting therefrom, by a jud' ciOus and
properly graded license system.
FIfth-The abuse of the present con-
tract 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 latter, are in
furious aud unwise and ought to be cor
Tected; and the promises of the Republi-
can party to abolish this system are
shown To be false and hypOcritical, by It's
failure to do so while IL has had the
power.
Slxth-The protection of the Govern
ment is due to all American citizens,
native and foreign born, at home as we'll
as abroad.
seventh-We reaflrm the resolutions
of the state conventions of Ohio in 1880,
81 and '82, and of the Democratic Ma
tiOnal Conventions of 1872, '76 and 80,
demanding thorough reform and puri-
hcatiOn of the Civil Service, and charge
that the Republican party has violated
every pledge 1t has heretofore given for
the reform thereof, and has failed dur
ing its long administration of the Gov
eminent, to correct even the most cry
ing abuses, and we demand, therefore,
change In the Executive administra-
tiOn Of the Government itself, as the re-
form first OF all necessary (as made still
more manifest by the recent Star route
trials( thereby Ousting corrupt rings
cOnfederated to protect crime and pre-
vent the punishment of criminals, and
by 80 doing to make 1t possible again to
punish fraud and theft in the public
service.
The reading of the resolutions created
much enthusiasm, the tariff, liquor Ii
cense, and convict planks being applau-
ded to the echo. The report was adopt
ed
While waiting for the arrival Of Mr..
HOadly, 1t was decided to go ahead with
nominations for Lieutenant Governor.
Hon. James Il. Neal, cOntesting candi-
date for Congress in the Butler district,
presented @. Goldman of Portage county
He claimed Portage should be recOgni-.
zed. CuyahOga county seconded Cool
mans nomination.
Stars county man presented John
G. Warwick, of that county. -CuyahOga,
Hamilton and other counties each
seconded this nomination. No other
nominations being made, the ballot was
proceeded with. Two or three counties
had been called, when Judge HOadly
was brought on the stage, and the cries
for HOadly caused the Chairman to stop
further proceedings to present Judge
HOadly, who returned his thanks in
feeling speech.
JUDGE HOADLY's SPEECH.
Gentlemen of the Convention, Fellow
Democrats and Dear Friends:
With heart OyerhOwing with emo
tiOn, thank you for that small part of
this vote which consists of an expression
of confidence in myself. say that small
part because no man knows better than
that have been chosen over older and
better soldiers of the Democracy, not be-
cause personal confidence and affection
toward me existed, but because 1t was
the hope and belief that through my
nomination notice might be given more
effectually to the world that the fences
were down. that the gates were open,
and that the hOspitable heart of the Ohio
Democracy was open to receive recruits,
no matter of what race, color or previous
partisanship.
To be nominated by such Convention
over such more worthy antagonists, is
an honor that ought to fill the ambition
of ones lifetime, and completely occupy
his mind. To be nominated by a Con-
VentiOn presided over by my Oldest
friend, by whose side from 1910 to 1874,
fought as boy in my college society,
the battles of the Van Buren, Democracy.
[Applause.l You know that i hated
slavery, and left the Democratic party
remained beyond its portals until
.oIieVed that the full measure of its sin
had been given to the cOlOred man, and
then one evening, when he stood, as he
ought to stand, on an equal platform
with other men, l came back to the old
fold, and here am, prepared to do my
duty, forgiven, hope, for such discre-
pancies as | may have committed, ready
with such ability and zeal as l may
have, making up for what 1 lack in ex-
perience and age by activity, to lead
you, If am to be the leader, to victory.
The party Of National economy and
personal liberty will win. The party
which believes that the foundation of
wealth is frugality, and not taxation,
will win. The party that believes that
the foundation and rational basis of
temperance is self-cOntrOl will win, and
upon this platform, which l doubt not
is written in your resolutions, L accept
the trust.
thank you for the compliment, and 1
will detain you no longer from your i'm
pOrtant business. shall do my full
measure of duty, If life and health will
spare, and thanking you again, l relieve
you of my presence. (Applause)
WARD LETS OUT.
General Durbin Ward was brought
upon the stage and made one of the
greatest speeches of the Convention. He
ooAu SAANS oAbOA ghAA W JOaAO VI
service for the party, and after leading a
fOrlOrn hope for ryears, and after asking
to be nominated for Governor, they had
chosen to call for the office one who had
not rendered the One-tenth part of the
service he had, yet through all he bowed
in humble and respectful acquiescenee,
because the voice of the Democracy was
to him law. He stated that he would
take the stump and do all in his power
for the ticket this fall He gaid that ha
did not propose to be mustered out of the
party, but openly proclaimed that, as the
only place left open for him being the
office of Senator, he was a candidate for
the office of United States Senator.
GEDDES SPEAKS.
Judge Geddes was next introduced as
one of the defeated candidates, and ex-
pressed his satisfaction with the nOmi-
nation of a standard bearer. The nOmi-
nee was an able man. and his selection
was an earnest of success. The speaker
had been hOnOred by his party past his
deserts. He knew what it was to be
among the defeated ones. He had been