Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-06-22
POLITICAL.
ONO DEMOCRATS.
State Convention at Colnmbus-Hoad1y
Nominated for Govern0r-Two Of
the Delegates Run in by the
Police for Fighting.

COLUMBUS, o., June 81.
The democratic State convention convened
at 10 A. NJ. Not more than half the people
could be accommodated in the Opera House.
The convention was called to order by Clark
Irvine. Report of committees appointed last
night were heard All preliminary organ
ization was dispensed with, and Hon. John
NcSweeney of Wooster was introduced as
permanent chairman, and received with much
enthusiasm, He predicted democratic vie
torv. but touched no issue.
The floor of the Opera House became so
over run with spectators, a sergeant-at-arms
from each district was appointed to get the
delegates seated. 1t was half an hour before
business was resumed.
The convention proceeded to the nomina-
ton of governor. There was great delay
in the presentation of names. Efforts were
made to proceed to ballot without a name,
but after a long wait Senator Thurman
crowded upon the stage amid the widest
enthusiasm. He presented the name of Gen.
Durbin Ward. He warned the convention
about tying themselves TO any one issue, and
announced that the party had always been
arrayed against sumptuary legislation and
should continue in that way. The names of
HGadly and Geddles were presented in order.
Trouble was reached on the first ballot
when Butler county was called which had a
divided delegation. 1t resulted in call Of
the counties to do away with the unit rule.
which was carried amid great confusion, and
showed the strength of the leading candidates
to be about even. The ballot was not COM
pleted until IL 80. and was as follows:
Hoadly, 900
Ward. 26I
Geddes, II
Denver.
LATER-Judge Hoadly was nominated by
the democratic convention for governor by
reclamation.
The committee on resolutions submitted
the following platform, which was adopted:
The democrat y of Ohio, in convention as
sembled. hereby affirm the principals of the
party as expressed in primaries and in State
and National platforms in regard to personal
liabilities. The true function of a good gov
eminent is embraced in the political creed
expounded by the great founder of the dem
oerat party, Thomas jefferson. The appli-
cation of these pr incipals to cur present con-
dition demands publication of the public
service, punishment of the robbers of the
public treasury. equalization of all public
burdens, the arrest of profigacy and extrav-
agance that corrupts the administration of
public affairs and change in the policy that
has so long been pursued by the republican
party of favoring individual and class inter-
est at the expense of the laboring and wealth
producing PEG pie of the country, and we re-
announce our previous declaration for staple
money, gradual extinction of the public debt,
and the payment of pensions to disabled sol
diers, their wives and orphans.
Second--We favor tariff for revenue limit
ed to the necessities of the government.
economically administered and so adjusted
in its application as to prevent unequal bur-
dens, encourage productive interests al
home and afford just compensation for labor,
but not to create or fostor monopolies.
Third-The act of the republican Congress
reducing the tariff on wool, while at the same
time increasing it on wooden goods, already
highly protected, was iniquitous legislation
discriminating in favor CT 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 in voting against that increase.
Fourth-The democratic party, as it has
always been opposed to sumptuary legisla-
ton and unequal taxation in any form, and
is in favor OF the largest liberty of private
conduct, consistent with the public welfare
and rights of others, and of regulating the
liquor traffic, providing against evils result
ing therefrom by judicious and properly
graded license system.
Fifth-The abuses of the present contrac,
system in our State penitentiary, by which
the products of the labor Of convicts are
brought into competition with the products
of honest labor to the great detriment of the
of the latter. are injurious aud unwise, and
ought to be corrected; and the promises OF
the republican party to abolish this system
are shown to be false and hypocritcal by its
failure to do so while it has mad the power.
Standardization of the government is due
to all American citizens, native and foreign
from abroad as well as at home.
Seventh-We reaffirm the resolutions OF
the State conventions of Ohio in 1880, 1881
and 1882 and of the democratic national con.
vention of 1872, 1876. and 1880, demanding
thorough reform and Fertilization Of the
civil reform, and charge that the republican
party has violated every pledge it has hereto
fore given for reform thereof. and failed, dur
ing its long administration of the government
to correct even the most crying abuses, and
we demand therefore change in the exclu-
sive administration of the government itself
as the reform first of all that is necessary, as
made more manifest by the recent star route
trials, thereby oustng the 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 public services.
The convention continued in session with
out recess at neither noon or evening. Dur
ing the evening session Charles W. Metcalf
and Peter Kelly got into a fight with the
Hamilton county delegation and the row had
to be quelled by the police and the men
locked up.
At l.30 p. NJ. the convention was still in
session with the school commissioner and
members of the board of public works to be
nominated.