The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-01-09
LpoIsLATIvE NOMINATIONS.

I.EoIsLATIvE NOMINATIONS.
The Democratic Senate and House
caucuses assembled at 230 Saturday
afternoon. In the Senate caucus The
following officers were nominated;
President PRO tem.--Elmer White, De-
ilance; chief clerk, q. l.. Vallandighnm,
Montgomery; Journal clerk, j. A, QualeS
Franklin; enrolling clerk, Charles
Rhoades, jackson; recording clerk, W.
A. Fleming, Musklngum; engrosslng
clerk, Miss Nellie 0Hagan, Erie; scr
geant.at- Charles Negley Darke;
llrst assistant, Daniel 0'Neill, CuyahOga.
second assistant, A. Q. HUI, Fulton.
Hon. A. j. Pruden, OF Hamilton, presided
over the caucus. Mr.. White was chosen
by reclamation, MIR. Vallandigham by
II TO 3 for Mr.. Lawler, and the the most
OF the other nominees by acclamatiOn,
The H0nlo caucus organized with
Thomas j. Cogan, OF Hamilton, In the
chair. G. W. Hull, Of Allen, secretary,
and Fred Blenkner. d0orkeeper. Mr.. Il.
A. Brunner had the Ill manners 70 inaist
on having the press excluded. The fol-
lowing nominations were made speaker
A. d. Marsh, Mercer; speaker pro TEN, H.
A. Drummer, Wyand0t; clerk, David 5.
Fisher, Hardin; joNrnal clerk, j. Il. Tay-
lOr, Ashland; message clerk, i. II. Moore,
ruscarawas; eiigrossing clerk, Samuel
Lewis, Hamilton; enrolling clerk. Wash
ington Ford, Morgan; recording clerk,
Miss Reed, Highland; sergeant-at'afms,
j. N. Permission, Ross; first assistant,
John Murray. Hamilton; second assist
ant, A. Stechnlte. Putnami third nasiat'
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SOUND ADVICE FROM ALbEN q, IhuhmAN'
The following excellent letter from
Allen q, Thurman was published IN the
C0lumbua Times OF mohuay' ~ pIeathos
the right spirit:
nave nothing 70 shy hRhlnst eltneI
OF the candidates. tney ate ali ihen 9l
ability, Mypersonal felatlons WIN euch
OF them nave ALWAYS peen lrienuly ,nu
PLEASANT But theIe ~ ssomethinR tnat
shocks mo III the iasn OF cnusn,ng nen
IKE penuietOn anu MaIg' Wnp hnvo ue'
voted the nest PORTIONS OF tneir lNeb W
the maintenance OF pemocrncy oy
combination bBalnst them OF peIHonhl
hatred ana 0VergI9wn Wrhtn. ! meui
Payne men say we cantsupport fen'
dleton because we disapProye OF ms
civil service REFORM Dill, forgetting
that convention after convention OF the
Democratic party, DOM shte anu nh'
tl0nal, has resolved IN iayor oi clviiser.
vice reiormi ana also lorgetting inh.
the kepublicans now III once a,o lust
M liable 10 DO turneu OUT Nv II fenuie,
tons bill had never peeh passed'
don't advocate tnat Dill. l tnink ~
ought 10 De amended OF fepealeui Dut
would not slaughter q lifelong Demo
crat because In u long pnDlic service no
happened TO make one mistake.
But II these gentlemen can't support
| PendletOn why can't thOy support WardY
| He IL not responsible for the civil scr.
vice reform bill. Indeed, have always
understood that he disapproves OF IL,
| That he Ia n man OF ability everybody
must admit; that no has performed lm.
mense labor Tor our party no one will
deny. Why, then, prefer Payne 10 himY
| The answer, | fear, is perfectly plain.
There has never been any machine
politics In the Democratic party OF Ohio.
We have, ~ a party, been froer from
| bossism than any party that ever exist
cd, but some men aeem 10 think that we
ought 10 have d machine, amply sup.
piled with money 10 work II, aud under
bosses 10 dictate who shall not receive
| the honors and rewards within the Gift OF
| the party. To rot up such machine II
| Ia necessary In tho iirst place 10 kill of
men who have hitherto enjoyed the con-
| Gdence OF the party. The mon whose
ability, hard labor aud principles
did no much 70 keep tho party 10.
gether In the terrible ordeal
through which II has passed. am
unwilling 10 SEQ this done. II does not
concern me personally, for am n mere
private citizen, having no expectation
or wish, even, 10 hold Office again. But,
although have never sought for re
yenge upon my enemies In the party II
have had any, on tho other hand, !
have never deserted my friends, aud |
do not want 10 be called OH 10 be n pail
bearer nj their political funeral. 1
| want 10 aee our 0nlvers elected In the