Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-26
DEMOCRATS FALLING IN.
CONVENTIONS HELD IN SIX
STATES YESTERDAY.

STATES YESTERDAY.
| The Party in Ohio Meets the Republicans
| on the Tariff Question and Demands
that Tilden Run-Indiana Rallies
Around Her FavOrite Son-AIissouri
Counted for Cleveland
COLUMBUS, OHIO, June %, 10 A. NJ
| The delegates are all in for the Demo-
cratic State Convention, which convenes
this morning. The district delegations
held meeting last evening, at which the
committees for the convention and the
| delegates for Chicago were selected.
COLUMBUS, OHIO, June %, P. NJ
Congressman d. r. Page, Chairman of
the Central Committee, called the Demo-
cratic State Convention to order at II 80
o'clock this morning. The opera house
was not more than two-thirds filed, the
number of persons present being smaller
than at any convention for years. The
Committee on Permanent Organization
elected Gen. E. b. Finley as Chairman.
He spoke at length on the Importance of
the Democrats carrying Ohio in October,
predicting that they wdpld do so, and re-
viewed the history oftthe party in the
country. The Committee on Resolutions,
through Elmer White, reported the plat
form. 1t says, in part:
We renew our previous declarations for
stable money, the gradual extinction of the
public debt, and the payment of pensions to
all disabled soldiers, their widows and or
phans. We favor tariff for revenue limited
to the necessities of the government
economically administered, and so
adjusted in its applications as to pre-
vent unequal burdens, encourage productive
industries at home, offer just compensation to
labor, but not to create or foster monopolies.
The just demands of the wool growers in
Ohio and the country for an equitable read
justment of the duties on wool uniustly re-
duced by Republican Congress so that this
industry shall be fully and equally favored
with other industries ought to be complied
with, and we indorse the action of the Demo-
cratic members of Ohio in their efforts
to accomplish this result. The Demo-
cratic party is, and always has
been opposed to sumptuary legislation
and unequal taxation in any form, and is in
favor of the largest liberty Of private conduct
consistent with the public welfare and the
rights of others, aud of regulating the liquor
ing therefrOm by judiciOus and properly
graded license system.
The Central Committee, delegates. and
electors from the districts, as selected at
a meeting held last evening, were chosen.
A radical free trade amendment to the
platform, offered by Mr.. Russell, Of Cleve-
land, was voted down.
Congressman Converse offered the fol-
was adopted with enthusiasm and with
out dissenting voice:
ResolUed, That it is the sense of this conven-
tlon that ). j. Iilden, who was once legally
and fairly elected President of the United
States, but defrauded of his office, should re-
celve an unanimous nomination at the hands
of the Democratic Convention which meets AZ
Chicago in July next.
An additional plank in the platform in
structing the delegates-at-large, and re-
questing the district delegates to Chicago
to cast the vote of Ohio as a unit. was I
tabled. The platform was then adopted.
After the announcement of the district
delegates the convention proceeded to the
selection of elegates-at-large. The names
of John r. Mclean, of Cincinnati, Lieut..
Gov. Warwick and I. 4. Powell were
presented, with long speeches. At this
point j. 2. Seward moved a suspension of
the rules to nominate Gen. Durbin Ward
by acclamation. The call of the counties
resulted in 4S4A yeas to 1929 nays. Gen.
Ward was declared a delegate amidst
great confusion. The greatest excitement
prevailed, with delegates on their feet and
the Chair unable to proceed with busi-
ness. A motion to suspend the rules and
nominate John r. Mclean by acclama-
tion was followed by Gen. A. j. Warner,
who moved to substitute the name of AL
Ian G.. Thurman.
The convention went wild over the pre-
sentation of the name OF Thurman, and
friend OF Mclean offered a substitute for
all pending motions, that Thurman and
Mclean be declared the edelegates-at-large
The call of the convention was proceeded
with, though with much difficulty on ac-
count of the confusion. The call resulted
in 500 yeas to POS nays Both men were
then declared delegates. Jacob Mueller,
of Cleveland, was nominated by acclama-
tion as the fourth delegate-at-large.
MLEAN OUTwITs HIS FOES.
CLEVELAND, o., June %, 11:45 P. M
Developments after the convention show
that it was intended to make a stiff fight
against Mclean, the opposition centering
against him as Payne's friend, and the
man who opposed Pendleton, Thurman
and Wards interests in the recent Sena-
torial contest. Before going East,
Gov. Hoadly left a list of men for
delegates, including Gen. Morgan, Adjt.
Finley, and f. E. Powell, and agreed to
accept Mclean as compromise for the
fourth place. Gov Hoadly controlled a
large majority of the district delegates.
The success of Mclean is attributed to
the answering support of Hamilton
county, which gave him all of its 63
votes, but had never before voted solid.
The election of Mclean is creating a
sensation. Many older politicians are
success of a man who has been denounced
all over the State for his audacity and
outlawry in politics.
A LIVELY ROW PROBABLE.
Mclean says that he is for Hoadly,
and this is regarded as plain indication
that there will be bitter fight in the
Ohio delegation to Chicago. The stam-
pede started with the election of Ward,
and was to include Thurman, Pendleton
and Congressman Warner. The plan was
arrested, and the next move was to nomi-
nate by acclamation, to which motion
Thurman was attached, and then Thur
man and Mclean were elected by one
vote, after which Lieut.. Gov. Muel-
Ter, prominent German and
personal friend Of Payne, was selected.
The delegation is strongly for a Western
man for President, although unable to
agree on an Ohio man and solid against a
reduction in the tariff. The delegation
stands 80 for Payne or Hoadly to
against either one of them, and probably
will never vote as a unit