Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-08-02
rHxPsLlrICAL PROHIsIrrONISrs.

Action Of the County Convention Yester-
day-A Ticket Put In Nomination Re-
sardiess OF Attempts to Decline Reso.
lutious and Res sulation Racket 0sner-
ally.
The prohibition county convention was held
iu the Main street wigwam yesterday after
noon; by what necessity in the wigwam does
not appear, as IL could have been accommo-
dated, so far as space Is concerned, in any
| ordinary room-or chicken-coop, for that
matter. Upon the stage was an easel, show
ing framed Photographic portrait of the Rev.
DR.. Leonsrd, which his friends ought TO sup
press without loss Of time, IL such an enterprize
can be compassed In any way. His worst
enemy never perpetrated anything halt so
strocious in the way Of caricature. The con-
ven,ion was not called to order until 1850,
when there were 6fty persons present, at q
very liberal estimate. WILDER Colvin. Esq,
chairman Of the county central committee,
who had arrived fresh from the carnage at
Kenton, called the alleged "mssses" to order
and the meeting opened with prayer BY Rev.
r. Seelye, Of fremont City. Rel Rathbun,
of Harmony, was called to the chair. after s.
W. Martin had declined, and made . speech
announcing himself . recent convert 70
Leonard for president In 1889, and
electing him, while he was about IT,
| .. N. Sellsrs was chosen for secretary.
On motion of Edgar L. Miller the chair ap-
pointed as committee on nominations, Wilber
Colvin, Chas. Merritt, O. +. Thorne, John N.
Fiuney and George Brown, and on motion
Of r. II. Young q committee Of three on
resolutions was in like manner appointed,
viz: DR.. J. 8. r. Hazard, X. 8. Thompson,
Rev. r. Seelye. The committees retired for
consultation, and a. there was nothing, big
or little, bt fore the convention, Bob Young
appeared with = plaintive appeal for support
of the "New Error" lew subscriptions
were handed in, but stopped as soon as
Young, in an unguarded moment,
announced that one of the Leonard
chromos accompanied each new subscription
The resolutions committee, being ready to
report were heard through Mr.. Thompson, a,
follows
Resolved-That this convention re-afirm.
the platform adopted by the Ohio state pro.
hibition convention OF 1885 and pledge our.
selves to faithful labor in the cause Of pro.
hibitiou till the last dram shop shall be
driven from the land.
, We are heartily opposed to the too common
. practice Of obtaining votes by bribery, unde
whatever name IL may be disguised
We advocate the reduction OF the salarie,
Of county and municipal officers to such
, rate that the public will not pay more 70
, | professional or clerical services than woulC
be paid for similar Sci vices by an individual
We advocate such change in our laws a
will make man, Of our present feed Office
e sslaried Offices, the officers to be paid res
Q sonable salary, and all funds to be turned int
r. the public treasury, thus reducing the burde
of taxes and removing the temptation to col
ruption.
The resolutions were unauimo ously adopted
Mr.. Calvin, from the committee on nomin,
e tions, presented the following report, recon
e mendiug candidates on the county ticket:
u Representative, DR.. J. s. R. Hazard.
" Commissioner, VIM. E. Yeazell.
u Coroner, DR.. Thos. D. King.
l. Ipfirmary Director, W. II. Fretzman.
4 Surveyor, Wm. s Weir.
The committee recommended that a VI
cancy be lett on the ticket for prosecuting a
tornev. to be filed by the county eIeouti,
" committee at later period. As soon as Il
report OF the committee had been read tho
Of the nominees present began jumping I
to decline the doubtful honor, Doc Hszzsl
starting of and presenting the name Of Re
H. II. futile in place Of his own. urging Il
change upon the convention, whic
wouldn't have it and insisted on mskir
q victim Of the good doctor and a
the others propossd, voting separated
=. on each and confirming them by acclsma,o
y Rev. DR.. Leonard had dropped IN by th
'' time and, their being no further business, ",
called to the front for . speech, occupying ts
e minutes in a relation OF the character OF
u political correspondence and some othe- ma
: ters not OF srecisl importance.
g The convention then adjourned and NEE
ing OF the county central committee was he
in the northwest corner
II is hinted as the reason for the failure
Y nominate . candidate for prosecuting sttorns
, at this time that the action Of the republics
convention next Toesday Is to be awsite
Il with intention, in certain contip geucies,
b making joint nomination with ihe democra,