Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-08-19
1879.

The Ohio House Divided Against ItsslN
The convention of the Democracy of Ohio
in ls76 assemblies in the city of Cincinnati
and met In the famed Music Hall. John A.
shank, of Hamilton County, was temporary
Chairman. ana 10 fell to the lot OF George H.
Pendleton, as permanent Chairman 10 pre-
side over the stormiest and most exciting
convention the Democracy Of Ohio ever held.
For some reason General Tn omas Ewing and
General George W. Morgan were antaeonis-
tical to the nomination of Allen G. Thurman
for the Presidency. Perhaps General Ewing
remembered how deliberately Thurman had
set down upon his project Of organizing
a "new DEPARTURE" and had rebuked
him fordeclaring that as an orga anization s.the
Democratic party had outlived Its useful
ness.n Ewing and Morgan combined their
forces and brought out Governor William
Allen as q candidate for President. The
other Democrats, headed by John @. Thomp.
son, Frank Hurd. w. w. Armstrong. w. L.
Brown. E. F. Bingham and Judge Thomas i.
Kenney were for Thurman. sosanguine were
the latter crowd the night before The conyen-
ton that they had jubilee over the pros.
pectiye success of the Thurman Ticket But
Ewing and Morgan. using the name and
shield of Governor Allen for their purposes.
were not asleep, and, while not boasting Of
what they could do, taught the "ISids" Of
that day that old politinians never forget
how to manipuiats the wires.
The principal struggle came In that conyen-
tion upon the adoption of the report of the
majority of the Committee on Resolutions
instructing the delegates to vote for William
Allen for President General Ewing took the
door and made brilliant and magnetic
speech in favor of the resolution. The Thur
man men, taken unawares, fought for time.
Frank Hurd was not in the conventions
George E. Pugh was not to be found, and for
while it looked as IL Ewing and Morgan
would sweep things without any serious op.
position. Judge Aeisley. OF Cnyahoga, was
called out and made speech against the
report and held the fioor.until Frank Hurd
| could be found. John G. Thompson had eol-s
Jared him somewhere, and soon sour
Frank was on The platform. His elos
qnenca was unayailingi the eyes Of the
convention were sot.n vote was called
for and taken by counties with the following
result: Yeas (Allenl. 3eS; Nays lTh urman).
800. The convention then nominated fo1
delegates at large: General Geo. w. Morgan,
General Thomas Ewing. George H. Pendleton
and William L. O,BFien. The anomaly was
presented by the State instructing its dele.
gates to vote for Governor Alien, while ma.
jorIty ofthe district delegate were for Judge
Thurmam The genial William Bell was
nominated for Secretary of State. Bell was
good organizer, and made most mag.
niticent conipaign ION the quiet.D Ths
nominee Tor supreme udge was William q
Finck. of Perry. and W. b. CIough, of BntIe1
for Board of Pnblic Works.
THE OHIO DELE6ATIoN
Had itg headquarters at the Planters Hotel
kept by william Kelsey, former proprietor
of the American Hotel al Columbus. The
fact that Ohio had been instructed for Allen
made it of but very little Importance In the
National game of politics, aud the delegates
from other States paid no attention to the
Buckeye State; but there were large numbers
of Ohians present. and The Ai1enites and
Tnurmanites had IL hot and heavy In thu
lobby and at the 'sbar" OF the PIanters,