Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-19
DEMOCRATS IN SESSION.
srATE TICKETS PUT UP IN OHIO
AND PENNSYLVANIA.

c,auncey II. Black Nominated for Gov
o-nor on the First Ballot in the Key
..one Stste-Min0r Stale Officers Only
60 no Elected at the Buckeye Ballot
Boxes.
TOLEDO, o., Aug. 1S.-There was much
anxious discussion last evening in the
| committee on Resolutions of the Demo-
oratic State Convention, After blocking
| ont the ground to be covered sub-com-
mittee was appointed which was in ses-
slon until O'Clock this morning. The
mll committee met again this morning at
/ So,clock, and was in session until 10
o'clock before the platform was COM
Melted. The convention assembled at
m.30 o'clock in Memorial Hall, and was
called to order by Hon. Thomas Cogan, OF
cincinnati, Chairman Of the State Com
mittee Bon. E. B. Finley, of Bucyrus,
h was made permanent chalrman,a land hon.
G.. NJ. Layton permanent secretary. There
n was no preliminary organization made.
q The Committee on Rules reported and
4 the report was adopted.
Hon. John McSweeuey, of Wooster, then
reported the platform. The platform was
81 greeted with intense enthusiasm and
n adopted unanimously with loud cheers.
NOMINATIONS IN ORDER.
n Nominations being next order, the fol-
Flowing names were presented: For Sec
#Ietayy Of State, Henry Apthorpe of Ash
#tabula, William Bell, Jr., Of Licking, BOs-
# ion &. Young of Marion, John Mcbride
"a Of starke. MIR. Mcbride was nominated
n on the second ballot.
n Hon. ". d. Follett was renominated for
#Jud1e OF he Supreme Court.
E j. ". Cruickshank, of Miami county,
was renOmnated for Clerk of the Supreme
8Uourt.
4 ii. D. Brown was reuominate ed for Com
missioner Of Common Schools by accla-
kMatl0n.
4 The ticket was completed by the nomi-
natiou of Edward Nealus. of Hamilton
&ounry, tor member OF the Board of Pub
D. Works. The convention then ad-
E0urned.
THE PLATFORM.
Following is the platform in part: The
&)cmUcracy OF Ohi0, in convention assem-
ed, c0ngratulates the country upon the
Eact that the party Of the people has been
Restored to power, and with it the promi-
4 kas of the leaders and the hopes of It's fol-
Bowers are being tQlly realized. We cor
dllN lutaoi SC tilE atipu VI L lOSt-
Ient Cleveland, AS we believe the people
~ all parties are convinced that his Off
Ia al conduct has been marked by great
EHOurage and honesty.
81 We Join with the Democrats of the ma
Bon ia mourning over the loss of that IL
lstrIous man, samuel j. Tilden, who by
common consent was for many years the
81 ader OF the Democracy of America, and
DO was honestly and fairly elected the
.,ff - Int 4
also deeply lament the death within
3 short period of time OF those other dis
4nguished Democrats, Thomas A. Hen
W lcks, the Idol and trusted leader for
any years OF the Democrats of Indiana,
Ind at the time Of his death Vice ri esI-
.f{ mt u the United States; also OF George
Mcclellan, HOratio seymour and Win
ED Scott Hancock, who have all been
<4 4ur leaders in contests for the highest
ice within the gift OF our people, and
81 hose course, wisdom and patriotism
ave made them dear to every true Amer
an.
LOWER TAXES DEMANDED
Taxes SHOULD not be collected beyond
needs OF the government economically
m.n.s .ered, and we hereby reaffirm the
.c.ples lad down ia our last STATE and
tcual platforms upon the tariff ques-
H. and demand a thorough and just re-
Sion OF the existing tariff laws, IN ac-
Tddrce with these principles.
We heartily approve the policy OF pay
X N out tie surplus revenues heretofore
formulated in the Treasury on the inter-
bearing debt. Every dollar of unnec-
sary taxation. State and national, Is
Derry aud III decoration OF the rights
the people. Au unnecessary surplus
be Treasury is an incentive to cOrrup-
'aN a1 n
esslon OF the people, whose
0ey Is thus locked up be-
nd their control. We denounce
attempt TO change the measure of val
10 tie lace OF the worlds vast debts.
ID gold aud SILVER to gold alone as an
o mOnstr0us injustice. and demand
0oth gold and silver, as established
lle constitution, shall be maintained
ae basis oi our money system.
THE PUBLIC DOMAIN.
approve the action of the Demo.
Auc House of Congress on iOrieiting
restoring TO the public domain for
ueateads for actual settlers nearly
nlFed millions of acres OF unearned
Us heretofore granted by Republican
ngIesses to railroad corporations, and
a'so approve the act preventing aliens
n'og large tracts OF public lands in tue
yea ates.
we approve the prompt, firm and vigor-
dcuGn o1 the State Department and
'sHJ Democratic administration in
lIo'echon Of American citizens in
esh countries. In common with the
uVcIHcy OF the country, we express
sympathy with Ireland in her great
u.-'e Tor bUme rule. The friends of
H lArougt ont the world are deeply
'es'eu ia this effort which the sup
'yIs "i Mr.. Gladstone and Mr.. Parnell
uoW making to give the right TO
'iu themselves TO tbe long-sutlering
NeallY Y-WrOuged Irish people, and
pP'ucvTely hope the struggle OF Ireland
mDgr just r!ehts shall be crowned with
Hllele success,
\, REPUBLICAN UsURPATIoN.
eu7nouuce the usurpations of the Re.
'e"' Lieutenant Governor and less
s'a.t tuoruus ol Republican Senators of
,''e senate as m act Of revolution
uh,oNe crime against the constitution
n,', ana precedent too dangerous 10
n' w pass uncondemned by the peo-
ue state. Believing that the evils
pnrs uUt OF the traffic In iniONi NicatIng
m ,.du van Dc best provided against by
df17u'"teu license system, we renew
bs iolIoh IN favor Of an amendment
u. rl., sIlutI0n that VIII permit Judi
nh, ,tu'atlon of the traffic and repress
|Dvins growing out of il without de-
rigb,H Iue principles of personal liberty
|Ve vi private Judgment.
n poaItlly indOrse the course OF Hon,
te !. "yhe as the representative of the
w ~ bug Sauatn ~ tho TTn,,..i G,..an