The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-08-19
AFTERNOON SESSION.

AT the opening of the Convention in
the afternoon, the Chair announced
that the convention was ready to hear
the report of the committee on Per
manent organization, Rules and order
of business, which Committee report.
ed as follows:
The Committee on Permanent Or
ganization, Rules and Order of BUSH
ness beg leave to rrpOrt to this conven-
ton as follows:
For Permanent Chairman, G. B.
Newton
For Permanent Secretaries, Paul b.
Conant, Adam Baes.
The committee also beg leave to re-
port the following order of business:
l. The selection of six delegates and
six alternates the the eStateConvention
2. The selection of delegates to the
Judicial Convention.
}. The selec ton of delegates to the
Congressional Convention.
The committee also beg leave to re.
port the following rules: The rules
governing the General Assembly of
Ohio shall be adopted for the govern
ment of this convention.
1. F. WILCOX, Chm Com.
1t was moved and carried that the
report be adopted.
The Committee on Resolutions then
reported, through Its chairman, the
following
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Convention Your ommittee ON res
OlutiOns have the honor to make the
following report
RESOLVED, That we congratulate the
people upon the advent of patriotic,
honest and able administration that
in President Grover Cleveland, the
country has All executive who has
shown both the disposition, the cOur-
aye and the power to carry out the
pledges made in the national Platform
adopted by the Democratic party in
the last national convention.
Res0LUed, That We oppose the enact
menL of sumptuary laws, whether
State or National, and pledge ourselves
to continue the fight against the men
and party who champion the cause OF
| fanalicism that we condemn the un-
constitutional and unwarrapted as
sumption OF authority by the present
Ohio Legislature. anu pledge our best
efforts to redeem the State at the ear
liest opportunity.
ResOlued, That we deplore the recent
and sad death of our illustrious Dem.
ocratic leaders, Seymour, Mcclellan,
Hendrics, Hancock and last and great
est, Samuel J. Tilden, whose services
to their country and the luster shed
upon the great party, to whose ad-
vancement their lives were cOnsecrat
ed, should always be appreciated and
EN- uiated by their successors, and all
believers in the principles of true Dem
Ocracy.
The convention then proceeded di.
rectly to the selection of six delegates
| and six alternates to the State Con
vention. The following named were
selected:
Delegates-James France, Kent; D.
G. Goldman, H. L. Osborn, Raverna
L. F. Wilcox, Streetsboro; r. Brobst,
Brimfield;, ), E. 8. Hutchinson, Gar.
rettsville.
Alternates-R. N. Avery. Aurora
J. ]. Richardson, Ravenna; Adam
Baes, Fred. Wurstler, Kent; g. G..
Gardner, Freedom III. l.. Bancroft,
Nelson.
The following delegates were then
chosen to the Judicial Convention
o. S. Rockwell, C. B. Newton. Kent;
Paul B. Conant, J. H. Nichols, w. B.
Thomas, 1. L. Siddall. M. w. Phelps,
1. II. Phelps, J. II. Dussel, M. Stuart,
Geo. Douthitt, +. d. Norton, Ravenna.
The delegates were empowered to
cast the full vote of the county in the
convention.
The following were chosen to repre-.
sent the county in the Congressional
Convention, and were empowered to
cast the full vote of the county in that
Convention A.A. Gilbreath, Mantual
II. l.. Bancroft. Nelson Peter Arighi,
Kent Chas. Ayliff, Freedom James
Tucker, Streetsboro Edwin Halstead
CharlestOwn; M. H. Carter, f. ID.
Curtis, Ravenna.
It was moved by o. s. Rockwell that
the gentlemen he named act as the
township committee for Franklin, the
chairman to be member of the county
committee: d. M. Marshall, Chair
man, G. B. Newton, T. G. Bradley,
VIM. johnson, John Reeves.
The Convention then adjourned.