Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-05-24
Democratic State
Convention.
A Large Gathering and
Much Enthusiasm.
A Ringing Platform and A
Winning Ticket Placed
in the Field.
THE PERMANENT ORGANIZATIONS.

organization selected Hon. s. f. Hunt,
of Hamilton. for chairman and w. B.
Dobson of Wood for secretary.
APPOINTMENT OF THE COMMITTEES.
The district delegations met at
o'clock and selected their men,
bers for the committees as follows:
Credentials, Joseph Kamp OF
Hamilton; 2. Lewis ]. Dole of Hamil-
ton; 8, John Siebenthaler of Mont
gomery; 4. T. J. Godfrey of Celina; 5,
Geo. D. Kinder of Putnam; 6, r. d.
Webster of Paulding; I, Lewis Adams
of Clermont: s, John II. Blose of Clark;
8, Geo. Kries of Morrow; 10, Henry
Kahlo of Lucas; II, L. d. Griffith of
Lawrence; IL. David Lorbach of Pike;
13, NJ. G. Miller of Fairfield; IA. d. l..
Wadswort of Lorain; Is, ]. B. Tame
hill of Morgan; IS, Geo. w. Critics of
Tuscarawas; II, w. Z. Boden of
Guernsey; IS, w. J. Piero of Stark; 10,
j. X. Marsh of Ashtabula: 30, J. A.
Robinson of Cuyahoga; 81, J. G..
Geghan of Cuyahoga.
Permanent OrganiZation-1, Henry
D. Lennon of Hamilton; 2, Adam
Kremer of Hamilton; 8, G. f. Landis of
Preble; 4, J. E. Way of Shelby; 5, John
Blythe of Crawford; 6, d. NJ. Slatgaber
of Van Vert; Z, G. w. Clark of Greene;
8, A. r. Van Cleaf of Pickaway; 8, John
Braddock of Knox; 10, A. w. Miller of
Erie; II, J. w. Darby of Vinton; II, T..
B. Geddes of Clinton; 13, Judge J. r..
Burke of Fairfield; IA, JamesP. Seward
of Richland; Is, Alex McVickers of
Athens; Is. J. c. Fisher of Coshocton:
II, J. P. Mahaffey of Guernsey; Is, G..
HI. Wayne of Mahoning; Is, George w.
Freeman of Portage; 20, John J. Hall
of Summit; 81, Gustave Schmidt of
Cuyahoga.
Rules and oSder of business, James
A. Murphy of Hamilton; 2, "a,
M. E. Arnold of Miami; 4, Robert
Mehaffey of Allen; 5, M. A. SmalIey of
Wyandot; 6, F. A. Baldwin of Wood;
7, David Lingler of Butler; s, G. E.
Brubaker of Champaign; 9, D. J. FIani-
gan of Hardin; 10, w. E. Bense of
Ottawa; II, J. w. Shinn of Adams; IL,
w. w. Pennell of Brown; 13, n. r,
Hysel of Perry; IA, F. J. Lydrof of
Huron; Is, J. Stewart of Morgan; 16, D.
HI. Gaumer of Muskingum; II, w. H.
Bunter of Jefferson; IS, John f. Blake
of Starke; 10, H. P. Denton of Geauga;
20, A. G. Wiley of Medina; 81, f. w.
Sullivan of Cuyahoga.
The vice presidents of the convention
i, Henry Spillman of Hamilton; 2,
Charles Hoppe of Hamilton; 8, J. F.
Mckinney of Miami; 4, A. G. Robson
of Darke; S, Hon. David Joy of Han
cock; 6, John w. Nelson of Williams;
Z, Joseph D. Miller of Warren; s, Levi
Ritter of Logan; 8, Lucky Harper of
Knox; 10, Peter Boady of Sandusky; IL,
J. B. ellison of Scioto; IL, J. B. Worley
of Highland; 13, D. M. Slyh of Frank
lin; IA, Geo. F. Brady of Huron; Is,
Calvin Welch of Athens; 16, D. III.
Mortley of Coshocton; II, John H.
Brown of Noble; IS, j. e. Monnot of
Stark; 10, Henry Waldeck of TrumbulI;
20, ]. e. Cory of Medina; 81, J. J.
Gresves of Cuyahoga.
THE COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS
is a strong one and is composed of some
of the most enthusiastic Cleveland men
and tariff reformers in the state. They
can be depended upon to draft clear
platform, setting forth the position of
the party upon national questions in
unmistakable language. 1t is compos-
ed of the following gentlemen: l, Gale
Van Hamm of Hamilton; 2, Owen |
Smith of Hamilton; 8, John A. Nc
Mahon of Montgomery; 4, S. S. Yoder |
of Allen; 5, Frederick Glessner of Han
cock; 6, w. HI. Handy of Fulton; I,
Palmer w. Smith of Butler; S, w. S. |
Thomas of Clarke; 8, H. F. Poppleton
of Delaware; 10, Frank HI. Hurd of
Lucas; II, John L. Vance of Gallia; -.
Judge David Tarbill of Brown; 10, D.
E. Williams of Franklin; IA, w. T.
Alberson of Ashland; Is, Henry Bohl
Of Washington; 16, Senator Edwin
Sinnett of Licking; II, J. M. Amos of
Guernsey; 1S, J. H. Wallace of Colum-
Diana; 10, George F. Douthitt of Port
agei 20, J. r. WoodwOrth of Wayne;
q. P. J. Cooney of Cuyahoga.
The committee organized by electing
Hon. John A. Mcmahon of Montgom-
ary chairman. 1t was decided to
heartily
INDoRsE THE MILLS BILL
oy name. This action was taken with
Dut one dissenting vote. 1t was also
iecided to give the president very
strong Endorsement and say nothing
whatever about legislation on the
liquor question. A subcommittee of
even was then appointed to draft re-
olutions under these instructions.
The list of
DELEGATES TO THE NATIONAL CoNvEN-
TION
8 almost entirely completed. All are
instructed to vote for Grover Cleveland
nd there are no fears of anv one of
hem having knife in his boot The
ull list is as follows:
First-R. M. Bishop and l.. G.. Bern
rd of Hamilton.
Second-Eugene F. Frintz and John {
Brady of Hamilton.
Third-William Hoffman of Mont
omery and s. r. Kerr of Miami.
Fourth-John w. Safer of Darke and
}. Marsh of Mercer. +,
Fifth-Allen Smalley of Wyandot s
nd General A. V. Rice of Putnam.
Sixth-George p. Campell of Fulton !
nd John G. Woods of Defiance.
Seventh-Paul j. Torg of Butler and !
:. M. Patterson of Clermont. :
Eighth. HI. Thomas of Clark and 8
). J: Frank of Champaign. a
Ninth-H. T. Van Fleet of Marion y
nd Fl. w. Seney of Hardin. Z
Tenth--Gilbert Harmon ofLucas and !
'harles Roose of Ottawa. ,--
Eleventh--M. McCIurg of Gala and I
I. M. McGillavry of Vint0n. a
Twelfth--L. T. Neal of Ross and NJ. 9
tinson of Brown. r(.a
Thirteenth-Thomas Wetzler ofl !
'airfield and J, Retalic of Perry.