The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-08-29
JOSEPH r. CAMPBELL
CHOSEN BY OHIO DEMOCRATS
FOR GOVERNOR.

FOX GONEE&NON.
His NOIninatiOn Made Unanimous
on the Second BaIIOt-A ResOIu-
ton Passed Endorsing TarlfRe-
tOrm-The Ticket Complete.
DAYTON, Ohio, August 2S.-The Dem
ocratC State Convention which met here
to-day was very large and representa-
tive body. After adopting the report of
the committee on rules and order of bus
mess and the announcement of the State
central committee, Hon. John A. McMa-
han made the report otthe committee on
resolutions pretacing it with the state
mcnt that it was not a compromise but
was unanimously adopted, and that the
committee were fully agreed that there
should bc no backward step i'll the mat
ter of tariff reform. (Grcat applause.
The report was adopted with unani-
nifty and applause.
A resolution iavoring the location OF
the worlds fair in 1899 at some point in
the Mississippi valley was read and re-
icrrcd to the committee without de-
bate.
Nominations for Governor were next in
order.
Hon. Samuel +. Hunt made the open
ing speech placing in nomination Hon.
JOS. X. Campbell, of Butler county. Gen
cral Anderson, of Darkc county, seconded
the nomination.
Hon. M. A. Faron, of Cleveland, pre-
Scntcd the name of Virgil p. Kline, of
Cuyahoga county. Mr.. Henry A. F.
Thorpe, of AShtabula, seconded the nom
nation.
Hon. Frank c. Daughcrty placed in
nomination Lawrence T, Neal, of Ross
county, Mr.. Seward, of Richmond
county, seconded this nomination.
With these three candidates the nomi-
nations closed, and the first ballot was
proceeded with
1t required 396 votes to nominate. Be
fore the ballot was announced a difficulty
arose in regard to the vote of Hamilton
county, the assertion being made that it
had been recorded solid for Campbell
while there were three or four votes for
Neal. Pending this disturbance several
votes were changed to Neal. Great dis
order resulted and the chair finally an
nOunccd that no definite result could be
reached until order was restored. The
chair said that the vote of Hamilton
county must be repeated. 1t was done,
giving Campbell siXty-iivc instead of sew
cnty-hvc votes. Other changes were
made, generally i'll favor of Neal, but all
efforts to rcctify the confusion were un-
successful Finally the chair announced
the vote as follows:
Campbell"..,....'..............."......
Kline
The delegates acqucSccd in this clear
ing of the tanglc, and with some degree
Of order the second ballot was proceeded
with.
The total vote cast was 1894, of
which Campbell received 397H, Neal
900, Kline %.
This nominated Campbell, and the
hall was wild with shooting men. The
band played The Campbells are Com
ing" and motion to make the nomina-
nation of Campbell unanimous was car
ricd.
Campbell was sent for and recess OF
fifteen minutes taken.
1t was nearly three o'clock when
recognized campaign air announced the
coming of the candidate. With him
were the defeated candidates Messrs.
Neal and Kline. Mr.. Campbell on being
presented accepted the nomination in a
speech i'll which he said that this was
no ordinary campaign; the task is not
one of mere routine; the most obvious of
duties of the Democratic party was to
rcbuke the violation of the unwritten
law of this country; that no officers of
4 L.. IL.
third term. In spite of the prccedcnts of
Washington and Grant the strangers of
the Republican party have decrecd that
power shall be continued i'll hands of
the most prohigate administration the
State has known"
Mr.. Campbell went on to arraign in
severe terms the legislation of the Re
publican party in Ohio and the admins
tration Of Governor Foraker.
Both Neal and Kline were suggested
for the nomination for Licutcnant-Gov-
crnor by acclamation but both percmp-
torily declined.
The ticket was then completed by the
following nominations: For Licuten-
ant-Govcrnor, w. Vance Marquis, of
Logan county; Judge of the supreme
court, Martin Follet, of Washington
county; State treasurer, w. L. Bardcn,
"t Guernsey county State commissioner
of schools, Chas. {. Miller, of Putnam
county; Acknowledgement, Jesse NJ.
Lewis, of Champaign county; member
board of Public Works, Frank Reynolds,
llamiItoncounty; clerk supreme court,
j.. G. Shoemaker, Seneca county.
The convention then Immediately adj