Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-08-01
A THIRD PARTY TICKET.
Helwig OF Springfield Nominated for
Governor at Zanesville-The Other
Nominees and the Platform.


HeIwig OF Springfield Nominated for
Governor at ZanesvilIe-The Other
Nominees and the Platform.
ZANEsvILLE, July 25.-It was 10:15
o'clock when the Prohibition cOnven-
tion was called to order in its second
day's session. After prayer by Rev.
Har y F. Logan the committee on per-
manent organization reported in favor
of making the Temporary organization
permanent. The officers are: Chair
man, Rev. c. L. Work of Portsmouth;
secretary, E. c. Dinwiddie of Spring
field; assistant secretaries, A. F. Rey-
mold of fredericksburg and +. A. Taylor
of London. A call for the members of
the party who voted the Prohibition
ticket in '69 showed about forty of the
veterans present. They were loudly
cheered as they stood up to be counted.
The committees report ON rules and Or
der of business was adopted. The COM
mittee on credentials reported no con-
tests aud all counties represented but
Carroll and Auglaize. Business was
suspended for short time to wait for
the committee on resolutions. During
the interval the convention was ad-
crossed by NJ. b. V. Bennett, the noted
Prohibition orator of Kansas. Then
the chairman of the committee on res
olutions read the platform. 1t was
adopted as whole after some slight
objections to the plank relating to wo-
men suffrage. ...-.,
The platform adopted begins by ac-
knowledging God as the source ofall
power and authority in human govern
ment. 1t proceeds to declare in favor
of suppression of the liquor traffic.
Revenue from traffic criminal in its
nature is declared to be contrary to fun
damental principles ofright. The plat
form also favors woman suffrage, de-
nounces stock and grain gambling, fa-
vors arbitration for settlement of dis
putes between employers and employees,
opposes land monopoly, favors nonsec-
tional adjustment of the tariff and de-
clares in favor of enforcement of Sab
bath laws. A resolution was also adopt
ed, not as part of the platform, declar-
ing that 1.-THE present riotous attitude
of the liquor element in the leading city
of our State, under which murderous
assault has already been made upon a
member of our party, is but another
evidence of the terrible and portentous
results that follow the compromising
and profit sharing policy maintained by
the old political parties toward the IL
quor interest"
A motion was carried to limiting
nominating speeches to three minutes
and seconding speeches to two minutes.
denominations for Governor were called
L. ens nd xx,hn oh h,,lo ,aI
DIR. Dickson presented the name of E.
Jay Pinney OF that county. F.D. Lo-
fgan of Alliance placed in nomination
D., j. Helwig of Springfield. Mr.. L0-
gan was eloquent and impressive and
the ringing cheers that greeted the mo-
tiOn of Helwig'ss name indicated that
he would be the nominee on the first
ballot, although motion to nominate
him by acclamatiOn met with no sup
port. Mrs. Mcclellan Brown named E.
j. Morris of Cincinnati. Gen. Walter
-S. Payne of Fostoria and Olan Ross of
Highland county were also placed in
nomination. AT noon the convention
adjourned until 2o'clock.
/ Upon reassembling in the afternoon
DIR. J. B. Helwig of Springfield, express
ident of Wittenberg college, was nomi-
mated for governor on the first ballot
and in accepting said he believed the
voice of the people represented in the
convention was the voice of God. He
made speech like a sermon, saying he
knew of no better way of promoting
the religion of Jesus Christ than by the
politics of the Prohibition party. "We
must put the government" said he,
ION the shoulder of Jesus Christ"
L. B. Logan of Stark county was
nominated for lieutant governor by &C.
clamation. For supreme Judge, Gideon
J G. Stewart of Norwalk; for treasurer, d.
M. Trowbridge of Toledo; for attorney
general, e. Jay Pinney of Aashtabula.
Other officers nominated were: For
board of public works, Harvey Clark OF
Madison county; for clerk of supreme
court. F. D. Mcknight, Lawrence coun-
ty. For state central committee: DIR.
J H. A. Thompson of Wester, lille, chair
man; B. S. Higley of Youngstown, Sec
retary, and ]. H. Ham of Columbus,
: treasurer.
Rev. J. B. Helwig, who was nominal
7 ed for governor, is the pastor of the
: First Lutheran church in Springfield,
which is one of the largest Lutheran
7 churches in the State. DR.. Helwig was
formerly president of Wittenberg COL
lege and is man of great power and
eloquence. He is one of the finest pull
pit orators in the state. He has long
been prominent in temperance work,
but had only taken a stand for political
prohibition within the past few years
1t Is not known whether the members
of his congregation will take exception
, to their PASTORS connection with poll
: tics or not. 1t is said that the doctor
, will be granted vacation commencing
next month and lasting till the close o.
; the campaign. He will probably take
! the stump week after next and will
then make speeches until the election
DIR. Helwig is the brother-in-law o
, Judge Lawrence of Bellefontaine. Ir
early life he was carpenter and black
smith and is said to have gone to col
: lege with only $40 in his pocket. Aftel
graduation he won his way to a leading
, position among Lutheran ministers by
] sheer force of ability.
s Daniel Dolly, living three mile
northwest of Green Spring, was swind
8 led out of S6OOby couple of stranger