The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-09-04
HARMONY AND ENTHUSIASM
AMONG THE BUCKEYE DEMOCRATS.
The Hon. james Campbell OF Butler
County Nominated For Governor by the
Dayton Convention-wiIiiam Vance
Marquis For second Place.

the largest convention held by the democracy
OF Ohio for a long time, and the citizens Of
Dayton, regardless of party, have made favor
able impression by graceful courtesies. A
notable one was the tender of the Garfield
clubs room 10 the committee on resolutions,
followed by lunch for the committee. The
convention is held in the rink a large wooden
building, capable of seating several thousand
people, but wholly inadequate to the demands
made by the crowds of people anxious TO be
present at the great state council. Ample ar
rangements were made for seating the dele
gates and the working force necessary to carry
on the proceedings.
The Hon. NJ. D. Harter Of Richland county
vas named for permanent president, Lewis G..
Bernard of Hamilton county for secretary, and
Peter Weidner OF Montgomery for sergeant-at-
arms and were recommended for election by
the committee on organization. They were
duly elected along with a vice president and
assistant secretary for each congressional dis
trict Mr.. Harter, on taking the chair, made
very lengthy speech covering nearly all points
1t issue between the parties.
After adopting the report OF the committee
on rules and order OF business and the an
nouncement of the state central committee, the
Hon John A. Mcmahon made the report of the
committee on resolutions prefaclng 1t with the
statement that IL was not compromise but
was unanimously adopted, and that the COM
mittee was fully agreed that there should be no
backward step in the matter of tariff reform.
rGTeat applause.
The resolutions were read as follows:
l. The democracy of Ohio In convention as
sembled approve the declaration OF principles made
by the national democracy in St Louis in 1883, and
especially that part Of II demanding reduction OF
tariff taxes. We will continue the battle for tariff
reform until the cause OF the people Is triumphant
4 We regard trusts, in whatever form organized,
as the legitimate result OF present tariff system,
and We demand the repeal OF all tariff taxes that
enable them to extort rom the people exorbitant
prices for the products they control.
g. We again acknowledge the great debt Of graft
tude the nation TO the heroes Of the late war
and declare in favor Of just liberal and equitable
pension laws
for its repeated violation Of its pledges in behalf Of
the civil service reform.
s. We denounce the present state administration
the most partisan, demOralizinR and eXtravagant
IN our history. We invite the careful investigation
Of all citizens in financial Affairs shown by
the official records.
g We protest against the repeated enactment Of
laws vesting the appointing power In the governor.
enabling him 10 control the local boards OF our lead
ing citizens. While deprving them Of self govern
ment IL constructs a vast political machine that is
at all times dangerous, and in the hands OF parti-
san chief executive has become positive menace TO
the people OF the state.
J. The nomination Of the governor Of Ohio for
third term, in violation OF all precedent, by the
notorious and disgraceiui use OF patronage at his
command is an outrage against the people and
should be rebuked at the polls.
s. We heartily favor home rule in Ireland; we
demand IL also for Ohio. While favorng all laws
that sacredly protect the baot-b0I and the honest
voter, we demand the enactment Of laws that will
enable our cities TO choose their own servants and
JonS A. MCMAHON, Chairman.
G. c. Cook, Secretary.
The report was adopted with unanimity and
applause.
x resolution favoring the location of the
worlds fair in 1892 at some point in the Mis-
sissippi valley was read and referred TO the
committee without debate.
The nomination for governor was next in or
der. Speeches for this purpose were limited
TO ten minutes. The Hon. Samuel +. Hunt
made the opening speech, placing in nomina-
rion the Hon. James +. Campbell Of Butler
county. Gen. Anderson of Darke county sec
onded the nomination. The Hon. NJ. A. Foran
OF Cleveland presented the name Of Virgil T..
Kline of CuyahOga county. Mr.. Henry APP
thorp of Ashtabula seconded the nomination.
The Hon. Frank G. DOugherty placed In nom-
ination Lawrence i. Neal of Ross county. Mr..
Seward of Richland seconded this nomination.
With these three candidates the nominations
closed and the first ballot proceeded. IL re-
suited: Campbell, 372; Neal 252; Kline, 149.
IL required 1896 votes 10 nominate. Auglaise
changed to Campbell. quickly. followed by
Others so that Campbell was nominated on the
first ballot Before the ballot was announced
difficulty arose in regard to the vote of Ham,
ilton county, the assertion being made that il
had been recorded solidly for Campbell, while
there were three or four votes for Neal. Pend
ing this disturbance several voters changed to
Neal Great disorder resulted and the
chair finally announced that no definite result
could be reached until order was restored
Cries of mo bulldozing" were heard. Cries of
Second ballot" and announce the vote" were
heard. The chair said that the vote of Hamil-
ton county must be repeated. 10 was done,
giving Campbell So instead of 70 votes. Other
changes were made, generally in favor Of Neal
but all efforts to rectify the confusion were I'M
successful. Delegates crowded the press
represen tatives' space and now and then the
band would drown the noise. Finally the
chair announced the vote: Campbell, 3sS; Neal,
292: Kline, 100.
The band played ''The Campbells are Com
ing," the delegates acquiesced in this clearing
of the tangle and with some degree of order
the second ballot proceeded. The total vote
cast was 7S91<, of which Campbell received
1917, Neal, 299; Kline, 80. This nominated
Mr.. Campbell and the hall was wild with
shouting men. The band again played "The
Campbells are Coming" and motion 10 make
the nomination of Mr. Campbell unanimous
was carried with another season of shouting by
the crowd and more Of the campaign air by
he band. Mr.. Campbell was sent for and
ecess OF fifteen minutes was taken.
1t was nearly o'clock when the now quickly
recognized campaign air announced the COM
Ing OF the candidate. With him were the de-
feated candidates, Messrs. Neal and Kline
Mr.. Campbell, on being presented, accepted
the nomination. He said this was no ordinary
campaign; the task is not one of mere routine.
The most obvious of the duties of the demo-
cratic party was to rebuke the violation Of the
unwrltten law of this country that no officers
Of this government shall be elected TO a third
term. I'm spite of the precedents of Wash
lDgton and Grant, the strangers of the repub-
lican party have decreed that the power shall
be continued in the hands Of the most profit
gate administration the state has known" Mr.
Campbell went on to arraign in severe terms
the legislation of the republican party in OHIO
and the administration of Gov Foraker
"Such q dangerous autoerat as Gov Foraker
must undoubtedly be dethToned by the people
of Ohio"
Passing to national issues be declared that
the obvious duty of the party is to educate the
people on the subject Of tariff reform. both
parties concede that revenue in excess of
necessity is collected by the government. Both
agree that the surplus should be reduced. The
democratic party alone has sought to do this
By passing a tariff reform measure by the
house. But the republicans of the senate
pudiated IL as a free trade measure. They
denied the people cheaper homes, and gave
them reduced wages for labor. The democratic
party believes IN tariff restricted to the neees-
sites of the general government one that
will not burden labor. We decline 20
believe that the custom-house is the
productive power in the prosperity OF the
government When the democratic party re.
turns to power il will revise the tariff 1t will
not destroy but il will reform. The democratic
party was called on to rebuke the republicans
for hypocrisy in its treatment OF the Union
roldfers Repuhlieans have had arnpie amor