The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-08-09
CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION
The Hosts Of Democracy in
Council.
Harmony and Enthusiasm Enthronod
and the Nominee Named.
DUNCAN the ''Dnisy."

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and the Delegates have done {
good work for their party.
The rains of Monday and Tues
day dispelled the intense heat o
last week and made the immense
throng comparatively comfortable
The Delegates and Alternates
from Jackson county were the first
to put in an appearance, coming
on Monday evening.
1t took but Il short time to as
certain that they were solid as
their rock based hills for their
candidate, Hon. Irwin DUNCAN.
Early Tuesday morning the ad-
vance guard of the Perry Delega-
ton dropped in on us, to be follow
ed later by the statesmen of minor
note.
The Perry Statesmen were vocif-
erOus for their gallant and plucky
candidate, N. r.. Hysel, Speaker of
the House of Representatives, and
honestly desired his nomination.
AT 1O:3O Old Mother Fairfield's
indomnitable 40 for Reeves arriv-
ed wearing pink badges and ac-
companied by the Pleasantville
Brass Band.
At II o'clock tho convention was
called to order by Hon. Irwin
DUNCAN, of Jackson, Chairman Of
the District Committee, who an
nounced the officers of the tempor-
airy organization as follows: Hon.
w. p. Price, of Hooking, as Chair
man, and Hon. E. M. Kennedy, Of
Mogan, as Secretary. Mr.. Price,
made an eloquent speech of nearly
half an hours duration, was re-
peatedly applauded, and especially
when he dealt on tariff reform and
the administration of Grover
Cleveland and the misadministra-
ton of j. b. Foraker. AT the con-
clusion of Mr.. Prices speech the
various committees were announc-
ed. The convention then adjourn
ed until 2 o'clock p. m.
On reassembling the various
committees promptly reported and
their reports were promptly ad-
opted.
The Committee on Permanent
organization reported as Perman-
ent officers, Chairman, Hon. e. M.
Kennedy, of Morgan; Secretary,
John Mcnamara, of Vinton, and
Elmer Harsh, of Hooking, as As
sistant Secretary. Hon. E. M.
Kennedy accepted the honor con-
ferred on him in short and neat
speech. The Committee on Rules
and Order of Business next report
ed, and failed to adopt the unit
rule. On motion of John Ferguson,
Esq, of Perry, the rules were
amended so as to require majority
of all the votes of the convention
TO nominate.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported the following, which were
unanimously adopted:
Resolved by the Democracy of
the Thirteenth Congressional Dis
in convention assembled. That we
reaffirm the National platform of
1883, in which that illustrious
statesman, Grover Cleveland,
sounded the keynote of ultimate
Democratic success-tariff reform.
Resolved, That we heartily in
dorse and approve the actions of
our present Democratic Legisla-
ture and the administration of
Gov. Campbell as wise, just and
economical.
Resolved, That we are opposed
to the Mckinley bill as false pre-
tense to farmers and workingmen
and in restraint of our trade and
more intimate commercial rela-
tiOns. No tariff bill should pass
that will not furnish wider mark
cts for the surplus bushels of wheat
and barrels of pork of the farmers,
and for all the surplus products of
our skilled labor.
Resolved, That we denounce the
so-called Force bill as revolution
ary and calculated and intended to
perpetuate Republicanism and to
destroy the rights and liberties of
the people, and we denounce the
National Republican Administers
tion as corrupt, extravagant and
revolutionary. .i.rH
TILE SPEECHES
In putting candidates in nomina-
ton was limited to ten minutes
and the seconds to five minutes.
AS nominations were next in order
he call of the roll of counties was