Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-09-18


Each delegate shall be entitled to his in.
dividulal right to cast his vote as he chooses
in county delegations and it shall be 80 re-
ported to the convention.
The usual parliamentary rules shall govern
the proceedings Of the convention
| UkDER oK BUSINESS. s.i = -
l. Report Of committee on credentials.
2. Report of committee on permanent
organization, order Of business and appor.
tionment. - :.
3. Report of committee ON resolutions.
4. Report of committee to select congress
sional central committee.
B. Announcing names of candidates on a
call of counties in alphabetical order.
6. Balloting for representative In Con.
gress.
Thereport was accepted and adopted.
The committee on credentials reported that
all the counties were represented and that
there were no contests.
The committee on resolutions, through its
chairman, Judge W. H. Handy, reported the
following platform:
We, the democrats of the 9Th District in
convention assembled, do adopt the following
resolutions: @
1st. We reafirm our adherence to the
principles enunciated inthe national demo-
cratic platform of 1883, and unqualifedly in
dorse the state democratic platform adopted
at Springfield.
End. We denounce the Mckinley bill as
the most unjust and outrageous measure of
taxation ever proposed in Congress. increas-
ing the burdens of the masses for the benefit
of the favored few, under the lying pretense
of creating "home market" and ''protecti-
ing American labor"
S-d: We congratulate the agricultural,
oh nd ,ns,, .rlo
trict on their awakeing to the fact that
they have been Disseminated against by an
unjust system Of legislation, and we most
heartily commend their organized efforts to
better their condition; and we call attention
to the fact, that their demands are in sub
stance the same measures of relief which for
years the Democratic party have advocated
in their platforms and in Congress.
s4th. We therefore demand tariff for rev.
enue only. Adjusted so as to relieve the ag-
ricultural and all laboring and producing
classes Of the unjust burdens fastened upon
them BY a republican Congress.
9th. We favor just and liberal pensions
for the soldiers.
9Th. We denounce the Lodge Force Bill as
revolutionary and oppose all national inter
ference with elections.
lent administration Of Governor Campbell
and approve the action of the democratic
Legislature.
The committee on district central commit
tee reported as follows:
CONGRESSIONAL ooAnnTTEE.
Defance--H. p. Miller.
Fulton--C. E. Worden.
Henry-M. Donnelly.
Williams-Wm. Dunlap.
Paulding-W. N. Shook. E8
Wood-L. 9. Cole
Mr.. Miller was made chairman Of the COM
mittee.
The next business in order was the au-
nouncement of candidates. Upon the the
call of the counties the following names we're
presented:
w. b. Hubbard announced Andrew Sauer,
OF Defiance.
Judge Cately, of Fulton, announced the
name Of Soloman Johnson, Of Williams.
Hon. ]. v. CUT placed in nominations D. d.
Donovan, OF Henry. . .. ,s.@s.
Thos. Emery announced the name Of DR..
@. Hathaway, Of Williams.
r. ID. Baldwin presented the name Of John
W. Canary, Of Wood.
John Snook, Of Paulding, seconded the
nomination Of Canary. g3
Mr.. Huffmeyer, Of Fulton, for hiusslf
seconded the nomination of Andrew Sarer.
There being no further announcements the
balloting commenced.