Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-08-27

DELEGATES FROM DIFFERENT
INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS
THROUGHOUT HENRY co.
MEET AND
Decide to Enter Peoples Ticket
in the Political Pace this Fall.

AS per call, some thirty or forty delegates,
each representing P. of l., Grange, Alliance
or X. of l.. organizations, assembled at the
Lemert Church in Harrison township, Thurs
day, for the purpose of considering the feas-
ibility of calling convention to nominate
third ticket. B. F. Pontious was made chair
man and Frank B. Mohler Secretary of the
gathering.
On motion the chair appointed the several
committees.
Committee on credentials found that many
had neglected to bring credentials, but as
farmers taken as class are usually truthful,
decided to permit all who claimed to be dele
gates to enjoy all the privileges of real,
boni fide delegate. The report was accepted
Committee on Order of Business made no
report save asking the convention whether or
not 1t should proceed to nominate ticket
on this day. 1t was temporarily laid on the
table. ~.
Committee on Resolutions reported that
the existing parties do not represent the
masses but!are controlled by rings for person
al ends; that this movement adiure all allegi-
ance thereto and call upon all labor organiza-
tions to join and hurl them from power; that
they endorse the ticket nominated at Spring
field, Ohio; that they nominate a ticket for
the fall election and pledge the nominee for
representative, if elected, to oppose all caucus
nominees of the other parties for u. s. Sena-
tor, and that he support representive of the
productive interests III 5t-,,
1t was moved and carried that the report be
considered by sections.
The preamble was adopted with no dissent
ing voice. Not sowith the section endorsing
the Springfield ticket. Some was in favor of
endorsing the platform; others the ticket,
while still others "a very few claimed that
the platform and ticket we're synonymous.
After much argument, in which the owner
ship of railroads and distilleries, the loaning
of money by the government. and the pen
sion questions, we're all thoroughly yentia-
ted, the assembly voted on this section and
the same was lost by two thirds vote.
In regard to that section providing for the
nomination of a county ticket there was a
diversity of opinion. As for the nomination
of such ticket on this day there were a few
who did not oppose it while some were not
in favor of ticket at all this year, holding
that they were not strong enough and that the
ticket born in the Springfield convention
was a "baby" of which they had no cause to
be proud; that as sure as they came before
the people this Fall their movement would
pan out dismal failure and their organiza-
tion collapse. The majority however were in
favor of a convention. As the resolution read,
it provided for the nomination of ticket
to-day and SO it was construed to the delegates
by The chairman of the committee. Notwith-
standing this, the section was adopted by an
almost unanimous vote, whereupon Geo. Bo-
gart, a representation of the Grange, arose
and, informing the assembly that his organi-
cation did not permit delegates to attend con-
ventions, withdrew.
This created somewhat of a lull in the en-
thusiasm hitherto prevalent and after taking
the views of nearly all the members present
pro and con into careful consideration it was
thought that delegate convention was not
Democratic and therefore not their kind. A
mass convention was voted upon and carried.
In regard to the time and place, the orators
again had opportunity to clash swords in
good natured argument. Some we're op-
posed to Napoleon for fear of being ''bull-
dozed;" others laughed at the idea and ex-
pressed themselves as having no particular
terror for the above named place. Nearly all
were in favor of the date reading after the
other two conventions.
The discussion came to harmonious close
by fixing the date the first Saturday in Octo-
ber place, Napoleon, in the court house;
character, a mass convention, and that the
labor organizations be given notice through
the county papers.