The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-16
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breeze, and, as If JAMES r. CAMPBELL.
10 awaken livelier feeling, the hospita-
be Forest City served to its guests in
huge tanklrds five hundred gallons of
1elnonBde during the convention.
Promptly at 1880 o'clock Chairman
Norton. of the state central COMMITTEES,
called the convention to order. and the
Rev ]. W. Campbell, Of Cleveland, in
voked the divine blessing upon the con-
rention, after which Chairman Norton
opened the convention with stirring
address, and introduced Allen w. Thur
IMAM as temporary chairman The son of
the "Old Roman" was received with en-
thusdasic cheers. In the course of his
lengthy speech he said:
Allen W. Thurman's Speech.
The greatest curse that can bo inflicted upon
n country 10 that Of excessive taxation, and
when collected indirectly by tariff. levied
only for the sake Of protection, II steals and
saps away tho very life blood Of n country's
prosperity. And It docs this by such insiduous
why's that tho truo causes of commercial de-
preston, when II comes, are lost sight of. and
IN seeking remedies the people are lcd off into
false trails, mado to scatter instead Of concen-
krating their forces and thus their power Is
fWasted; therefore, no matter how important
fhey may appear, let all side issues alone until
ItAAA9 oho VI tAA4tNtou ID rHlkliA upOu an uOuc6I
And just basis.
The usual preliminary committees
were appointed and Frank Leblond, of
Mercer county, was made permanent
chairman. The usual recess was waived
and tho convention entered upon a
wrangle over credentials. The Neal
nnsn fought desperately, but were-beaten
ON point after point.
The platform indnrses Governor Camp
Isillsa ndTf,intaf1rNfir,,,
Of free kilTer and q graded income tax,
denounces the Mckinley bill, fayors
liberal pensions and censures Jewish
persecution III Russia. There was
minority report from the platform COM
mittee against the free silver and graded
income planks, but it was overwhelm-
3ngly defeated.
When the nominating speeches began
Lawrence I. Neal was put in nomina-
tinn by Congressman Follett, of Cincin-
matt.
AT the conclusion of Follett's speech
There was u tremendous Campbell DEM
onstration lasting for several minutes.
Ryan Nominatcs Campbell.
j. II. Ryan, of Cincinnati, then placed
Governor Campbell's name in nomina-
tion amid storm of cheers. Mr., Ryan
said:
Mr.. President and Gentlemen of the Com
w1Htion: am Democrat from Hamilton.
mm hero 10 contradict the statement that all
Democrats from Hamilton are opposed to our
prevent governor for denomination. am
sent here by largo body of Democrats from
eur county to say TO this convention that they
Aro In harmony, heart and SOUL with the gen.
srzl feeling of the Democracy throughout tho
Btnte, that the wise, the pioper, the patriotic
h1ing for this convention 10 do is to renomi-
mate our present worthy and excellent gov
Isrnor, the Hon. James E. Campbell. Gentle
men Of tho convention. with honest heart,
whose every throb Is for my party, in the name
pr good government in the name and on be-
half of pure, unsullied Democracy, present
20 you tho name Of q man who has never yet
met defeat-the Hon james Il. Campbell.
=. ID. Dodge, Of Cleveland, nominated
Virgil p. Cline, of Cuyahoga county.
A vote was taken and Governor
Campbell was renominated on the first
ballot, and the nomination was made
unanimous.
Governor Campbell Accepts.
When the nominee was introduced the
convention went wild with excitement,
After the cheering had subsidized the
governor made long speech of accept
ance. Among other things he said
Tho great lahoring class, which hopelessly
appealed to the Republican party, has not
been forgotten, as the institution of Labor
Day" important laws for the protection of
railroad employees ana the establishment of
free employment agencies will show. Tho
Democratic party has done what lay in its
power to rectify our inequitable tax laws, and
10 provide for their Improvement through an
amendment to the constitution.
Pro-amincntly does the Republican leader In
Ohio (whose high character and conspicuous
career but emphasized his advocacy of bad
Regislationl stand forth at a pernicious tariff
measure which was rejected at the polls last
gear by the people OF the entire country; a
measure identified with his name, saturated
with his ideas and wrought by his hands:
measure designed, as has been well said, in tho
Interest "of monopoly, by monopoly, for mo-
hopoly;" measure which is bringing about
Eho worst Of all centralizations-the centrali-
HAtion of wealth, with its debasing and destruc-
Tive results a measure which has already, In
many cases, made less work and lower wages
Tor productive labor; a measure which has
Forced the farmer Of Ohio to sell his wool, in
eone instances, as low as twenty cents pound,
and TINT too, In market where he pays more
dearly for hundreds of necessary articles,
which are but insuffleiently sweetened with
tho humhug Of bounty produced sugar.
The Ticket Completed.
For leutenant governor, W. v. Mar
S4uit4 *<is s{lfesent incumbent, was re-
Fxi0mlnased by acclamation. The ticket
was completed as follows: For attorney
general, John P. Bailey, of Putnam; for
state treasurer, O. +. Alderman, of
Mansheld; for state auditor, Hon. T. e.
Peckinpaugh, Of Wayne; for judge of
the supreme court, Gustavus H. Wald,
Of Hamilton county: commissions. "A