Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-08-13
POLITICAL CRANKS IN OHIO
They Meet in Convention and
Name a State Ticket.
WHAT THE PLATFORM DEMANDS
A Greenback Democrat
Nominated for Governor.
The Platform Asks for Little Sit of
Everything, Except That the Liquor
Question Is Dodged and Referred to the
National Committee.

National Committee.
SPRINGFIELD, o., Aug. 6.-The Poo
pies party convention was this morning
called t., order by Temporary Chairman
Cavanagh pounding with sledge ham,
mer upon an anvil that stood upon the
stage Prayer was offered up and the
committee ON organization reported in
favor of making Cavanagh permanent |
president This was agreed to- and the |
convention adopted the plow and ham
mer as device for the head of the |
ticket. The report of the committee on
resolutions was then presented and
adopted.
John Seitz was nominated for COVER
nor, receiving 794 votes to 1893 for the
Rev. B. M. Grau, 80 for j. 9. H. Cobb
and IS fE John j. Ashenhurst.
The acknowledgement of the con-
vention nominated Frank Rist, COM
positor on the Cincinnati Post
Pie other nominees are: Auditor of
aFte, d. M. Cooper of Athens county,
xttorney-general, r. NJ. Smith, Summit
county, treasurer of state, Henry Welt,
Cleveland; supreme judge, Judge Alfred
Yaple, Hamilton county; school com.
missioner, j. L. Peterson, Green county;
board of public works, j. 5. Borror,
Franklin county; dairy and food com
missioner, w. j. Weaver, Portage
county.
Seitz is SO years old and was elected
as a Democrat to the state legislature in
1870. He was elected to the state senate
in 1873 and 1874 In 1880 he was nomi-
mated for Congress on the Grecnback
ticket, for governor on the Greenback
ticket in 1881, and in 1887 for governor
on the Union Labor ticket. His nomi-
nation seems satisfactory to all factions.
Judge Alfred Yaple, the nominee for
the supreme judgship, has been ON the
state supreme bench as a Democrat, and
caused a sensation fortnight ago by
boiling Campbell.
THE PLATFORM.
We hold that labor is the basis of all
wealth and should be protected by law
The instability of the municipal govern
ment of the state has led to the creation Of
enormous municipal debts, which are bur
densome to all the people, and we there
fore demand that the constitution of tho
state be so amended that it will be impos
sible to change the forms of municipal
government to meet the changing fortune,
of politicians. and that no change of form
of municipal governments be permitte,
without the consent of the people.
WHEREAS, The Standard Oil Compan,
his violated its contract by turning owe
toAan alien trust its powers and privilege
received under the laws of Ohio, we dc
mand the forfeiture of its charter
We demand the enactment and rigid en-
forcement of law for the suppression o
all forms of gam bling in future on all agri
cultural and mechanical products.
We favor the election Of United State
senators by popular vote Of the people O
the state.
We demand the rigid enforcement o
laws against the adulteration or counter
feiting of food.
We demand free school books for GU
public school system and compulsory edit
cation.
We demand the prohibition of chill
labor under "A years of dye.
We demand the abolition Of contra,
prison labor believing in the doctrin
of equal rights and special privileges t
none
We demand that taxation, nationa
state or municipal, shall not be used I
build up one interest at the expense
another.
The right to make and issue money is
sovereign power to be maintained by Ill
people for common benefit, hence we IL
mand the abolition of national banks
banks of issue, and as substitute for III
tional bank notes we demand that fiji
legal treasury notes be issued III suflicier
volume to conduct the business of I'll
country on cash basis; and we favor gu'
eminent loans directly to the people o
real estate or other ample security at
rate of interest not exceeding . per cent.
We demand free and unlimited coinag
Of silver
We oppose extravaganza that collects o
the people each year $500, 900 900 in tin
of peace.
We demand the passage of laws prohil
jting alien ownership of lands, and TIN
Congress take prompt action to devil
some plan to obtain all land now own,
by alien and foreign syndicates and thu
all lands held by railroads and other 60
.porations in excess of such as is actual
used and needed by them be reclaimed
the government and held for actual settle
only.
We demand just and suitable syste
of graduated tax on incomes,
We believe that the solution of the lab
problem lies in abolishing the element
profit, which is source of consta
temptation and evil, and We therefore d
mand that the exclusion. importation, e
portation, manufacture and sale
spirituous liquors shall be conducted
the government or state at cost thr0u,
agencies and salaried officials in sl,
town and cities as shall apply for SUI
agencies.
we DelleVe tuat the rlgnl 10 vote snou
be given to everybody Irrespective Of s.
~ color. We demand government own,
ship Of all means Of transportation ii
communication between and by the pc0I
Of the United States.
We favor liberal pensions to all hon,
ably discharged Union soldiers If tie Ii
OWL war and generous care for tn
widows and orphans, and demand that {
differences between the value of gold a
greenbacks At the date of payment be ma
equal to gold, so as tolace the soldier
the same tooting as the bund-bolder y
been.
All the resolutions except tha
ierring to the liquor question VI,
adopted in q lump. After consileia Al
debate on motion to lay the litr
plank on the table, the cummitJa
recommendation 70 refer ii 70 the .
tional committee was adopted and !
committee was dismissed.
The Seaside and the spas.
The sun plays the deuce With the pea
whiteness Of the female complexion atl
watering places atthis seasoa II rough
freckles and often becoInes bldtched q