The National tribune., 1891-07-23
OHIO DEMOCRATS.
Gov. Campbell RenomInated without Mueh Oppo.
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The Democrats Of Ohio met in convention at
Cleveland on Wednesday, July Is. Allen
Thurman, jr.. was made temporary Chairman
OF the convention, and arraigned the Republi-
can party in a speech Of half an hours length
Ex-COngressman Frank Leblond was made
permanent Chairman.
A wrangle took place over the report Of the
Committee on Credentials. The dispute in one
of the wards in Cincinnati was the cause Of the
wrangle, the Hamilton County delegation gem
orally protesting against the committees re-
port aud supporting a minority report. A
statement of the ease was made by the conyen-
tons Secretary, which was answered By
Hamilton County delegate, both factions using
many hard words. The Chairman finally
called upon the Sergeant.at-Arms to maintain
order oy suppresSing any recalcitrant delegate.
The committees report was finally adopted
Lawrence T. Neal, Of Ross County; Virgil r.
Kline, Of Cuyah0ga County, and Gov. James
h. Campbell were placed in nomination for
Governor Campbell was nominated, receiv-
ing 500 votes; Neal, 1884, and Kline. So
VIM. v. Marquis was nominated for Lieuten-
ant Governor, t. T. Peckinbough for Auditor,
G. F. Alderman for Treasurer, John r. Bailey
for Attorney General, Gustavus III. Wald for
Supreme Judge, John Mcnamara for Board Of
Public Works Charles g. Miller for School
Commissioner. and III. S. TEumbO for Food and
Dairy Commissioners
The platform adopted indorses the admins
tratiOn of Gov. Campbell and commends the
General Assembly for is wise legislation, espe-
cially for having provided for a secret ballot
Class legislation is denounced, and tariff
levied for the sole purpose Of procuring reVe-
nue. sufficient 10 defray the legitimate expenses
OF the Government. is believed in. The issue
rendered by the Republican party on the sub
ject of the tariff as represented by the McKin-
ley tariff act is accepted.
Tho Republican billiOn-dollar Congress
which, by extrayagant expenditures, exhausted
a surplus in the National Treasury left there
/ by Democratic Administration and created a
deficit and which substituted despotic rule for
/ free discussion in the House Of Represent
atiyes," is warmly denounced. The platform
favors the passage Of such laws by the General
Assembly as will give a uniform system Of
| Government in the States municipalities 4:
closer relations with Canada; expresses sym
pathy with the prosecuted Russian Jews, and
favOFs graded income tax. We quote the two
principal planks in full:
We denOunee the demonstration Of silver I'm
1873 by the party then in power as an iniquitOus
alteration of the money standard IN favor Of ercd-
itors and against Debtors payers and producers
and which, by shutting OF one Of the sources of
supply OF primary money operates continually to
increase the value Of gold. depress prices hamper
industry and dispara@e enterprise; aud we demand
the reinstatement of the constitutional standard OF
both gold and silver, with the equal right Of each
20 free and unlimited coinage.
We favor liberal and inst pensions 20 deaefvino
and disabled soldiers and sailors who fought for
the maintenance OF the Government. and like pen
siOns to their widows and orphan children