Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1891-07-17
NOMINATED AGOVERNOR.
OHIO DEMOCRATS MAKE SHORT
.- WORK OF THE TASK.

Campbell Renominated on the First BAL.
lot-A Bad Split Over the Platform.
Majority and Minority Reports on the
silvcr Question. - -
CLEVELAND, O., July 16-Half past
ten was the hour named in the official
call for the Democratic state convention
to be called to order, but as early as 8
the crowd outside of the structure made
the thoroughfare impossible, and when
the doors were thrown open it seemed
but few minutes before every one Of
the 5000 or more seats had its occupant.
From the rear Of the stage, q safe place
in view. Of the possibility Of trouble, q
large number Of ladies viewed the pro-
ceedngs with interest. As q prelude to
the formal proceedings tho, combined
bands in the balcony rendered medley
Of national airs, and after State Chair
man John 8. Norton-prompt to tho
minute-had called the gathering to
order, the blessing and protection of the
Creator was invoked by Rev. DR.. r. w.
Campben, pastor of the Cleveland First
Methodist Episcopal church. After the
the prayer the convention was enter
tanned with a song of welcome by the
Thurman. Quartette, Of Columbus.
State Chairman Norton then bede vel
come to the delegates.
Mr.. Norton congratulated the conven-
ton on the encouraging outlook for the
Democratic party and predicted fts til.
umph in the coming election. He then
took up the Mckinley bill, and devoted
the greater part Of his remarks to that
measure, which he characterized as all
of no more worthy object than the levy
of the bandit and the buccaneer. PER
sonally Major Mckinley Is an honest
man," said Colonel Norton, shut his
measure is a burglar without heart and
without mercy, who robs alike tho de-
fenseless child, the strong man and the
helpless woman. It is monument of
wrong whose every stone is from the
the quarry of oppression. He closed
by introducing Allen w. Thurman, the
temporary chairman, as the worthy son
of an illustrious sire.
Mr.. Thurman made short address
and was greeted with hearty cheers.
Mr. Thurman's closing remarks, in
which he urged the party to be united
and harmonious, were almost drowned
In applause from the Campbellite dele
gates. His opponents meanwhile pro-
serving stolid silence. From the COM
mittee on permanent organization came
report submitting the name Of Ex-
Congressman Frank LIE Bond, of Mer-
Ger, as permanent presiding officer. It
was adopted with a hurrah. Le Blond
spoke briefly, but to the point He told
the delegates that they were the repre-
sentatives Of the intelligence Of the state
and that Thomas jefferson, had he lived
to this day, would have been proud Of
them, and Of the Democratic party As it
now exists. This and the usual thAuks
was all.
Adopted an Emblem.
Under the new state election law it Is
necessary that each party shall select
device to be placed upon its printing,
and Major w. Armstrong proposed that
the Democracy should adopt a barnyard
rooster. Some of the delegates preferred
the American flag, but it was explained
that this was prohibited by the statute,
and Armstrong; resolution was adopted
with series Of crows.
T. J. Cogan, Of Cincinnati, one Of the
secretaries of the body, took the plat
form. 1t was excepted that he was not
delegate, but the chair ruled that as
an officer Of the body he was entitled to
be heard. The decision was appealed
and roll call demanded amidst great
uproar, score Of delegates, in all parts
Of the great hall endeavoring to get
recognition at the same time. The chair
refused to entertain the appeal, and
when Co2an attempted to speak he was
greeted with
Cat Calls, Howls and Kisses,
which for few minutes drowned his
stentorian voice. He had the bulk Of
the body with him, however, and finally
he was allowed to proceed and made 3
good argument in support of the ma
jority report Of the committee on cre-
dentials. Judge Earlston and other
Cincinnatians endeavored to maintain
their position, but the disorder was so
great that the chair peremptorily Or
dered the sergeant alarms to get
assistance and expel one and all that re-
fused to recognize his authority. The
uproar continued for some time, the
convention getting beyond the control
of the chair. But Hon. James G.. Neal,
of Cincinnati, candidate for the CUB
ernatorial nomination secured order out
of chaos by decaring that the body had
more important work than to settle the
petty quarrels of Hamilton county, and
moving the previous question. Debate
thus cut off, the majority report was
adopted by vote Of nine-tenths of the
convention aud peace reigned again for
a while. The delegates settled in their
seats to listen to the report Of the COM
mittee on resolutions which was pre-
sented by General G.. B. Finley, who
pathetically lamented the fact that
although the majority had labored with
the minority in and out of season they
they had been unable to get unanim-
ity Of sentiment on the silver question.
The report read:
The majority report endorses Camp
bells administration and the acts OF the
last legislature, especially in providing
for secret ballot. It opposes class leg
islation and believes in q tariff for rev.
enue only; favors o graded income tax;
denounces the decentralization Of silver
in 1878 and demands reinstatement Of
the constitutional standard of both
gold and silver, with the equal
right Of each to free and unlimited coin
age; u0UOuuC0S Clo hSpuOuCAU DullO0
dollar" congress, which by its extrava-
CANT expenditures exhausted surplus
in the national treasury left there by a
Democratic administration and created q
deficit; which substituted despotic rule
for free discussion in the honse of repre-
sentatives; congratulates the people on
the defeat of the odious force bill; op-
poses the enactment Of laws which un-
necessarily interfere with personal rights
of individuals; favor closer relations
with our Canadian neighbors;
favors liberal and just pensions to de-
serving and disabled soldires who fought
for the maintenance of the government,
and like pensions to their widows and
orphan children; denounces Russian
persecution Of Jews and extends them
sympathy.
The Minority Report.
All the planks were greeted with ap-
plause, and especially that referring to
ths administration Of Governor Camp.
ball. A minority report was presented
BY Frank dorman, Of Cincinnati, az
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