The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-08-19

Tho first Convention OF the Peoples Party Oh
Portage County, which was held in Rayenna,
at the Town Hall. last Saturday, was rouser
Nine townships sent regularly appointed dele
gates. who to the number of65. were recognized
by the committee on credentials. The delega-
tion was divided as follows: Mantua 10. Sha-
lersYine is. Randolph g. Atwater 8. Mantua Sta
ton 8, Windham J. Rootstown7. Aurora 2. Ed
inbur5h 9 Each delegation was empowered to
cast the full vote of the township represented.
Many more members of the party. from the
townships named and other parts of the county.
were present, and these, with the Democratic
and Republican onlookers. filled the hall to its
utmost limit. in the afternoon
The chandeliers and sides of the hall were
lavishly decorated with flags and notices, while
the stage groaned beneath the weight of q bran
new" Wiard'' plow, evidently fresh from the
works at Batavia, N. Y, hammer. saw, plane
2 hand rakes. the whole symbolic, we suppose,
the union of the farmer and mechanic in the
great '' eform" movement. Over it all waved
or would have waved had there been enough
breezes of the right kind, the green leaves of
newly Gu. corn stalks and the yellow heads of
ripened grain. he atmosphere was of the reg
ular con Venton kind, close and heavy, although
one OF the notices informed its readers there
were 0G0 million airs in the country, but they
did not strike Ravenna Town Hall that day.
However. it is but fair to state that certain OF
the party leaders noticed the peculiar orthog
raphy of the word and told the reporter not to
mention it, on pain of future reckoning, as the
motto was the work of the State Convention at
Springfield. and it was responsible for the
spelling, and not they. The first mot9o put up.
and very conspicuous one, too bore the famil-
lar words. 1.-The voice of the people is the voice
ef God,,' concluding with, Then let the people
speak and the nation prosper This command
was obayed by legion OF orators. who surely
| must have included every phase ! the move
ment in their utterances, which thundered out
| in fierce annthcmas against the old parties.
The Conven ton was called to order at II :45
! by Frank Colt. who proceeded to eXpound the
doctrines of the wise over the handles of the
| aforesaid plow. w. H. Bettes. of Randolph.
was subsequently chosen permanent Chairman
and made an excellent presiding officer. P. B
TomSon was chosen Secretary.
| Want of space forbids us to publish detailed
| account OF the convention. interesting in the
main. but amusing in some particulars. We do
| not question the sincerity of its members, and
| freely accord them the same respect and consid-
Grafton belonging to any other political organ
izatio on, and it would please us to be able to
late az length its proceedings But we must
| content ourselves with list of the candidates
chosen and the Resolutions adopted.
| THE TICKET.
Representatives. T. Nelson, shalersville
Commits sioner-S. F. Mansfield, Atwater
| Recorder-Samuel Y ale. Windham,
Infrmary Director-R. o. Halstead. Mantua
State senator-Rey. Geo II. Fairbanks, oi
| Geauga county.
| REsoLU LUTIoNs.
1st. We endorse the State platform as
| whole, but take exceptions to the 9th item
which refers to transportation and communi.
cation. We believe the Government should have
control but not ownership of railroads and tel
egraphs. Also the 7th item referring to sehoo
| books. We believe school books should be fur
nisned at COST and also compulsory education
End. We believe that the traffic in spiritou:
and vinous liqnors, both in manufacture an(
sale, should be taken out of the hands of the
States and municipal governments. and entire
ly controlled by the General Government. Civ
ing all the people the san rights. without ref
erence to location. But giving States. counties
and municipalities the power to punish the evi
resulting from such manufacture and sale,
3rd. We believe that the last appraisemen
of real estate in this county was an unjust dis
cl limitation against farm lands and the cheal
homes of the mechanic and other laborers.
The Convention listened to a two hours speech
from Hugo Pryor. member of the Cleveland
Press staff, and then adjourned. Street corne
discussions were kept up. however, until wei
toward the next morning.
The Portage County Bible Society will holt
its Annual NJ Getting in the Disciple Church. il
Randolph, Aug. 81 1891, consisting of after
noon and evening session. Devotional at p m
Reports of Sec. and Treas. and Depository
Election of officers; Address by Mrs. Wood
bridge.
1880 Devotional and Praise Service; Addres
by Rev S. w, Meek. of Ravenna, on "Old ant
Now Theology"
1t is desired that the pastors of the severa
Churches and the officers of local organization
of the County. cause to be held in their respect
i've townships, at least one meeting. not late
than August 23rd. at which time collection b
taken for the Portage County Bible Society
Treasurers of local organizations will pleas
remit to County Treasurer A. B. Griffin, Raven
na all moneys in their possession, not later thai
August "a. 1891.
; Tire American Bible Society and its auxilia
} ries, the County and Township Societies. hav
outgrown the motto which it and they ono
strained for, "A Bible in each Home,'' and the
} now aim for "a Bible of its own for every chill
who can read" Sunday Schools and Churches
Young Peoples Societies and Leagues, and al
friends of the Bible. are asked to co-or crate fs
the realization of this motto.
A. w, ALCORN, Tres2
Ii. b. DICKINSON. Sec.