Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-16
OHIO DEMOCRACY.
The Expected Turbulence Fails
to Materialize.
CAMPBELL WINS ON FIRST BALLOT.

The Cincinnati Contingent Refuses To BE
Comforted and Kisses the Motion for
Unanimity-Neal Declines to Obey the
Call of the Convention to state His
Position-Principal Points of the Plat
form, and Extracts from Some of the
speeches-Details of the Proceeding
The Ticket.
CLEVELAND, July 16-On the first bal
lot, rs expected, Governor Campbell was
renominated by the state Democratic con-
vention, and the unexpected happened,
for in spite Of all predictions and appear
ances the convention, while not harmon
nous, got through its work with little
more disorder than falls to the lot of con
ventions frequently. After Norton had
introduced the temporary chairman, AL
len W. Thurman, that gentleman arose
and was escorted to the chair He
thanked the convention for the compli-
ment bestowed upon him, and congratu-
lated the Democracy upon its prospects
He praised the administration of ex-
President Cleveland, and taxed the last
congress with extravaganza.
The Billion Dollar Congress-
Upon this subject he said that the people
would emphatically condemn all the work
of that congress next fall when they will
show that they do not believe country
can be made rich by excessively taxing
itself; when they WILL in thunder tones,
denounce the wanton extravaganza and
wastefulness of party which, in two
short years, by prohiCate expenditure,
completely wiped out the tremendous sur
plus of $40 COG, 900 which had accumulated
under the honest, economical, Democratic
administration of Grover Cleveland:
when they Will reject the party which,
through the last congress, appropriated
for government expenditures the tremen-
dous sum Of $1,000, O)O an expenditu
of 81 for every man, woman, and child in
the United States"
Regarding the Sub-Treasurv Scheme,
Il most earnestly beseech the farmers,
whose interests are identically the same
as my own. to follow this course the
wild schemes of government loaning
money on Warehouse certificates or upon
lands, the taking possession of the rail
ways and telegraphs by the government,
the internal improvements that are de
manded, and "A dozen other minor issues
that all lead, not only TO greater taxation,
but TO the rankest kind Of Socialism, |
say TO them, put to one side and stick to
the tariff issue until you get what is due
you. Why, upon this issue OF
taxation, which i the most important of
all, should farmers scatter and waste
their strength; Why should they not ally
themselves with that strong political or
ganization, the Democratic party, that has
been fighting for them this battle against
unjust and unfair taxation"
Leblond for Permanent Chairman.
The remainder of the speech was de-
voted to denunciatiOn of the Mckinney
bill, and when Thurman had concluded
the organization committee reported. The
report named Frank Leblond, of Mercer
county, for permanent chairman, and he
was accepted with hurrah His speech
was brief. After thanking the conven-
ton for the honor conferred upon him. he
proceeded on the same lines as Thurman
and paid his respects to the last congress
and the Mckinley bill. The convention
then adopted the rooster as the device for
the head of the ticket, the new ballot law
requiring some device. The. Republican
ticket Will be headed with an eagle
Settling Contest.
There was a contest from Hamilton
county, and this matter brought on an
acrimonious controversy between the
Campbell and anti-Campbell men from
that county. The report of the creden-
tials committee was adopted SEATING the
regular" delegates. Neal, of Butler shut
ting of The row with the remark that the
convention had more important business
on hand than settling the petty quarrels
of Hamilton county. The committee on
rules made its report and it was adopted,
and the committee on resolutions was an
nounced as ready to report. Chairman
Findley came forward with the document
and as soon rs the applause subsidized pro
ceeded TO read the same