The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-16
OLD OHIO'S INTERRUPTED
STATE OFFICERS NOMINATED AND
DELEGATES CEOsEN.

OhGH6AIhS OhOS6Rs
W. A. Taylor the Nominee for seore-
tary of stete-John P. briggs and
Thomas Beer the Candidates for the
Supreme Court Judgeships - Brice
and Campbell Two of the Delegates
to Chicago.
COLUMBUS, O., June 15.-The Democratic
state convention convened in the Grand
opera house at 9:30 o'clock this morning.
The heat is extreme, and Notwithstanding
the limited capacity Of the house, the scat
ing capacity was not all taken up. In point
OF numbers it was one of the smallest state
conventions Of either party which has as
sembled In Ohio for many years.
The committee on resolutions held pro-
tracted session until early morning, and
then the duty of making up the platform
was delegated to a subcommittee of five.
This committee continued its session this
morning The hitch was on the silver plank.
Gen. Finley and other silver democrats In
sisted on the free silver plank of last year,
but an effort was made to straddle the ques-
tion.
CHEERS FOR ALL THE LEADERS.
chairman, James A. Norton Of the central
committee referred TO the importans work
OF the convention, which was the selection
OF delegates to Chicago and which. he said,
should be done with the greatest fairness
His mention of ex-President Cleveland was
received with much enthusiasm, which
grew as he reached the names of Senator
Hill, ex Secretary Whitney. Senator Cor
man and others in the list. When the
speaker reached the name Of ex-Gov.
Campbell In the list of Ohio candidates the
convention assumed wild scene OF demon
stration. The applause continued for sew
eral minutes, giving strong evidence that
the ex-governor had a big following In the
convention.
Hon. James E. Neal, the temporary
chairman Of the convention, came from a
sick room to preside and was received with
much favor. He was frequently applauded
in his utterances.
The permanent committees were an
nounced on the call of the districts, and at
0:40 o'clock the convention took a recess of
thirty minutes to give the committees an
opportunity to prepare their reports.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The convention reconvened at 1I:40
o'clock and listened to the report Of the
committee on credentials, there being no
contest of consequence to report, except In
Logan county, where the voting authority
was divided between the contestants
The report OF the committee on rules and
order of business placed the nomination of
delegates at large last in order. An effort
was made to amend this report and place
these nominations first, but the convention
adopted the report of the committee In the
interest of holding the delegates together
, until Gil business 10 transacted.
The temporary organization of the con-
veption was made permanent and the report
OF the committee on resolutions was called
for, but the committee was still out and the
report was passed.
THE STATE TICKET.
The convention then proceeded to the
nomination of a state ticket
Col. W. A. Taylor of Franklin county
was nominated for secretary Of state.
John P. briggs OF Monroe was nominated
for supreme judge, long term, by acclama-
tion.
Thomas Beer of Crawford county was
nominated for supreme judge, short term.
w. Il. Wolfe of Fairfield county was
nominated for clerk of the supreme court.
Hon. James W. Newman, chairman Of
the committee on resolutions, reported the
platform and it was adopted.
James P. Seward OF Richland county
and ii. s. Sterberger OF Miami county were
chosen by exclamation electors at large.
SELECTING THE DELEGATES.
The selection of delegates at large was
reached and was the interesting feature OF
the convention. The speakers were cheered
as we'll as the names wcom they presented,
as follows: A. W. Thurman of Franklin
| county. l.. 7. Neal of Ross, Calvin 8.
Brice of Allen, Robert Blee of Cuya hoga
John MoMahon of Montgomery, James E.
Campbell of Butler
An effort was made to suspend the rules
and nominate Senator Brice and ex-Gov.
Campbell by acclamation, but there were
| objections, and the motion was withdrawn.
The first ballot resulted: Brice 705,
Campbell 663. Neal 453 Blee 33315, Thur
man 2l716. McMahon 3011f, Hurd 353
| Necessary to choice 3S6. Messrs. Brice,
Campbell and Neal were declared nomi-
mated.
A second ballot was ordered for the
| fourth delegate. Before proceeding with
| the second ballot Messrs. Thurman and Nc
Mahon withdrew their names, leaving
Messrs. Hurd and Blee in the race. The
ballot stood: Blee 1913 and Hurd 349 Mr..
Blee was declared the fourth delegate at
| large.
THE PLATFORM.
Following are those portions of the plat
form touching upon national politics,
The democracy of Ohio in convention assem-
| bled declare:
That, confiding in the careful judgment Of the
| democratic national convention, about to as
semble in Chicago, we hereby pledge our earn
| est and cordial support to its nominees for
| President and Vice President, hoping TO see a
glorious and lasting victory as
result Of its inteliEent action.
tion, and believe in tariff levied for the sole
| purpose Of producing revenue sufficient to de-
| fray the legitimate expenses Of the government,
| economically administered; and we protest
against the policy of socalled protection Illus
| trated by the Mckinley bill as champioued by
| the Republican party, and, in the interests Of
| agriculture and labor, we demand reform Of the
| present tariff and reduction Of the unneces-
| sarilv burdensome taxation.
That, in the high tariff recently imposed by
| certain European nations on American grain
| and American meat we recognize an effort on
| the part of these governments to strike de-
structive blow at American agriculture in retail
| iation tor the high duties imposed by the Mo-
| Kinley law, and that on behalf OF American
| agriculture, we demand Of congress imme-
will secure admission OF these agricultural prod
| ucts into the markets Of these countries free
| from duty.
THE SILVER PLANK.
The Democratic party has always favored
| the use of both gold and silver as money and
| restored to the people the silver dollar of our
| fathers, which the republican congress de-
| monetized in 1878. Denouncing the Sherman
| act of 1890 as false In principle and dangerous
| in practice, and believing that both gold and
| silver should circulate as money with parity
maintained and with equal rights and equal
! value we submit to the wisdom OF the Demo-
| cratic party about to assemble in national con-
vention to declare the method by which that