The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-16
ONLY ONE VOTE FOR GROVER
Gov. Campbell the Only Ohio Delegate
al Large Who Is Sure for Cleveland.
Brice, Neal aud Blee, the Others Chcs'n Yes
terlsy. in Favor of Some Other Candidate
No lnstruc inns State Ticket and Pl2t Orm.

COLUMBUS, o., Juno 15.-The Democratic
State convention met in the Grand Opera
house at o'clock this morning. The heat
Is extreme. In point of numbers it was
one of the smallest conventions of either
party which has assembled in Ohio for
many years. On calling the convention TO
order Chairman James A. Norton, of the
State central committee. referred to the
important 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 the
name of Cleveland was received with much
enthusiasm, which grew as he reached the
names of Hill, Whitney, German and 9TH
ers in the list. When the speaker mem
toned the name of Governor Campbell the
delegates went wild. The applause con-
tinued for several minutes. giving stormy
evidence that the Ex-Governor had big
following in the convention.
Hon. James E. Neal temporary chairman
of the convention, came from sck.room
to preside and was received with much
favor. The address of Mr.. Neal was re-
view of party and State issues. In con-
Guiding his address the speaker reviewed
the list of presidential possibilities. The
names of Cleveland and Hill were received
will equal favor by the convention. The
name of Senator Brice was received with
much enthusiasm. as was also the name of
Ex-Governor Campbell The permanent
committees were announced. and at lO4O
the conven ton took a recess of thirty min
utee to give tho committees opportunity to
prepare their ports.
The convention reconvened at 11:40 and
listened to the report OF the committee on
credentials there being no contest of con-
sequence, except In one county, Logan.
where the voting power wos divided be-
tween 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 and place these nominations first.
but the convention adopted the report of
the committee In the interest of hOldin x
the delegates together until the business
was transacted. The temporary oraaniza-
ton of the convention W as made permanent
and the report of the committee on re- solu-
tiOns called for. bnt che committee was
still out and the report was passed.
The convention then proceeded to the
nomination of q State ticket. with the fol-
lowing result:
Franklin county.
supreme Judgcs-Long term. JOHN +.
briggs, Of Monroe county; short term.
Clerk OF the supreme Court-W. III. WOLFE, OF
Fairfield county.
Member of Board OF Public Works.. NJ. MY
EKS, OF Hamilton county.
THE PLATFORM.
Hon. James w. Newman, chairman of
the committee on resOlu tons. then re-
ported the platform, as follows:
The Democracy OF ohio, In convention assem-
bled declares that, conhdiug in the careful iudg-
meDt Of the national Democratic convention
about TO assemble In Chicago, we hereby pledge
and IN
President and Vic president, hoping to see %
glo rious and lasting victory as the result Of its
intelligent action.
We are opposed to all class leg islation and he
nevc in tariff levied for the sole purpose OF
producing a revenue sufficient TO dcfray the
legitimate expenses of the government ecOnom-
ically administered. and we protest against the
policy OF the sO-callcd protection. illustrated by
the Mckinley bill and chanpl0ned by the Repub-
lican party and, III the interests OF agriculture
al labor, We demand reform OF the present
tariif and reduction OF unnecessary and bur-
denSome taxation.
European nations OH American grain and Amer
lean meat We recognize an effort on the part OF
at American aaric1ltare in retaiiasion for The fne
high duties Imposed by he Mckinley law, and
IN behalf OF American agriculture we demand OF
Congress an Immediate modification OF our tariff
law, such as will secure the admission OF these
agricultural products into the markets OF these
countries free from duty.
The Democratic party has always favored the
use OF both gold and silver as money. and It now
demands the restoration To tho people OF the sill
Congress demOnetized In 1873. Den0uncing the
Sherman act OF 1880 false I'm principle aud
dangerous in practice, and believing both gold
ana silver should circulate as money, with the
parity maintained. and with equal rights and
equal value. wc submit TO the wisdom of The
Democratic party, about TO assemble In national
convention, 10 declare tho method by which that
end may he reached.
The hypocrisy of the Republican party in the
demand 10y the recent national convention for
a. a. AT lfT6S tat to
cast one free and unrestricted ballot and to
have IL counted. Is made most manifest 10y its al
most uniform opposition 10 the Australian
method OF voting. recently adopted in Ohio and
most OF the Northern states, and, on the other
hand, ITS advocacy, as an administrative meas
urc, of the infamous force bill designed to sup
press by violence the elective franchise in near
~ One-half or the country
We call the attention OF the country to the de-
plorable fact, lately ascertained from Repub-
hcan Official sources OF undOubted authority
that the success OF that party at the last presi-
$l,OO0.0O0 in corrupting the ballot in the
pivotal States. and not 10 the alleged beneficial
results OF protective tariff as claimed by the
The SEVENTEEN General Assembly Of Ohio, with
its Republican majority of two-thrds In both
branches will 40 down in the history OF the state
as the mostineiiieient. incompetent and prOfigate
OF any Legislature ever chosen in Ohio Its action
In repeating and altering important and whole
some LEGISLATION enacted in the interest OF the
people 10y the Legislature preceding II: in fatty
refusing 10 enact measures demanded by the
people, In creating local Indebtedness aggregslt-
ing more than SlO,OoO,OOO; III creating addi-
tional public offices To provide positions for
favorites: in increasing the salaries of certain
State officers; in so redistricting the State for
congressional purposes as to disfranchise nearly
oDe-fourth OF the electors of the state the Sc
lection OF Representatives in the national Con-
gress. and for other acts OF Inalfcasance. should
bring upon il the seyerest condemnation OF the
people OF the State.
In the interest OF humanity and OF the ma
terial welfare OF our public institutions we de-
mand that the hand OF the partisan shall be re-
moved from the benevolent and charitable in
situations OF the State, and 10 the Improvement
OF the present conditions the Democratic party
hereby pledges its most earnest efforts.
We FAVOR liberal and just pensions To desery
lng and disabled soldiers and sailors who fought
for the maintenance or the government and like
pensions 10 their widows and orphan children.
We believe the federal government under the
last Democratic administration was so wisely
and economically and patrioticaly administered