The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-07-12
OHIO POPULISTS.
State Convention of the Party
Convenes at Columbus.
A Full State Ticket Placed in Nomination,
Headed by Il. j. Bracken, OF Co
lumbus, for Governor-An Ad-
dress by Hon. II. Taubeneck,
Of Illinois-The Platform.

gates were present, among them being
several ladies' The temporary organ
ization was: Chairman, f. D. Dunakin,
Paulding; secretary, \. j. Creager,
Clark; assistants, w. R. Voiles, Hamil-
ton, and c. o. Wilson, Franklin.
The feature of the mornings session
was the speech of II. Z. Taubeneck, OF
Illinois, the chairman of the national
committee.
Mr.. Taubeneck said IL must be ap-
parent to every student of political
economy that we are standing on the
threshold of terrible conflict a con-
flict between capital and organized
labor This fact could no longer be
concealed. Our politicians can no
more stem the tide of discomfort than
they can stop cyclone. Laws good in
one age are often repealed as wrong
and oppressive in the next. Our laws
must conform to the new conditions.
The great problem of every civilized
nation is how to prevent the centraliza-
tion of wealth. 1t must be solved in
the next ten or twenty years or civil
ization will be wiped off the face of
the earth. He compared our county
to Egypt and Rome, and thought If
concentration of wealth is not pre-
vented here, the United States will
soon reach its destination of revolution.
The committee on permanent organ
ization reported as follows: Chairman,
Hugh hCavenaugh, Cincinnati; secretary,
T. j. Creager, Springfield; assistant
secretary, q. r. Voiles, Cincinnati; as
sistant secretary, C. Q. Nelson, Grove
City; sergeant-at-arms, Amos B. Bow
ers; assistant sergeant-at-arms, j. f.
Lederer. The report was adopted.
The committee on state organization
reported that Mr.. Thomas Reed, of
Marysville, had been selected as chair
man and c. K. Martin, of Tiffin, as
secretary.
The committee on resolutions sub
mitted their report, as follows:
THE PLATFORM
The logic OF events has forced the money
question TO the front and has exposed the hy'
pocrisy OF the sham battle over tariff schedules
ocrAtic parties are alike the servile tools Of the
money power, and that the people cannot hope
from either OF them for q repeal OF the infamous
Sherman act OF 1878, which denied debtbur.
dened nation the right 10 maintain its standard
silver coin
We denounce them both for basely surrender.
ing the treasury administration 10 the control
OF British bankers and their Wall street agents
and allies, and we pledge ourselves to resist
their concerted purpose 10 establish for this
country q single gold standard, with all its
deadly consequences 10 the Industrial classes
We demand the restoration OF the free and
unrestricted coinage OF silver upon legal
equality OF gold at the ratio OF 10 toi.
We further demand that the unrestricted
coinage OF both metals shall be supplemented
by legal tender paper money, issued exclusively
by the felernl government In volume
The Omaha platform was indorsed
and the following urged as cherished
doctrines of the party:
Municipal control OF water, gas street car,
telephone and similar public franchises, and
services TINT are in their nature monopoies,
and the principle OF home rule applied TO states,
counties and municipalities as TO all matters OF
local concern. and governmental control OF rail
roads.
DhNNh representation N~OuHu
and referendum and proportional representa-.
ton In legislative bodies.
Construction OF public works without the In.
teryentiop OF contractors the abolition Of
convict labor, and the taxation amendment 10
the constitution were favored as well as an
amendment TO give females the right OF ofsuirrage
The platform also declared in favor
OF free school books
After the report of the committee
had been adopted, the chairman called
for nominations for governor, and
George +. Elmer of Franklin county
presented the name of Il. j. Bracken,
Of Columbus. The names Of Hugh
Cavanaugh, of Cincinnati; +. G.. Stark,
of Cuyahoga, and Gen. A. j. Warner,
OF Washington, were presented. Be
fore proceeding 10 ballot, the names of
Cavanaugh and Warner were with
drawn. A vote was taken, resulting:
Bracken, 2G0 10; Stark, 228 SO. The
nomination of Bracken was made
unanimous.
The names of L. r. Benfer, of Tus-
carawas, NJ. B. Cooley, of Vinton and
L. J. Pearson, of Miami, were present
ed for lieutenant governor. Mr.. Ben
fer withdrew his name and the vote re-
suited Cooley 315 and Pearson 1874. Mr..
Cooley was declared the nominee.
william II. Taylor Of Champaign
county was nominated by acclamation
for state treasurer.
For attorney general, Col. j. II.
Rhodes OF Sandusky, was nominated.
For supreme court Judge, Captain
G. T. Clark Of Columbus, was nomi-
mated.
Thomas n. Hickman OF Morrow
county, was nominated by acclamation
for dairy and food commissioner.
For member Of board of public works
the names OF W. A. Albright, of Hamil.
ton, and Matthew Baber, OF Allen, were
presented. Before the poll Of counties
was completed Mr.. Albrights name
was withdrawn and Mr.. Baber was
nominated by acclamation.
The state committee was authorized
10 fill all vacancies on the ticket and
the "plow ana hammer" was adopted
as the emblem.
The convention adjourned sine die.
Bank suspends.
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