The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-09-19

for which there were two straightout Demo-
Gratis named, John P. Jones, of Ravenna,
and B. r. Colt, of Shalersville. At the COM
pletion of the call of townships 1. T. Siddal
arose and announced the name of E. N.
Barber, of Kent, the candidate of the Popu-
list party.
For Commissioner the names of W. E.
Morris, of Paris, and Frank Hart, of Free
dom, regular Democrats, named. Alphonso
Hallock, of Rootstown, whose name was al
ready upon the Populist ticket, was also
named.
For Recorder P. B. Tomson, of Shalers-
vile, and c. FL. Laubert of Ravenna, were
named.
Peter II. Bean was named for Infrmary
Director, and DIR. Daniel Reardon of Mantua
for Coroner.
At this point on motion of I. T. Siddall,
the Chair appointed I. T. Siddall and D. C.
Goldman of Ravenna, DIR. A. III. Tidball, of
Garrettsville, and C. B. Newton, of Kent, a
Committee on Resolutions, who Immediately
retired to deliberate.
The convention then proceeded to vote for
Sheriff, the candidates being Jones and
Barber, the name of Colt having been with
drawn. The result was 81 votes for Jones,
the Democrat, and 9 for Barber, the Populist.
At the time of the announcement of Bar
ber's name by Siddall, considerable discuss
ion arose as to the propriety and consistency
Of Democratic convention indorsing the
action of Populist convention. Siddall
made lengthy plea, urging the convention
to nominate his candidate, but the sentiment
developed against it at the mere mention of
the idea and as exemplifed later on by the
overwhelming majority against the PROPOSE
tion, demonstrated that the Democrats of
Portage County are not yet prepared to en-
dorse the theories of party, so many of
which are Numerically opposed to the fun
damental principles of their own.
The vote for Commissioner was another
illustration of the same sentiment developed
in the nomination and vote for Sheriff. II
resulted as follows: Morris 46, Hart 33,
Hallock %. The names of Hallock and Hart
were Withdrawn and Morris was nominated
by acclamation.
For Recorder Tomson received 81 votes
and Laubert &c.
P. 81. Bean was unanimously nominated
for Infrmary Director, but declined the
nomination. The vacancy will be filed by
the committee.
DR.. Daniel Reardon, of Mantua, was named
for Coroner by acclamation.
The Committee on Resolutions made their
report. The following resolutions were re-
ported by the full committee:
1. We endorse the Administration of Pres
ident Cleveland.
2. We affirm the principles of the National
Democratic platform adopted in 1892.
4. It is the sense of the Democracy of Por
tage County, Ohio, that the course pursued
by the Cleveland Plain Dealer during the
long struggle in Congress in relation to the
tariff, and its present attitude upon the sub
| ject deserves the severest criticism of the
Democracy of the State. That its course is
not in keeping with the Democratic thought
as expressed in the National platform o1
1892, nor the great body comprising the party
| today, and that, holding the views it does
prompted thereto by the personal interests
of its protected owner, it has no right tt
speak for the party, nor should the party be
responsible in any way for its utteranceS.
5. We are in favor of the passage into Law
of the bills now pending in the Senate of the
United States, placing sugar, iron ore anC
coal on the free list.
The third resolution, favoring the free anG
unlimited coinage of silver, was reported by
| three of the committee, Mr.. Goldman dis
senting.
Messrs. Siddall and Newton offered the
following resolution:
"We fully endorse the tariff bill known al
| the Wilson Bill, as passed the House of Rep
resentatives, and the part taken by our Sen
| ator, Hon. Calvin S. Brice, in the mutillatioI
| of that bill in the Senate, merits only thu
condemnation of the Democracy of Ohio
Messrs. Goldman and Tidball submitted
the following as substitute for the forego
ing resolution:
"That while we prefer the Wilson tarit
i bill, we endorse the present tariff law as in
/ fnitely better than the prohibitive McKinle,
law, and endorse the action of Senator G. S
Brice, believing that nothing but compro
mise of this character could pass the U.
Senate and be endorsed by the House o
Representatives"
This precipitated hot discussion, pend
ing which motion was made to lay the Sid
dall-Newton resolution and its proposed sub
stitute on the table. After considerabl
earnest talk on the matter the question wa
submitted to the Convention and both reso
lutions laid on the table by decisive vote
The rest of the resolutions were enthusiast
ically adopted.
The following gentlemen were then select
ed to represent Portage County in the Stat
Convention, which began its session at &C
lumbus yesterday: D. L. Rockwell, D. c
Goodman, I. T. Siddall, J. H. Nichols, u
Ravenna, E. J. Williams and E. E. Franc
of Kent.
The convention thereupon adjourned.