The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-22
CAMPBELL IS REN0MINATED
BY Acclamatlon, and Against His
Protests Ohio Democrats Insist.
SOUND MONEY FLANK WINs
The Convention. After q Spirited Debate.
Slaps the Cleveland Administration
by Demanding More Rigid Enforce.
mcut Of the Monroe Doctrine.

Springfield, o., Aug. 2.--In spite OF
James E. Campbells' earnest and re-
peated protests mat hts friends must
not nominate him as the Democratic
candidate for governor of Ohio, as he
could not make the race for various
reasons, the ex-governor was put at the
head Of the ticket by acclamation
against his will baday by the 800 dele
s!ltes ,to tim sike convention. The
nomination was fSfted upon the Hamll-
ton county man while he was in the
midst of speech and In the act of
presenting the maine of Judge Peck, of
Cincinnati for the same honor Then
came a graceful acceptance and the
rest OF the ticket was made up on the
exclamation ORDER
Senator Brice won his point of hav-
Ing only a reaffirniatiOn Of the national
currency plank nsArted in the platform.
sound money" winning by the sound
majority Of 255 when the free silver
amendment ITO the platform was put to
the convention, the vote being 525 to 27O
against the adoption Of the free coinage
plank.
The Platform.
The platform was short. After the
usual PREDATORY paragraphs OF congra.t-
ulatton and denunctation the platform
came directly to the financial question.
The financial plank follows:
We reafiirm the following portion Of the
seventh plank Of the last national Demo-
cratic conventions: I'VE hold to the use of
both gold and silver as the standard
money Of the country. and to coin both
gold and silver as the standard money Of
the country. and to coin both gold and sill
YER without Discrimination against either
metal or charge for mintage. but the dol
lar unit Of coinage Of both metals must
be- Of equal intrinsic and exchangeable
value or be adjusted by international
agreement or by such safe legislation as
shall assure the maintenance Of the party
Of the two metals and the equal power Of
every dollar at all times In the payment
Of debts, and We demand that the paper
currency shall be kept at par with and
redeemable in such coin" We insist upon
this policy as especially necessary for
the protection of farmers and laborine
classes, the first and most defenseless vic
tins Of unstable money and fuctuating.
currency.
Wrangling Over the Monroe DOct rine.
The platform was signed by nineteen
out Of tweDty-Ons members Of the COM
mittee. When the silver issue was out
Of the way General E. B. Finley, of
Bucyrlls. created diversion by SUBJ
m9tting another plank to the platform,
viewing with alarm the armed invasion
by Great Britain Of a friendly country
and insisting upon the enforcement Of
the Monroe doctrine. The chair ruled
that the resolution -kAsNl ltA-ne< sbe eonetd.-
cred. In the different forms this de-
cision was challenged in all parts of the
house. After prolonged parliament
airy skirmish, the resolution was put
upon Its passage as an independent
motion.
Opposition was offered by John F.
Toilette of Cincinnati, who declared
that they were not there to intimate
that they had no confidence in the
Democratic administration. II any
necessity arose for the enforcement Of
the Monroe doctrine there was no
doubt that Grover Cleveland would
enforce 1t.
President Ingalls, Of the big Four"
warned the convention against tack
Ing planks to a regularly prepared
platform, but Ex-Governor Campbell
In few vigorous remarks, carried the
convention with him. He asked his
hearers II they would spit upon the
ancient Monroe doctrine or affirm It,
There was no intention Of f1outing the
administration Of the greatest of living
Americans. Ten years ago. and again
a year ago. through Mr.. Bayard, this
Souutiy mas WdTHeu STedt Britain TO
keep its hands off the South American
republics. Congress had passed a
resolution to the same effect. but on
the other side of the Atlantic they had
sneered at that resolution. They had
smiled with contempt when 1t said
that the Monroe doctrine should be re-
spectedt The resolution was simply
intended to notify the incoming con-
gress that the people demanded legis-
lation that would drive Great Britain
out OF Venezuela, and that they were
not prepared to lay down and allow the
British lion to put his paws on them.
The resolution was put and carried
with whoop.
Then nominations being in order the
nomination Of the ex-governor w8s
sprung upon him, and seeing that he
could do nothing else the ex-governor
gracefully accepted the situation, and
the remaining nominations followed In
quick order, each being made without
a contest. The remaining nomina tions
were as follows. all being made by
acclamation: Supreme Judge, VIII.
lam T. Mooney. of Auglaise: state
auditor. James w. Knott. OF Mansfield;
state treasurer, w. T. Shober, of Gal
LA; attorney general. George A. air
banks. Of Franklin. For board of pub
lie works, H. p. Heffer. Of Tuscarawas;
clerk supreme court, ]. w. v. Cruik-
shank, OF Miami.
The convention adopted the rooster
as an emblem, and at 2.40 adjourned
sing die