The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-08-30
OHIO DEMOCRATS.


state Convention at Springfield Named
Campbell as Candidate for Governor.
The state convention of the Demo
Gratis of the Buckeye state was held at
Springfield and the work was accom-
plished in very short time. The
nominations were made without OPP
position and the free silver people
were turned down without much of
fight. The gold men. headed by SEN
ator Brice, had claimed that there
would be less than 900 and probably
not more than 200 of the sos delegates
vote for free silver. The silver men
claimed they would have no less than
800 and probably $40 delegates. 1t
developed that there were 27O free
silver delegates. The nominee for
member of the board of public works
is said TO be the only free silver man
on the state ticket, although the silver
lines were not drawn ON the candi-
dates. The nominations made were
as follows: Governor, James f. Camp
bell, Butler county; lieutenant-gover-
nor, John Il. Peaslce, Hamilton county;
state auditor, James W. Knott, Rich
land county; state treasurer, William
Il. Sholer, Gallia county; supreme
judge, William Il. Mooney, Auglaise
county: Encouragement, Geo A.
Fairbanks, Franklin county; member
of the board of public works, Harry
II. Kcefer, Tuscarawas county; clerk
of the supreme court, j. W. Cruick-
shank, Miami county.
There was considerable enthusiasm
over the nomination of Campbell. lie
defeated ex-Gov. Foraker in 1889, but
was defeated for reelection in 1891 by
Gov. Mckinley, the present incumbent.
The nomination of Campbell means an
aggressive campaign in Ohio. There
is so little difference between the Re-
publican and Democratic state plat
forms or silver that the currency ques-
ton is now practically disposed of in
the fight, but the tariff will be kept
prominent as the parties differ widely
on that issue.
Senator Bricc served as chairman of
the convention. lie made an address
in which he pleaded for harmony in
the party and the reatiirmment of the
partys stand on the money question.
lie praised Cleveland's and Carlislcs
position oil that matter and said that
he had no doubt the party's position
on the tariff question would result in
an overwhelming victory. The plat
form as adopted coIuplimented Presi-
dent Cleveland and Senator Brice and
covered the usual reaffirmations of the
party principles and roasted the Re-
publicans in general and those of Ohio
IN particular. The coinage question
was disposed of as follows:
We hold TO The use OF both gold and silver as
the standard money OF the country and to the
coinage OF both gold and silver without dis
elimination against either metal or charge for
mintage: but the dollar unit OF coinage OF both
metals must be of equal intrinsic and inter
changeable value or be adjusted by interna-
tional agreement. or by such safeguards OF
the parity of the two metals and the equal
power OF every dollar at all times in the pay
ment of debts and we demand that the paper
currency shall be Kept AZ par with and redeem
able In such coin. We'insist upon this policy
as especially necessary for the protection Of
farmers and laboring classes. the iirst and most
defcnseless victims OF unstable money and
huctuating currency.
Judge Patrick, from the committee
on resolutions, offered the following
minority report
We demand the immediate restoration OF the
law providing for the free coinage ana full
legal tender OF both gold and silver coins WITT
viCed in the constitution and without awaiting
the assent OF England or any other foreign
nation.
The minority report was voted down
by vote OF 525 To 20