The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-22
OHIO DEMOCRATS NOMINATE
EX-Gov Campbell Again Becomes
The Standard Bearer.
Declined the Nomination Time and
lime Again, But He Was Not
Listened To, and Was Placed
at The Head Of Tho Ticket
BY Acclamation.
Ry Southern Associnted rross.

BY Southern Associated Pross
SpRINGFiELp, Ohio, August 2l.-1u
spito of James T.. Campbcll's earnest
aud repeated protests. that his trends
must not nomInate INN as the Demo.
cratic candidate for Governor of Ohio.
ns ho could not nuke tho rnco Tor
various reasons, the eIGoyeruur WAS
put ~ tho head OF the ticket hy
ncclamation against his will to-day by
the 900 delegates to tho State couveu.
ton. The nomination WAS forced upou
the Butler county mau while he was
In the midst of IL speech and in tho act
OF presenting the name of Judge Peck,
of Cinciuuati, for the same honor.
Then came graceful acceptance
and the rest OF the ticket wns made ny
on the acclumatlon order. Senator
Brice won his point OF having ouly n
rcnili nation of the national currency
plnnk inserted III tho platform, Sound
money" winning by the sound majority
of 30 when the free silver smendmeut
10 the platform was put to tho conveu.
tion.
At 1895 State Chairman NJ. A.
Smnliey called tho convention to order.
lie rciraincd from making speech
himself.
Breckiurldge, unu then amid more
cheers, Senator Calvin $. Brice wns
presented as temporary chairman and
addressed the convention.
The references OF the Senator to the
money question were londly npplnuded
and equal enthusiasm was manifested
when the speaker pronounced his
euiogy upon President Cleveland,
just ns soon rs he had concluded the
report the Committee on Credeuiiuls
wnG called for. In the Butler county
contest the report favoriug the senting
OF the contestlng delegation, headed
by Hon. james Il. Campbell, nnd of
the contestiDg delegation from Cuyn
hogh comfy tCIoyeland). a minority
report III favor of the regular delega
tion from Cleveland was presented
amid mInghng cheers. groans and
misses by PM Grove, OF Hardin.
In the Springfield contest, the
majority report was again the seutiup
of the delegation headed by Hon. 9.
l.. Thomas, who was Brice's connection
Tor tho Senntorshlp six years ago. a
minority report was also presented in
the interest of tho Thomas faction and
Il flow of argument was lnnusurated.
roll call by counties was ordered
on the question of seating the Uleve
iand delegation. The ballot resulted:
Ayes, 3G7; nays, 1872; and the result
was received with great cheering.
Tho convention refused to seat the
Thomas delegation from CLARKE county
by decisive vote. This disposed OF
the contents aud the report of the
Committee on Permanent Orgnniza.
ton continuing the temporary organ
Frank Hurd, the free trade apostle of
Toledo, then presented the majority
report of the Committee on Reso!u.
tions. 1t read:
PLATFORM.
The Democratic party of Ohio in
convention assembled points with satis-
faction and pride to the wisdom ni
action of that party OF the last two
years and results accomplished accord
ing to it's promises, to wit: The repeal
Of the Republican legislation known as
the Sherman law. the un American
federal election law aud the Mckinley
law, from which repeats have resulted,
returning prosperity to the country To-
sucn an extent that even the Repubu.
cans are obliged to recognize the same,
We congratulate President Cleveland
that his earnest effort in favor of the
repeals of the yicioua laws and the IN.
holding OF the credit OF the country
has been successfu.
We congratulate our Senator, Hon.
CALVIN 5. Brice for the earnest support
he has given TO the President III these
matters.
When we consider the facts that the
Democratic party from the Republic.
cans IN 1892, u bankrupt treasury that
/; inherited from them the vicious cur
rency aud tariff laws which had pro
pared and finally produced the panic
OF 1893, we Insist that 1T is entitled to
the thanks oJ the people for the cour.
age with which 1t has attacked and ro-
pealed the laws.
We reailrm the following portion OF
the seventh plank Of the last National
Democratic Convention: