Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-07-02
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FifthDiStriGt Democrats
Hold a Large and En-
thusiastic Convention.
SILVER THE PREVAILING SENTIMENT,
Judge MeekisOn NOmin-
ated or the Tenth
Ballot.
The Nomination Made
Unanimous.

m., by NJ. Donnelly. chairman of the
district central committee, who an
nounced H. G. Richie, of VanWert,
as temporary chairman and L. L.
Orwig, of Henry, as temporary sec
retary. Judge Donnelly prefaced
the announcement of the temporary
organization with brief remarks,
welcoming the delegates to Napo-
leon, giving them the freedom of the
city, and extending an invitation to
the delegates and their friends to a
boat ride on the river free of
charge, any time during the day or
evening. The Judges remarks were
received with applause.
Mr.. Richie on taking the chair
thanked the committee for the honor
conferred and remarked that he was
proud to preside, even temporarily,
over the deliberations of this, a
Democratic convention. Mr.. Richie
waG voclferously applauded during
his remarks, especially SO when he
made reference to some of the lead
ing Democrats in the district, and
his reference to the white metal.
Chairman Richie announced the
first business of the convention to
be the announcement of the differ
ent committees. The committees
were made up us follows:
CREDENTIALS.
Defiance-Clem Gardner.
Henry-T. A. Conway.
Paulding-F. Windiate.
Putnam-George Fritz.
VanWert-S. A. Murphy.
Williams-Dr. H. w. Wertz.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION, RULES,
ETC.
Defiance-H. G. Baker.
Henry-J. F. KinstIe.
Paulding-W. B. Brattain.
Putnam-G. w. Riser.
VanWert-C. A. McConahey.
Williams-J. w. Nelson.
RESOLUTIONS.
Defiance j. J. Malley.
Henry-J. P. Ragan.
Paulding-Geo. Rice.
Putnam. B. Mersman.
VanWert-G. A. Heist.
Williams-R. N. Patterson.
VICE PRESIDENTS.
Defiance-Judge S. T. Sutphen.
Henry-R. Dunpegan.
Paulding- N. Uttley.
Putnam. H. Kunekee.
VanWert-G. W. Squibb.
Williams-Blair Haggerty.
CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Defiance-W. T. Hill.
Henry-M. Donnelly.
Paulding-F. Atwill.
Putnam. Justice.
VanWert-G. w. Siddle.
Williams-O. d. Willett.
On Motion of Mr.. Prints of Put
nam, the Democratic editors of the
district were made assistant secre-
taries.
On motion the convention took a
recess until one o'clock p. IN.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Convention calledto order prompt
ly at one o'clock, and the report OF
the committee on credentials called
for. The report was as follows,
which was accepted
Your committee on credentials beg
leave to submit the following report,
We find no contest in any county
except in Washington township, De.
fiance County, between VIM. Lantz
and Ulrlc Ball for delegate, and up
on consideration find that VIM.
Lantz is entitled to act as delegate
from said township in place of Frank
W. Pollock, regularly elected dele
gate who is not t'present.
The committee on permanent or
ganization ETC., not being ready to
report, the committee on resolutions
reported as follows
We, the Democrats Of the 5th Con
gressional district of Ohio, in conven-
tion assembled, most heartily con
gratulate the country on the per-
manent blessing brought to it's peo-
pie, and to the posterity, by the act
of the Democratic party in repeating
the iniquitous Mckinley tariff law,
and putting --at rest forever the
issues between protective tariff
and one for revenue only.
First, that we do reafflrm our allie
glance to the principles of the party
announced by Jefferson and Jackson.
Second, we are in favor of an honest
dollar, worth neither more nor less
than one hundred cents. We favor
bi- metalism, and to that end we de.
mand the free and unlimited coinage
of both gold and silver at the ratio
of 16 to 1, as redemption money with
equal legal tender power, independ.
ent of the action or advice of any
other nation on the face of the earth,
Third, we denounce the act Of the
Republican congress Of 1878, demone
tizing silver, as crime against the
common people of this country, per.
petrated in the interest of, and at the
dictation of the money kings of this
and other countries, and we en-
dorse as true the declaration OF
John G.. Carlisle when he said
ut is the most gigantic crime oil
this or any other age, and the
consummation OF such scheme
would entail more misery on the hu,
man race than all the wars, pesti.
lences and famines that ever occur
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