Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-28
OHIO GOLD DEMOCRATS.
EX-COngressman Cultivate Addressed
the Columbus Convention.

Ex-COngressmRn Cultivate Addressed
the Columbus Convention.
The Ohio state convention Of the national
democratic party was called to order at
neon at Columbus yesterday by ex-Con-
gresham Joseph H. Cultivate. 1t repre-
sents the Ohio democrats who favor the
gold standard. Mr.. Cultivate said the
state convention, which was called some
months ago by the usual authority gave
us a weak and narrow plank borrowed
from the popuists.' He said the Chicago
national convention was dominated by the
spirit of rule or ruin, boss or bolt. Some
OF Its measures We're ''Subversive Of the
vital principles of our party"
The temporary chairman appointed the
following committee on resolutions: Virgil
p. Kline. Cleveland chairman; Thos Beer
Rucyrus: Julius Dexter. Cincinnati Henry
Z. Marshall. Dayton, and Henry Ap.horp
Ashtabula; William Sem. Sandusky, and
Newell KEENAN,. st. Clalrsville.
A committee. was also selected to lame
electors and deleSa tes-at-large, and the
convention recessed until o'clock. When
the convention reassembled at the High
Street Theater there were 80 delegates in
attendance. representing every county in
the state. There was also a large Ium-
Der of spectators. -rGl
John II. Clark of Youngstown was intro
duced as the permanent chairman, and
made speech denouncng the Chicago
platform undcmocratic and rev piutton-
AIRY, and making an appeal for the preser-
walton of the principles Of democracy as
represented by Jefferson, Jackson. Tflden
and Cleveland
The speech created great enthusiasm ard
the reference to Cleveland was yociferous-
ly cneered. Frank NJ. German Of Cincin-
natl was chosen permanent secretary.
The report of the committee on reSolu-
tons was read by Virgil P. Kline The
resolutions protested against the action of
the recent Chicago convention as unwise,
mpatriotic and undcmocratic, seeking to
divide the people into classes. The crown
ing folly Of the Chicago convention was
declared to be the debasing Of our stand
ard of value by the free coinage Of sill
yer, not at commercial ratio of gold, as
has heretofore been done, but on the bold
and false assumption that government can
by such act create value that by
the universal sense Of mankind does
not exist, thus proposing to wrong all
classes by coming money debased in uual-
ity and fuctuating in value"
The resolutions declared for the main
tenance of the present gold dollar as the
American standard Of value and the use Of
silver as money. and its coinage and cir
cGlation IN such quantities only as can be
kept at parity with gold.
The resolutions also commended 1.-The
wise, patriotic and courageous administra-
ton of President Cleveland, and condemn
ed as unpatriotic and undcmocratic the
refusal of the Chicago convention to ap-
prove the same"
After the adoption of the resolutions
delegates and electors-at-large were chos-
en-, follows:
gates-at-largc-Joseph H. Cultivate
of Columbus, George f. Seney Of Tilfin,
VIM. f. Haynes of Fremont, Michael Ryan
of Cincinnati.
Extraordinarily A. Lynch of Can
ton, w. w. Medary of Columbus.
1t was decided that the state central
committee should act as an executive COM
m.ttee. and that 1t should name cand-
dates for Judge IF and food
commissioner on the state democratic tick
ct instead of the populists selected to fill
the vacancies. 1t was decided that the
party emblem should be a hickory tree.