The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-25
BUCKEYES MAKE ABAD BREAK.
THE STATE CONVENTION DECLARES
FOR THE 10 TO CRAZE.

The Creation of Additional Debt in
Time of Peace Chairman A. J. War
ner's Only Criticism OF the Pres
ent Administration-Th Vote on
the Adoption Of the Free Coinage
Platform 542 Yeas 10 I2s Maya
state Ticket Nominated.
Convention Hall. Columbus. O.. June a.
Delay in reaching an agreement in the
resolutions committee delayed the opening
of the democratic state convention this
morning until 1870 O'Clock. Chairman NJ.
A Smalley. in calling the convention to
order. made no speech, simply reading the
list of temporary officers selected by the
state committee. and introducing the tenn
porary chairman, W. A Taylor. who made
a pronounced free silver speech.
At the conclusion Of Col. Taylor's speech
a delegate secured the floor and declared
his qualification at the disapproval ex-
pressed by the convention of Grover Cleve-
land, whom he characterized as the Ben
edict Arnold" OF the democratic party.
He was Missed down at that point, and
the report of committee on rules was call
ed for and presented by Allen Smalley Of
Wyandotte. the chairman Of the COM
mittee.
Senator McMacken tried to have the
clause Of the report of the committee on
rules which required all resolutions to be
sent to the committee on resolutions
stricken out. but the motion was defeated
by an overwhelming vote.
The committee on permanent organiza-
ton presented its report, which was
adopted without amendment. and a COM
mittee was sent to escort the chairman,
Gen. A. J. Warner, to the hall
The overwhelming vote by which the
committee on rules was adopted showed
that any opposition from the gold dele
gates would be futile. The only thing
they objected to was the rule sending all
resolutions to the resolutions committee,
thus shutting off debate practically. when
the report of the resolutions committee
should come in.
In taking the chair as permanent chair
man, Gen. Warner made a short speech.
His only criticism of the present national
administration was in that ii had created
an enormous debt in a time of peace. He
said he believed Maj. Mckinley was hon
est in his money theory, but he could no
more bring prosperity to the nation that
way than he could lift himself by his boot
straps.
The report of the credentials committee
seating the silver faction delegates in
Stark county, the only place where there
was a contest was adopted without oppO-
sition.
A minority report from the resolutions
committee, recommending the addition to
the majority of a tariff plank, Cuban
sympathy plank and other resolutions de-
nouncing the republican admins ration
of the state, was presented by j.. C. Pat
terson of the Third district 1t was
promptly tabled.
A motion was then made to strike out
the unit rule resolution. This was also
tabled
The roll of counties was demanded on
the question of adopting the majority
report by the opponents of the unit rule,
all opposition to free coinage having APP
parently been withdrawn.
Following is the platform: I'VE, the
democrats of Ohio, in convention assem-
bled, hold that the money question is
the vital and paramount issue now before
the people of this country, and that its
early and correct settlement is necessary
to the revival of business and the return
| of prosperity; therefore,
Resolved, That we are unalterably OPP
posed to the single gold standard and
demand an immediate return to the con-
stitutiOnal money of gold and silver by
the restoration by this government, in
dependent of other nations, of the unre-
stricted coinage of both silver and gold,
into standard money at the ratio of l6
10 /, anu upon the terms OF exact QudlllN
existing prior to 1873; such silver coin to
be a full legal tender equally with gold
coin, for all debts and dues, public and
| private.
Resolved that the delegates at large
this day chosen by this convention and
the delegates to the national convention
from the several congressional districts
be, and they are hereby instructed, "a
use all honorable means to secure the
adoption Of the principles contained In
the foregoing resolution by the national
democratic convention to be held a Chi
| cagO July Z, and to vote only for candi-
! dates for president and vice president
who are known to be in full accord there
with and to accomplish these ends 10
cast the votes from the state of Ohio as
a unit, a majority may determine
The vote on adopting this platform
was: Yeas, 5i2; nays, 128.
The following were selected for dele
gates-at-large: Allen W. Thurman OF
Columbus, +. B. Finley of Bucyrus, L.
| E. Holden of Cleveland and John r. Nc.
Lean of Cincinnati.
The following nominations were made
| for state officers:
For Secretary of state-Chilton A
| White Of Brown county.
For Supreme Judge-E. K. Blandin OF
| Cleveland.
For State Food Commissioner-Patric
| McKeown of Cincinnati.
For Member of the State Board of Pub
| lie Works-Winiam Beaumont of Licking
county.
The convention. at o'clock. adjourned
! sine die.
If Delegate Reuben Turner had not
been cried down this morning when he
| made the uncomplimentary remarks
about President Cleveland, he would have
| moved that a large picture of Cleveland
| hung in the hall, be removed.
WORK OF THE NAIL TRUST.