The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-07-07

all paper which Is madea legal tender for pub
lie and private debts or which is receivable
for duties to the United States, shall be issued
by the government Of the United States and
shall be redeemable in coin.
In support OF these principles we invite the
corporation Of all men who love liberty and
hate corruption, oppression and tyranny.
The antitrust resolution presented
to the committee Tuesday night was
offered and adopted, as follows:
We hereby declare all trust and monopolies
hostile and dangerous to the peoples interest
and standing menace to the perpetuity Of our
free Institutions and we demand the vigorous
enforcement of all antitrust laws and such adj
ditional legislation as may be necessary for
their immediate and final supprc ssion.
The Cuban resolution that had been
offered to the committee was adopted,
as follows:
We demand the INN ediatc recognition Of the
belligerent rights OF the public of Cuba as an
act Of justice 10 an American nation struggling
for liberty against foreign oppression, and we
denounce and protest against the action OF
Senator Hanna in voting to nullify the me-
mortal presented TO congress unanimously by
the legislature of Ohio in favor Of the Cuban
patriots.
Names were presented for the nomi-
nation for governor as follows: Paul
j. Sorg, Allen D. Smalley, Allen w.
Thurman, D. d. Donovan, r. T. Hough,
Horace L, Chapman, S. NJ. Hunter, I.
NJ. Van Meter, A. w. Patrick and
James A. Rice. When Stark county
was called it was announced that the
county had no name to present. This
meant that John C. Welty had with
drawn. Mr.. Welty had been one Of
the leading candidates. The name of
Mayor James A. Rice, of Canton, was
afterward presented instead OF Welty.
Before the ballot proceeded the name
Of Hon. Robert T. SHough was with
drawn by Hon. Jesse l., Lewis, with
the statement that there was no desire
on the part of Mr.. Hough's friends to
dictate a nomination and that 1t was a
free for all contest.
On the first ballot Hamilton county,
the home of John r. Mclean, divided
its vote almost equally between the
candidates, TO contradict the report
that Mclean was debating the nomi-
nations. Highland county, the home
of Hough, cast its solid vote for Chap
man, and this was taken to indicate
that the Mclean men had withdrawn
Hough in favor OF Chapman Before
the ballot was completed Joseph Dow
ling withdrew the name of Paul j.
Sorg and moved to suspend the rules
and nominate Chapman by reclamation.
The motion of Mr.. Bowling was de-
clared out Of order and pandemonium
reigned for some time. There were
959 votes cast, with $50 necessary to q
choice. The first ballot resulted az
follows: Sorg 11S, Smalley 12sX, Thur.
man 7s, Donovan 1OOX, Chapman 241N,
Hunter 81, Van Meter 80, Patrick 90,
Rice 113, Reeves n, Warner 8, Lentz o.
1t was announced that there was nc
nomination.
The second ballot resulted as follows
with 4SO necessary to q choice: Smalley
40, Thurman 45, Donovan 85N, Chap
man 599H, Hunter ID, Sloane l, Patrick
4, Rice 122, Lentz IL. Horace l. Chap
man was then declared the nominee o.
the convention.
Mr.. Chapman is o large owner an(
operator OF coal mines In Jackson anC
other counties. He has always par
ticipated in democratic campaigns, bu
has never held any Office and has neve
before been candidate.
Ex-State Senator Melville c, Shaw
of Wapakoneta, was nominated TO
lieutenant governor, and then Horac
L. Chapman, the nominee for governor
was introduced and addressed the con
vention at length on the silver ques
tion.
Gen. E. D. Finley moved to TAX
from the table the reports on RivinI
the silver republicans and populist
each a representative on the stat
ticket After long debate the me
tion was lost
For supreme Judge the first ballo
resulted as follows: ]. P. SprigRs As:
l. N. Alternately S6O11, Lewis D. John
son 541l, Seth Weldy SS John j. Hal
per 92. Spriggs was nominated on tn
second ballot, receiving 61S votes.
For attorney general the first ballo
resulted as follows: W. H. Dore 1881
John C. Burns 279K, James E. Way u
, Joseph c. Hidy SS, John J. DeGolle
: 25. Necessary to choice $50. Befor
the second ballot proceeded, w. T
| Dore was nominated by acclamation.
For state treasurer James +. Wilso
was nominated on the third ballot.
. For member Of the board of publ
! works Peter H. Degnan was nominate
on the first ballot
For school commissioner Byron I
j Hard was nominated.
A motion was made to indorse w.
Bryan for the presidential nominatic
S in 1909, but under the ruling of tt
$ chair there was substitute for thr'
: cheers for Bryan, which were give
with much vigor, after which the co
o vention, at 9 p. M, adjourned aft