The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-05-25

tuesday and Wednesday, June Goth and
30th, 1897, for the purpose OF placing in NOM
inaton suitable persons for the following Off
cpS:
l. Governor
z. Lieutenant governor.
3. Treasurer OF state.
4. Judge OF Supreme court.
5. Attorney general.
6. Commi Ssioner of common schools.
Z. Member of the Board of public works.
Also to select n state central committee to
consist of one member from each congress-
ional district, and transact such other busi-
ness as may properly come before said con-
This committee has agreed upon and pre-
scribcd the following rules for the selection
OF delegates TO said convention, and other
matters pertaining thereto:
|. The delegates from the respective count
les shall be chosen by one OF the following
methods. ~ BY q delegate convention. ~
mass convention called at some convenient
and designated pace in the county. (D BY
such other method as may be prescribed by
the respective county committees.
2. 1t is made the duty of the, respective
county committees to determine the method
and they shall give due notice by publication
in one or more newspapers in the county, OF
at least ten days, of the meth cd, place and
date ofseocting the delegates, which shall be
not less than three days prior to the assemb-
ling of the state convention.
3. If any central committee fall or neglect
to issue n call for the selection of delegates ms
above, at least ten days prior to the last day
upon which they may be chosen, IL will be
lawful for not less than ten recognized Dem
ocrats, not more than two of whom shall re-
side in the same voting precints, to issue q
call, by publishing the same in newspaper
printed In such county, and upon Mt least five
days notice, for mass convention to select
the delegate to which said county Is entitled,
and the delegates so chosen shall be held as
regularly and lawfully selected.
4. The following persons, and none other,
under such rules rs may be prescribed by the
respective central committee, are eligible to
part icipate in the selection OF such delegates:
First, all who voted for William j. Bryan for
president at the November election, 1896. Sc
cond, all other persons who are now In accord
with the position of the Democratic party, az
set forth In the Democratic platform adopted
in Chicago, July 0. 1896, and especially those
who favor "the free and unlimited coinage of
both gold and silver mt the present legal ratio
of 10 to /, without waiting for the aid or con-
sent OF any other nation" and who, II called
on, at the time of offering to participate in
the selection of delegates, publicly pledge
themselves to support said declarations and
we hereby invite all such to testify their de-
votion TO the cause of the people by taking
part in the selection of such delegates.
3. 1t Is made the duty of the chairman and
committees to report the names and postofii-
ce addresses of both the centrol and executive
committees, designating the officers thereof,
to the chairman of the state executive COM
dnn' mnittee' at Columops' ms soon as he shall be
g. The convention will assembly at 0 a. IN.
on the second day, as above noted, for tenn
porary organization, and to hear the reports
of the various committees preparatory to per-
manent or aniZation.
T. Delegates are appOrtioned at the ratio OF
one delegate for each 500 votes, or fraction of
80 or more, cast or William j. Bryan for
president in 1896. The respective counties are
entitled to the following number delegates;