The Irish standard., 1897-07-03
KEY NOTE IS SILVER
The Ohio Democratic Convention
Strong for the White Metal
TEXT OF THE PLATFORM ADOPTED.
Horace L. Chapman IL Nominated for
GovernOr-Mnke-Up of the Rest
of the Ticket-Fuslon Is
Voted Down.

1c state convention on Wednesday
nominated the following ticket: Gov
ernor, Horace L. Chapman; lieutenant
governor, Melville d. Shaw; supreme
Judge, j. P. Spriggs; attorney general,
Nv. II. Dore; state treasurer, James +,
Wilson; board of public works, Peter
H. Degnan; school commissioner, Byron
II. Hurd.
The convention was one of the most
memorable occasions in the history of
Ohio. 1t was Il convention OF Immunity
on principles and of differences on men,
and especially on those who were can
didates for places on the state ticket.
In the contests for favorites it was also
q convention Of endurance as the dele
gates took no recess and We're in ses-
sion continuously from ten n. IN. till
almost that hour at night.
Solid for silver.
1t was a free silver convention
throughout. Every candidate whose
name was presented was announced as
orthodox in silver doctrine as the car
dinal principle for his favorable consid-
GRAFTON. While there were some differ
cnccs of opinion about adopting the
antitrust and the Cuban resolutions.
there was not dissenting voice In the
convention to the declaration for the
free and unlimited coinage of silver at
the ratio Of sixteen to one without the
cooperation of any other nation, and
the name of w. j. Bryan was mentioned
In some way by every speaker as the
only sure way of bringing out chorus
of applause.
Informal Fusion.
While there was no place accorded on
the state ticket to either the silver re-
publcans or to the populists. yet rep
rcsentatives Of both those elements CO.
operated in the convention and an in
formal fusion was perfected. The sill
yer republicans and the populists are
themselves responsible for having no
representatives on the ticket, rs they
would not nsk it, nnd stated that they
were more interested in the platform
than in the Offices. Out of the 056 votes
cast for supreme Judge there were o2
for John J. Harper. silver republican.
r. I. IIough, the favoritc for gov
ernor, was slaughtered because of the
opposition of the rural districts to the
Mclean men using the large delega-
lions from Cincinnati, Cleveland, To-
lcdo and other cities to dictntc the head
OF the ticket. Those running next
were Chapman. Wclty and Sorg. We'll
tvs name was not presented after his
friends learned that Chapman had been
agreed upon rs the compromise candi-
date. 1Ioughs name was withdrawn
before the ballotIng began and the
name Of Sorg WAS withdrawn before the
result of the first ballot was announced
u The Senntorxhip.
In addition to the state ticket nom-
mated there is an implied arrangement
for John II. Mclean for senator with
the state candidates as we'll as the party
organization for him. Still it is report
ed that eN-Conprcssman Paul j. Sorg
will also be in the field for senator.
When the convention was called to
order at ten 4. IN. by Chairman Durbin,
he congratulated the party on the signs
OF the times and the enthusiastic con-
dition Of the party. He made ii speech
for free silver
Prayer was offered by Rev. +. l.. Rex
ford. pastor of the l'nivcrsalist church
IN this city. ard then Hon. Uric Sloane
was introduced as the temporary chnir-
mnn of the convention.
Keynote Was silver.
The speech OF Chairman Sloane was
frequently interrupted with the Wild
est demonstrations of applause, cspc-
cinlly in his references to silver Tho
keynote of everything was silver.
The greatest demonstration of tho
convention followed that part Of Chair
man Slonne's speech in which he re-
fcrred to William j. Bryan MS the lead
err of the silver cause for 1900, and It
was with this climax that the speaker
closed his keynote speech.
Fusion Voted Down.
The committee on rules and order
of business made the usual report, with
the exception of supplemental re-
port on the question of leaving one
vacancy on the stute ticket to be filled
by the Stnte Lengue of Silver Repub-
licans. The report referred the u,les-
ton back to the convention without
recommendation.
A communication was then present.
ed from the populist stute committee,
also asking for place on the demo-
cratic state ticket, with view to fu-
sion. the place to be filled by the state
committee Of the peoples party.
The special report and the commune
cation to give the silver republicans
and the populists each place on tho
state ticket were laid on the table, after
u heated discussion.
The Platform.
Gen. "A. j. Warner, us chairman of the
committee on resolutions, reported the
platform, which was loudly cheered
nnd adopted. A synopsis follows:
1t opens with an unqualified Endorsement
pr tho Chicago platform and declares that
the money question Is paramount to all
others. 1t refers to the demonet Lat ton act
of 1878 and recites long list of attendant
evils resulting thcrcfrom. 1t denounces
monometallism follows:
Against Recommendations.
1--WE are unalterably opposed to mono
metallism. which has locked fast tho pros
BIS Of hard times Gold monomctaiism is
4 British policy, and its adoption has
brought other nations into financial serVi-
tude to London. 1t Is not only un-Amari-
can, but anti-American. and 1t can be fas-
tened on the United States only by the
Sitting of that spirit and love of liberty
which proclaimed our political independ.
ence in 1776 and won It in the war OF the
revolution.
1--WE demand the free and unlimited COIN
lNt0RMER CAREY.
TrHEic Fate of thI. Nct rnyrr