The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-06-02
A TICKET NAMED.
The Proceedings Of the Democratic
State Convention.


cratic state convention here Wednes-
day nominated the following ticket:
Secretary of State--A. p. Sandles, of
Ottawa.
Supreme Judge-Philp J. Renner, Of
Cincinnati
Clerk of Supreme Court-Peter Ma.
haffey, of Cambridge.
Dairy and Food Commissioner
Quintin M. Gravatt, of Wooster.
Member of the Board of Public
Works-Wn. II. Ferguson, of Spring.
field.
Electors at Large-John A. Mellow
ell, of Millersburg, and A. J. Pearson.
of Woodsfeld.
Delegates at Large-Wm. S. Thorn.
as, of Springfeld; John A. Mcmahon,
of Dayton: Edward II. Moore, of
Youngstown, and Charles p. Salen, of
Cleveland
Alternates-David L. Rockwell. of
Ravenna; John Sheehan, of Cincin-
natl: Henry c. Gray, of Hamilton, and
William L. Decker. of Paulding
There were three presidential ele.
ments involved. The Hearst men orig
inally wanted instructions but finally
limited their opposition to the unit
rule. The friends of Col. James Kill
bourne. of Columbus. who was the
democratic candidate for governor
three years ago, wanted endorse
ment. The friends of Judge Judson
Harmon, of Cincinnati. who was attor-
ney general under Cleveland, wanted
neither endorsement nor instructions,
but the unit rule The Harmon men
evidently won out. The platform, the
briefest in the history of such state
literature. was adopted, as it came
from Cincinnati, with the exception of
the two.cent fare plank that was adopt
ed at the instigation of Mayor John.
son, of Cleveland, in the convention.
The platform adopted is as follows
The democratic party Of Ohio.
while firmly adhering to all living dem.
ocratic principles as time and again
declared by democratic conventions,
recommends that the formal enuncia,
ton of purely national questions be
referred to the national convention.
soon to convene at st. Louis
"On state issues the democratic par.
~ of Ohio offers the people relief from
the political trust which has long con.
trolled every department of the state
government. Its owners have grown
arrogant, reckless and corrupt: secure,
they think, in the union of predatory
forces against the people who are not
organized in their own defense.
They have multiplied offices to
make places for their followers, in.
creased salaries and otherwise swollen
the public expenses to unprecedented
figures, devising new ways to tax the
people to meet them and have failed
to redeem their promise to enact law
providing compensations for county of.
ficers commensurate with services
rendered
They have gerrymandered congress
sional, legislative and even judicial
districts to make it harder for the peO-
pie to dislodge them; abolished spring
elections for local offices with the like
purpose, and, by restrictions Of the OF.
fetal ballot, they have prevented effec.
tive union OF citizens at the polls.
They have changed the government Of
the public schools in order to secure
them as their prey. and have deprived
townships and municipalities of the
right of home rule. They have laid
plans to rob the state of its canals,
which they would have already carried
out but for the democratic voice in tho
general assembly. which they will
surely accomplish If the people know.
ing their designs, do not now cast
them out. The democratic party prom.
ises, If entrusted with authority, to re.
duce public expenses and taxation, to
save the property of the state and to
restore government by the people. as
designed by its founders.
I'VE favor the Improvement OF pub.
lie roads throughout the state and
commend the efforts Of the democratic
minority Of the last legislature in that
behalf
THE Ohio delegation is directed to
cast the entire As votes in the national
convention as the majority of those
present and voting shall decide, wheE
such majority shall determine that
course to be advisable.
I'VE hereby pledge our utmost ef.
fort to bring about such legislation as
will compel the railroad companies op'
Grating In Ohio TO carry passengers
for the uniform rate of two cents per
mile"
The committee on resolutions was as
follows
Thomas Paxton, o. j Cosgrove, J
Sprigg Mahon, J. ID. Johnson, ID. D.
Davine, j W. Eylar, Chas G. Duffy. l.
d. Johnson, J. A. Dwyer, Harry E. Tay
lor, 7, r. Mason, Oscar Amerlnger
Geo. H. Witty. A. r. Champrey, Gen
A. J Warner, Emerson Campbell, John