Year: 1870

Jonas Smith, Richland; r o Rote, Ash
tabula; P G Griffin, Ross ; a E Jenner,
Crawford; R F Hurlbut, Delaware


The committee also reported that the
rules thatusually govern deibesative bod
les be the rules for the government of this
convention


The committee reported in favor of hav-
ing the nominations made in the following
order Secretary of State, Supreme Judge,
Comptroller of Treasury, Beard of Public
Works.


A little breeze here arose in the Hamil-
ton county delegation. Mr. Matthews
moved that the report be amended by sub
stituting the name of VIM. J. O'Neil as
Vice President from the First District in
stead of ]. K. Love. The chair said the
gentlemen ought to settle their own diff
Guilty, and so the matter ended for the
time.


Gen. Ward, of Warren, moved that the
report be amended by placing the name of
the Supreme Judge at the head of the
ticket instead Of the Secretary of State
Gen. Ward made brief speech in behalf
of his motion, claiming that the Judiciary
was entitled to more respect and consider
alton than the Secretary of State, but the
motion was lost


Everything being in readiness to enter
upon the permanent organization, Mr. CAL
len appointed T A Corcoran, of Hamilton
and Z Cunningham, of Allen, com
mlttee to escort the permanent President,
Hon. i. D. Campbell, of Butler, to the
chair. The committee discharged their
duty, and Mr. CampbelIs appearance on
the stage was hailed with applause. He
was introduced by Mr.. Callen in a pun
gent and happy sgeech, who said


GENTLEMEN-I return to you my sin
cere thanks for the order you have pre-
served during the time have temporarily
presided over your deliberations.


| now have the honor to present to you
a man who is well known in the history
of Ohio. When two great National par
ties divided us he was against us, but
when the Wing party had run its course,
and sectional partywas organized to over
throw the Republic and subvert our free
institutions, Gen. Lew Campbell could not
long hesitate, but took his stand in the
ranks of the Democracy. present him
to you as your permanent President.
SPEECH OF THE PERMANENT PRESIDENT.


Mr.. Campbell, upon being thus introdu-
ced, spoke as follows:


GENTLEMEN OF THE CoNvENTIoN-I
acknowledge my high appreciation of the
honor your kind confidence confers upon
upon me in choosing me to preside over
your deliberations. The cordiality of your
greeting excites my grateful sensibilities.
We have assembled as the representa-
tives of two hundred and fifty thousand
voters of the State of Ohio, known as the
| Democratic party, to organize the political
campaign of 1870, to unfurl again their
proud banner, and inscribe on it the ten
cts of our political faith In mentioning
| the importance of this this struggle on
which we are about to enter, we should
not confne ourselves to a consideration of
the fact that we are to nominate three or
four candinates far State offices.


But we should bear in mind constantly
| that in addition to these there are nine
/ teen members of the Federal Congress to
be elected, and although you may carry
your State ticket, it does not follow that
the great reforms the country calls for can
be carried out, unless you shall acquire
| the Federal power that will enable you
to control the acts of Congress. And let
it be borne in mind, too, that this election
has an additional significance, from the
fact that the members of Congress that
! YOU will be called on to elect this fall viii
hold over the next Presidential election
and perchance, in the event of the election
being thrown into the House of Represen-
trtives, they may have devolved upon
the choice of the next President of the
United States.


1t would, gentlemen Of the convention
be an act of-impertinence in me were tc
suggest or attempt to dictate to you what
should be the character of the platform
you will inscribe upon your banner foi
This. campaign. Fer my own part, ! shall