Show 1ELEGRAPHIO BUCKEYE DEMOCRATS Columbus 2LThe democratic state convention convened at 10 a m with the largest crowd ever seen on a similar occasion oc-casion in Columbus The contest between Ward and Hoadley for governor waged fiercay during the morning hours All preliminary organization was dispensed with and tho convention proceeded to nominate n governor First ballot Ward 261 Hoadley 290 Qeddis 97 Denver Den-ver 4 Second ballot Ward 279 HOld ley 304 The second ballot proceeded till Butler County was reached again and the same trouble ensued After the call bad been concluded some chances began for Hoad ley and greatest excitement prnvailed delegates climbing over each other and storming tho platform Before the result I of the ballot could be announced a motion mo-tion to nominate Hoadley by acclamation was carried He had in the neighbor boo cf 350 vote 319 being necessary to a choice Judge Hoadley soon appeared and accepted ac-cepted the nomination in a ten minutes address during which he reviewed his connection with the party and although he bad wandered at one time with the republicans to fight the battles of the c bored race the democracy was broad enough to receive him Be esteemed it a great compliment to be nominal d cV3r more worthy candidate and believe they could win on the platform whose principles were personal liberty self control in temperance mattere and a license system The convention proceeded to nominate a lieutenant governor and John G Warwick of Stark County was selected by acclamation acclam-ation Before the ballot was concluded Dewitt Coalman of Portage Countyand other candidates wore withdrawn Columbus Ohio 21The work of nomination was frequently interrupted and delayed and in the meantime Gen Ward was brought in and made a speech in which he severely rebuked the party for failing to recognize his thirty years service He is thought not to ba daunted and announced himself publicly as a candidate for the United States Senate Sen-ate The speech of Judge Geddes was in a somewhat different vein taongh both are pledged fully to the party Before other nominations were made the committee com-mittee on resolutions submitted the following platform which was adopted The democracy of Ohio in convention reassembled hereby reaffirm the principles princi-ples of the party as expressed in the primaries pri-maries of the state and national platform in regard to personal liberty and the true functions of government as embraced in the political creed expounded by the great founder of the democratic party Jefferson The application of these principles prin-ciples to our present condition demands a purification of the public service the punishment of robbers of the public treasury treas-ury the equalization of all public bur dens the arrest of profligacy and extravagance extrav-agance that corrupts tne administration of public affairs and a total change in the policy that has so long been pursued by the republican party favoring individual and class interest in-terest at the expense of the laboring and wealth producing people of the country ana we renounce our previous declaration declara-tion for stable money the gradual extinction of the public debt and the payment of pensions to disabled soldiers their widows and orphans We favor tariff for revenue limited to the necessities necessi-ties of government econ mically administered admin-istered and so adjustod in its application as to prevent unequal burdens encourage encour-age productiva industries at home afford just cmpensation to labor but not to create or foster monopolies Third tho act of the republican Congress Con-gress in reducing the tariff for wool while at the same time increasing it on woollen goods already highly protected was iniquitous legislation discriminating in favor of the monopoly and against the agricultural interest ot the country and ought to be corrected The democratic party ia i as it always has been opposed to sumptuous legislation and unequal in any form tnd is in favor of the largest liberty to private conduct consistent with tne public welfare and the rights of others i and of regulating the liquor traffic and providing against the evils resulting therefrom by a judicious judi-cious and properly guided license system sys-tem The abuses of the present contract system in our state penitentiary by which the products of labor convicts are brought in competition with the product of honest labor to the great detriment o the latter are injurious and unwise and ought to be corrected and the promises of the republican party to abolish this system are shown to be false and hypocritical hypo-critical by its failure while it has had the power The protection of government is due to all American citizens native and foreign born abroad aa well as at home We reaffirm the resolutions of the state conventions ot Ohio 1880 1681 and 1882 and the democratic national 1 conventions of 1872 176 and 18SO demanding thorough reform re-form and the purification of the civil iervi3ts and charge that the republican party his violated the pledge heretofore given far reform thereof and has failed during its long administration of government govern-ment 10 c rroct even the most crying BjUir ad we demand therefore a chat go lI the executive administration of governnieDt itself as a reform first of nil ijeefci v7 and as made still more ne cefrsfcr Hy 1 the recent star route trials thereby swing i corrupt rings confederated 10 protect crime and prevent the punish mout oi criminals and by eo doing to make it possible again to punish fraud I and theft in public service |