Show DEMOCRATS OF OHIO james E campbell nominated by ac ca am aaion as expected BUT Hlll lIOI COUITT IOTES 1110 10 10 I 1 11 I 1 large bot but fonTen lion thi the Ilat platform form causes a lively well debate tha booster adopted ai as the rut marij emblem CLEVELAND 0 july 15 james E campbell is by the democrats of 0 ohio for governo and the anxiety anxiety ectus of the party leaders is now dir directed to the absorbing query 11 will hamilton county support the ticket if the cincinnati delegates in their manifestations of r relentless elent les s opposition tion and hostility today to day represented the fee feeling lingi of their people then the conc conclusion is irresistible sis tible that a considerable portion of the democrats of hamilton hamilto n county will not support governor campbell in the N november election I 1 it t is almost ali proverbial in III the buckeye state that as hamilton cc county un t y goes in the autumn elections so goes the state of ohio it if this be accepted aa as an infallible rule the importance of barmon harmonizing mon izing the discordant elements in hamilton county may well merit the anxiety of I 1 the he democratic leaders the vast music hall 1 la I which the convention w waa as held was packed to its utmost capacity long b before ore it the hour boar of meet meeting dinv inv arrived the decor decorations eions as usual consisted large largely I 1 y of the american colors suspended above the stage was a 9 vast floral creation bearing in let letters te r a t the he g greeting ree t I 1 0 g democrats of ohio welcome to cleveland promptly at 10 1030 0 cenia chairman norton of the state central r commatee comm itee called the convention to order and rev J IV W compbell invoked the divine blessing upon the convention chairman then formally opened the convention in a b brief rief but burring address he ile deno denounced the republican party and the mckinley tarita bill in III the usual terms and asserted that e everything very thing good bi under the constitution was the inspiration of the democratic party he lie closed with a eulogy of HOD ilon A 0 thurman and introduced his eon son alien allen IV V thurman as temporary chairman temporary at hh big conclusion A alien e IV thurman temporary chairman stepped forward forward and ad addressed addres essed Bed the convention thurman alter after a few preliminary remarks launched forth with a denunciation of the republican party and its methods he ile paid parti particular cu lar attention to the acts of the last congress which he denounced for the enactment of the mckinley tariff bill and the subsidy bill and its efforts to pass the force bill general armstrong Arme of cleveland moved that the convention adopt the picture of the victorious rooster as a device to designate ill the a democratic ticket the recent bal ballot ot reform law requiring the selection of come some device the motion was adopted by acclamation the committee an on permaner per permanent organization then reported ex con R ressman was wan elected as permanent manent t chairman of the convention A committee escorted leblond lablond to th the chair chairman L blonds speech wm wo brief and to the point he ile chinked thi th inked the convention for the honor conferred con erred and then proceeded to denounce the last republican congress tor for its bad legislation and its attempts to past the force bill the first contest in the C convention arose over the report of the committee on credentials a dispute in the twenty fifth ward in cincinnati and the hamilton county delegation was wa the subject of the dispute noboa nobody y but hamilton county delag delegates tea appeared to fully understand th the e points in dispute and T S of the convention started to make an explanation pouted sit down you are not a delegate Is shouted a dozen hamilton county delegates the chair decides that the secre tar maryas as an officer of this convention is 5 entitled to be heard I 1 said the chairman an appeal from the decision of the chair was ruled out of order secretary coogan then made his hia statement amid arpid many interruptions from the hamilton county delegates and was replied to by judge hermaton Er maton of cincinnati ci cin nati both factions used ma many ny harsh words and the chairman finally calls I 1 the sergeant at irma to maintain order by suppressing any recalcitrant delegates chairman finley of the committee on resolutions resolution a presented the majority report of the platform it endorses dorsee on the administration of governor campbell for its honesty and economy and the last list session of the general assembly is commended for or its economy and reform and especially for having provided for the secret b ballot at lot continuing the report of the majority reads we are opposed to all class le legislation and believe in a tariff levied f for or the sole purpose of producing a rev denue sufficient to defray the legitimate expenses of the tile govern government economically administered we favor a graded income fix tax we denounce the of silver la in 1873 by the party then in power as an iniquitous alteration of the money ston standard dard in favor of creditors and against debtors taxpayers and producer produce ra and which by klaut th utting ting off one source of cupply of primary money operates contin continually hally to I 1 increase 11 the value of gold depress prices hamper industry and disparage enterprise and we demand the reinstatement of the constitutional standard of both gold and silver with equal right each to free and u unlimited n coinage we denounce the republican bicart billion dollar congress which h by extravagant ea expenditure exhausted the surplus in the national treasury r y left there hy by the democratic adain admin administration ration and created a deficit we oppose the enactment of all laws which unnecessarily interfere with the habits and customs of any of our people which are not offensive to the moral sentiments of the civilized world wo we favor closer commercial relations with our canadian Can ailian neighbors we favor liberal and just pensions to deserving and di dl earled soldiers and sailors and ther the r widows and orphans or the prosecution of the jewish people by the russian government justly deserves our tactual tac unqualified I 1 censure we believe this go government v ern ment in connection with the enlightened governments of 0 europe disposed to unite with us should take proper steps to alleviate these wron wrongs go the minority report was then presented asia tl ed by frank gorman of cincin i nati it gives the following as a BU on stipule for the silver plank in the platform we believe in an honest money the coit coinage lige of gold and silver and a circulating medium convertible into such euch money without loss lose a and ad we oppose all legislation which tends to drive either elther cold gold or silver rout out of circulation and we believe in maintaining the coinage of both metals on I 1 a parity P ally fatio it also recommend rec recommends ommen that the 20 resolution it declaring for a graduated income tax ax be stricken oat out of 0 the platform the discussion of 0 the platform brought b r 0 alit g forth some lively debate deba te G german 0 r in an for the minority urging that the democratic party could not afford to put itself upon any platform that a advocates deoc ates anything any thine bat but honest money man ey the he minority believed the damoc democratic i tic party can win on the tariff and a ad tb that a it is not in the province of a democratic convention to take up the fight of the republican senators of montana nevada and colorado Colora colorados doa a fight of millionaires general finley of the maj majority ait oit 1 argued in favor of 0 bia his report if baying the democrats must meet this issue a and that the time and place to mett it ia Is in this convention conventi the minority report report was rejected acted by nays to SOO yeas and tho the pla platform as reported by the majority of the committee was adopted the nominating speeches for governor commenced at 1 follet of cincinnati placed in nomination neal michael ryan ct of cincinnati then nominated governor campbell Oam ilia speech was as follows 1 I am sent here ere by a large body ot democrats Damo Damoc critts rAts from hamilton county to eay say to this cony convention antion that they are in harmony barman 7 heart and soul with the general feel ing ot the democracy throughout the state that a wise proper patriotic thing for this convention to do is to oar our present worthy and excellent governor prolonged applause R 1 two years ago the great itera Ke publican dictator in the ull full tile of 0 his power and glory in this state was surrounded b by his cohe benh an army Y of offida holders of his big own making and backed V by the strength and wealth of the national republican machine it did indeed seem a vain attempt to seek to defeat foraker but nevertheless we put up campbell against him and a banged up editor an and j n patent ballot box was all that waa was latent left eft 0 lo 10 commemorate the memory of or the once mighty foraker er laughter Laub ter by the nomination of mckenley MC K inley the republicans made the tariff the lagua issue in our state in this election I 1 it t Is a desperate attempt on their pirt part to commit ohio on the presidential contest bat bot what we are most interested in till this year r is good government for our state therefore e we want james E campbell cheers ills ilia Lomi romi nation here to do day will be ratified by the people in Nl november vember ilia nomination by this convention will be an endorsement of all that is honorable decent and dignified in our politics it is our duty to say to him well done thou good and faithful servant because thou hast bast been true and loyal to every trust reposed in thee all invite thee to ago again in enter into the service of the people dodge leader of tha the kline men moved to make the nomination of campbell unanimous the motion I 1 was as quickly put and declared carried the neal men failing to demand the yeas and nays the Il hamilton amilton county men voted no in chorus however and as if it to emphasize their opposition repeated no no for half halt a minute following the announcement that the motion bad had prevailed they hissed loudly notwithstanding crisis of 01 shame A committee wag appointed to et ef cort campbell to th the e chair while the committee was wan on out t nominations tor for lien lieutenant ten ant governor governo were declared in order for th this office W V marguis the present incumbent was by acclamation at this juncture the committee returned with governor campbell Oam an as the familiar face of the governor was discovered in the throng another ont outburst burst of enthusiasm mar marked aej the proceedings 1 I introduce your present and future governor Ko vernor sald the c chairman brie brief lF flir and governor campbell Cana stepped to the front he ile made quite bite a lengthy and a hopeful speech P after which the nomination i were resumed the ticket was soon completed and then after passing the usual vote of thanks to the officers the convention at 6 5 p in adjourned sine alne die |