Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 August 1885 — OHIO DEMOCRATS. [ARTICLE]

OHIO DEMOCRATS.

in Harmonious State Convention-s-Gov. Hoadly Renominated by Acclamation. Resolutions Adopted Favoring the Regulation of the Liquor Traffic by Graded Licenses. [Columbus special to Chicago Herald.] The Democratic Htato ticket nominated here to-day is: For Governor, George Hoadly, present incumbent; Lieutenant Governor, John G. Warwick; Supreme Judge, long tern, C. D. Martin; Supreme Judge, to fill vacanoy caused by the deatu of John W. Okey. Gibsou Atherton; Treasurer, Peter Brady; Attorney Genetal, James Lawrence; member of the Board of Public Works, Henry Weible.The convention was called to order by T. J. Cogan. By the adoption of the report of the Committee on Permanent Organization, John Follett, of Cincinnati, was made Chairman, and George W. Hull Secretary. In teturnlng his thanks, the Chairman was loudly applauded when he said this wiiS a Democratic State Convention under a National Democratic administration which was grand and pure. The Committee ou Resolutions not being ready to report, the convention proceeded to the nomination of a candidate for Governor. Congressman George W. Geddes offered the name of Gov. Hoadly in quite a lengthy speech, recounting his brilliant record as Governor, and also paying a high compliment to A. G. Thurman, and announcing that he would not allow the use of iris name before the convention. Geddes closed his eloquent peroration bv moving a suspension of the rules and the nomination of Hoadly by acclamation. This was received with long applause, and no word of objection was heard to the motion. , Gen. Michael Ryan, of Cincinnati, followod, seconding the qiotion, nnd defended the Governor at length against the charges that he had made mistakes. When the motion was put the voice was unanimous and enthusiastic, with the exception of a tew voices from tho Hamilton County delegation. After a committee had been appointed to wait on Gov. Hoadly and bring him before the convention, W. V. Marquis, of _ Logan County, in a short speech, presented the name of John G. Warwick, of Massillon, for renomination for Lieutenant Governor. The motion was immediately put and carried unanimously, amid great applause. At this juncture tho nominee for Governor was brought to the platform amid a shower of hats and a roar of human applause. Thanking the convention for renewed confidence, he said he dodged no issues, and there was not a fence in Ohio which he would straddle. Ho was against prohibition, and every one knew it. He asserted that ho was tor American liberty. Irrespective of color. He voted for Grover Cleveland, and thanked God for it. He was and would continue to lie loyal to Mr. Cleveland’s administration. He explained why he had not been an outspoken candidate for the nomination. The party had brought him through before in an ambulauce without much effort on his part, and be thought he had no right to claim a renomination under the rules of precedent. The4;convention being free to act without asking, he could not heli> responding to the call, and with better health he would hope even better results. In the discharge of hts trusts he demanded the most searching criticism In all his official acts. He work of the last Legislature, saying nothing had been done by it which Judge Foraker would hav'e dared to veto if he had.power. he thought that Foraker, instead of finding fault with the present administration, should be defending the memory of Rutherford B. Hayes and the Legislature whieh robbed Cincinnati of local self-govern-ment. Gov. Hoadly defined himself as against prohibition, and did not believe regulation and taxation was eternal. Taxation was odious to him. After bhe Governor had concluded his speech, on motion of the Hamilton County contingent, which had objected to his renomination, three cheers were given. The other nominations followed as above given, no opposition being manifest save In the nominations for candidates for the Supreme Bench. Martin had an opponent in Judge Gilmore, and Atherton in George B. okey, son of the late Incumbent. The platform as read by \V. W. Armstrong consists of fourteen sections, and the following is a synopsis of the whole: It congratulates the country on the election of a Democratic President and the revival of prosperity under Dem-; ocratic rule, and indorses the administration; approves the measures of a Democratic Congress for preventing the acqusition of unearned lands by railroad corporations. It reaffirms the national platform of principles adopted at Chicago last year; commends Hoadly s administration as wise and economical; denounces the Republicans for defeating measures for licensing the liquor traffic; Tavors a judicious and properly graded license system; pledges the party to be the enemy of monopoly, the friend of labor, and favors arbitration as the best means for settling differences between labor and Its employers. It commends the steps taken in prison reform, favors the preservation of the canals, the establishment of an intermediate penitentiary for the reform of prisoners not belonging to the criminal classes, and the changing of tho date of State elections to November. It pays a tribute to the memory of Gen. Grant, and mourns the death of Judge John W. Okey. This was rapturously adopted, and the convention adjourned, the utmost harmony prevailing. The ticket is regarded as an unusually strong one, and has the prestige of past success. 'J he plattorm promulgated by the convention Is the subject si some comment. The Republicans were in hopes the Democrats would insert in the creed of the party a plank declaring open war on prohibition. This, however, the Democrats did not do in a very direct way, much to the discomfort of the Republicans. On the other hand. Judge Hoadly in his speech of acceptance avowed himself an open enemy to prohibition and a friend of the license theory. The Republicans are by no means pleased with the present attitude of their old-time allies, tne Prohibitionists, and are not to any appreciable degree satisfied with the provisions of their own platform on the topic. The nominations of the day practically open the campaign of the year, and It is not improbable that Messrs. Hoadly and Foraker will meet in joint debate during the fall. If there is any undercurrent of venom and spite among the Democrats, It is confined to very few of the party, and will not amount to very much. Gov. Hoadly, John F. Follett, and other prominent Democrats of tte Buckeye State addressed a large and enthusiastic ratification meeting in the State House grounds to-night. About 6,000 persons were present. The new Democratic State Central Committee organized this afternoon by retaining Mr. Cogan, of Hamilton County, as Chairman. T. C. Layton, of Auglaize, was selected Vice Chairman, and J. C. Tobias, of Crawford, Secretary. The work of the campaign was Informally discussed, but no definite course of action was determined upon. The committee-rooms will be opened Monday next, and the campaign will at once be inaugurated. The Feeling at Washington. [Washington telegram.) The renomination of Gov. Hoadly and the hearty Indorsement of the administration by the Uhio Democratic Convention is a source of great satisfaction to the officials of thevar.ous departments, who express confidence in the ability of the Democracy to carry the State at the gubernatorial election. They were not prepared, however, to prodict at this moment what influence Gov. Hoadly’s declared (opposition to prohibition might by indirection exert in strengthening the Republican ticket, but if entire harmony shall prevail among the various factions of the Ohio Democracy they apprehend but little danger on this account. A prominent Ohio Democrat, holding office at Washington, said that had the convention fat ed to properly indorse the administration the Republicans wou.d have swept the State. He believed the action of the Ohio Democracy would teach a wholesome lesson to marplots and malcontents all over the country. Delighted Democrats. ’ [Dayton (Ohio) dispatch.] Democrats here are deli-hted with the work of the convention at Columbus, and feel confident that the old ticket will lead them to victory, as It did two yea. s ago. The news of Gov. Hoadly’s nomination was received here wth booming of cannon. All agree that Hoadly has I made an excellent Stat e executive: that he was entitled to a renomination; and that he will be re-elected this tall.