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Ohio Populist Convention

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Parent Issue
Day
8
Month
August
Year
1895
Copyright
Public Domain
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Gen. Jacob 8. Coxey, of Comraonweal fame, eaptured the Populist Ohio convention at Colutnbus and was nominated ior governor. The other notniuatious were: Lieutenant-governor, John II. Crofton, Hamilton county; treasurer, George Harper, Greene county; attornev-general, William Uaker, Licking; supreme judge, 10. I). Stark. Cuyahog-a; member of the board of public worns, Williato A. Gloyd, Tuscarawaa. Georg-e A. Groot, of Cleveland, was selected as candidato for United States senator. ïhe platform indorses Cojcey's g-ood roads and non-interest bearinjf bond plans; favors abolifihment of national banks; asks a lavv making all contraets providing for payments in gold illegal; favors per diera pensions; demands the unlimited coinage of silver at the leal ratio regardless of any other natTon and the issuance at once of sufflcient greenbacks to make the volume of currency equal to $50 per capita.

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Ann Arbor Register