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Day
29
Month
August
Year
1895
Copyright
Public Domain
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The state convention of the Democrats of the Buckeye state was held at Springfield and the work was aeeomplished in a very short time. The nominations wore made without opposition and tlie free silver people were tnrned down without much of a ti glit. The gold men, headed by Senator Tfrice, had claimed that there would be less thiin 300 and probably not more tlian 'JOU oí the 808 delegates vote for free silver. The silver men claimed they wcruld have no loss than 300 aud probably 350 delegates. It developed that there were 270 free sil ver deleg-ates. The nominee for member of the board of public works is said to be the only iree silver man on the state ticket, although the silver linea were not drawn on the candidates. The nominations made were as follows: Uoveraor, James F. Campbell, Butler county; lieutenant-fiovernor, Joha B. l'easlee, Hamilton county ; state auditor, James V. Knott, Richland county; state treasurer, William 1!. Sholer, Gallia county; supreme judg-e. William T. Mooney, Auglaise county: attorney-general, Geo. A. Faiibanks, Franklin county; member of the board of public works, Harry 1!. Keefer, Tnsearawas countv; clerk of the supreme Cöttrt, .). W. Cruiekbhank, Miami county. There was considerable enthusiasm over the nomination of Campbell. He defeated ex-Gov. Furuker in 1S89, but was defeated for re-election in 1891 by Gov. McKinley, the present incumbent. The nomination of Campbell means an ag-gressive campaign in Ohio. There is so little differenee between the Republican and Democratie state platforms on silver that the currency question is now practically disposed of in the fig-ht, but the tar'ifï will be kept prominent as the parties diil'er widely on that issue. Senator Brice served as chairman of the convention. He made an address in wliicli he pleaded for harmony in the party and the reafflrmmnnt of the party's stand on tlie money question. He praised Cleveland's and Carlisle's position on that matter and said that lie had no doubt the party s position on the tarín question would result in an overwhelming victory. The platform as adopted ooinplimented President Cleveland and Senator ürice and covered the usual reaffirmations of the party principies and roasted the Republicans in general and those of ühio in particular. The coinage question was disposed of as follows: We hold to the use of both g-old and silver as the standard raoney of the country, and to the coinage of both gold and silver 'without diicrimination agalast either metal or charge lor mintase: but the dollar unit of coinaKe of both metáis must be of equal mtrinsic and interchangeable valué, or be adjusted by international agreement. or b.v suob B&féguards of legislation as shall insure the maintenance of the parity of the two metáis and the equal power of every dollar at all times in the payment of debts. aiul we dernand that the paper currency shall be kept at par with and redeemable in su:-h coin. We insist upon thls policy as especially necessary for tiie protection of farmers and laborlng classes, the lirstand most defense'ess viclüna of unstable money and flHotufttlng currency. Judg'e Patrick, from the committee on resolutio&8, otfered the following1 minority report: We demand the immediate restoration of the law providing for the in-e ooiliagE and full legal tender of both gold and silver colns wituout discrimination againï t either metal as proviced in the congtttntlon and without awaiting issent of liugland or any other foreign nation. The minority report was voted down by a vote of ÖL1.") to :l0.

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