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mmmm'mmi vmmfmm "fV &'fqvrt -"W lt '''i i --nr mw. ""V "frP "f- " ng ?v " J1 J, ' -. : TOLT 7, MOB The Commoner. Ohio Democrats in State Convention 15 Ohio democrats met in state con-? vention at Columus, June 28. The Associated Press report is as follows: After a continuous session lasting several hours, with several striking features, the Ohio democratic con vention today named the following state ticket to be voted on at the state election in November: For governor John M. Pattison, of. Clearmont county. Lieutenant governor Louis B. Houck, of Knox county. Supreme judge Hugh T. Mathers, of Shelby county. Attorney general James A. Rice, of Stark county. State treasurer Charles P. Mason, of Butler county. Members of the board of public works Patrick C. McGovern. of Mus- kigum county. The office of state treasurer was the only one for which but one name was presented for con sideration," eight contestants lining up in the race for governor and two bal lots being necessary for both that place and for supreme Judge. After the temporary officers were elected as the permanent officers -of the concention, Chairman Daugherty sprung a sensation by reading a com munication from National Committee man McLean, who wrote from Wash ington offering his resignation, which was at once accepted. Pattison's nomination came on the second ballot and it was brought about notwithstanding the fact tfiat the four counties having the most delegates in the convention were voting for other candidates. In the way of demonstrations, the greatest came at the close of Chair man Daugherty's speech when an im promptu tribute to William J. Bryan as the party leader in the nation brought out a storm of cheers that lasted fully a minute, and it was re peated later in the convention when others referred to the former candidate. ment, shall bo buried beyond all hope ui. leuiurucuun. xne uemocracy be lieves that the overthrow of the pro tective system and the administration of the government along the demo cratic lines of equal rights to all men and special privileges to no man will be the panacea for all evils that now afflict the body politic. "The democracy faces the futuro with hope, with courage and with con fidence. Time and the progression of events will vindicate its principles. The dazzling delusions of imperial ex pansion does not lure it from the path of safety and the steady light of the constitution. It does not measure na tional greatness in large standing armfes designed to crush labor at home or freedom abroad, or In power ful battleships built to destrov human life and to crimson the seas with hu man blood. It regards the growing military spirit as an impending danger to, and the mortal enemy of repub lics. It summons young men to its ranks to1 do battle in its cause that the loved republic may not be sup planted by an oligarchy of wealth or be lost in the maelstrom of empire." The announcement of the commit tees was, on motion, disnensed with. and the credentials committee report- en mat there were no contests. railroads and other public sorvlco cor porations should be so changed as to compel the assessment of those prop erties at not less limn Minlr unir,i,i value as going concerns to prevent their evasion of just taxation. "The democratic party now, as n tho past, guarantees to each and ovory citizen equal rights and protection and to each and every individual tho great est liberty possible consistent with general good and tho proper consid eration of tho rights of others. "We believe in free and unniinlifloii homo rule, free from state interfer ence, ach city, town or village should bo allowed to decide for itself all matters of local policy, especially as between public or private ownership of all public utilities, including street railways, as well as waterworks and lighting system, and that provision should be made for t?ubmli."ng such questions to the people upon request from a reasonable number of voters, and at such elections the votes of a majority shall decide. Such public f ownership should bo safeguarded by uio merit system of appointment and tenure of oHlco so as to provont tho building up of political machines and tho perpetuation of noss rule. "Wo favor tho election of United States senators by direct voio of tho people. "We favor tho initiative and refer ondum, especially with reference to tho issuing of municipal and county bonds and tho granting of public franchises." Some Facts About Norway On pay-days saloons arc closed and savings banks open until midnight. Servant girls hire for half a yenr at a time by contract at public registry office. Illiterates Two men In a thousand in Sweden, three In Norway and Den mark, sevcnty-clght in Russia, which wants to "Improve" Norway and Sweden by dividing and conquering them; 13.6 even in England. New York World. Chairman McKinney of Marietta, of the state central committee called the state democratic convention to order today, introducing M. A. Daugherty of Lancaster, as temporary chairman. Chairman Daugherty said in part: "Surprise is expressed that a demo cratic club in Chicago should have entertained the president. But demo crats know what republicans dislike to hear, and if the president is now be ing borne on the crest of the popular "wave, it is because it is understood that he sanction's three significant Planks in the democratic platform, and proposes to employ all the power of his administration and his own per sonal Influence as well, to write up on the statute books of the nation corporate control, the regulation ' of transportation rates, and the reduc tion of the tariff, each and all of them democratic to the core and to do this against the controlling influences of his own party. Popular favor was never so showered upon President Roosevelt as It is when he is sowing the democratic seed in democratic soil prepared for him by democratic hands. "The boasted prosperity enjoyed, by the United States is not the result of the highest tariff law of their history it has come to them from natural and other causes and in spite of a prohibi tive tariff. The democracy believes that the nated trusts and the intolerable mo nopoly will not be exterminated until uie economic policy of protection, wnich is their refuge and nourish- PERRY DAVIS' fPainkrtW I h?,S,Jv?rl"knowa household remedy- for cnta, roams, bralsen-coaphB. colds, sore tllroat. ' i WW ! M Mayor Tom L. Johnson brought up again the planks on wliich he was de feated last night and today won by a vote of 11 to 9 on that declaring for taxation of railroads as other prop erty Is taxed, although he was defeat ed, 8 to 12, on the 2-cent railroad fare proposition. Judge Williams took the platform and moved that the rules be suspend ed' and the temporary organization be made permanent and the motion was carried with a rush. The chairman read a communica tion from J. R. McLean resigning his membership in the national commit tee. The resignation was accepted. In answer to a question the chair man said that the vacancy would be filled temporarily by the national com mittee and permanently by the dele gates to the next "national convention. The committee on resolutions re ported the following platform, which was adopted: "The democracy of Ohio, in conven tion assembled, announced tho follow ing declaration of principles: "We note with satisfaction the de termination of the national adminis tration to purchase supplies for the Panama canal in the markets of the world and not to nay tribute to our protected monopolies. We trust that the day may soon come when the com mon people of this country may en joy the same privilege and not be compelled to pay the manufacturers of the necessities of life a higher price than these same articles are sold for by the same manufacturers to foreign purchasers. "We demand of our representatives in congress to aid In the enactment of such laws as will prevent all re bates and secret contracts by rail ways and will guarantee the same ser vice to every citizen. "We favor the conferring upon the interstate commerce commission the power when it finds a rate unreason able to fix a reasonable rate. "The democratic party pledges itself In this state election, if successful, to use its utmost endeavor to eliminate the graft and political corruption that has been nourished and fastened upon the state by the republican party in the last few years. We have seen the blighting effect of boss rule In one of our cities and we call upon the voters irrespective of party, to unite in pre venting its permanent lodgment in control of our state. "We declare that the present laws for assessing the property of steam THE FARMER'S MAGAZINE Is the only farm publication issued In regular magazino size. 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