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the first Tuesday in January, 1883, one of its 

 last acts being the passage of a bill to redistrict 

 the State for congressional purposes. 



POLITICAL CONVENTIONS. The Republican 

 State Convention was held in Columbus, June 

 7th. The following ticket was placed in nom- 

 ination : For Secretary of State, Charles Town- 

 send, of Athens County ; for Supreme Judge, 

 John H. Doyle, of Lucas County ; for member 

 of Board of Public Works, C. A. Flickinger, of 

 Defiance County. 



The following were among the resolutions: 



money to established principles, which will prevent 

 fluctuations in the value of the currency. 



Resolved, That the growth of monopolies is such 

 as to seriously threaten the rights of individuals and 

 the public welfare, and ought to be provided against 

 by proper legislation. 



Resolved, That the Democratic party has ever main- 

 tained, and still steadfastly adheres to, the doctrine of 

 the largest liberty consistent with the public welfare, 

 and is opposed to legislation merely sumptuary. 



ELECTION RETURNS. Prohibition and Green- 

 back tickets were also put in nomination. The 

 election was held October 10th, and resulted 

 in an overwhelming Democratic success. The 

 full official vote was as follows: 



SECRETARY OF STATE. 



James "W. Newman, Democrat 81 6,874 



Charles Townsend, Republican 297,759 



Ferdinand Schumacher, Prohibition 12,202 



George L. Hafer, Greenbacker 5,345 



JUDGE OF SUPREME COURT. 



John W. Okey, Democrat... 315,753 



John H. Doyle, Republican 299,389 



John W. Roseborough, Prohibition 12,290 



Lloyd G. Tuttle, Greeubacker 5,332 



MEMBER OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. 



Henry Weeble, Democrat . . 315,358 



Charles A. Flickiuger, Republican 299,633 



Carmi A Iderman, Prohibition 12,240 



Lambert B. Stevens, Greenback 5,392 



The congressional contest resulted in the 

 election of thirteen Democrats and eight Re- 

 publicans, with notice of contest in the Eight- 

 eenth District. The official figures are as fol- 

 low: 



FIRST DISTRICT. 



We tender to President Chester A. Arthur our as- 

 surance of confidence in his administration, and our 

 approval of the moderate and patriotic course pursued 

 by him amid the embarrassing circumstances unavoid- 

 ably attending such a national crisis. 



Resolved, That we fully indorse the administration 

 of Governor Charles Foster, and the State adminis- 

 tration of the Republican party during the last two 

 years, under which the expenditures of the State 

 were reduced over one half a million dollars below 

 the expenditures of the Democratic administration of 

 the two preceding years, and the public debt of the 

 State reduced nearly a million and a quarter of dol- 

 lars, and the remainder of the debt redeemable the 

 30th of June, 1881, refunded at a rate of interest be- 

 low 3i per cent per annum. 



Resolved, That we condemn the terrible outrages 

 and persecutions inflicted upon the Jews of Eussia 

 and other sections of Europe ; and while we heartily 

 approve the action of the Government in its efforts to 

 ameliorate the condition of these unfortunate people, 

 we earnestly solicit a continuance of its most ener- 

 getic efforts to that end. 



Resolved, That we indorse and affirm the principle 

 of protection to American industry as adopted at the 

 last National Republican Convention. 



Resolved, That the tax-paying people of the State Benjamin Butterworth Republican 13,721 



demand that by specific taxation the traffic in intoxi- John F. Follett, Democrat 14,540 



eating liquors shall be made to bear its share of the Charles C. Benton 22 



public burdens, and that the Constitution, in so far as 

 it may be an obstacle in the way of the exercise by 



the people, through their representatives, of practical Amor Smith, Republican 14,166 



control over the liquor-traffic, to the end that the Isaac M - Jordan, Democrat 15,983 



evils resulting therefrom may be effectually provided THIRD DISTRICT 



against, should be amended at the earliest date al- Emanue] Republican _ ' 15<8 26 



lowed by law. R. M. Murray, Democrat 16,106 



,. William McKee, Prohibition 446 



The Democratic State Convention met at wmiam H. Miller ". 77 



Columbus, July 20th and placed in nomination FOURTH msTRICT 



the following ticket: For Secretary of State, Jacob s . Conklini Eepul)15can 9,633 



James W. Newman, of SciOtO County; for Benjamin Le Fever, Democrat 16,596 



Supreme Judge, John W. Okey, of Franklin Zeno c. Payne 



County; for member of Board of Public Works, wmiam Dillon 



Henry Weeble, of Van Wert County. FIFTH DISTRICT. 



The following were among the resolutions Lovell B. Harris, Republican 11,006 



,,/inntPrl . George E. Seney, Democrat 16,619 



adopted. Martin Deal, Prohibition 287 



The Democratic party, in convention assembled, Jonn 8eitz . Greenback 



reaffirm the great principles which are the foundation SIXTH DISTRICT. 



of free government, among which are equal rights to j . H Brighftm Republican 15,480 



all, special privileges to none, protection ot the weak Will m D H1 n Democrat 16,201 



against the encroachments of the strong, equal taxa- E . T . Hayes, Prohibition 426 



tion, free speech, free press, free schools, and first of George Loutzenheiser, Greenback 510 



all a free and incorruptible ballot. ammrn nnsTRTrr 



Resolved, That we favor a tariff levied to meet the 



actual needs, and so adjusted in its details with a view Henry L. Morey, Republican 14,451 



to equality in the public burdens as to encourage pro- -Tames E Campbell, Democrat 14,41 o 



ductlve industries^ and afford .labor a just compensa- ^mue^K. Mitchell, Prohibit 156 



tion without creating monopolies. 



Resolved, That stability m the value of money is a EIGHTH DISTRICT. 



primary requisite to industrial commercial prosperity, j Barren Kcifer, Republican 14.397 



This can only be secured by maintaining both gold j H y ou ng, Democrat 13,171 



and silver as money, as provided by the Constitution, Joseph R. 8mith. Prohibition 1,000 



and subj ecting the issue and regulation of paper A. S. Piatt, Greenback 122 



