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OHIO. 



Political. The Republican State C 

 i, ,n "" lu-ld .n Zanesville May 88 and 89. 

 There was a sharp contest over the n- n 

 for Governor. 8 candidates being vot 

 the sixth ballot Am a Bushml 

 a waaUhv manufacturer of agru-ultural Iraple- 

 was nominated. The ifniAnnBOt of the 

 ....at ion Uy in the fnrt that Mr. Hushnell 

 ww the avowed choice of the f : 

 Fnraker.and was opposed ly the friends of <><>v. 

 lov. The contest between the two fac- 

 tion* also affected the the ..ther offices. 

 The numlM***"* following that for Governor 

 were made on the second day. and were as fol- 

 low: For Lieutenant <;..v,-ni-.r. aJahal W. 

 Jones: \ulitr \ I". <-uiil>-Ti; Judge of the 

 i i \ Minshall; Clerk of 

 Court, Josiah B. Allen ; Attorney- 

 .lonett : Treasurer. Samuel 

 Member of the Board of Public 

 form included 



sflunoM 



General Frank S. 



. 



& Campbell; Member of the Boa 

 Works, K. L. Lybarger. The platf 

 these declarations: 



We reaffirm our adherence to the principle* of the 

 a* defined by the national cnv,n 



fait 



the 



ass of both fold aitd ailver as standard mom -y. . it h.-r 

 In accordance with a ratio to be fixed by an interna- 

 tional agreement or under such restrictions and pro- 

 visions a* will secure the maintenance of tin parity 

 of valve* of the two metals. 

 u. 



nee the present Democratic Admir. 



rictou* and vacillating course has brought 

 va distress at home and humiliation abroad. It has 

 Inanfliritnil a policy looking toward ultimate free 

 trade, which has deranged business, crippled our in- 

 dustries, ilistiussiiil oar homes, and dealt labor a HO 



rious blow. With deplorable inoompetency it ho* 

 (ailed to raise revenue enough to run the Govcrn- 

 and has had to borrow in less than two years 

 mainly to 



pay ordinary running; ex- 



panses. selling in secret to fsvor foreign syndicates 

 the bonds of the Government at prices far below their 



value. We denounce the present udm mint ra- 

 tion of the Pennion Bureau for it* betrayal of the in- 

 terests of the Union soldiers. 



We indorse the able, honest, and business-like ad- 

 niobtrstiooof Gov \\illion, M 



The election of s Republican Legislature in this 

 Stale next November will .-i... send to the 



UsJssd States Senate a Republican colleague t<> that 

 fraud old statesman John Sherman, who has no long 

 ' ably sustained the honor of Ohio ss her repre- 



in that august body. 



The Prohibition Convention was held in 

 SpringfiVld. June 12, and the following ti< k t 

 was nominated: For Govern. T. Sth III 

 Uentcnant Governor. J. W. Sharp: 

 GejswraU W. C. Bates: Audit. 



: .! idgt of the sn- 



pfWst CVmrt, John T. Moon . ci.-rk of th>- Su- 

 HemberofUM i:..:ir.l 



of IV .JamwBenjan.il.. Aohoioefot 



Cniud 8tai Senator was expreawd for R. S. 

 The platform advocated 

 C the liquor traffic ; woman suffrage ; 

 **opis. such an telegraph end rail- 

 owned by the (tovcrnrm-nt ; no 



gHl on land ; aroendsaent of the Constitution 

 auow national revenues to be raised by equitsble 



: . ,...,. 

 ' - , unta whkh Ufne'Wpon duties should 



be levied upon luxuries rail. 



any appropriations of publlo inin 



rum purposes, an- 1 tav.iriliu' the juiLlii- ? -. 

 li.'H of toe I'n-.Hiili-nt ami ctln-r utli- iw |>rao- 



ti.-al'K- l-\ tin- jMipuhir \"t. ; j.r.-|>Mi.'iial in 

 representation in Mate an<l nation. T!. 



i a j-lank 'ti tin- IIIM|II-\ i|in->.ti..!i \shi 

 voted down an. I a substitute adopted, doclarii 

 tin- riK'iicy f tin- oiuntry hliml<l !< -!' a t'u, 

 t-nliT. i>->il .liri-.-lly t<> tin- ju-oi.. , M ,'u- 



,ifh .juantitics n- 

 to all at unit! 



:it flii>ul<l t^taMifli n al nn: 

 it does post offices, wherever tli- <-onv-n 

 people lciuan<l>. t'ntil MK-li llnaii. 

 be entahliohed we favr tin- lr. . U n<l tin, 

 sge of silver and gold at tin : 



i 



The People's party held their convent i- 

 Columbus. AIILT. '-.'. .'itid nominated the fd]. 

 ticket : .-nior. .lac.il. S. ( < 



tenant (iovcrnor. John 11. Cr..ft<>n: Trcasnr 

 George W. Harjier: Auditor, Charles I 

 Attorney -(ietieral. William Haker (Tluuim- 

 substituted on I' ihdrawali; Sn; 



Judge, E. D. Stark: Member of the Hoard of 

 Works, William A. (Jjoyd : Clerk of the 

 Supreme Court, Thomas N. IlicK: 

 choice of the party for United States S- 

 was also expressed, the nominee being << 

 A < iroot. The platform affirmed 



The principle* of the < Mmiha platform ; ' 



Mintere.-t-boiid and good-roud bilU; i. 

 the coinage out of paper of as many dollar- 

 as will be sullicicnt to conduct the business ol' the 

 country on a <-asli b;i.-is, and demanded th. 

 money be a full le^al tender; 1'avor,,| the 1'i. 

 unliiiiited coinage of gold and .silver int.. d". 

 unit> at tin- preM-nt lv r l rates without an\ 

 whatever a* to what other nations n ... 

 the nationalization of >dl public mon 

 nun<-ed :LS treason to the American people th' 

 of interest-hearing bonds at any time, cither in ^;ir 

 or peace; denounced as treason to tlie < 



of the United States the Mlbvei>i..n of the rig 



trial by jury as practiced bv tli' e..urt- in tl 



of K. V. Debs; favored a law tliat will ma'> 



lawful any bond, note, inort . 



lion that in ma<ie ]>ayable in ^old only, and dec hired 



that all debts, public and 1 '1 be iiia'li- 



payable in any lawful money of the I 



at 'the option of the del.tor; favored the iin:: 



abolishment of the national bank:' 



tained that < 



vice act demanded by the (Jrand Arn 



jiublie. and r,, Duress should pp.xi.b- f.-r the i 



to the I'nion M>ldier of the war ol 



Mich Hum ox will make their pay equal to < 



then'on. It a!- .ire.-t legislation H 



t)ie initiative and referendum in natioi, 

 IfK-ol ifovi-niiiieiit. the imiK-rative ma; 

 jortionate representation; the eh 

 in the Stat<- and natimi by d 

 eiirbt houn** work and the union label : 

 of the liquor traffic without profit 



The Democrat , vent ion was held in 



Springfield. AMI:. -1. when the following nomi- 

 nations were made: For (Joven 

 <am|. bell; Lieutenant (J..v.-rnor. John 1',. 

 koditor, .lame. A. Knott : Tn 

 I'.. Shober: Judge of the Supreme 

 William T. Mooney : Attorney-(ienrral. ' 

 A. Fairbanks; Member of the IV.anl of Public 

 Works J, W. Cruikshank (Harry Ii. Kef! 

 st it uted on Cruikshank's withdrawal). The nomi- 

 nation for Governor was made by acclarnat . 



