pension matters; also they were not pleased with the new tariff bill and, as a consequence, the campaign of that year was very listless so far as they were concerned. The Democratic vote polled that year was 127,000 less than that cast for Cleveland in 1892, while the Republican vote increased by 8,000 over that cast for Harrison. It was the lightest Democratic vote in the state since 1874. The Populists and Prohibitionists had a ticket in the field and the former made a strong showing, polling nearly 50,000 votes, most of which were drawn from the Democratic Party. The Republicans carried the election by more than 135,000 majority.

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The Democratic State Convention of 1895 met at Springfield, August 21st. Two years of hard times under a Democratic President had not helped the Democratic Party in Ohio or any other state. was not a Democratic year and there were no candidates anxious to make a contest for office. In order to make the ticket as strong as possible ex-Governor James E. Campbell was nominated for Governor, his splendid victory of 1889 and his wide popularity leading the convention to nominate him against his wish. After having accepted the nomination, Governor Campbell, contrary to all expectations, made a spirited campaign, but the national administration was a load too heavy for him to carry and the Republican cry of Democratic hard times also militated against him. The other nominations at the convention were: Lieutenant-Governor, John B. Peaslee of Hamilton; Judge of the Supreme Court, William T. Mooney of Auglaize; Treasurer of State, William B. Shober of Gallia; Attorney-General, George A. Fairbanks of Franklin; Auditor of State, James W. Knott of Richland; Clerk of the Supreme Court, John W. Cruikshank of Miami; Member of Board of Public Works, Harry B. Keffer of Tuscarawas.

The Republican State Convention of 1895 met at Zanesville, May 28th, with 827 delegates present, the largest the party ever had in the state. The party looked forward hopefully toward the coming election, counting upon the Panic of 1893 and the subsequent stringency to give them the state. They made the following nominations: For Governor, Asa S. Bushnell; Lieutenant-Governor, A. W. Jones; Auditor of State, Walter D. Guilbert; Treasurer of State, Samuel B. Campbell; Attorney-General, Frank S. Monnett; Judge

of the Supreme Court, Thaddeus A. Minshall; Clerk of Supreme Court, Josiah B. Allen; Member of Board of Public Works, Edwin L. Lybarger.

At the election in November the Republican Party carried all the state offices over the Democrats by pluralities ranging from 92,000 to 99,000 votes. The Populist, Prohibition and Socialist Labor parties had candidates in the field for Governor, and Joseph S. Coxey, Populist Party, received 52,675 votes; Seth H. Ellis, Prohibition, 21,264, and William Watkins, Socialist Labor, 1867.