New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-16
FEDERAL OFFICERS OUT IN FORCE
.npr,p IN swAKMs AT THE OHIO DEMOCRATIC
STATE CONVENTION.

STATE CONVENTION.
n.vton. Ohio. May is (speciap.-In tho Democratic
c,.e convention to-day there is nothing Oh interest
IN the contest for any places The arn'" Vi ,no
rv c,bs for the club convention was marked Win
enthusiasm especially whom the DucR~orn Ciuo' VI
Cincinnati, passed by the County jail WIN w" IN
d,cted Democrats who figured In tho Coiumeus 'ay
sbeetp trials in the front rank as delesstes IN tno
tail window was p. F. Maey, Unitea sia'cs Pts
oncr who Is q member OF the CLUB AS 'ne memI0is
r.coenized him they returned his salutos There Is
. great effort being made to arouse enthusiasm LOT
Cleveland and the Administration is q" "ofk WIN
fully n score OF Federal olicehoders, deieBa'es Anu
many more in attendance Klimper, OF |iholhns''
Appraiser Of Customs, and Distncth''oIhey ru'"o''
both appo,nted by Cleveland, are here for him. IN
,oct tbcre s hardly a county which has not at least
ono delegate in some way connected with the Federal
service. 80, ,.
There has been complete capture Of the organHa-
ton nv the Cleveland and Payne party IN ohio, anu
little satisfaction for the Mossbacks' oil ~hom lhur
man &c chief His absence and the lack OF reference
10 him has caused some surprise III was aoou.
settled o-day that Baker, Powell and Brce wouad
he chosen delegates atlarge by acciamation' but
struggle will ensue for the fourth place rraHn
Uurd General Finley and others want u: I % ~
Natonai Convention headed by President HelsIey:
General sam Hunt, OF Cincinnati, VIII he chsrn, man
nerance or liquor for fear Of offending tho factlons
National delegates chosen at sto nour 70 sn'
McGIyNN AND HIS MEN IN TIE WEST.
THREE LABOR CONVENTIONS IN CINCINNATI
TRYING TO PATCH UP AN AGREEMENT.
Cincinnati. May Is (specaD.-At the Union Labor
National Convention to-day g. F. Norton, Oh CDicago
on taking the chair as temporary CHAIRMAN reerico
10 the McGlynn faction without mentioning 1t by
rsme saving that no good chemist would mix fluids
together knowing that explosion was sure to ensuo
AS TO the old parties said be would LIKE to see them
both afoat in mid-ocean, on boat OF stone Win
lcadcn sails, and - for the nearest port Ken
tucky delegate tried to offor resolution inviting DR.
McGynn 10 address the convention, but he was sum-
marily sat down upon In the afternoon, while walt
ing for the Committee Credentials, the convention
listened to several speeches. Marion Todd, female
delegate from Michigan denounced both President
Cleveland and Senator Sherman as bold bad men, ana
aued the Jamcs boys because they never robbed the
poor r. NJ Fogg, of Michigan, wanted the Govern
ment to seize the railroads and fecgraphs 1orlh"Hh
Incidentally he Endorsed the George landtax theory
receiving an immense burst Of applause from the gal
Ierv In which was seated nearly all the delegates from
| the McGlynn Conference, which had adjourned
Finally the committee reported 242 delegates IN al
tendance. Upon the announcement OF request Ior
a conference from the McGlynn people, committee
NJ five was appointed and the convention adjourned
| until to morrow morning.
The meeting Of the MeGlynn or United Labor forces
NJ the Grand Opera announced for noon did not
materiaze until almost o'clock whom with the dele
gates principally from Now-York, Pennsylvania and
Ohio in attendance Chairman McMaokn. OF the National
Committee, called 1t to order. W. b. ogden, OF Ken
lucky. was made temporary chairman While await
ing report from a committee credentials number
| Of speeches were made DIR. A. s. HoughtOn, OF
Ohio advised the delegates TO leave the Union Labor
people themselves Tho Conference thought other
wise and resolving itself into convention made por.
mancnt the temporary officers OF the Conference and
appointed committee resolutions and another on
| Mat form DR. McGynn being mado chairman OF the
latter The secretary was directed to ask TOT CON
ference with the Union Labor Convention, which was
granted and tonight tho Committees OF Conference
| arc I'm session at the Gibson House
| The Greenback Convention. OF which much was said
| in advance, appears have completely played out,
conference last night being attended by only thirty,
all OF whom with the exception Of George o. Jones,
OF Albany being accredited delegates to either tho
| Union Labor or United Labor convention. Another
unsuccessful attempt to do anything was made this
| morning and third is IN progress tonight