New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-11
NEALNAMED FOR GOVERNOR
THE CHILILCoTHE FREE-TRADER TO LEAD
OHIO DEMOCRATS.
HE MoDEsrLY DECLARES THAT !"
DoOMED-PREsIDENT CLEVELAND
INDORSED.
rpy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.j

80 -, ,,p 10 Laurence T. Neal, OF Chl'h-
Gothic. was nominated for Governor Oh Oino .,,,os
h,, the Democratic State Convention ihi.o 80
before q candidate for the honor his amp''ioi -
realized to-day in an hour AFTER the co"'e
called to order in Music Hall. 600 IN
When the session began, the ueesa'e' At
rrr,har seemed almost lost in the great a
toriun which, however, was filed with spec'"'o
There was a disappointing lack Oh eili"' ,,h
the convention seemed anxious to get throus"
tba work Late last night 1t was evident t'a' 80
,d no the nominee Chairman Critics, OF the
State Central Committee, made his maiueh spee.
IN calling the convention to order, and devoted hi
o,s - . tirade on McKinleyism. Gilbert H. burger
nos made chairman. His address. which was ue
signed TO be the keynote of the meeting was is"s
euIoeistic of the President but ga not a""
many responses of applause A..
When the Committee on Platform repor' w
nIatform. as read was adopted without ueoa'e'
when II was time to nominate a candidate ior
Governor. James p. Seward OF Mahshe'u' Pr Pr,
sortod the name of Lawrence r. Neal. He caiieu
Neal the Little Giant of the chicago ~
ton" Mike" Mullen, the Democratic poice'
notorious in the election frauds OF lsot VINO wac
hardened by Cleveland, tried to secoho 4>eai
nomination and move the reclamation process ~
failed, and the name of W. a. Taylor was
presented He was nearly elected Secretary or the
state last November. Frank O'Connell presenter
the name of Charles w. Baker without d spee'i.
When the roll call was ended 1t was evident
that Neal had the convention by the ears. Deie-
cation followed delegation in changing 10 Ned''
and the result Of the ballot was not announced
Lawrence Talbot Neal declared the nominee
for Governor and the German band struck up
1.-THE Campbels Are Coming" This was bit OF
sarcasm as the nomination of Neal was direct
slap not only at the Administration, but at eN-
Governor Campbell.
When Neal was brought to the convention many
had aft fla hal
he declared his platform as follows: ONO
has become a final battle-ground for Protection.
Governor Mckinley and the Republican party nave
with the desperation born of despair appealed from
the voters of the whole country to the voters Oh
Ohio upon this issue. But their appeal VIII be III
vain Mckinley and McKinleyism are about
doomed to rretrevable defeat. This is an assured
fact IL is as certain as anything can be that has
not TRANSFERRED. The people of Ohio will STAND by
the judgment of the people Of the Nation, ana VIII
thereby establish principle never uhder any
circumstances to be varied or abandoned that pup
lie necessity alone must mark ana prescrioe 'he
rule for the imposition of taxes upon either the
citizen his property, by either the otdte vi ZIG
Federal Government"
The convention lost no time in completing the
ticket. w A. Taylor nominated Tor Lieu
tenant Governor by reclamation. John W. safer Oh
Greenvile. Darke County was the nominee ior gu
preme Court Judge, defeating Judge Hunter OF
Is. I.
named for State Treasurer John p. Bailey, OF Put
nam County. for Attorney General; Louis H. VIII
helm Of Akron for member of the State Boari OF
Public Works and Patrick II. Mckeown OF TN
cinnatl for Food Commissioner.
The platform credited the present financial con-
dition to the Mckinley tariff and the Sherman
silver law; recommended that National banks be
permitted to issue currency to the par value or
bonds deposited; dwelt a little on pensions, de-
nounced Governor McKiney's Administered ion ana
indorsed President Cleveland and Senator brice
Lawrence r. Neal is Of Revolutionary stock, ana
wa born IN Parkersburg. W. Va in 1874. AT eighteen
he went to Chillicothe and began the study of law
In the Office of Judge w II. Stafford. on Febru-
airy g. 1861, he was admitted to the bar after an
examination before commission, OF which Allen
G. Thurman n member. In 1861 he was made
city solicitor Of Chillicothe. In the same year he
TO the Legislature. In 1870 the county
Of Ross made him its prosecuting attorney. In
1872 he went to Congress from the With Dis
trict. and reelected in 1874. In 1850 he was
sent the Democratic National Convention In
Cincinnati. presenting the name of Allen q: Thur
He has been more or less prominent in OHIO
politics since that time. and at the last Chicago
Convention made his great hit by his free-trade
plank In the platform.