Evening journal., 1893-08-10
THE OHIO CONVENTION.
Indications That Col. Neal VIII
Be Pitted Against Mckinley.
TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN's SPEECH.

He Says "The Assignee of Reckless
spendthrift Would Clearly Point Out
to the People That Our Condition is
Logically the Result Of Taxing the
People More Than Necessities Call For.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 10-The practical
condemnation of President Cleveland's
message on the silver question by the
Committee an Resolutions, last night, and
its endorsement Of free silver at 16 to /,
has precipitated fight among the dele
gates to the Democratic Convention that
will be waged with perhaps even greater
fierceness than the coatest for the CUB
ernatorial nomination.
The supporters of Baker, who is con-
sidered the administration candidate
declare they will ight to the last the free
coinage program. The Neal delegates
continue to perfect their fine organiza-
tion, almost Tammsny-like in the make up
and the Democratic machine OF Hamilton
county was again set working this
morning to down Baker.
When the first delegates began to ar.
rive the situation was not changed and it
was Neal against the field. The conven.
tion was set TO meet at o'clock, but II
was nearly 10 o'clock when the chair
mans gavel fell.
When Temporary Chairman Gilbert H.
Barger, of Columbus, appeared, he was
greeted with the usual triumphant yell
4 L.
lungs In times like this Mr.. Bar ger
kept his hearers interested by lengthy
and eloquent speech. His references to
President Cleveland were cheered again
and again.
The money power of the country" he
said, "has got rid of the surplus by
spending 1t and increasing taxation.
| The Democracy was again In full power
and IL would see that this extrevsg&at
policy would be reversed and honesty
and economy introduced into public
affairs.
"rhe people could not be deceived by
the Republican party In attempting TO
i sponsibility for present distresses.
'The assignee of an improvident and
reckless spend thrift would clearly point
out to the people that our cond tion is
| logically the result Of taxing the people
more than government necessities call
| for and q contraction Of the currency"
Mr.. Barger declared that the govern
ment should not purchase bullion but
that the citizen might have his bullion
converted into money at the weight
established by law.
The chairman attacked protection and
defended the administration in its con
duct of the pension bureau and closed
by saying that with full vote and fair
| count, Ohio is q Democratic state
The credentials committee pre-
sented its reports. The only contest
Of consequence was from Chilllcothe,
where Colonel Meals delegation had been
attacked The report favored seating
the Neal men. A deafening shout went
up. Over three hundred delegates came
up; yelling loud and long for Neal
This first great show of Neal strength
dismayed his opponents. The temper.
ary organization was made permanent
CINCINNATI, Aug. 10-Later-The
platform approves of the platform
adopted by the national convention at
Chi cago, especially those portions
re ferring to the tariff and
currency legislation. The country
is congratulated upon the early prospect
Of relief as outlined by the Presidents
message and expresses confidence that
Congress will devise laws to furnish sucl
relief
The platform continues;
"The financial situation is the unfortu
nate legacy of Republican administra
tion. 1t is the natural result o
the Mckinley tariff and tn
She rman Silver laws, extravaganza of tn
party lately in power and the creation
and fostering of trusts and corrupt com
binations by that party, all combining
to shake credit, create distrust in tn
money of the country and paralyze 1t
business"
1t is recommended that National bank
be permitted to issue their currency t
an amount equal to the par value of thei
. United States bonds deposited wit
, the Treasury to the end that the volum
of currency may be Immediately il
| creased