Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-19
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Ohio Democrats.


COLUMBUS, o., Sept. 1.-the demo-
cratic State convention met here this
morning. Just before the convention
was called to order Congressman Thos.
l.. Johnson, the leader of the Brice OPP
position, marched in with the second
district delegation and was given an
ovation. A moment later Senator Brice
appeared in company with chairman
Critics and stepped slowly across the
stage. His reception was rather cool,
the applause being light and largely
confined to the gallery. Hon. Frank
II. Hurd was introduced as temporary
chairman and received a rousing well
come. When the speaker had conclud-
ed, General Finley presented the re-
port of the committee on resolutions.
The platform expresses hearty COM
mendation of the efficient, economical
and honest administration of President
Cleveland; adheres to the declarations
that protection is a fraud, and recog-
nizes the beneficial reduction of duties
on imports just made by Congress;
favors such further reductions as a be
made, holding in view the revenue ne
cessary to be raised for the support OF
the government congratulates the
country upon the repeal of the McKin-
ley tariff and the enactment of a tariff
law in its stead, under the operation Of
which trade and business are revivine
and the country again becoming pros
porous; dissents from the Presidents
views, construction and treatment Of
the silver question and therefore be-
lieves that silver should be restored to
the position it occupied as money prior
to its demonstration by the republican
party, and 10 that end favors the I'm
limited free coinage of silver at the
legal ratio of 16 to l, and with equal
legal tender power; denounces the re-
cent republican legislation of Ohio as
the most e%xtravagant, venal and cor
rupt known in the history of the State;
denounces the administration Of Gov
ernor Mckinley for being the most ex-
travagant known in the annals of the
State denounces the American Protec-
tive Association and all organizations
which make religious belief a test Of
political preferment.
When the platform had been read,
Hon. Tom L. Johnson submitted the
following addition
"We favor the election of U. S. Sem
ators by direct vote of the people, and
for the purpose of practically efIecting
that end we hereby direct that the
democratic State central committee, in
issuing the call for the State conven-
ton for the nomination of State officers
in the year 1895, include therein the
announcement that a candidate for
U. s. Senator will be named by said
convention, who shall receive the sup
port Of the democratic members Of the
legislature to be thereafter elected"
John H. Clarke then gave the US.
Senate q terrific scoring, throwing the
convention into a tremendous uproar.
He said "When a Senator of the
United Statesis to be elected, the ques-
ton is no longer. what is his worth,
what are his talents, what service has
he done the State, but how much is he
worth p All of you know, that in the
Senate of the United States, the sugar
trust has raised its hydra-head and in
the name of the community of trusts,
has seized the national democracy by
the throat and compelled it to stand
and deliver"
Jessie M. Lewis made q passionate
appeal to the convention to defer the
resolution for a year and not to turn
the guns from their common enemy
to their friends in the rear.
1t should not go on the pages
of history that the democratic
party acted as executionel first and offer
ed q trial after. The Senator who had
been assaulted was entitled to their con-
sideration. All this time with flushed
face and nervously chewing a %toothpick,
Senator Brice sat in full view of the i'm
mcnse audience.
The above remarks of Mr.. Lewis re-
ferred to an additional resolution in-
troduced by Tom Johnson favoring the
announcement by the State central
committee in 1895 of q candidate for
United States Senator who shall be
named by the convention and receive
the support Of the legislature.
South Carolina Democrats.