The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-19
IN CONFUSION OVER DRICE.
Ohio Democrats Holding a Lively
Convention To-Day.
Temporary Chairman Had Soft
Words for the Senator.
Rr Associated Press.l


COLUMBUS, o., Sept 1.-THE Demo-
cratic State Convention met at 10 A. NJ,
with Frank Hurd, of Toledo as tempo
rary chairman. Mr. Hurd said in part:
Local interests represented by Con-
gressmen who desire popularity with
their constituents often interpose to pre-
vent necessary changes and to prolong
system which bestows local favors.
These considerations all appeal to the
practical legislator, and make necessary
at the beginning of great reforms a
slowness OF movement exasperating to
the enthusiastic reformers.
For these reasons, the new Tariff
law may not have gone as far as many
way in the redemption OF tariff pledges
and reforming our tariff system. 1t re-
duces, on an average. the rates OF the
to lay BE- 80 GENT II ss 1 hs eh s,
The people will be saved nearly $45, OOO,-
900 per year. The addition of wool to
the free list makes the law one of the
most me- important statutes enacted since
Coming to the division of the party on
the tariff question, Mr.. Hurd said:
Grover Cleveland and John G. Carlisle
Free wool is worth more to tariff re-
form than all other provisions of the
law, put together To their credit, be it
the House voted for free wool. Since
by one word he could have defeated free
wool more credit is due Senator Brice
than to any other influence. or to all
other influences combined"
The platform praises the efficient.
economical and honest administration
ton a fraud, and, while recognizing
the benefits of the reduction of duties
on imports just made by Congress,
favors such further reduction as can be
m n RI a tn tIA AVID thaN AlxV
tive duties be abolished"
We dissent" says one plank, from
the Presidents views. construction and
e tne ste sTsr sbod
restored to the position 1t occupied as
money prior to its demonstration by
1ne sbs PARTY and to that end
the legal rate of 16 to 1, with equal legal
tender power.
The. platform denounces the last Cen
tective Association. 1t favors liberal
pensions, corrupt practices law, limit
by candidates, and law prohibiting
free passes on railroads
minority of the Committee on Plat
form form, reported in favor Of adding to that
Pendins discussion 81 me F. peC II. German,
Tom Johnson yice-President Kline, A:
larson; j. Eyer. FRANK Hard and
Platform, offered another minority re-
port to the effect that the Democrats
of Ohio favored honest money, the
coinage OF gold and silver, interconver-
tible without loss, and opposed the
proposed coinage of these metals at
sixteen to one.
The anti-Free Silver proposition was
defeated by vote of 1853 to S19.
| A very dramatic scene occurred during
the discussion OF the proposition to
elect Senators by ballot. John II. Clark,
OF Mahoning. declared in bitter terms
! that the Senate was a millionaires' club,
the Convention going into great APP
plause.
Mr.. Brice sat upon the platform. look
| ing pale as marble.
When Clark sat down Tom johnson
arose and said he did not believe Mr..
Brice bought his way into the Senate
| This made the matter somewhat per-
sonal. and the Convention went Into
great confusion,