Evening star., 1895-07-12
To he Replaced by New Masonry.
TOM JOHNsON'S PLATFORM,
He Favors Popular Election of sena-
tors.

He Favors Popular Election of Sena-
tors.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 1.-THE dra-
matte part which ex-Congressman Tom L.
Johnson took in the democratic state con-
ventton last year, leading the delegation
from Cleveland and conducting hustling
campaign against Senator Brice and his
cohorts, Is fresh in the memory of all VINO
are familiar with Ohio politics. Senator
Brice was then alarmed over the prospect
of the state convention denouncing his
course in the Senate and he rallied all his
frie-ds to his support. The Senator was
not denounced in the platform, but he was
In the lobb.es and by speakers in the con-
vention, and the result Of the meeting Of
Ohio democrats was not entirely satisfac-
tory to him.
Then the tariff was the issue and Tom L.
Johnson and other radicals were opposing
the Senator on account of his attitude on
the tariff.
Within the past year Ohio democrats
generally have come to believe that Brice
and German were right on the tariff ques-
ton and saved the government from having
a tremendous deficit. The Senator consld-
ers himself thoroughly vindicated on the
tariff issue, and whenever an opportunity
presents itself he tells about how he and
few other Senators prevented prof. Will
sons visionary free trade bilr' from be-
coming a law In the shape it passed the
House So he Is not anxious about what
the convention will say on the tariff
1t is the silver, question that is giving
the Senator trouble this year, and he has
Iot counted upon any other issue upon
which he and any considerable number of
Ohio democrats would disagree. He has
not been figuring, on any opposition from
Tom Johnson, for he and the latter are
both opposed to the free coinage of silver.
The ex-Congressman has been so absorbed
in business that he has not recently been
heard from on politics, and many have
supposed that he would not take part in
the state convention or the campaign this
fall, but he will take part, and in a way
that will not be pleasing to Senator Brice.
except as to the money question.
A new issue Is to be championed by MI.
johnson, who arrived in the city recently.
When asked whether he would take part
in the state convention, he smiled and re-
piled: Eyes, guess so."
"What do you think the Ohio democrats
ought to say in their platformT
81 am opposed to the free and unlimited
coinage Of silver, and shall be in favor Of
the convention declaring against 1t. I shall
also favor a plank declaring for electing
United States Senators by the people.
think the convention ought to indorse a
candidate for the Senate"
"Will yo1 be candidate for the Senate,
Mr.. JohnsonT
II am not talking in advocacy Of the
nomination of any man. If the convention
wants to nominate Senator Brice, let 1t do
so. am in favor of somebody being
named"
Mr.. Johnson's announcement that he will
participate in politics will add greatly to
tie activity among democrats in this sec
ton of the state, and to the interest felt
n the coming convention throughout Ohio.
John Farley Is confidently expected to
this county, and the fun will be on at an
early date.