Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-05

Columbus, O., June 4-The following
was issued from the rooms Of the Dem
ocratic State Executive Committee this
evening:
To the Democrats Of Ohio:
From the vast number of letters re-
ceiyed by this committee from all
parts of the State urging the calling Of
the Democratic State convention, the
impression seems to prevail with
large number that this committee has
authority to name the time and place
Tor the holding Of the State convention;
this, however, is not the case. The au-
th0rity to issue q call for the assem-
bling of the State Central Committee
for the purpose Of naming the date and
place rests with the chairman OF the
State Central Committee, Mr.. NJ. A.
Smalley, Of Upper Sandusky.
The State Executive Committee, from
the information received, believes that
nine-tenths of the rank and file OF the
Democratic party of the State desire
that the state convention shall be
ASSEMBLED AT ONCE,
and we have requested and urged Mr..
omalley 10 call the Central Committee
together.
We have done this, not only because
the Democracy of the State seem to
demand it and that we believe that
Jhelr Will should be obeyed. but we
nave also urged because we know that
amy executive committee which NAV be
chosen for the coming year must have
sufficient time in which to compIete q
thorough organization throughout the
state and arrange for an active speak
Ing campaign. Your Executive Com
miJtee must have time in which this
can be done If you expect TO meet with
success.
The republicans are already in the
neld. Why should not the Democracy
be there also? The undersigned know
OF no reason, other than that Senator
calvin s. Brice, who apparently con-
trolls the chairman OF the state Central
Committee, viii not permit it, The
reason for this is perfectly apparent.
Senator Brice, realizing that he is not
IN harmony with the great majority Of
the Democratic party Of Ohio upon the
money question, wants time in which
he can, by political manipulation and
machinery, control, if possible, the dec
laration the Democracy OF the State
viii make upon this issue in the con-
yention. He seems to be afraid to let
the Democrats of the State meet when
they desire and eXFfess
THEIR INDEPENDENT VIEWS.
How successfully a political machine
may control a convention and misrep-
resent a political party was thoroughly
demonstrated at the late Republican
convention at Zanesville.
Democrats must be on their guard or
their convention will be controlled in
the same way. Judging from the in
formation received by the officers Of. the
Executive Committee, we are also led
to believe that at least four-ffths of
the Democratic party ,Of Ohio are in IA
yor of readopting the plank of last
year, advocating the free coinage Of
gold and silver at the ratio OF 16 TO l.:
and we further believe that they should
be permitted to meet in convention and
so express themselves if theXwill, fred
from any interference from leaders on
either side of this question.
After the Democracy, fin convention
assembled, have spoken, all must abidT
the result Senator Brice knows what
this result will be If the Democrats Of
the State are permitted TO freely and
uDtrameled in every way express their
own views, and therefore he viii con-
tinue to do all in his power TO prevent
the convention from being held until
he is ready.
(Signed)
ALLAN w. THURMAN.
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