The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-25

Democratic state convention concluded
tonight. after being In session contln-
uously all day.
1t was primarily a silver convention
and secondarry the budding OF a boom
for John r, Mclean for the preiden-
tIal nomination at Chicago.
OF the 673 delegates, 542 voted for free
silver and sls for Mclean. Three men
were mentioned by The delegates as
ohlo's fayorIte for the Chicago nomlna-
ton-AIcLean, Campbell and Bookwal-
ter. Ex-Governor Campbell had been
a favorlte until the silver tidal wave
struck the state. but he was consider
ed too conservative on the silver ques-
tion.
When Ex-Governor Campbell and his
friends arrived here and found the sem
timent drifting for Mclean or Book
walter, they supported the former de-
fpntlng B0okwalter In hot fght Tor
delegate and thus ending the Book
Wnlter boom for President and leaving
the field so far as Ohio is concerned TO
Mclean with the unit rule annexed.
There were at first two opposing move
mentS, one to instruct for Camppeu
and the other to instruct for Bookwal-
ter. The Mclean men worked hard 90
prevent instructions for anyone ana
their next movement was to Keep rivals
from being selected az delegates. Ihey
had their way In the preliminary WORK
OF the district and committee meetings
Yesterday and to-day. Tonight the
Mclean boom for President is no lon-
Ger under cover. II ~ currently re-
ported that Senator Blackburn. OF
Kentucky, and others outside OF the
state are In the Mclean movement.
John r. Mclean ls proprietor Of the
Cincinnati Enquirer and has been I'D
yocatlng free silver for years In his
paper. L. Z. Holden iA proprietor OF
+ the Morning Plaindealer and the Even
ing Post at Cleveland, and has also
been an ardent advocate Of free silver.
General F. b. Finley, while In CongFess,
was ms ardent q silver man rs General
A. Warner. who presided over the
convention. The champion OF free Sill
yer in the state IN recent years has been
Allen W. Thurman, who kept up sil-
yer organization In Ohio when that ele-
meut was in the minority With the DEM
ocratlc conventions. He Is son OF
the late Allen @, Thurman, VINO ran on
the ticket with President Cleveland IN
1855 and was for twelve years senator
from Ohio. The fathers Of Thurman
and Mclean were bitter political enc
mics during their lives and the sons
never got together untl the present sil-
yer campaign
silver. on that issue all the nomlna.
lions were based. Neither the Hernpo-
rary nor the permanent chairman nor
any others referred to anything else IN
their speeches and the platform covers
only that one issue.
Following is the ticket nominated:
Electors 7. Il. Powell and
Charles s. Flelcheimer.
Secretary OF State, Chiffon A. Whlbe'
Judge OF the Supreme Court b. J.
hag'' Dairy and Food Commissioner. Pat
F'SE Member mfSsiSii Board Of Public Works, VIII
fam Beaumont,
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 2l.--It was
after 10 o'clock when the Democratic
state convention was called to order by
Chairman NJ. A. smallcY, During the
morning members Of the committee on
resolutions were working on the
phraseol6gy OF their own resolution
Tho state central committee WAS re-
organized With w. W. DurbIn, Of KEN
ton, as chairman and John \. Dule. Of
Cincinnati, as secretary, both original
radical free silver men. Temporary
Chairman Taylor has been radical
silver leader In the state while General
A. ]. Warner. the permanent chairman,
was a nloneer free silver man In Com
ErcEs and has been president OF the
American Bl-mctnllic League ever
since Its organisation In 1883.
The temporary organization was an
nounced and Colonel w. A. Taylor, the
temporary chairmin, read his speech.
In a lengthy keynote speech he did
not refer 10 anything except the silver
"TSSrc ts but one great ISSUE" he
said. before the American people, CONF
pared with which all other issues are
hare as mole hills to a mountain, and
that Is the issue between the American
people and the allied money power OF
the world. Whether the metallic basis
Of our currency shall be so compressed
and concentrated. that 1t may be held
by the few 20 the dctrlment, de6nscment
or the products OF our mines SHAH be
used To break the icy fettcrs that have
closed up the channels OF commerce,ln-
mi our hRrvests have become almost
mockery intensified by their plenti-
Nfter Colonel Taylor had finished,
Reuben Turnpy, OF TuScarawas county,
was recognized. He threw the convcn-
tlon into q turmoil Of hIsses and dcrislvc
shouts by saying; Looking down on
this convention Is that arch traltorthat
Henedict Arnold OF the Democratic
party. Grover Cleveland"
He wanted the portrait removed.
After the rcport Of Tho committee on
pcrmnnent organization. General a. j.
Warner was escorted TO the chnlr as
tho presiding officer and was received
with nm ovation His speech was IN
tcrruptcd continuously by applause.
After tho report on credentials was
adoptcd without opposition, the major
ity report on resolutions was present.
il asserts that'"wc are unallerably
opposed 10 the single gold standard ana
demand an immediate return to me
constitutional money OF gold ana SILVER
by tSc restoration 0f'tilis government
Indencndent OF other nations. ut the un-
rrttrlctcd coinage OF both silver nnd
gold INTO standard money at the ratio
OF iG 60 /. and upon the terms OF cNnct
unity existing prior to 1913 such silver
coin to bc full legal tender, equally.
with gold coin. for all debts ana
dies, public and private,
"Thc Delegates nt large are hereby M
stTuctcd to use all honorable mems 10
secure the adoption Of the principles
contained In the foregoing resolution by
tho NATIONAL Democratic conycntlon. 90
b. held ut Chicago July and "a vote
only for randdntea for President ana
vice President who urc known to be In
fun accord Herewith. ana TO accom-