The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-10
LESS INTEREST IN FINANCE.
Attendance OF National Democrats
Mt the Ohio Convention Is smnn.

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Columbus, O., Sept. s.-The state conveu-
ton of the national democrats to-day was
not as large as expected, the attendance
being limited probably to half a hundred
delegates.
The leaders of the party express them
selves as well satisfied however, and attri-
butte the small attendance to the fact that
business men generally are less sapprehen-
sive on the money question than year
ago. They believe also that the party has
pursued a wise policy in nominating a
state ticket This was the only question, in
fact acted upon. which any difference of
opinion developed among the delegates.
Notwithstanding the committee ap-
pointed Wednesday night deemed it ad-
visable to nominate a state ticket. the OPP
position succeeded in having a plank Slip
ped into the platform declaring it mex
pedient to nominate state ticket. A
lively discussion was preclpitated by this
coup of the minority. and 1t developed
that the question involved was whether
the party organization could be main
tanned more effeetually by nominating or
not nominating a state ticket. The ma
jority semed to think that ticket would
give the party organization a prestige
which it could not otherwise secure, but
this plank of the platform was defeated
by decisive vote.
Next to the nomination of ticket the
most important action Of the convention
was in indorsing candidate for United
States senator The proposition origi-
mated with the Franklin county delegates,
and Hon. Joseph II. Cultivate of this
city was unanimously indorsed,
Hon. w. D. Bynum of Indiana spoke on
the money question, and letters were read
from Hon. ]. G. Carlisle and others.
Hon. John G. Carlisle sent a long letter,
saying, in effect that the democrats who
have remained faithful to the true princi-
i pies of the party as they were understood
prior to the revolutionary declarations of
| 1895, should preserve their organizations,
nominate candidates and prosecute vigor-
Gus contests in every state in the union.
IF we honestly believe" he said, 'in the
rectitude of the course we have hereto
fore pursued. it is our duty as loyal demo-
all the means at our command, the inde-
pendent ana cNlservative position. we now
hold and to appeal to our old political as
sociates who still entertain many opin-
ions on public questions III common with
us, which repudiate the new dangerous
| doctrines inconsderately proclaimed al
| Chicago and st. Louis and return to the
simple and honest faith of the people,.
The letter closed with reasons why pop
| ulistic and republican doctrines require oP-
position by the democrats as they fought
| them prior to 1896.
| The platform denounces the Dingley bill
| and condemns the proposed annexation
| of the Hawaiian Islands. The financial
! plank is as follows:
| I'VE declare for the maintenance of the
! gold standard, for the retirement of the
| greenbacks and for the extension of the
| civil service merits system wherever pos
sible in the nation and this state"
The following state ticket was nomi-
! mated
For governor Julius Dexter, Cincinnati;
| lieutenant governor, Judge A. r. Merrill
| Sandusky; judge of the supreme court
| Judge John II. Clark, Youngstown; at
! torney general, Daniel Wilson, Cincin-
natl; state treasurer, Samuel Stevens
| Columbus; state commissioner of schools
! Prof. w. II. johnson. Granville.
| For member of state board of public
works, Henry d. Cofflnberry, Cleveland