The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-10
JULIUS DEXTER NAMED FOR Gov
ERNoR ,RY, THE BUCKEYE
NATIONAL DEMOCRATS.
oUTHWAl'TE yFoR SENATOR.
COLUMBUS MAN UNANIMOUSLY IN
DoRsED. IN OPPOSITION TO
hARK HANNA.
FEW DIFFERENCES DEVELOPED.
Letters Read; From Carlisle and
Watterson and an Address by
the National Chairman.

COLUMBUS. O., Sept. 9.-The state
convention of the National Democrats
today was not as large as was expect
ed, the attendance being limited to
probably half hundred delegates. The
leaders of the party express themselves
as well satisfied, however, and attrib
ute the small attendance to the fact
that business men generally are less
apprehensive on the money question
than year ago. They believe, also,
that the party has pursued a wise pol
Icy in nominating a state ticket. This
was the only question, in fact, upon
which a difference of opinion develop
ed among the delegates. Notwithstand-
ing that the committee appointed
Wednesday night decided that 1t was
advisable to nominate a state ticket,
the opposition succeeded in having a
plank slipped into the platform, as re-
ported, declaring it inexpedient to
name state ticket.
A lively discussion was precipitated
by this coup of the minority and it de-
veloped that the question involved was
| whether the party organization could
nominating a state ticket. The major
1ty seemed to think that a state ticket
would give the party organization a
prestige which it could not otherwise
secure, and this plank of the platform
was defeated by a decisive vote
Next to the nomination of a state
ticket, the most important action of
the convention was in indorsing a can
didate for United States senator The
proposition originated with the Frank
lin county delegates, and Hon. Joseph
H. Cultivate, of this city, was unan-
ifnously indorsed.e The following state
ticket was nominated:
For Governor-Julius Dexter. Cincinnati
For Lieutenant GoYcrnor-Judge A. E. Mer-
ril, Sandusky.
For Judge of the Supreme Court-Judge
John H. Clarke. Youngstown.
For Attorney General-Daniel Wilson, Gin
| cinnati. .,.
Fer State Treasurer-Samuel Stevens, Co
lumbus
| For State Commissioner of Schools-Prof
! w. H. Johnson, Granville.
For Member of the State Board of Public
| Works-Henry D. Cof1nberry, Cleveland.
The delegates were called to order at
10 O'Clock in the Southern Audi
| forum. Judge Beer. of Rucyrus. was
made chairman, and after a short in
| troductory address. stating the tenets
| Of the National Democratic party, in
| troduced Hon. w. D. Bynum, of Indi-
| ana, who spoke about two hours on
| the money question. Letters We're
| read from Hon. John G.. Carlisle and
| Henry Watterson.' Mr.. WatterSOn re
| grctted that he could not meet the true
| Democrats of Ohio He was laEoring
| no
! they had in view. If the party is to
| live there must be a restoration of
| Democratic principles. They demand
| the reputation of misleading theories
| of finance. In Kentucky, he said, 1--WE
| have made glorious beginning, and
we have every reason to look for a
| glorious result.
| Hon. John G. Carlisle sent a long
| letter saying in effect that the Demo
| Gratis who had remained faithful to the
| true principles of the party, as. they
| we're understood prior to the revolu-
| tioliary declarations Of 1895, should
! preserve their Organization, nominate
| Candidates, and prosecute vigorous
! contests in every state in the Union.
| IF we honestly believe in the recti-
| tude of the course we have heretofore
| pursued, it is our duty as loyal Demo-
| Gratis and patriotic citizens to main
|
| Independent and conservative position
we now hold, and to appeal to our po-
| litical associates who still hold many
! opinions on public questions in COM
mon with us to repudiate the new,
| dangerous doctrines incGnsiderately
| proclaimed at Chicago and st. Louis,
| and return to the simple and honest
| faith of the fathers The letter closed
| with reasons why Populist and Repub-
| lican doctrines require opposition by
! the Democrats as they fought prior to
| 1896
Following is the platform reported:
| We the representatives of the National
| Democratic party of Ohio. in state convention
! assembled reaffirm allegiance to the princi-
| pies of the party as set forth in the platform
| adopted at Indianapolis in 1896. Criticism and
| attack of that Platform have vindicated its
| strength and wisdom.
The platform declares for the main
| tenance of the gold standard; for the
| retirement of the greenback, and for
| the extension of the civil service merit
| system 1t denounces the recent tariff
| legislation; condemns the proposed an
! neXation of the Hawaiian islands and
concludes:
| We disapprove the hostile action of the Re-
| publican party in Ohio in It's attack upon
| civil service reform. and we express our
| thanks to President Mckinley for his support
| and extension of the merit system.
Supplementary resolutions said 1T
was inexpedient to nominate a state
| ticket. The matter of legislative tick
| cts was referred to the countries.