The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-10
NAMED a STATE TICKET
CANDIDATES NOMINATED BY TIM
SOLD DEMOCRATS OF OHIO.
Few Delegates at the Conventions
Speech by w. ID. Bynum and Lett
ters from WattersOn and Carlisle.

COLUMBUS, TO-. Sept. 9-The state con-
vention of the National Democrats to-day
vas not as large Is expected, the attend
ance being limited to probably half a hum
bred delegates. The leaders of the party
expressed themselves as well satisfied, how
ever and attributed the small attendance
to the fact that business men generally are
less apprehensive the money question
than year ago. They believe. also, that
the party has pursued a wise policy in NOM
mating a state ticket. This was the only
question, in fact, upon which a difference
OF opinion developed among the delegates.
Notwithstanding the committee appointed
Wednesday night decided that it was advis-
able to nominate a state ticket, the oppo-
sition succe eded in having plank slipped
into the platform declaring it ineApedient
to nominate a state ticket A lively Discus
sion was precipitated by this coup of the
minority, and it developed that the ques-
ton involved WAS whether the party organ
iZation could be maintained more effect
ually by nominating not nominating a
state ticket. The majority seemed to think
that state ticket would give the party or
ganization 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 indorsng candidate for United states
senator. Inc proposition originated with
the Franklin county delegates, and Hon.
Joseph II. Outhwaite of this city, was
unanimously Endorsed.
The Following state ticket was nominated:
For Governor julius Dexter, of Cincinnati;
Lieutenant Governor, A. Il. Merrill, OF san
dusky, o.; judge of the Supreme Court,
torney general Daniel Wilson, of Cincin-
natl; state treasurer, Samuel stevens, or
Columbus; state commissioner OF schools,
Prof. w. II. johnson, of Granville; Tor
member of State Board of Public Works,
Henry D. Coffinberry of Cleveland.
Great Southern Theater with between 800
and 400 persons present. Judge Beer, OF
Bucyrus, was made chairman and after
tenets of the National Democratic party,
introduced Hon. w. d. Bynum, OF Indiana,
who spoke about two hours on the money
question. Letters We're read from Hon.
John G. Carlisle and Hon. Henry Waiter
son. Mr. WatterSon regretted that he could
not meet the true Democrats OF ONO. he
was laboring increasingly and earnestly for
the end they had in view. If the party is
to live there must be ,r restoration t6 of
reputation of misleading theories OF
finance I'm Kentucky" he said, we have
every reason to look for glorious result
Hon. John G. Carlisle. sent long letter
saying in effect that the Democrats who
have remained faithful to the true prin-
ciple of the party as they were understood
prior to the revolutionary declarations or
1896 should preserve their organizations,
nominate candidates and prosecute vigor-
Gus contests in every State in the Union.
IF we honestly believe in the rectitude
of the course we have heretofore pursued"
he said, lit is our duty as loyal Democrats
and patriotic citizens to maintain by all
emit and conservative position we now hold
and to appeal to our old political associates
who still entertain many opinions on pub
lie questions in common with us 10 re-
pudiate the new dangerous doctrines lncon-
siderately proclaimed at Chcago ana 81.
Louis and return to the simple and honest
faith of the fathers" The letter closed with
reasons why Populists and Republican doc
trineS require opposition by the democrats
as they fought prior to 1896.
The report of the committee on resolu-
lions was adopted after brief debate. The
platform reaff1rms allegiance to the princi-
pies of the party as set forth in the plat
form adopted at Indianapolis in 1896; de-
cIares for the maintenance of the gold
standard for the retirement of the green
back and for the extension OF the civil
service merit system wherever possible; de-
nounces the recent tariff legislation as en-
couragement of extravaganza and infringe
ment Of private right, an unfair tax on all
for the benefit of some of the people and
an arbitrary interference by legislation
with the natural laws Of trade" denounces
the heavier duties in the Dingley law on
cost of clothing and shelter to the peo-
ple." The platform also condemns the pro-
"as introducing into Union a large
Asiatic and tropical population utterly I'M
utteu lot AMERICAN cliZenSnlp, as the De-
ginning of a policy of territorial expansion
certain to entail on our country large taxa
ton to sustain strong armies .and navies in
distant lands and on distant seas and
constituting menace TO peaceful industry
by exposing country to foreign war;.
Thanks are expressed TO President Mckin-
ley for his support and extension of the
merit system Supplementary resolutions
said IL was ineXpedient to nominate a state
ticket. The matter of legislative tickets was
referred TO the counties
After amending the platform, as noted
above, and nominating the ticket the con-
vention adjourned.