The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-29
ALL FOR M'LEAN.
Even the Gold Democrats Are
Supporting Him.
The Democrats of Ohio Meet at
Columbus Today.
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FIGHT is ON GOVERNOB
Silver Republicans Are De-
manding a Place.
Want the Lieutenant Governor
Accorded to Them.

Columbus, O., June 29.-The preIirni-
nary work of the Democratic state con-
vention today showed that it was al
most unanimous for free silver and Jno.
r. Mclean for senator.
There was, however a continuance of
the contests for the different places on
the state ticket and for positions on the
committee.
Lawrence T. Neal, who was defeated
for governor by President Mckinley,
.ex-Mayor John Farley and other gold
standard Democrats, were active in the
chorus for Mclean, but they were con-
tending for different men for governor.
Robert 7. HOugh was again the faV-
orlte today and regarded as the NC
Lean candidate. The field made a very
bitter fight on him, especially the
friends of ex-Congressman Paul J. SOrg
who was supported by ex-GOV- Camp
bell, ex-COllecror Joseph DOwling, who
was removed by President Cleveland
for violation of the civil service rules,
and other leading conservatives on the
financial question. The fact that Mr..
Sorg voted for the issue of gold bonds
while in congress was used by the radi-
cal silver men very strongly against
him.
In the contest for governor. John c.
Welty and Horace L. Chapman showed
much strength today. Even if the Nc
Lean men insist on putting through the
HOugh slate tomorrow, it is believed
that there will be several ballots in or
der to permit the dozen or more cand1-
dates to show their respective strength
There are many candidates for other
places on the state ticket and the con-
vention may extend to Thursday.
While the fighting for the head of the
state ticket is very animated, there IS
no visible opposition to Mclean. Even
the gold Democrats who are in attend
ance at the convention favor MN Ior
senator, Lawrence T. Neal, ex-Jonn l
Farley who heads the delegation from
Cleveland and several leaders from
Cincinnati and other cities who are not
silver men.
While many of the leaders are Oppos-
ing what is being termed McLean's
slate for the state ticket, with Hough at
the head, none of them oppose Mclean
All efforts to get Mclean to attend the
convention failed. Ex-senator Br1ce
will not be here. His private secretary,
Geo. Gillian, and other frlenos' are
here as interested spectators.
There was recently organized State
league of silver Republicans in opposl-
ti0n to what are known as the Palmer
Buckner Democrats. This organization
has its representatives here demanding
that the nomination for lieutenant gov
eruor be given to the silver Repupllcahs
but it is not likely the second place on
the state ticket will go to any Repuph-
cans who may have voted Tor bryan
and SeWall
The following is the advance text of
the platform as it has been framed by
delegates who are to be the COM
T3ittee on resolutions. Other planks
have been prepared and Will undoubt-
edly be presented, but this platform
meets the approval of most of the lead
ers and will probably be adopted as it
stands. with the exception of the tariff
nIank- which may be remodeIed or
omitted altogether:
s.The Democracy of Ohio in conven-
ton assembled, arraigns the Republi-
can party and its national chairman,
Marcus Alonzo Hanna, Tor haVlng uer
bauched and corrupted the purity of
the ballot by lavish use of money in
last years presidential election, and we
charge that the election of President
Mckinley was mainly through the IN
strumentality of coercion and the cor
rUpt use of money under the direction
of Senator Hanna as chairman of the
Republican national committee, now the
indorsed candidate of the Republican
party of Ohio for United states SEN
IN view of these facts and in con-
nection Herewith we invite the atten-
ton of the electors of Ohio who were
deluded last year by false promises of
sudden prosperity into a support of the
trust ridden Republican party to the
hopeIessness Of the people and their in
tereStS, while the government Is admin
istered by a political organization de-
voted to the services of corrupt, cor
ruptfng and lawless combinations of
corporate wealth, whose power already
rivals and overshadOws the power of
congress.
We declare that the continuance of
the Republican party in power men
aces the permanency of free inStitu-
tions on this continent.
I'VE renew our devotion to the i'm
mortal principles of Democracy, as ex-
pounded by Thomas Jefferson and ex-
pounded in the national platform of
1896, and we especially emphasize our
adherence to the enunciation of that
platform in favor of the free and un-
limited coinage of gold and silver at
the ratio of Is to 1 as legal tender
money, without waiting for the consent
of any other nation.
1T is to our interest that American
silver should command the highest
commercial prices in the markets of the
world and to that end the coinage ratio
between silver and gold should not eX-
ceed 16 to 1. We are therefore opposed
TO fixing different coinage ratio by in
ternatiOnaI agreement with European
gold standard nations. whose interests
in that behalf are the reverse of ours.
I'VE are unchangeably opposed to the
retirement of nOn-interest bearing legal
tender notes of the United States
either by the substitution of national
bank notes or by the accumulation of a
surplus in the treasury, which will en-
able the secretary of the treasury to
fmpound them. We declare that a sur
plus is not only an evidence of eXces-
siVe and therefore uncons stitutiOnal tax
alton, but is a Self-eVident contraction
of the already insufficient volume of
the currency.
I'VE demand the Immediate recogni-
ton or the belligerent rights Of the Re
public of Cuba, as an act of justice to
erty against foreign Oppressors, and we
denOunce and protest against the action
of Senator Hanna in voting to nullify
the memorial presented to congress by