The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-01
HORACE CHAPMAN
NAMED FOR GOVERNOR
UNANIMITY ON PRINCIPLES,
BUT DIFFERENCES ON MEN.
It Was Free Silver Convention
Throughout Every Candidate
Named Was Pledged to the Cause
Implied Arrangement For Nc
Lean For Senator, But Sorg May
Appear in the Field.


i'm is the ticket:
aforementioned L. Chapman.
Lieutenant governor-Melville D.
Shaw
Supreme judge. P. Spriggs.
Attorney general-W. H. Dore.
State treasurer@James F. Wilson.
Board of public works-Peter H. Deg
nan.
School commissioner-Byro H. Hard.
1t was a convention of unanimity on
principles, and of differences on men,
and especially on those who were candi-
dates for places on the state ticket. In
the contests for favorites it was test
of endurance, as the delegates took no
recess, and were in session continually
from 10 a. m. until that hour tonight.
1t was free silver convention through
out. Every candidate whose name was
presented was announced IS orthodox
on silver and the silver doctrine as the
cardinal principle for his favorable con-
sideration. While there were some diff
ferences of opinion about adopting the
antitrust and the Cuban resolutions,
there was not dissenting voice in the
convention to the free and unlimited
coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to
without the cooperation OF any other
nation. And the name of w J. Bryan
was mentioned in some way by every
speaker as the only sure way of bring
Jig cut chorus CT a-,clause.
While there was no place on the state
ticket accorded to either the silver Re
publicans or to the POpulists, yet rep
resentatiVeS of bc,h these elements CO.
operated in the convention, and an in
formal fusion was perfected. The silver
Republicans and the POpulists are re-
sponsible for having no representatives
on the ticket, as they would not ask
it, and stated that they We're more in
terested in the platform than in the
Offices.
OF the votes cast for supreme judge
there were 80 for j. G.. Harper, a silver
Republican. r. T. Houeh. the favorfte
for governor, was slaughtered because
Of the opposition of the rural districts
TO the Mclean men using the large del
egation from Cincinnati. Cleveland, To-
iedO and other cities TO dictate the head
of the ticket. Those running next were
Chapman, Welty and SOrg. Welty' s
name was not presented after his
friends learned that Chapman had been
agreed upon as the compromise candi-
date. Hough'S name was Withdrawn
before the balloting began and
the name of Sorg was Withdrawn be-
fore the result of the first ballot was
had been in conference during the night
and had agreed to go to Chapman they
scattered their vote on the first ballot
and did not concentrate on Chapman
on their second ballot more than was
necessary TO nominate. so as TO dissi-
pate, as much as possible the report
that Mclean was naming the state
/ ticket. 1t is conceded that the Mclean
men had an understanding with Mr.
rhar n lie haf = Ioe
convention convened, and the vote OF
the strong Mclean counties for Chap
man bears out the report. In addition
TO the state ticket nominated there is
an implied arrangement for John r.
Mclean for senator, with the state
candidates as well as the party or
ganization for him. Still, il is reported
that ex-Congressman Paul j. SOrg Will
also be in the field for senator. The
Mclean men did not name the first
favOrite for governor or hold the resO-
! lutions as they had fixed them last
night, but the concessions were made
in the interest of harmony. They
wanted nothing in the platform but the
declaration for free silver as The
paramount issue, but they would moi
vote against antitrust and CubaT
resolutions when once presented. Ant
they claim all the favor and coopera-
have with Judge Hough without entail
| ing prejudice from the rural district:
for having arbitrarily used their power
When it became necessary for thu
| Mclean forces to rally to Chapman OF
! the second ballot in order to end. tbs
contest the solid vote of Highland
county, the home of Waugh, went VIII
that of the delegates from Cincinnati
/ Cleveland, Toledo and other cities tina
| CT. o1xr h T.da '
wanted.
Columbus. Ohio, June 90.-The Dem
ocratic state convention here today
was the most largely attended of any
| since the civil war. While the conven
| ton was in some respects a mass meet
| ing of free silver fusionists, the largi
attendance was partly due to the fac
that a complete new ticket wa to b'
nominated and there was an unusually
large number of candidates for eacl
place. These candidates had thei
respective troops of workers here il
addition 10 the delegates and they ag
gregated several thousand enthusiastic
hustlers. over 1000 such shOuters cam
from the home counties of some of TIT
candidates for governor.
The new Columbus auditorium Will
a seating capacity of 5000 was no
! equal to the demand for admission
L
rated with bunting and plants Their
was a profusion of portraits of Dem
ocratic leaders about the walls, Blu
those of President Cleveland, Senate
Brice and other gold Democrats ar
missing. The familiar portrait o
| William ]. Bryan was the certer of all
and that of the late Allen G. Thurman
was quite conspicuous.
Last year when John r. Mclean
] fn
ton to Chicago, w. w. Durbin wa
made chairman of the state centra
committee and he was reelected las
night bv the Mclean influence, Will
Daniel McConville was also re-electe'
chairman of the state executive com
mittee.
ference tonight and expressed grea
Indignation. They said it was tru
they had not announced they did no
want a place on the state ticket, bu
the announcement was not made unit
after they were told they could no
| have it They nominated a separat
ticket. The PoDulists also announce
that they would hold state convention
and have a separate ticket The Pro
hibitionists will have two separat
tickets, so that there will be at leas
six state tickets in the field
SLOANE CHAIRMAN.
When the convention was called I
order at 10 a. m. by Chairman Durbir
he congratulated the party on tn
signs of the times and enthusiasm.
the party. He made a speech for FIRE
silver Then Hop. Uric Sloane wa
introduced as temporary chairman. H
said:
"The people of Ohio. and indeed of III
Union. are to be congratulated upon thi
large assemblage. for It is convention Q
representatives of the whole people, IN