New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-01
OHIO DEMOCRATS HAVE AN "S"hN
TrFEROUs CONVENTION.
4 STATE TICKET HEADED ~ HORACE L. '"N'
MAN. or JACKSON COUNTY. DOMINATED
AT CoI.rMBUs-CHEERS FOR bkfNN
AND FREE SILVER
FRY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TEIDrSr.l

,I, "a ,ho ,ott.r's name had to be withdrawn
Ex-ConCressman SOrgs name was also "'''"' H.
| Iobn G wclty Of Canton. one of the Leading
| candidates IN opposition TO Judge io''s"' anu -
! ,,s hoI,ovod at one time that II Housh were
beaten at all it would be by Welty' 'u' '"''
afternoon Netys friends In the cohVeh''o" w"
! informed that his name was not 10 pe p'e Nv,
IJis strength went to Horace L. Chapman. OF jack
son County and Mr. Chapman was easily nom
mated on the second ballot. The ticket as coh'P'e''u
Is as follows:
For Governor-fIORACE l.. CHAPMAN
Lieutenant Governor-MELvILLE d. SHAW
Supreme Court judge. i. SPkl""o'
Attorney -General-W. II. DORE
State Treasurcr-JAMES +. WILSON.
BOARD OF Public Works-PETER IA. DEbNAN'
School u.missoner-BfRON H. III RD'
Mr. Chapman is free-siiver man Oh the "os'
radical kind He Is n coal operator. ana ne Is
looked upon by the Republicans as rather easy
picking" ,..o
Despite the recommendations OF two committees
and the pleadings OF General f. T. finey' "ere'"
A. J Warner and other leaders or the parry 'ie
convention refused to give place on the TICKET u
either the Free Silver Republicans or the fopuS''
Tho former asked for recognition. but the fopu-
lists said before the matter was settied, 'ha' ''
dld not want a place on the ticket. and that '"e'
would go II alone this year
FREE SILVER THROUGHOUT.
II was a free-slver convention throusno'. NV
candidate whose name was Prese" 49, oar
nouncod as orthodox In silver doctrine as .'e ,".
dinal principle for his favorape '"',n. ahou,
vh,. there were some differences OF Opinion" apou
,,,no an antitrust and Cuban resolution
- 49, M, a dissenting voice In the CONVENTION
., ,,,o declaration for the free and unhmiteu oo'''
.ge Of silver IT the ratio OF III 10 l "'''' ~
opcration Of any other nation
Tho convention was the most !arse'y 49,,
- o,o,s,,, since the Clvil War AT that time
'''' which attracted
lo~rer crowds but no State conventions VI 49,,
..ar, bnve .oualel the present one IN ATTENDANCE
vbuo ,h,s convention was in some reSpec'S '"
meeting of free silver fusioni-ts, the idlkc a. nnu,
ancc was partly due to inc iac, t ,s an urIusu-
like, was 10 be nominated ana thete go These
Ill" large number OF candidates for each p'ae
candidates had their Respective o,s ,bev ocgre-
M, q. sn,rai housard enthusiastic busters osea
one thousand OF such shouters cam iro yhii there
counties OF the candidates Tor ''oVctlo' .ares
re many here Tor the candidates FOR minor pa' o.
The new columbus Auditorium: w.sm som S, for
pacny Ui 80 and rs capacity was no; equal 70
/ the demands for admission
MI.EAN MEN IN CONTROL"
Last year. when John r. Mclean was ~" W.
,o head the ohio delegation TO 'h'caso
Durhin was made chairman Of the state 'e"',a'
committee and he reelected last hgh' us
,ho Mclean Influence. while Daniel McCohVii'e
was also reelected chairman OF the state EN'c"-
I'VE mn convention was called to order n 10
o.rin"k his InornIng Chairman purbin iian. -,
ccch for free silver Prayer VA" no o"I' nversas,
church In this city. and thcn , III ' -, Ne con-
introduced the temporary chairman" VI '''' >0
vcntcn. .. orior
Inns, before the convention was called TO orde.
"a large gold cross was carried into the hall IL h"u
~ ornaments tho crowns 81 thorn~ hh~ " ''o
indicating &c minutes 20 ! o'clock IL was pu''
large and a. I, formed the c'nfep''c' "'i'ons ''''
coral designs about the stage. Chairman o'o'lc
81 a with great flect uN H'
,rocoe1ed with his vigorous -pccch There WAS
olso q living white rooster perched on the stage "
add 20 the cntnusiaSm -,
The speech OF Chairman Sloane was Teiue''''y
Interrupted with the widest demonstrations 81
on,lause especially IN his references to silver Inc
,',,o,o ., evorvthng was silver. The glee club
cha, entertained the large audience In the carry
hours sang only silver songs. and It was on the
suver chords that Chairman Sloane struck INC
responses. .,.. o.,
Tho ereatcs, demonstration OF The convention ION
lowed that pat OF Chairman sloan speech ~
When he referred TO Bryan ~ the leader OF 'Ae
silver cause FOR l9o
PLATFORM OF ONE IDEA
The temporary officers were made permanent
.rI General l. J. Warner. chairman OF the
Committee on Resolutions. reported TINS Platform
which was loudly cheered and adopted
Tho Democrats OF Ohio In convention assembled.
req firm and ndorsc In" declaration Oh pr
cgnin c pSrg IN i in R@ National at chi
cago i'm 1896 which platform declares me money
ule stlon paramount to all others AT TINS ''ihe
Then the money pan.Ss OF the Chicago platform
arc ouoted I'm full Continuing the platform de-
clarcs:
In support Of these principle we 64 invite I'D the bs CO.
operation Of all men VINO love Nnnc'v "'" ''''
corruption. oppression and tyranny
rolloying this an antitrust and Cuban resolu-
ton were adopted as supplementary expressions
,rhe nomination OF candidates followed.
Name. were presented for the nomination 10:
Governor AZ follows: Paul Sorg, by Allen Andrews:
Allen d. Smailcy. by +. H. Finley; Allen W. THUR
man by Benton ". Childers; ID. d. Donovin by
Dr. j. Garrett; II. 7, Ilongh by Jesse l. LEWIS ,W
isT BY John M;swseH ir M van Msis Gie Hy
James Wssu >" stark comfy was called 1t was announced
that h mat fog gohn nag wqy the nerhbor Of Prss
dent McKney Canton , had W VI wns
aSrerward presented instead of Mr.. Wety Before
Ibe ballot proccoded ihe tame OF Robert r. Hougn
Before the ballot completed joseph bowling
Withdrew the name Of PAU, D. sorg ana movs h,n 10
man nv reclamation. Great confusion followed
The The motion Of MIR bowling declared out of or
der and "a nd, mopium regned FOR some time. There
The drct h,ilot Tor Governor resulted follows:
sorg IFS: smalley. lSa.. Thurman ~ Donovin
le chapmon az; Hu Recyo 81 yam w Hgrsr
There was a Wild scene on the second ballot.
when Hamilton County cast its soventy-six votes
solid for Chapman. After Hamilton County went
soiidv for Chapman the tide set In Tor him. and
the latter part Of the rolcall was made with less
dficuIty Cuyahoga. Montgomery and other large
counties also went for Chapman. while the smaller
counties stucl. to their local favorites.
CHAPMAN on THE SECOND BALLOT.
The second ballot resulted as follows with $50
necessary TO a choice: Smalley. 10. Thurman IS;
Donovin $50; Chapman. 59ola Hunter. ID: Sloane. |;
Patrick 4: Rice li2; Lentz. IS
Horace l.. Chapman was thea declared the nomi-
nee of the convention. The nomination made
unanimous Mr.. Chapman made speech 10 the
convention. . =.
Ex-Statc Senator Melville c. Shaw OF Wapa-
koneta was nominated for Lieutenant -Goveinor
and The tickle, completed as given above.
motion was made TO indorse W. j. Bryan FOR
the Presidential nomination In 1900. but under the
ruling OF the Chair there was substituted three
cheers for Bryan.