Omaha daily bee., 1897-06-30
me HAND or mLEAN is APPARENT

COLUMBUS o.. June 29.--The preliminary
WORK uf the democratic state convention To
day showed that IL was almUet unanimous
for free silver and John K. Mclean Tor
senator. There was however continuance
ri the contests for the difieren, places OF
the state ticket and for positions Oh the
committees. Lawrence z Neal who WIS de
feated Tor governor 10y President Mckinley,
ex Mayor john Farley and u,ner gold stnnu-
ard democrats were active IN the chorus
for Mclean bun thcy we're Cuutendiug for
different men for governor. Robert J.
HOugh was again Lne IuvurIte tuduy and
regarded as the Mclean man. but the field
made very bitter fight Oh him especially
the friends uf eX-Congressmau Paul J. surg
who was supported 10y ex-governor Camp
bell. eN-CulieCtpr Joseph Bowling, who WAS
removed 10y President Cleveland FOR viulu-
ton OF The civil service rules, and other
leading conservatives on the financial ques-
tion The fact that Mr surg voted for the
issue o. gold bonds while in congress was
used by the radically silver men very
strongly against him.
lu the contest for governor John C. Weltv
and Horace l. Chapman showed much
strenE, today. Even n the Mclean men
insist on putting through the HuuEh slate
tomorrow IL * believed that IL Will take
several ballots TO permit the dozen ur more
candidates 20 show Their respective strength
There are many candidates FOR other
DlBJes ON the StuLe ticket and the cUuren-
ton may extend 70 Thursday.
SPRING ANOTHER CANDIDATE.
Previous 10 tne district meetings at i.3o p.
II. the fight against 4. 7. Huugh for gov
eruor became 50 bitter that there was much
talk uf eN-CpIErersuau D. d. Donovan fJT
the head Of The ticket Welty, Chapman aLd
some others showed gains but il gen
orally believed that Donovan would 5e slated
II lt was necess lry fer the controlling ele-
Enerts 20 dn1p Hgcgu. On all sides il was
held tAat 10 standard bearer should be Sc
lsCted VINO mad any gold streak IN nIE raguT-
While il was conceded that HOuEh Was an
original Bryan man at Chicago. even befor.
the nomination wac Usle. aud that ne ha-
advocated free silver plank in the state
platform three years ago when Senator Brice
controlled the state convention against hin,
yet the fact that Nr. Hough
ouee were Carlisle button one
day in Washington was used
as damaging evidence against him. The
Mclean men were all anxious for q clean
cut silver man for governor. as no objection
was made 70 Nr McLeaH's record on ths-
issue and they felt that Mclean was SUI
feTing some on account Of his friends sup
porting Mr. Hough. against whose silver
record some found objections. The Mclean
men held that the reports against HOueh
were untrue aad that they were circulated
by the managers Of other candidates f0T
t
Lean lieutenantS today considered the Eitu-
alton serious enough 10 have another man
ready for the slate in the event that they
could not control their forces for HOuEh.
These who favor Mclean for senator be
came involved In such bitter contests against
each other over the head Of the state ticket
that 4, became doubtful whether McConyille.
%ilkius and other Mclean managers could
contrI the convention On the nomination for
governor which involved the support Of the
aHF iUi - Inn frr ri IEaF frp
the seDatoTEhip. Efforts we're made again
today to get Mclean TO come from Cincinnati
TO Columbus, but no a-suran Is were re-
ceiyed Mclean leaders held several confer
want 10 an'egonlZc the friends OF other can
cidates they could not be induced 10 drop
Eough.
Tho democratic state central committee
this afternoon gave hearing to the repre-
aentatiyes Of the State League Of Silver Re
publlcans. and finally adopted a resolution
Recommending that the committee on rules
designate one place on the state ticket ID be
Allied by the state League OF Silver Re
publlcans, This Is the closing OF the efforts
at fusion that have been IN progress yester-
day and today The silver republicans when
this concession was made Withdrew their
objections 20 Sorg Hough and other candI-
dates.
MLEAN SHOWS HIS HAND.
when the delegates met at i3O p. m. by
districts II developed that there was a strong
feeling against some OF McLeans managers
because Of their attempt TO dictate the state
nominations, especially that OF Il. T. Hough
for governor. After the puss Of the dele
gates had been felt In these preliminary
meetings a conference was called Tor tonight
between McLeau's managers and other lead
ets The Mclean men carried all OF the
twenty-onc congressional districts by large
maiortios for members Of the state central
committee and for all the other committees
but many who co-opcrated with them at
these meetings objected TO the word bein'
given cut for any one OF the dozen candl-
datcs for governor as against the other
canddatee who have spent months in theiI
respective canvcsses. The following Is the
committee on resolutions, which is composed
OF radical silver men with the exceptions OF
Ex-Governor James L, Campbell, eX-Senato!
j. NJ. Marriott, W. p. Hackney and Car,
Nau, who are clssscd as conservative silver
men,
First district. Allen O. Meyers; Second
E 5soI5, s. olEyeli THIRD James E Cam9ba I!
?ai Eisnih, H. + 'SPaa; NJ MarrIGri: S'SSTfR Ninth 5
9le; Tenth, NJ G; Smith; Eleventh, W
,.nkSi ,isi tr Twelfth, caasp9r Lowenss!eint
Gc" p. WiSbislcFT; FI'fteeee"ntti6y GensTai FSPsi
warner; siHHitenih A. @. barnes; sey-
-. ID, Miller, Nineteenth. j V. Welsh
nwsnHieth. W. +, Hackney; Twenty-drst
tral committee are all clasSed as silver men
aud favor Mclean for senator. with a pos
slhle two exceptions: First district, John Ha-
serly; Second, Lewis Roemelm Third, Joseph
IL Dowllngi Fourth Il. b. Gordon: Fifth W
Nv. Wilson; Sixth T. h, Streeters: Seventh
". s Murray; Eighth. w. W. Durbln: Ninth
1ohn Boland; Tenth, ], l.. Patterson
Eleventh, Curtis V. Harris; Twelfth. w. p
Williams; Thirteenth. NJ. J. Thraves; Four
teenth, Frank u. Mercer; Fifteenth. F. NJ
Kennedy; Sixteenth, James +. Allen: Seven
teepth, Isaac hin; Eighteenth A j. Wolf
Nlneteenth, Charles Fillus; Twentieth
Charles Gugen; Twenty first Herbert Hymau
After the meetings OF the delegates Is
districts there WAS a movement tonisht Il
bring on new man for governor one who
had not been involved IN the compiled ion.
of the past two DAYS, and General A. ]
Warner, president " the National RimctrI
lie league and one OF the original silver "a
Nne1ies IN congress, MAS most prom nontl,
meatioaed 40 the dark horse Genera