The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-07-02
OHIO CONVENTION.
Horace L. Chapman Nominated
For Governor-Silver Resolu-
tions Drawe up-Largest
Attendance Ever Known.

The Democratic State Convention III
Columbus, Ohio, which convened on
Wednesday last, was the most Largely
attended of any such occasion since the |
Civil War. At that time there WERE
some mass conventions which attract
cd larger crowds, but no state conVeh-
tions of recent years have equaleu Iiie
present one in attendance. WINE tnls
ronvention was in many respects
mass meeting of many silver advocates,
the large attendance was partly que W
the fact that complete new ticket was
to he nominated, and there was an uh-
usually large number of candidates lor
Zach nlace These candidates had their
resnectiye troops of workers in addl-
tion to the delegates, and they aggre-
gated several thousand enthusiastic
hustlers. Over one thousand such shout
ers came from the home counties OF the
candidates for Governor, whlle tnere
were many for the candidates for minor
places. 81,
The new Columbus auditorium, with
a seating capacity of 5000, had just
been completed for the convention ana
its capacity was not equal to the de-
mands for admission. The auditorium
was beautifully decorated with bunt-
ing and plants. There was profusionl
of portraits of Democratic leaders about
the walls, but that of President Cleve-
land was not in the collection. The
familiar picture of William }. Bryan
was the centre of all attraction, and
that of the late Allen G. Thurman was
quite conspicuous.
Last year when John r. Mclean
was selected q head the Ohio delega
ton to Chicag 90, w. w. Durbin was
made chairman of the State Centra
Committee, and he was reelected las
night by the Mclean influence, whll'
, Daniel McConville was also reelected
chairman of the State Executive Com
, mittee. :,
When the Convention was called Il
order at 10 o'clock this morning o.
Chairman Durbin, he congratulated Tn
party on the signs ofthe times ana IN
enthusiastic cUIIululUu OF Inc pa w Ia
i. made speech for free silver.
TTlric Sloane was made chairman
the convention.
o The speech of Chairman Sloane wa
0 frequently interrupted with the WIG
q est demonstrations of applause, espee
ally in his references to silver. Id
% glee club that entertained the large al
y dience in the early hours sang only 81
1 yer songs, and it was on the sllVt
y / chords that Chairman Sloan struck I'll
response. ii
j. The Democratic State Convefltio
f. completed its work and the ticket non
e mated is as follows:
h For Governor-Horace l.. Chapman
Lieutenant Governor - Melville
y" Shaw.
y Supreme judge. ?. Spriggs.
Up Attorney eneral-W. ii. Dore.
m State Treasurer-JamesF +. wilson.
- Member of Board of Public works
~ Peter H. Degnan.
a. School Commissioner = Byron
e, Hurd.
no Mr.. Chapman is prominent 6u
ness man and has never yet held ofllt
IL The platform adopted begins IN II
III way:
u IThe Democrats of Ohio, in conve
: ton assembled, reaffirm and endol
the declaration of principles contain
a in the platform accepted by the Den
= cratic party in the national convent
- t Chicago in 1896, which platform
"a ares the money question paramou
. To- all others at this time"
II W ere are inserted the money plaI
t. Of n Chicago platform in full; decl
: ;nr +, the free coinage of silver at
= i raf;a # 16 to l. After giving tn
rs nisnkS the Ohio platform conclu
IL Nth the following paragraphs:
lg "t an sw. port of these principles
. ;,,,ita thdsa cooperation of all men "
rs low " liberty and hate corruption
~ preston and Vranhy