Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-30
FREE SILVER MEN.
No Yellow Metal People at the
Ohio Democratic Meet. !.
WHITE DOLLAR RULES THE oAlrp.

Ohio Democratic Meet.
WHITE DOLLAR RULES THE CANT.
Nobody Without . Straight Free silver
Record Need Apply-McLean Men In
ing Up ~ . Dark Horse for Governor.
Principally. II Appears, Because Hough
Once Wore . Carlisle Button.
Columbus. o., June 30.-The prelimin-
airy work of the Democratic state con-
vention yesterday showed that 1t was
almost unanimous for free silver and
John r. Mclean for senator. Previous
to the district meetings at 4:30 p. m. the
fight against n. T. Hough for governor
became SO bitter that there was much
talk Of ex-Representative D. D. Dona-
win for the head Of the ticket. welty,
Chapman and some othersshowed gains.
but It was generally believed that Dona-
vim would be slated il it was necessary
Tor the controlling elements to drop
Hcugh. On all sides 1t was held that no
standard bearer should be selected who
had any gold streak In his record. While
1t was conceded that Hough was an
original Bryan man at Chicago even
before the nomination was made. and
that he had advocated a free silver plank
In the platform three years ago, yet the
f9ct that Hough wore a Carlisle button
one day in Washington was used as
damaging evidence against him.
Mclean Carries the Districts.
When the delegates met at A:30 p. m.
by districts. it developed that there was
q strong feeling against some Of Nc
Leans managers because Of their at
tempt to dictate the state nominations,
especially that Of Hough for governor.
After the pulse of the delegates had been
felt In these preliminary meetings a con-
ference was called for last night be-
tween McLean's lieutenants and other
leaders. The Mclean men carried all of
the twenty-one congressional districts
by large majorities for members Of the
state central committee and for all the
other committees. but many who CO.
operated with them at these meetings
objected to the word being given out for
any one Of the dozen candidates for gov
ernor as against the other candidates
whs have spent moths in their re-
spective canvasses.
Silver Controls Everything.
The committee on resolution is COM
posed of radical silver men with the ex-
ceptfcn Of Ex-Governor James Z. Camp
bell. ex-senator F. NJ. Marriott, w. P.
Hackney and Carl Nau, who are classed
as conservative silver men. The mem
bers Of the state central committee are
all classed as silver men and favorable
to Mclean for senator, with possibly
two exceptions. After the meetings Of
the delegates by districts there was a
movement to bring out a new man for
governor, one who had not been in
volved in the complications Of the past
two days. and General A. }. Warner,
president OF the National Bimetallic
League, and one Of the original silver
advocates in congress. was most prom
inently mentioned ~ the dark horse.
Chicago Plaflasm Reanirmed.
At the meeting Of the committees last
night it was decided to make The tempo
rary organization permanent SO as to
proceed with business without delay.
Hon. Uric Sloane will preside and
Colonel w. A. Taylor VIII be secretary
The new state central committee was
organized by the Mclean men. Daniel
McConville was reelected chairman Of
the state executive committee by q vote
Of 90 to 1. which indicates the strength
Of the Mclean delegates on all the COM
mittees. The resolutions committee met
last night. All the resolutions on Cuba,
tariff and everything else were thrown
away. The Chicago platform Is reaf-
firmed and that part Of it which refers
to the financial question isreincorporated
in the same language as used at Chica-
go. This Is all the platform that Mclean
wanted in the state convention last year
and II is all he wanted at Chicago -,
NEBRASKA REPUBLICAN, CLUBS.