The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-07-08
CHAPMAN THE NOMINEE
Bushnell's Opponent In Ohio's
Political Arena.
DELEGATES UNITED ON SILVER.
The Democratic State Convention Notable
For Unanimity on Principles, Though
Differing on Men-Iu Session Almost 12
Heurs-New PIanks In Platform.

tlCkeI IL Us lOllOWb
Governor, Horace L. Chapman.
Lieutenant governor, Melville d.
Shaw.
Supreme judge, J. p. Spriggs.
Attorney general, W. H. Dore.
State treasurer. James +. Wilson.
Board of public works, Peter H.
Degnan.
School commissioner, Byran H.
Hurd.
The Democratic state convention here
was one of the most memorable politi-
cal occasions in the history of Ohio. It
was a convention of unanimity on
principles and of difference on men,
especially on those who were candi.
dates for places on the state ticket. In
the contests for favorites it was also
convention of endurance as the dele.
gates took no recess and were in session
continuously from 10 a. m. till almost
that hour at night.
1t was free silver convention
throughout. Every candidate whose
name was presented was announced as
orthodox in silver doctrine as the car.
dinal principle for his favorable consid.
Grafton.
While there were some differences of
opinion Of adopting the antitrust and
the Cuban resolutions. there was not
dissenting voice in the convention to
the declaration for the free and un-
limited coinage of silver at the ratio of
16 to 1, without the cooperation of any
other nation. And the name of Will
lam J. Bryan was mentioned in some
way by every speaker as the only sure
way of bringing out chorus of ap.
plause.
While there was no place on the state
| ticket accorded to either the silver Re-
publicans or to the Populists, yet repre-
sentatives of both those elements CO.
| operated in the convention and an in
formal fusion was perfected The sill
yer Republicans aud the Populists are
themselves responsible for having no
representatives on the ticket, as they
would not ask it and stated that they
| were more interested in the platform
than in the offices. Out of the 956
votes cast for supreme judge there were
90 for John j. Harper, a silver Re-
publican.
r. L. Hough, the favorite for gov.
ernor. was slaughtered, because of the
opposition of the rural districts to the
| Mclean men using the large delega-
tions from Cincinnati, Cleveland, Tole.
do and other cities to dictate the
head of the ticket. Those run
ming next were Chapman, Weltyiand
Sorg. Welty's name was not presented
after his friends learned that Chapman
had been agreed upon as the comprom.
ise candidate. Houghs name was
withdrawn before the balloting began,
and the name of Sorg was withdrawn
before the result of the first ballot was
announced,
Although the McLeon men had been
in conference during the night and the
morning and had agreed to go to Chap.
man they scattered their vote on the
first ballot and did not concentrate on
Chapman on the second ballot any
more than necessary to nominate so as
Co dissipate as much as possible the re.
port that Mclean was naming the state
ticket.
II is conceded that the Mclean men
had an understanding with Mr.. Chap.
man and his managers before the con,
vention convened, and the, voje of the
strong Mclean counties Tor Chapman
bears out the report. In addition tC
the state ticket nominated there is an
implied arrangement for John r. Nc
Lean for senator with the state candi.
dates as well as the party organization
for him. Still it is reported. that ex.
Congressman Paul j. Sorg will also be
In the field for senator.
The Mclean men did not name their
first favorite for governor, but they
claim all the favor and cooperation
with Mr.. Chapman that they could
have had with Judge Hough without
entailing prejudice from the rural dis
tricts for having arbitrarily used their
power.
When it became necessary for the
Mclean forces to rally to Chapman on
the second ballot in order to end the
contest, the solid vote of Highland
county, the home Of Hough, went with
that of the delegations from Cincin.
natl, Cleveland, Toledo and other cities
that were strongly for whatever Nc.
Lean wanted.
The following planks were added to
the platform adopted given in these
dispatches yesterday
We hereby declare all trust and monop,
olies hostile and dangerous to the people
interests and standing menace to the
psrpetuity of our free institutions, and
we demand the vigorous enforcement of
all antitrust laws and such additional
legislation as may be necessary for their
immediate ana nnal suppression.
We demand the Immediate recognition
Of the belligerent rights of the republic
Of Cuba as an act of justice to an Amer
lean nation struggling for liberty against
foreign oppression and we dCnounCe and
protest against the action of Senator
Hanna in voting to nullify the memorial
presented to congress unanimously by the
Legislature Of Ohio in favor of the Cuban
patriots.
Chairman Sloan, in his speech begun
by denounCing the Republican state
convention. Then he said:
1t is expected of your temporary chair,
man that his opening address shall strike
the keynote of the coming campaign
Well, that Keynote" shall be sounded on
silver chord! 1t will be no new note
buty a prolongation of that sounded by
the national convention at Chicago last
summer, and one that has grown in power
and volume since carried in grand
diapason of over 6,O0OO00 voices TO the
polls last November,
Yea, the clans are gathering, and as
this is light FOR common country, not
for clrn, enrolling themselves under the
silver banner are now to be found thou
sands upon thousands who have hereto
( fore voted with the Republican party
Oh, yes "The silver craze is dead Not
dead, ut least, in the hearts Of over 400, 0Ol
Ohloans, whose repre- entatives are here
today To sound the silver cry for the COM
ing state campaign.
But il hrs been said that the dCclara,
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