The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-29
ONE PLANK WANTED
OHIO DEMOCRATS ANXIOUS TO
VENTURE ALL III SILVER.

Piatforn sud Thereby to Prevent Com
piicatiag the FiEhs-Nssy cspdidstes
in the Field for Gover.sf-M cLsaa's
Senatorial Chsncss-BoIes Shakes H.
toll n an Issue, aud Gives Reasons
Columbus. Ohio. June H.-The can.
didates and delegates are here in force
for the Democratic state convention
which meets tomorrow and Wednesday.
The delegates meet by congressional dis
tricts tomorrow afternoon. and the COM
mi;:ees tomorrow night. while the CON-
vention proper does not assemble till
wednesday morning. In addition 70 q
full state ticke;, members OF the legl,s-
la,ure Are elected this year. There have
been several aspirants FOR the senate but
john r Mclean. proprietor Of the Gin
cinnati Enquirer. has secured such a
large majority OF delegates 10 the state
convention that there is no more oppo-
sition TO him here than there was TO
convention IN Toledo last week. Mr..
Mclean did not expect 10 attend the
convention bu, his friends will try 70
ger him here. McLean's friends do not
want any senatorial endorsement reso-
luton attached 70 the platform. They
do not want any endorsement for any
other senatorial candidate and are
simply keeping clear the right Of way.
No Democrats have held state offices
S;pca MnKinlov u,a c Unvenor md q rAT
class OF aspirants Is in the field. There
are dozens OF candidates for each place
on the state :icket and they are all here
today with headquarters open
Nominations will be made for gov
ernor, lieutenant governor. supreme
judge. attorney general. state treasurer,
school commissioner and member OF The
board Of public works.
Among the candidates for governor
are Robert T. Hough. Paul ]. Sorg.
John c. Welty, D. D. Donavan. r. A.
Smailey J. NJ. Van Meter, S. II. Hunt
er. A. W. Patrick. Hogace l. Chapman.
A. W. Thurman. John ]. Lentz, C. P.
Noble, john W. Winn, S. B. Finley, F.
c. Layton. F. NJ. Marriott. John G.
Reeves and Frank Southland. Today
Hough was the favorite. but the field
was making hard fight on him. His
friends claimed that ne was such
strong silver man that he resigned as
solicitor OF the internal revenue depart
ment. His opponents say his resigna-
ton was asked for and that he wore
Carlisle gold button.
The convention Is almost unit FOR
free silver and no candidate Is consider
Ell whose record Is not clear on that
issue.
An effort is being made 70 have moth
else in the platform except the one
silver plank. This will avoid endorsing
the Chicago platform as O whole. and
other questions on which there are diff
ferences OF opinion. Owing 10 Senator
Hanna voting againS, the Cuban reso-
luton there are some who insist on a
stronger Cuban resolution than was
adopted at Toledo.
Columbus. Ohio. June 2s.-With the
unusually large number OF candidates
and their workers here tonight the ante
convention contest was very animated.
The field has concentrated against r.
T Hough as the favorite for governor
ard will fight him 10 a decisive ballot.
There were very many reports c!rculat-
ed against him tonight The Press-Post.
the Democratic organ. In a leading cdr
torial tonight questioned his orthodoxy
on the silver question and the Dispatch.
an independent paper. produced articles
from the Hillsboro Gazette. in which
Judge Hough Is interested. and Of which
his brother is editor. 10 show that Hough
was not an original silver man. Nu-
merous statements have been published
about Hough wearing Carlisle badge
during the contest between Blackburn
and Hunter for senator in Kentucky and
previous 20 the Chicago convention. Ex-
Congressman s. S. Yorder published
statement OF Hough being an original
Bryan man at Chicago and wanting a
free silver plank in the state platform
three years ago. when Senator Brice con-
trolled the Democratic state convention.
With the bitter fight made on Hough
today there has been considerable rise
in the booms OF other candidates. no;a-
bly, OF John c. Welty and OF Horace l.
Chapman, both OF whom are also friend
ly to Mclean for senator. While the
figting for the head OF the state ticket
Is very animated there is no visible op-
position 70 Mclean. Even the gold
Democrats who are in attendance al
.he convention favor him for senator.
notably Lawrence T. Neal. who was
McXinley's opponent for governor: ex-
Mayor John Farley. who heads the
delegation from Cleveland. and several
leaders from Cincinnati and other cities
who are not silver men.
While many OF the leaders are oppcs-
ing what IS being termed McLean's
slate FOR the state ;icket, with Hough a.
the head o. .he Est. none Of them oppose
Mclean for senator.
All efforts today 20 &c. Mclean 20 a.
tend the convention failed Ex-senator
Br:ce viii 10: be here. His private sec
Ie.ary. George Gilliland. and other
friends are here as interested specta-
tors
league OF silver Republicans in opposi-
tion 70 what is known as the Palmer
Blckner Democrats This organization
has rs representatives here demanding
tia, the nomination :or Lieutenant gov
ernor be given % a silver Republican.
bot I. "a 10, rkeiy tha' second place on
he state iicke, VII &c 20 sny Repuoil-
can ~ho may have vo.ed <o- Bryan and
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