The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-30
Sill YER is
THE ISSUE.
The AlI-Absorbing Question Before
Ohio Democrats.
NO CANDIDATE WITHOUT A CLEAR
RECORD ON THE SILVER CUES
TION HAS ANY CHANCE TO WIN
AT THE COLUMBUS coNvEN-
TIoN-THE CONVENTION WILL
BE ALMOST A UNIT FOR SILL
VERA sUPERFLulTY OF CANDI.
DATES.

Columbus, Ohio, June 20.-The candi-
dates and delegates are here in force to-
day for the Democratic State convention,
which will meet to morrow
Robert r. Hough, OF .Hillsboro, is the
favcrtc for the gubernatorial nominn-
ton, nut the field is making hard fight
against him. His friends say lie is such
strong silver man that lie resigned as
solicitor of the internal revenue DEPART
mcnt, but his opponents say his resigna-
ton was asked for, and that he wore a
Carlisle gold button. The convention is
almost unit for free silver, and no can.
didate whose record is not clear on that
issue can be nominated.
The Press-Post, the central Demo-
cratic organ, in leading editorial to.
night questions Mr.. Houoh's orthodoxy
on the silver question. The Dispatch. an
independents paper, reproduced articles
from the Hillsboro' Gazette, in which Mr..
Hough is interested aud of which his
brother is editor, to show that he was not
an original silver man. Elk. Congressman
;. 5. Yoder published statement about
Hough being an original Bryan man Mt
Chicago and wanting free silver PLANK
In the State platform three years ago,
when Senator Brice controlled the Demo
cratic State convention.
With the bitter contest against Hough
S'H'S nus bCCh ~ rise In The
boomS of other candidates. notably of
John c. Welty and of Horace L. Chan.
man, both of whom are also friendly to
Mclean for Senator. While the contest
for the head of the State ticket is ami.
mated, there is no visible opposition to
Mclean. Even the gold Democrats who
are in attendance at the convention favor
hun for Senator, notably Lawrence II.
Neal, who was McKinley'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.
En- Gov. Campbell, who is here manag
ing the canvass OF eX-Congressman Paul
j. Sorg for governor. is not unfriendly to
Mclean. Beriah wilkins, publisher of
the Washington Post. who was McLean's
manager at Chicago tor the presidential
nomination, is here in the interest of Nc.
Lean, as we'll as of Judge A. w. Patrick
for governor. Congressman j. A. Nor
ton, who is favoring Judge Smalley for
governor. is for Mclean for Senator.
While many of the leaders are opposing
what is being termed McLean's slate for
the State ticket, with Hough ut the head
of the list, none of them oppose Mclean
All Efforts to day to get Mclean to ut.
tend the convention failed Ex Senator
Brice will not he here. His secretary and
other friends are on hand as interested
spectators.
There was recently organized State
LEAGUE of silver Republicans in opposition
to the Palmer Buckner Democrats. This
organization has it's representatives here
demanding that the nomination for lieu
tenant governor be given to Il silver Re-
publican. but it is not likely that the
second.place on the State ticket will go to
any Republican who may have voted for
Bryan and Sewall.
There is some opposition to Daniel Nc
Connville as chairman of the State exec
utive committee, but it is understood
that McConnville perfected the orgauiza-
ton for.McLean, which secured such
large majority of the delegates to the
State convention and that he will be re.
tanned AS the manager of the campaign.
An effort is being made to have no ma
tional issue referred to in the platform
except silver. This would avoid indors-
ing the Chicago platform as whole and
other questions on which there are differ.
ences of opinion.
Owing to Senator Hanna having voted
against the Morgan resolution to recog-
nize the Cubans rs belligerents. there are
some who insist on n stronger Cuban
resolution than was adopted at the Re-
publlcan convention Mt Toledo