The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-01
FREE SILVER RULED
The Democrats Of Ohio Who Were in
Convention Yesterday.

| Convention Yesterday.
Horace L. Chapman Nominated as
Candidate for Governor on the
Second BalIot-Bryan's Picture
was the Center of Attraction
While the Portraits of Senator Brice,
Cleveland and Other Gold Men We're
Not in the Collection.
1 Columbus, Ohio, June 3O.-The Demo-
cratic state convention here today was the
most largely attended of any such occa-
sion since the civil war. At that time
there were some Massachusetts conven-
tions which attracted larger crowds, but
no state convention in recent years has
equalled the present one iii attendance.
The Columbus auditorium with a
seating capacity of six thousand had just
been completed for the convention and
it's capacity was not equal to the demands
for admission. The new auditorium was
beautifully decorated with bunting and
plants. There was profusion of protraits
of Democratic leaders about the walls,
butt those of ex-President Cleveland,
Senator Brice and other gold men were
not in the collection.
The Ohio State convention last year was
not as strongly for free silver as the con-
yention of today, and in the convention
one year ago there was some disturbance
because of attempt to turn the picture
of Cleveland to the WALL
The familiar picture of William j.
Bryan was the center of attraction and
that OF the late Allan G. Thurman was
quite conspicuous. Last year when John
r. Mclean was elected to head the Ohio
delegation to Chicago W. W. Durbin was
made chairman Of the State central com
mittee and he was reelected last night by
the Mclean influence, while Daniel Nc
i Lean was also reelected chairman of the
executive committee.
The conven ton was called to order at
ten O'Clock this morning by Chairman
Durbin. He congratulated the party on
the enthusiastic condition of the party
and made a speech for free silver. Prayer
was offered by Rev. +. L. Rexford,
pastor of the Universalist church in this
city, and then Hon. Uric Sloane was in
PRODUCED as the temporary chairman of
the convention.
Names were presented for nomination
x,
Allen Andrews; Allen D. Smalley by E.
B. Finley; Allen W Thurman, by Benton
W. Childers; D. D. Donovan, by DR.. J.
!; Garrett; r. L. Hough, by Jesse L. Leads;
Horace l.. Chapman, by VIM. Fink; S.
NJ. Hunter, by John MecSWeeney, Jr-; I.
Patrick, by J. H. Mitchell; James A.
Rice, by John Reed. q
When Stark county was called it was
announced that the county had no name
to present. This meant that John G.
Welty, the neighbor of President McKin-
ley at Canton, had withdrawn.
The name Of Mayor James A. Rice of
! Canton, was afterwards presented instead
of Mr.. Welty.
Before the ballot proceeded the name Of
Hon. Robert I. Hough was withdrawn
by Hon. Jesse l.. Lewis.
Owing to the cheering on the announce
, ment of the names of favorites and other
! confusion, the call of the eighty eight
counties proceeded slowly.
In the ballot of Hamilton county, the
home of John r. Mclean, divided its
vote almost equally between the candi
dates to contradict the report that Mclean
was debating the state nominations
Highland county the home of Hough,
cast it's solid vote for Chapman, and this
was taken to indicate that the Mclean
men had withdrawn Hough in favor of
: Chapman.
| Before the ballot was completed Joseph
Bowling withdrew the name Of Paul J.
Sorg and moved to suspend the rules and
nominate Horace l.. Chapman by accla-
nation. Great confusion followed and the
chair could not control the convention.
Mr.. Chapman is a large owner and
operator of coal mines in Jackson and
other counties. He has also participated
in Democratic campaigns but has never
held any office and has never before been
a candidate. He has never had strike
in his mills and is popular with the
miners.
The motion of Mr.. Bowling was de-
clared out of order and pandomonium
reigned for some time. There We're 959
votes cast with 4S0 necessary for a choice.
The first ballot for governor resulted as
, follows: Sorg, 11S; Smalley, 1928 "a !;
Thurman, rs; Donovan, 100 3-4 Chap
man, 241 12; Hunter, 81; Van Meter, 30;
, Patrick, 60; Rice, i13; Reeves, II; War
ner, 3; Lentz, 9. 1t was announced that
there was no nomination, and motion
to suspend the rules and nominate by
reclamation could not be entertained as
longas there were more than one name
, the convention.
d During the second ballot there were
several disturbances and more DELAY than
) during the first ballot when order could
not be preserved. There was wild scene
when Hamilton county cast its rs votes
solid for Chapman
After Hamilton county went for Chap
man the tide set in for him, and the
latter part of the roll call was made with
less difficulty. Cuyohaga, Montgomery
| and other large counties also went for
Chapman, while the smaller counties
stuck to their local fayorites.