The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-30
Mclean Men Carry the Day.
Hough Will Probably Be Named Governor
out a Fght-Dark Horse Talk.

COLUMBUS, O., June 29.-There is
a larger attendance at the state Demo
cratic convention than has ever been
known on such occasions in Ohio This
is partly due to the large number Of
candidates for places on a complete
ticket, and the large following Of
workers for these respective candidates,
but the senatorial question and particu-
larly the silver issue have brought the
crowds. 1t was thought today that a
fusion would be perfected with both the
silver Republicans and the Populists,
but the committee on rules, to which
the question was referred, could not
agree tonight to give places on the
ticket to both of these elements, and
the whole question of fusion will be
referred to the convention tomorrow
without recommendation. The plat
form is for free silver and nothing else.
1t simply reaffirms the Chicago plat
form and repeats the language only Of
the financial plank. There is no new
matter in the platform It was the
desire of Mr.. Mclean to have the state
convention last year adopt only one
resolution, and that for free and un-
limited coinage of silver at 16 to !,
and this was his wish at Chicago, but
he had his way tonight as near as can
be, and there is no doubt about its
adoption by the convention tomorrow
although there has been a hard fight
tonight on r. T. Hough as Mclean
candidate for governor. 1t is believed
that Hough will be nominated and that
the Mclean men will have their way
in everything tomorrow as they have
bad today.
When the delegates met at 4:30 p. m,
by districts, it developed that there
was a strong feeling against some OF
Mel cans managers, because of their
attempt to dictate the state nomina-
tions, and especially that of X. L.
Hough for governor after the pulse
of the delegates had been felt IN these
preliminary meetings a9conference was
called for tonight between McLean's
lieutenants and other leaders. The Nc
Lean men carried all of the twenty
one congressional districts by large
maforities 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
who have spent months in their re-
spective canvasSes.
The following is the committee on
resolutions which is composed Of radi-
cal silver men with the exception of
ex-Gov. James E. Campbell, ex-Sena-
tor F. M. Marriott, w. p. Hackney and
Carl Nau,who are classed as conserva-
tive silver men:
First district, Allen o. Myers; Second, E.
S. oliver; Third, ]. G. Campbell; Fourth,
George w. Moore; Fifth, II. G. Baker; Sixth
w. F. Radenbusch; Seventh, A. R. Bolin;
Eighth F. M. Marriott; Ninth, S. c.. Cole;
Tenth, NJ. G. Smith; Eleventh, w. E. Finke
Jr.; Twelfth, Casper Lowenstein; Thirteenth,
e. B. Elney; Fourteenth. G. P. Winbigler;
Fifteenth, Gen. A. j. Warner; Sixteenth, A.
o. Barnes; Seventeenth, John II. Mcdowell; ;
Eighteenth, F. D. Miller; Nineteenth ]. "
Welsh; Twentieth, w. P. Hackney Twenty
first, Carl Nau.
The following members of the state
central committee are all classed as
silver men and favorable to Mclean
for senator, with possibly two excep-
tionS:
First district. John Hagert Second, Lewis
Remelin; Third. J. H. Bowling; Fourth, R.