The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-01
Motion to. Endorse Bryan for
President i'm 1900
Gives Place to Three Cheers at
Columbus.
TICKET COMPLETED.
POpulists and Silver tRepubli.
cans Are Left Out.
Each Party Will Put Up a Sep
arate Ticket.

| aforementioned L. Chapman.
| Lieutenant governor - Melville II.
| Shaw.
Supreme judge. P. Spriggs.
| Attorney general-W. H. Dore.
Treasurer-James F. Wilson
Board of public works-Peter II. Deg
nan.
| School mmissioner-Byron H. Hard.
This is the ticket nominated by the
Ohio Democrats at Columbus yester-
| day.
The Democratic convention was one
of the most memorable political occa-
sions in the history of Ohio. 1t was a
convention of unaninity in principles
and of differences on men, and especial
ly on those who were candlddIeS Ior
places on the state ticket. In the con-
tests for favorites it was a convention
of endurance, as the delegates TOOK no
recess and were in session continuous
ly from 10 a. m. until almost that hour
last night.
1t was a free silver convention
throughout. Every candidate whose
name was presented was announced as
orthodox on silver, and the silver doc
trine was the cardinal principle for his
favorable consideration. While there
were some differences of opilston about
adopting the antitrust and the Cuban
resolutions, there was not a dissenting
voice in the convention to the free ana
unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio
of 16 to 1 without the cooperation OF
VIM. ]. Bryan was mentioned in some
way by every speaker as the only sure
way of bringing out chorus or ap-
plauSe.
While there was no place on the state
ticket accorded to either the silver Re
pubIicanS or to the PopuHstS, yet rep
resentatives of both those elements CO.
operated in the convention and an IN
formal fusion was perfected. The Sill
yer Republicans and the POpulists are
themselves responsible for having no
representatives on the ticket, as they
were not asked, and stated that they
were more interested in the platform
than in the office. Out of the $50 votes
cast for supreme judge there were 90
for John J. Harper, a silver Repub1-
can.
r. T. 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, To-
Iedo and other cities to dictate the
head of the ticket Those running
We're Chapman, Welty and Sorg. Wei
tvs name was not presented after his
friends learned that Chapman had been
agreed upon as the compromise candi-
date. Hough's name was withdrawn
before the banoting began and the
name of Sorg was Withdrawn before
the result of the first ballot was an
nounced.
Although the Mclean men had been
in conference during the night and had
their vote on the first ballot and did
not concentrate on Chapman on their
second ballot more than was necessary
to nominate, so as to diSSipate, as much
as possible, the report that Mclean
was naming the state ticket. 1t is
conceded that the Mclean men had an
understanding with Mr.. Chapman and
his managers before the convention
convened, and the vote of the strong
Mclean counties for Chapman bears
out the report. In addition to the state
ticket nominated there is an implied
arrangement for John R. Mclean for
senator, with the state candidates as
well as the party organization for him.
Still, it is reported that ex-Congress-
man Paul J. Sorg will also be in the
field for senator.
The Mclean men did not name their
first favOrite for governor or hold the
resolutions as they had fixed them, but
these concessions were made in the in
terest of harmony. They wanted moth
ing in the platform but the declarat ton
for free silver as the paramount issue,
but they would not vote against anti
trust and Cuban resolutions when once
presented. And they claim all the IA
vOr and cooperation with Mr.. Chap
man that they could have with Judge
Hough without entailing prejudice from
the rural districts 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 Cincinnati,
Cleveland, Toledo and other cities that
were strongly for whatever Mclean
wanted.
Allen o. Myers made a sensational
speech on the suicidal policy of recog-
nizing the silver Republicans without
recognizing the PopuliStS. Daniel Pabst
member of the state committee of the
State League of Silver Republicans
after the discussion had continued for
some time, stated that the silver Re
pub1icans did not ask for a place on the
state ticket. The motion to take the
reports from the table was lost
A motion was made to indorse w. J.
Bryan for the presidential nomination
in 1900, but under the ruling of the
chair there was a substitute of three
cheers for Bryan, which were given
with much vigor, after which the con-
vention at p. III. adjourned. after be-
ing continuously in session for eleven
hours.
The silver Republicans had a confer
ence last night and expressed great in
d1gnation. They said it was true thew
mad announced they did not want a
place on the state ticket, but the an
nouncement was not made until after
they were told they could not have it.
They nominated a separate ticket The
Populists also announced thew wouId
hold state convention and have a
separate ticket. The Prohibitionists viii
nave two separate tickets. so that there
VIII De at least six state tickets in the
field. 49,
Go to Garfield park and hear the com
cert by MarshalPs band this evening.