The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-25
Harmonious Convention Held BY the
Ohio Democrats.
FOR BRYAN AND SILVER
CANDIDATE AND PLATFORM
ENDORSED FOR 1900.
Stirring Address By Judge Smalley,
Who Predicts Victory For Free
Coinage In the Next Presidential
Contest-Resolution Favor Ex-
pansion Only SPY Consent"

Dayton. O., Aug. 24-The Democratic
state convention today nominated the
following ticket:
Secretary of state Upton K. CUTLERY
of Marion; judge of supreme court
Hugh G. Nichols of Clermont; clerk Of
the supreme court, David S. Fisher of
Delaware county: food and dairy COM
missioner, John Baker of Hancock;
member of the board of public works,
T. Dwight Paul of Summit county
The convention adjourned at O'Clock,
after being in continuous cession all
day. There were no incidents of polit-
zeal interest after the contest between
Joseph 2. Bowling and Allen o. Meyers
had been declared a draw, in the inter
est of harmony.
The effort to get a new plan of party
organization in Ohio failed OF maj
adoption. but it was given another
chance by such reference as VIII oring
it I'D next year The new organization
seems to satisfy those working for the
nomination of Paul J. Sorg for COVER
nor next year, and is not displeasing to
the Mclean, Brice and other elements,
and the campaign this year~Will be
made on the Hanna issue, and next
year on Senator Foraker for MT taking
steps against Hanna.
While the resolutions do not favor
unlimited colonial expansion, General
Findlay, chairman of the convention,
said the platform meant to expand by
the consent of those to be governed.
The most decisive feature of the con-
vention was its preference for Bryan in
1900 on the same platform as in 1896.
EXPECTED A FIGHT.
The convention assembled at IL
O'Clock at the Fairview Casino, sum
suburban summer resort. The attend
ance of delegates was not as large as
usual, but the fractional fighting was
more bitter than usual. For two days
the factions headed respectively by Jo-
seph H. Bowling and Allen o. Meyers
had contended for control of the con-
vention, the state committee and the
whole party organization. 1t was ex-
pected that the factions would fight on
the floor of the convention, and large
crowd of visitors assembled to witness
the exhibition.
The following temporary organization
was announced:
Chairman, Judge Allen Smalley; sec
rotary. Colonel w. A. Taylor; assistant
secretary. Martin j. Burke; sergeant
alarms, L. D. Abel.
JUDGE SMALLEY'S SPEECH.
Judge Smalley, the temporary chair
man, said in part:
IF humanity is wrong i'll Cuba, 1t IS
wrong in LuZon and it is somewhat
humiliating to US to require Uncle sam
to say to a laughing world and to sue
ceeding generations that in 1898 his
ideas of humanity We're only capable of
about a hundred-mile flight from Key
West.
IF the Philippine islands are not ca
pable of self-government, we do not
want them as dependency, bound to
US by golden bonds, but as an lndepen-
dent sister republic.
In view of the past. present and
prospective conditions, the acquisition
of the Sandwich islands was naval
necessity and "a commercial conve-
nience.
I'VE should complete, own and con-
troll the Nicaragua canal and improve
all other available means of rapid,
worldwide communication, so that our
American citizens. armed with spelling
books and the golden rule, can easily
go into all the world, and by precept
and example preach the gospel of lib
erty to every creature.
Trusts and combines intended to
forestan markets and thereby rob the
people under cover of law, should be
declared outlaws by statute, so that on
application of any injured party the
property Of such trusts might be placed
in the hands of a receiver to right the
wrongs upon which they had fattened.
And these cunningly devised trusts,
schemes to rob the people, should be
utilized to benefit all by their peculiar
powers Of cooperation and make the
very many beneficiarieS instead of the
very few. And if the rapacity of the
trusts cannot be curbed and controlled
by our present legislative and judicial
establishments, the great sovereign
people will achieve a bloodlesS reVolu-
ton by means Of the initiative and ref
erendum.
THE grand old Democratic party has
stood manfully by the administration
in our war with Spain, but at the same
time we commend our representatives
in congress for the resistance they
made to the war measures. The gold
men had their wrongful way, and an
enormous bond war debt has been sad
died upon our people, which the wealth
producers of our own country must ul-
timately pay.
THE little war with Spain will fur
nish the gold men with a desired ex-
cuse for increasing our standing army,
and this must be discouraged. We
should resist any permanent increase.
When soldiers in large numbers are
needed in this republic, our president
can give one blast upon his bugle and
call a million men. But our splendid
navy should be maintained on account
Of elements of political disturbances
and resistance in all parts of the
world
And this resistance must be met
and overcome until Democratic repub-
licanism is so universally embraced,
and the fatherhood of God and the
brotherhood of man is SO generally
recognized that the thousands oy in
dependent republics shall learn war
no more, and the last gold bond shall
be Cancelled in IS to l silver and slav-
cry be a thing of the past.
Let the liberty-loving, constitution
loving, trust and plutocratic-h ating cit
liens of this country rally around the
flag of Democracy on the Chicago plat
form, with proper additions touching
the Spanish war questions and sue
cessfully conduct the successive adj
Yancing skirmishes until 1900, when
10 600. 900 of American freemen will tri-
sweep through the grand
arch of victory, singing praises TO AL
mighty God for our great deliverance
and shouting for brotherhood, bimetal-
lism and Bryan"
HARMONY PREVAILED.
Those holding minority reports on
were induced not to present
them, and the majority report was
adopted without the expected row.
There was also a compromise in the
of the new state central
committee, with William S. Thomas as
chairman and Harry w. Wilson for
secretary. Wilson had been the anti
candidate for. chairman.