Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-25
OHIO FIGHT IS 4 DRAW
Allen o. Myers and His Opponent
Bowling Declared to rave
Broken Even.
NEW ORGANIZATIONS IS LAID OVER.

Ticket Nominated and salient Points of
the PIafform-Mi Republicans Re
tire Riley from the Party Management.
and Make Concessions to the Coiored
ATSa-Na.ionaI Chairman Jones Dined
BY Minnesota Democrats.
Dayton, o.. Aug. 25.-The Democratic
state convention yesterday nominated
the following ticket: Secretary of state.
Upton X CUTLERY, of Marion; judge of
the supreme court, Hugh c.. Nichols, OF
CIermcut; clerk Of the supreme court.
David 8. Fisher, Of Delaware county;
food and dairy commissioner, John
Baker, of Eancoci.; member of the
board of public works. T. Dwight Paul.
Of Summit. The convention adjourned
after p m, after being in continuous
session al day, and there were no Incl
dents of special interest after the CON
test between Joseph p. Bowling and AL
len Q. Myers had been declared a draw
in the interest OF harmony.
New Plan or Party Organization.
The effort to get a new plan Of party
organization in Ohio failed OF final
adoption. but II was given another
chance by such reference as VIII bring
it up next year. TIE new organization
seems 10 satisfy those working for the
nomination OF Paul J. Sorg for gov
ernor next year, and is not displeasing
70 the Mclean. Brice or other elements.
and the campaign this year viii be
made on the Hanna issue and next year
on Senator Foraker for not taking steps
against Hanna. While the resolutions
90 not favor unlimited colonial eXpan-
sion, General Findlay. chairman Of the
convention. said the platform meant 10
- 4 Inc O. a tsl
governed. The mo decisive feature
Of the convention was its preference Tor
Bryan in 1900 on the same platform as
in 1895.
Points r-on She PIatform.
The resolutions adopted reafirm the
Chicago platform and say: We par
ticularly .Edorse the financial plank
therein. declaring for the free and Uu-
limited coinage OF silver and sold at
the ratio OF &c to independent OF any
and all other nations" Rryau's course
in peace and war is e'tlcsized, and his
denomination in 1890 demanded. and as
70 cuba the following declaration is
made: THAT we should afford its iuhab-
itarts an UutrzrnmeIed opportunity 20
establish 4 free and independent con-
stitutioual government and
we believe that until the people Of the
isIa IDS Of Cuba and the Philippines. re
clare otherwise we should Keep the
faith upon which the war was begun
and prosecuted - which faith is declared
to he contained in the resolution which
declared war. The resolutions oppose
the moCted British-AmeTicau alliance.
Judge SnaIIcy on the philippines.
Judge Smalley, who was temporary
chairman, upon assuming the chair put
the Philippine question this way: IF
the Philippine islands are not capable
Of solf-goverUUeut we 90 not want
them as part Of the United States. we
have troubles enough OF our own. If
they are capable Of seIf-goveTnmen we
do not want them as q dependency,
hound to US by golden bonds. but : an
independent sister republic F"l"iljen-
ment Of the masses is necessacy Tor the
peTnetUity and development Of n re-
public. And the happiness of the Phil
irpine islanders is the first element to
be considered in aiding them TO achieve
political independence"