The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-25
BOWLING FACTION Wins
Sorg's Lieutenant Victorious
in the Ohio Fight.
A FREE SILVER PLATFORM
An Income Tax Plank Is Also In
serted-TerritOriaI Expansion, Ac-
Await the Declaration of the In
habitants of the Islands Affected.

Dayton, o., Aug. 24.-The complete tick
ct as nominated by the Ohio Democratic
State Convention today is as follows
For secretary of state, u. X. Guthrie,
of Marion; judge of the supreme court.
Hugh Nichols. of Batavia; clerk of the
sureme court, David E. Fisher, of Della
ware; food and dairy commissioner John
Baker, of Hancock County; member of
the board of public works, T. Dwight
Paul, of Akron.
Just before the opening of the conven-
ton Homer W. Parrott a well-known
Dayton politician, fell dead at the door
of the convention hall from heart dis
ease, causing much excitement.
Permanent Chairman j. J. Lentz of CO.
lumbus, was enthusiastically received.
He said the delegates were assembled to
renew their faith in the Chicago platform
and Bryan. He denounced the Admins
| tration for issuing war bonds as long as
there was money in the Treasury. He
declared that Rufus w. Lane of Cincin-
| natl, had been given 5000 job in Smyr-
ma by President Mckinley for his treach-
cry in voting for Hanna. He compli-
mented Gov. Bushnell for promptness in
| supplying Ohio's quota of soldiers.
This separate handling of Mckinley and
Bushnell was deft stroke of policy it
is claimed by the critical. by which the
Democratic ticket is expected to benefit
| from the Bushnell-Hanna disagreement.
The Platform Presented.
| Following Lentz's speech, Gen. F'indley
presented the platform. which was not
| explosively jubilant concerning results OF
1 the war. 1t seemed, on the whole rather
| studiousiy non-committal on that SUBJ
| ject, although it commended the army
and navy. Its only reference to McKin-
| ley was neutral also.
Before all of this Allen V. Smalley,
| temporary chairman delivered himself of
thirty-two typewriter pages, denounc-
| ing. among other things the mainten-
ance Of a large standing army.
| Uric Sloane, of Highland County, pre-
| scented, with the rules. plan for MAX
| ing the Safe central committee the su-
| preme power in the organization and pro-
viding that State conventions cannot in
struct district delegates to national con-
| ventions.
! Mr. Sloane's whole new plan of organ
! ization finally went 10 the central COM
mittee to be reported on at the next State
convention.
The nominations were practically with
| out serious opposition on the floor.
Bowling Wins the Day.
| The consensus Of opinion tonight is that
the convention fight vas noy on nominees,
but control of the State machinery. and
| that bowling won.
| However there are dissenting Views TO
| this. The organization of the State COM
| mittee IS declared by some so-called ex-
| perts Knockout for Joe bowling and
a victory for John r. Mclean. Bowling
! is the representative OF ex-Congressman
/ Paul Sorg.
Still another opinion. loudly voiced in
some quarters. as to the result of the af-
! fair, is that outsiders. and neither Dowl-
| ing nor Mclean, are entitled to the hon
| ors; that the persons who really won are
| opposed as violently to Mclean and AL
len o. Meyers as they are to Sorg and
| Downing.
Chicago Platform Reaairmed.
f, The platform adopted reaffirms the Chi
! cago platform, and says:
| 1--WE particularly indorse the financial
| plank therein, declaring for the free and
unlimited coinage OF silver and gold at
| the ratio OF Is 10 l, independent of any
and all other nations"
The platform favors an income tax and
thanks the minority in Congress for seek
| ing TO secure "a just distribution of the
war tax equally upon the wealthy and
| corporations OF the country as well as on
| its labor"
| 1t further says:
| Territorial Expansion.
| eve recognize the eternal truth that
| life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
| is the natural and infallible heritage of
| all mankind and since the hand of des-
| potism has been lifted from the island
| of Cuba dominated by Spain. we should
| afford It's inhab itants an untrammeIed
| opportunity to establish free and indie
| pendent constitutional government in de-
| irving its power from the consent of the
governed and we remind the country that
| Congress In the resolutions which de-
| ciared war resolved that the United
States hereby disclams any disposition
or intention to exercise sovereignty juriS-
| diction or control over said island except
| for the pacification thereof and asserts
| its determination. when that is accom-
| plished, to leave the government and con-
| Il ol of the island to its people, and we
| believe that, until the people of the
| island of Cuba and the Philippines, re-
| deemed from Spanish domination. declare
| otherwise, we should keep the faith upon
| which the war was begun and prose-
| cuted"
The army and navy are congratulated
| on their valiant deeds.
The Nicaraugn Canal.
| The platform fayors the building of the
Nicaragua Canal, enlarging the militia
| of all States and reducing the standing
army opposes alliance with England or
| any other foreign power. and demands
! that the United States Senate take action
| on the findings of the Ohio senate on the
election of Mark A. Hanna as senator.
| The platform appreciates the friendship
of England. but declares that the United
| States must keep out Of all foreign alli-
| anceS.