The Wilmington daily Republican., 1899-08-31
THE OHIO DEMOCRATS,
The Followers Of Mclean Won at
Every Point.
OHIoAaoPLATFoRM REAFrIRHED

Only One Ballot For the Nomination
For Governor Was Taken-Nominee
For Lieutenant Governor Favored
McLeshss Principal Opponent.
GAINESVILLE. o. Aug. S1.-The Demo-
cratic state convention closed last
night after a day of dramatic plays.
While there were half a dozen other
candidates for governor, the Mclean
men had claimed everything with such
confidence that they undertook to be
magnanimous in minor parts, although
they were at the same time careful
that the star candidate was not
eclipsed. They stated early in the day
that the first ballot would have none
of "the second choice" vote for Nc
Lean, that none Of the reserves would
be called out till the second ballot, and
that all the candidates would have
their respective votes on the first bal
lot. In this play Mclean was nomi-
mated on the first ballot by half vote,
and the figuring was SO close that the
dramatic scene Of changes on the sec
ond ballot. with second choice" re-
serves fiocking to McLean's standard,
did not take place.
7 1t is claimed that Mclean could have
had Ats votes out of the S02 on the
first ballot, instead of 4O21s, and that
he would have had over 500 on the Sec
ond ballot. At any rate the delegates
all voted for their local favorites on
the first ballot. and thus the program
of complimenting them was carried out
without the leader drawing from any
of his competitors.
The other names presented for the
gubernatorial nomination, with their
vote, were: Colonel James Kilbourne
OF Columbus, 227; General Isaac r.
Sherwood of Toledo, 81; Charles H.
Haskell of Ottawa, 55; ex-Mayor James
A. Rice of Canton. 29k; James E. Sc
ward of Mansfield, Is; ex-Congressman
John r. Lentz, 6.
Judge w. P. Mooney made such a
good impression that all wanted him
Tor permanent chairman, and the
amended report also continued as Sec
retary Hon. Charles j. Cogan, the
friend of Mclean, and shut off the
antl-McLean men who had been named
IN the report for sergeant at arms.
The convention was properly repre-
sented in Its platform and the keynote
speech of Judge Mooney. The name
OF Bryan was cheered whenever 1t was
mentioned. The convention showed
demonstrations over free silver and
imperialism, anti-bossism and all the
indictments in the speech of Judge
Mooney and in the platform.
recess from to p. M was taken
to confer with Colonel James Kill
bourne for second place on the ticket,
and the recess was continued in vain
till 5 p. m. for that purpose. When
the convention reassembled there were
attempts to nominate Kilbourne, not
withstanding his repeated declinations,
and his friends withdrew his name as
fast as the Mclean men presented it.
Finally Judge A. W. Patrick, who had
seconded the nomination of Kilbourne
for governor was chosen as the nomi-
nee for lieutenant governor.
The full ticket nominated is as fol-
lows: Governor. John r. Mclean Of
Hamilton; lieutenant governor, A. W.
Patrick of Tuscarawas supreme Judge,
Dewitt c. Badger of Madison; attor-
ney general, J. w. Dore of Seneca;
auditor, George W. Sigafoos of Starke;
treasurer, James l. German of Law
renee member of the board of public
works, Fletcher D. Malin of Lake.
John r. Mclean was born in Gin
cinnati on Sept. II, 184S. He went from
Harvard to Germany. After he served
in all the departments Of The En-
quirer he became half owner In 1872
and sole owner in 1881. Mr. Mclean
has conducted the Cincinnati Enquirer
over quarter of a century, and has
succeeded in many other enterprises.
He has been staunCh supporter of or
ganized labor and friend of the poor.
Mr.. Mclean not only brought out the
first winning Democratic candidate for
governor in his generation, William
Allen, in 1873, but he also furnished
the issue then in his opposition to a
contracted currency, In 1885 Mclean
was the Democratic nominee for SEN
atOr against Sherman, and six years
ago Mclean was the generally recog-
nized candidate of the Democrats for
senator against Senator Hanna. Ho
has been prominent at national as well
as at local and state conventions, and |
at the last Democratic national con-
vention was prominent candidate for
the presidency, and declined the nomi-
nation for vice president.
The most significant planks of the |
platform adopted are as follows:
We hearty affirm the entire Chicago |
platform of 1896, and we especially en-
phasize the financial plank therein,
and we continue to demand the free
and unlimited coinage of silver and |
gold as equal in primary money, at the |
ratio of 1G to !. Independent of all |
other nations of the world.
The Hon. William J. Bryan still re-
tains our entire confidence, and we de- |
mand his nomination in 1900.
We recognize the solemn fact that |
our government cannot be both repub- |
lican and imperial.
We demand that the Cubans and Fill |
ipinos not only be permitted but en-
cUuraged to establish Independent re- |
publics deriving all of their govern
mental powers from the consent of the |
governed.
We favor the initiative and referen-
dunn, the passage of the eight hour |
labor law, the more rigid inspection of |
mines and workshops, the prohibition
Of sweatshops and the abolition of the
contract system of prison labor.
We declare that all unlawful combl-
nations of capital are the legitimate |
fruits Of gold standard and other cor
Tupt Republican legislation on ques-
tons of the tariff. and we demand that
all articles the prices of which are con-
trolled by the trusts be placed on the
free lists.
Peruvian Reyoiutionists Crushed,