The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-01
The OHIO DEMOCRATS
Make Short Work of
Their Convention.
M'LEAN FOR GOVERNOR

He Is Nominated on the First bauot
Without Calling In any of His ''Sec.
ond Choice, Reserves-The sCOnven-
tOn HarmOnious, With Many Dra-
matte By-Plays-The Delegates En-
thusiastic for Bryan, Free SILVER and
Anti-ImperiaIfsm
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, August 30.-The
democratic state convention closed to-
night after a day of dramatic plays.
While there were a half dozen other
candidates for governor the Mclean
men have 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 Mclean;
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 way Mclean was nomina-
| ted on the first ballot by a half vote
and the figuring was so close that the
| dramatic scene of changes on the sec
| ond ballot with second choice re-
serves focking to McLean's standard
| did not take place.
| After the adoption of the majority
report on credentials, the Mclean men
| felt that they could make any play on
| the balloting that they desired. The
vote of 3S9 to 34l in defeating the MI
| nority report on credentials was the
| hardest fight the Mclean men had du-
| ring the day, as they were then without
| the fifty-six contested votes from Guy
| ahoga county, and on that vote they
could not have made nomination.
Judge Money made such a good i'm
| preston that all wanted him for perma-
| nent chairman and the amended re-
| ports also continued as secretary, Hon.
Thomas J. Cogan, the friend Of Mclean,
and shut off the anti-McLean man who
had been named in the report for SER
geant-at-ar
The convention much of the time was
! beyond the control of the sergeant-at-
| arms and his assistants.
| The convention was properly repre-
sented' in its platform and the keynote
speech Of Judge Mooney. The name of
| Bryan was cheered whenever it was
mentioned. The convention showed
demonstrations over free silver, anti
| imperialism, anti-bossism and all the
indictments in the speech of Judge
| Mooney and in the platform.
! The recess from to 4 o'clock p. M,
was taken to confer with Colonel James
Kilbourne for second place on the tick
ct and the recess was continued in vain
until o'clock p. m, for that purpose.
When the convention reassembled
there were attempts to nominate Kill
! bourne, Notwithstanding his repeated
| declinations. and his friends withdrew
his name as fast as the Mclean men
presented it. Finally, Judge A. w.
Patrick, who today seconded the nomi-
| nation of Kilbourne for governor, was
chosen as the nominee for lieutenant
| governor.
| Mr.. Mclean was given a rOusing ova-
ton. He thanked the convention for
the honor and said he would make as
hard a fight for election as possible, re-
questing all to do their part as he
would do his.
Memorial Hall was packed when Hon.
w. S. Thomas, chairman of the demo-
cratic state committee called the con-
vention to order.
In the opening prayer, Very Rev. ].
F. Kearney, prayed most earnestly for
the deliverance of the Filipinos from
1.-The brute force now being inflict. :
upon them. The prayer was radical
and forcible throughout and brought
forth rounds of most vociferous' ap-
plause.
THE PLATFORM
After the adoption of the reports OF
the committees on credentials, rules
and permanent organization the COM
mlttee on resolutions reported. The
platform, ratified unanimously, is az
follows:
| We heartily reaff1rm the entire Chi
eago platform of 1896, and we especially
emphasize the financial plank therein
and we continue ID demand the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver and gold as
equal in primary money at the ratio OF
16 to 1, independent of all other nation:
in the world.
The Hon. William J. Bryan still re-
tainS our entire confidence and We de.
mand his denomination in 1900
We recognize the solemn fact tha
our government cannot be both repub
Hcan and imperial.
We stand in line with Washington
Jefferson, Jackson, Lincoln, Grant, anC
all other American patriots, living ant
dead, in desiring the perpetuity of ou
republic.
We are radically and unalterably op
posed to imperialism in the Uhitei
States of America. When we have
solved some of the race problems tha
! confront US at home, then, by example
we can proclaim the blessings that nov
from free institutions and thus pro
cure benevolent assimilation withou
criminal aggression
: We are opposed to entangling ALLAN
ces with foreign kingdoms and empires
We commend the action OF congres
IN declaring that our war with Spain
was for humanity and not for conquest
We proudly recognize the valor anC
glorious achievements of our gallan
. soldiers from Bunker Hill to this verl
; hour, as being among the most thrill
ing and glorious in the history of tbs
world, but We profoundly regret tha
, American soldiers are being unlawful!
, used in the name of liberty, to cruel
! and destroy dawning republicanism ii
. / the OriAnt and danollrca The SecrH