The age-herald., 1899-08-31

great demonstration. which was met by hisses !.
 Dr. Norton replied to both demonstra-. lions. and especially to the threats and abuse in the preceding speech of General Warner" who presented the name of Col onel Kilbourne in a most vigorous speech.
 John R. Mclean was nominated on the first ballot, receiving 402l5 votes.
 KiFbourne got 22T. The rest were scat tering.
 The nomination of Mclean was made unanimous
 MT. Mclean is the owner of the Cincin- nati Enquirer, is millionaire, and has long been a power in Ohio democratic poll ftics.
 E KiIbourne Declines
 After making McLean's nomination unanimous the convention recessed. On reassembling every possible effort was made to nominate Colonel James Kil- bourne for lieutenant governor, but after a dozen close personal friends had with drawn his name and declared that Colonel Kilbourne would decline this effort was abandoned. Mir. Mclean was given rous- ing ovation when he entered the hall during the proceedings He thanked the conven- ton 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 part. Colonel Kilbourne, General Sherwood Rice and Seaward made speeches, after which A. w. Patrick, of New Philadelphia, was nominated for lieu tenant governor on the first ballot. Judge Patrick was delegate to the last national convention and presented the name of Me- Lean for president. Today he seconded the nomination of Kilbourne.
 For supreme judge D. c. Badger, of Lon don was nominated the fourth ballot, many delegates leaving for their homes pe- fore the choice was made. w. H. bore, pr Seneca, for attorney-general; George W. cs.-- af Ixa for James |. Gorman of Lawrence, for treasurer and F. D. Malin, of Lake, fo member of board of public works were then nominated, but one ballot being required in each case. This completed the ticket and the conven- tion adjourned.
 Sketch of Mclean
 John R. Mclean was born in Cincinnati September IT, 184S, and is 5l years old. lie went from Harvard to Germany After he served in all the departments of the En- ouirer he became half owner fn 1872 and sole owner in 1881. MT. Mclean has con- ducted the Cincinnati Enquirer for over a quarter of a century and its success IS due to him. He has succeeded Tn many other enterprises. He has been staunch spporter of. organized labor and a friend of the poor.. When the price of coal was raised in Cincinnati while the ohio rlver was frozen over some years ago, MT. MIC Lean went into the coal business, sold at a low pr1Ce 10 WOTklISHci diio sow SONA free to the poor. He wrecked the combine During the summer he gives ice free to the poor of Cincinnati. His donations an- nualiy to local charities are large. Every Christmas he distributes from five to ten thousand dollars to the poor Of Cineln- natl. 1.=s u
 While MT Mclean has never held pubic cffice, he has been a powerful factor in ( politics. Through the Enquirer he started over quarter of century ago the--crys; "rise up William It resulted in heLaate Senator William Allen being nominated and elected governor, the first time ,tne Ohio democrats then had elected a goYef-a nor for twenty years, the republicans baF- ing had an unbroken gubernatorial sue cession in Chase, Dennison, Tod, Brough,- Cox, Hayes and Moves. Governor Allen was afterward endorsed by the Ohio demo- cracy for president in 1876. Mclean was also d leader in the election of Governor Bishop in 1877, of Governor Hoadley in 1885. aand of Governor Campbell in 1859, these four being the only democratic governors being elected in Ohio since 1853 MT. Me- Lean not only brought out fine first win ming democratic candidate for governor Ill his generation in William Allen in 1873, but he also furnished the issue then in his op- position to contracted currency.
 In 1885 Mclean was democratic nominee for senator against sherman. Two years a go Mclean was the generally recognized candidate of the democrats for senator and Senator Hanna of the republicans.
 MT. Mclean has been prominent at national as we'll as local and state con- ventions When Hancock Was nominated for president at Cincinnati in 1880, Mclean took a conspicuous part. In 1884 he was one of the Ohio delegates at large and chairman of the Ohio delegation. He has been one of the Ohio delegates at large at succeeding national democratic conven- toBs and is still the Ohio member of the national democratic convention.
 At the last democratic national con- ventou he Was a rominent candidate for the residency and declined the nomina- tion for vice-president.
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