The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-31

Ohio Democratic Ticket.

Ohio Democratic Ticket.
Governor-John R. Mclean, Hamil-
| ton.
Lieutenant Governor-A. W. Patrick
of Tuscarawas.
Supreme Judge-De Witt c. Badger
of Madison.
Attorney General-J. W. Dore OF Sem
eca-
Auditor-George W. sigafoos of
Darke.
Treasurer-James L. German of Law
! renee.
Member of the Board of Public
Works Fletcher d. Malin of Lake.
GAINESVILLE. O.. Aug. S0.-The Demo-
cratic state convention closed today,
after a day of dramatic plays. While
there were a half dozen other candi-
dates for governor, the Mclean men
claimed everything with such conf
dence that they undertook to be mag
unanimous 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
tive votes on the first ballot.
In this play Mclean was nominated
on the first ballot by a half vote. and
the figuring was so close that the dra-
matte scene of changes on the second
ballot with second choice reserves
fiockings TO McLean's standard did not
take place. 1t is claimed that Mclean
could have had AS votes out of the
S02 on the first ballot, instead of 1929,
and that he would have had over 500
on the second ballot. At any rate, the
delegates all voted for their local IA
vOrites on the first ballot, and thus the
programme complimenting them was
carried out without the leader draw
ing from any of his competitors.
Confidence of Mclean Men.
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 $50 TO 341 in defeating the mi
nority report on credentials was the
hardest fight the Mclean men had dur
ing 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 a nomination.
Even without the Cuyahoga vote they
had 395 votes on the adoption of the
majority report on credentials, and
that was only seven short of enough to
nominate.
Among the shrewdest plays in the
drama was the motion to amend the re-
port on permanent organization SO as
TO continue the temporary Organiza-
ton. and this corrected the only Stip-
ulation that the Mclean managers
made last night at the meeting of the
committee.
Judge Mooney made such a good i'm
preston that all wanted him for per-
manent chairman, and the amended re-
port also continued for secretary Thorn
as j. COgan, the friend of Mclean, and
shut off the anti-McLean man who had
been named in the report for sergeant
alarms.
Delegates Were Boisterous ~
The convention. much of the time,
was beyond control of the. sergeant-at-
arms and his assistants The cOnven-
ton was properly represented in its
platform, and its keynote speech OF
Judge Mooney The name of Bryan
was cheered whenever it was mention
ed. The convention showed demon
STATIONS over free silver and imDer-
ialism, anti-bossism and all the indict-
mentS in the speech of Judge Mooney
and in the platform
The recess from 3 to D. m. was
taken to confer with Judge KilbOurne
for second place on the ticket, and the
recess was continued in vain till D.
m. for that purpose. When the con-
vention reassembled, there were efforts
to nominate Kilbourne, notwithstand-
ing his repeated declinations and his
friends withdrew his name as fast as
the Mclean men presented it,
The opening prayer was by the Rev.
l.. F. Kearney. Catholic. He prayed for
the deliverance of the Filipinos from
the brute force" now being inflicted
upon them.
The prayer was so radical and forci-
BILE throughout that it brought forth
rounds of most vociferous applause.
Judge MONEYS Speech.
Judge w. P. Mooney. temporary
chairman of the convention was intro
duced and he received a great ovation,
speaking as follows:
There will be today no contest az
to the platform declarations which our
party shall make. There is no differ
ence of opinion The Democratic party
of Ohio stands squarely upon every
plank of the Chicago platform of 1896.
We believed in it then, and we believe
in it now
1.-The people who sent US here do not
believe in double standard of Democ-
racy. In 1896 the test was are you
loyal to the PLATFORM and that is the
Ohio test today. The party in Ohio is
too thoroughly honest, too completely
convinced. too desperately in earnest
to desire to be misunderstood The re-
affirmation of the national platform
does not eliminate. and does not fail
to both recognize and emphasize that
we demand the free and unlimited free
of both gold and silver at the
ratio of is to 1. without waiting for the
consent or assistance of any nation on
earth.
1--WE charge that the trusts OF the
country own this administration. and
that their title to it was acquired by
purchase. and. until Mr.. Hanna .; de-
throned, we insist that the trusts will
continue as now, to be in possession
Of their property SO acquired
1--WE charge that the Republican
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