The record-union., 1899-08-31
THE BUCKEYE
DEMOCRACY.
State Convention Closes After a
Day Of Dramatic Plays,
The Mclean Men Winning Out In All Con-
tested Points.
The Cincinnati Editor Nominated
for Governor on the First Bal
lot by Half Vote-The Plat
form Adopted by the Conven-
ton


tion.
GAINESVILLE (O), Aug. 30.-The
Democratic State Convention closed to-
day after a day of dramatic plays.
While there We're half a dozen other
candidates for Governor. the Mclean
men claimed everything with such con-
fidence that they undertook to be mag
unanimous in minor parts, although they
We're 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 1.-The sec
ond choice" vote for Mclean; that none
of the reserves would be called out till
the second ballot, and that all the can
didates would have their respective
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 dramatic scene
of changes on the second ballot with
second choice" reserves 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.
Judge Mooney made such a good i'm
preston that all wanted him for Chair
man, and the amendment also con-
tinued for Secretary Thomas j. Cogan,
the friend of Mclean, and shut off the
anti-McLean man who had been named
in the report for Sergeant alarms.
The convention was much of the time
beyond control of the Sergeant-a alarms
and his assistants.
The convention was properly repre-
sented in it's platform and it's keynote
speech of Judge Mooney. The name
of Bryan was cheered whenever it was
mentioned. The convention showed
over free silver and i'm
perialism, anti -bossism and all the in
dictments in the speech of Judge
Mooney and in the platform. The re-
cess from ) to 4 p. m. was taken to
confer with Judge Kilbourne for sec
ond place on the ticket, and the recess
was continued in vain till 5 D. m. for
that purpose. When the convention
there were efforts to NOM
mate Kilbourne, Notwithstanding his
repeated declinations, and his friends
withdrew his name as fast as the Nc
Lean men presented it.
The hall was packed when Hon. w. S.
Thomas, Chairman of the Democratic
State Committee, to-day called the con-
vention to order Very many were
unable to gain admittance. The dec
orationS We're elaborate. Over the
stage there was a life-sized portrait of
Bryan and others were placed through
out the hall.
The opening prayer was by Rev. L. T.
Kearney, a Catholic. He prayed for
the deliverance of the Filipinos from
the brute force" now being inflicted
upon them. The prayer was so radical
and forcible throughout that it brought
forth rounds of most vociferous ap-
plause.
M. j. Andrews then presented a gavel
from timber on the lands in this coun-
ty, where Thomas A. Bendix, S. S. Cox,
Louis Cass and Hugh JeWett were born
and reared.
Chairman w. S. Thomas accepted the
gavel, and made an address on the
work of the last campaign and the con-
test that was to be waged in the year
preceding the Presidential election.
Judge w. P. Mooney, temporary
Chairman of the convention, was in
troduced, and delivered the following
address:
There will be to-day no contest as
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.
sThe people who sent us here do not
believe in a double standard of Dem
ocracy. In 1896 the test was, are you
loyal to the PLATFORM and that is the
Ohio test to-day.
'"The party in Ohio is too thoroughly
honest, too completely convinced, too
desperately in earnest to desire to be
misunderstood. The reaffirmation of
the national platform does not ,elimi-
nate and does not fail to both recog-
nize and emphasize that we demand the
free and unlimited coinage of both gold
and silver at the ratio of 16 to /, with
out waiting for the consent or assist
ance 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 is 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 par
ty, as at present controlled, stands for,
if indeed, it has not already entered
into, an Anglo American alliance The
Democratic party has no desire to
adopt for the United States, upon any
subject of governmental concern, any
but an American policy. We have no
desire, we perceive no necessity, to aid
Britain in the maintenance of q British
policy anywhere, and with full conf
dence in the strength of our cause and
country, we ask no aid from Britain in
maintaining an American policy any
where that it is necessary or desirable
to maintain one. We adhere to the
Monroe doctrine.
I'm condemning the doctrine of i'm
perialism, we in no manner abandon
our soldiers in the field. But at the
same time whenever purSe-proud,
trust-controlled Administration dares
array our flag or forces against a peo-
pie fighting for the God-given right to
rule themselves, whenever the sum
total of peoples offending is that they
desire to be free, it will be the duty
of the Democratic party to be brave