Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-31
M'LEAN AND BRYAN
Ohio Democrats Name One for
Governor, Other for President.
TEXT OF THE PLATFORM

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CBy Telegraph
GAINESVILLE, o., Aug. so.-Thc
ticket:
For Governor-Jo!n K. Mclean, of
Hamilton.
LIEUTENANT Governor-Is. A. Patrick,
Of Tuscarura.
| Supreme Jutige-Dcwitt c. BADGER.
Attorney c;eneral-J w. Dorc, of
Seneca.
Arditor-Georgc sigaroos. Of Drake.
| Trcasnrei-Jamcs T. German, Of
| Lawrence. u.
Member OF the Board Of Public
| Wo'kS-f'letchcr D. Maly. of Lake.
AN EN- l1NTTUL SESSION. @
The Democratic State Convention
closed tonight after day of dramatic
plays. While there was half Il dozen
other candidates for governor. the Nc
Lean men have claimed everything
With such confidence that they under
took TO be masnanimous in minor
parts, although they were at the same
Tune careful that the star candidate
!, the day that the first ballet would have
none Of the second choice vote fir
|Mclean. that none of tnt. reserves
would be called out till the second bal
Let. ana that all the candidates would
have their respective votes on the first
! 'N>i'H''-
mated on the first ballot by half vote.
and the figuring was So close that the
| dramatic scene of changes on the sec
ord ballot with second choice" re-
serves hoclling TO McLean's standard
did not take place.
/ COULD MAKE ANY PLAY.
After the adoption of the majority
report on credentials. the Mclean me-,
felt that they could make any play on
alotirs that they desired The vote
OF SS9 to 24l in defeating the minority
report on credentials WAS the hardest
fight the Mclean men had during the
day rs they We're then without the &C;
contested votes from Cuyahoga county,
land o.i that vote they could not have
IA nb.nssl, ton. n
Judse Mooney made such a good I'M
preston that all wanted him for per
nanent chairman. ard the amended re-
| port also continued as secretary, Hon.
/ Thomas J. Cogan, the friend of Nc
Lean. and shut off the anti-McLean
men who had been named in the report
for sergeant-at-ar
The convention much of The time
was beyond the control Of the :, Seant
at arms and his assistants
1 THE. KEYNOTE SPEECH.
The convention was properly repro
sented I'M its platform and the key
name OF Bryan was checred whenever.
III was mentioned. The convention
showed demonstrations over free silver,
l;lnu-impcrlalism, anti-bosssn and all
the indictments in the speech Of
Judge Mooney and in the PLATFORM
The recess from to 4 p. NJ. was
taken to confer with Colonel James
kilbcurn fer second place on the tick
Jet. and the recess was continued in
vain I'LL ; p. NJ. for that purpose.
w nen The convention rcassembled
there were attempts 10 nominate Xii
bourn, Notwithstanding his repeated
destinations and his friends Withdrew
his name as fast as the Mclean men
presented it. Finally Judge Patrick,
who today seconded the nomination Of
ki!bourn for governor, was chosen Els
The nominee for lieutenant governor.
OVATION TO NJ LEAN.
Mclean was given a rousing ovation.
He thanked the convention for the
lhonor and said he would make as hard
4 fight for election as possible, re-
qncstEng all to do their part as he
WOULD do his.
Memorial Hall was packed when Hon.
w. III. Thomas chairman Of the Demo-
cratic State Committee. called tn. con-
vcntion to order. In the opening pray
CT, Rev J. +" kearney prayed most
earnestly for the dcliverance of the
Filpinos from the brute force" now
being inflicted upon them. The prayer
was radical and forcible throughout,
and brought forth rounds of most vo-
clfGFOuS applause.
Judge w p. Mooney, temporary
chairman OF the convention was then
introduced and hc was received with Il
great ovation
After the adoption Of the reports Of
the committees on credentials, rules
and permanent organization, the com
mittee on resolutions reported:
THE PLArFbaiM.
| GAINESVILLE. O., August 30.--E'o OIL
lowing is an abstract of the Democrat liz
PLATFORM:
! We heartily rcatlirm the entire Glir;l
so platform of 1896; and we special y
emphasize tie financial plank therein
and we continue to demand the irrt
II and unlimited coinage If silver ana &C Il
as equal in primary money at the rati;
OF Is to I, independent OF all other IA,
tons in the world.
BRYAN FOR PRESIDENT.
The Hon. William J. Bryan still! re.
t;;lns our entire confidence and We de.
mand his denomination in 1900.
/ We recognize the solemn fact tina
cur government cannot be both lie
publican and imperial
We stand in line With Washington
jefferson, jackson, lime orl. Grant ant
all other American patrols. living ant
dead in desiring the pe"pctuity Of nul
republic.
AGAINST IMPERIALISM
We are radically ana unaltcrabiy op.
2osed 10 Imperialism in the United
States of America. When we have
solved some Of the race problems tina
confront US at home, th"n by example
we can proclaim the blessings that l.ov
from free institutions and thus pi,ocur,
benevolent assimilation" withou
criminal aggression"
We are opposed to entanglin:
alliances with foreign kingdoms an,
y empires.
We commend the action OF Congress!