Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-08-30
He Is Nominated 'on the First
Ballot Today at Zalnes-
VILE.
OHIO DEMOCRATS IN SESSION
Adopt Resolutions Denounclne
the War-A Priests Prayer
AppIauded.

GAINESVILLE, Ohio, August 3O-Me-
mortal hall was packed when Hon. w.
S. Thomas. chairman of the democratic
state committee, today called the state
convention to order. Very many were
unable to gain admittance. Rev. L. F.
Kearney, Catholic. prayed for the de-
liverance of the Filipinos from the
"brute force now being inflicted upon
them. The prayer was go radical and
forcible that 1T brought forth rounds of
most vociferous applause.
Judge w. P Mooney, temporary
chairman of the convention, was re-
ceived with great ovation.
After the adoption of the rules q Q
reports on credentials were presented.
The majority report was as expected,
with the exception of Highland county,
| from which it was recommended the
anti. Mclean delegation be seated The
minority report related only to Cuya-
hOga county ard recommended seating
the Wilson delegation instead of the
Saleu-Mckay delegates. Bitter speeches
were ms'la on both sides. A motion to
lay the norty report on the table was
lost. Tha previous question was Or
dered on / motion to substitute the mi
nority port for the majority report.
1t resulted 3il yeas and 389 nays.
The ballot was the first open test of
the strength of the opposition to Nc
xuhfoh unfaA in fhn q offirrn affun
The fifty-six contested votes from
this ballot. The majority report was
then adopted, when reports on perma-
nent organization and resolutions were
adopted.
The vote on the adoption of the ma
jority report on credentials was 437
yeas and 313 nays. The Cuyahoga dele
cation was still prohibited from voting
on this ballot. With the fifty-six votes
added. to 439. the Mclean men then had
493 to 303 of the combined opposition
and took everything without further
John r. Mclean was nominated ON
the first ballot for governor, receiving
1925 ballots.
Kilbourne received 227 and the rest
was scattering. The nomination of
| Mclean was made unanimous.
The platform reatlirms the entire CnI-
cagO platform of 1896, and especially
emphasizes the financial plank. 1t de-
mands the denomination of Bryan and
| says:
"We are radically and unalterably op
posed TO imperialism in the United
States of America. When we have
oe ha s,rohlasrao hat
| confront us at home, then by example
we can proclaim the blessings that flow
from free institutions and thus procure
benevolent assimilation without GRIM
inal aggression.
We are opposed to entangling allan
ces with foreign kingdoms and empires.
We profoundly regret that American
soldiers are being uniawfully used in
the name of liberty to crush and de-
stroy the dawning of repubicanism in
the Orient and we denOunce the secret
and vicious alliance now in evidence
between England and the Republican
administration whereby this nation
may become involved in war with for
eign nations. We demand that Cubans
and Fillpinos not only be permitted but
encouraged In establishing independ-
ent republics, deriving all their govern
mental powers from the consent of the
governed. We denounce the Republi-
can party for its thirty-eight years alb
ject subserviency to the shipping inter-
ests of Great Britain and we denounce
the so-called Hanna-Payne shipping
bill which. if enacted into law, would
| further shackle our interests.
We are IN favor of maintaining our
splendid and efficient navy. A large
standing army in our republic is men,
ace to liberty. We favor the initiative
and referendum, the passage of an
eight-hour labor law, more rigid in
spection of mines and workshops, the
prohibition of sweat shops and the abo-
lition of the contract system of prison
labor.
The platform denounces trusts, de-
nounces the attorney general of the
United States for his refusal to enforce
the statutes of the United States
against them, and cenounces bossism.
The Republican party in Ohio is now
in such control, it says.