The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-08-31


For Lieutenant Governor Favored |
McLean's Principal Opponent.
GAINESVILLE. o.. Aug. 3t-The Demo-
cratic state convention closed last |
night after a day Of dramatic plays.
While there were half a dozen other
candidates for governor, the Mclean
men had claimed everything with such
confidence that they undertook to be
magpanimous 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 Nc
Lean. that none of the reserves would
be called out till the second ballot. and
that all the candidates would have
their respective votes on the first bal
lot In this play Mclean was nomi-
mated on the first ballot by half vote,
and the figuring was so close that the
dramatic scene of changes on the sec
ond ballot. with Second choice re-
serves aocking 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 402ls, and that
he would have had over 500 on the sec
ond ballot At any rate the delegates
all voted for their local favorites on
the first ballot, and thus the program
OF Complimenting them was carried out
without the leader drawing from any
of his competitors.
The other names presented for the
gubernatorial nomination, with their
vote, were: Colonel James Kilbourne
of Columbus, 227; General Isaac r.
Sherwood of Toledo, 81; Charles H.
Haskell Of Ottawa, So; eX-Mayor James
A. Rice Of Canton, 29ia; James E. Sc
ward of Mansfield, %; ex-Congressman
John r. Lent2, g.
Judge w. p. Mooney made such
good impression that all wanted him
for permanent chairman, and the
amended report also continued as Sec
retary Hon Charles J. Cogan, the
friend of Mclean, and shut off the
anti-McLean men who had been named
in the report for sergeant at arms.
The convention was properly repre-
sented in its platform and the keynote
speech of Judge Mooney. The name
of Bryan was cheered whenever it was
mentioned. The convention showed
demonstrations over free silver and
Imperialism, anti-bossism and all the
indictments in the speech of Judge
Mooney and in the platform.
A recess from 3 to 4 p. m. was taken
to confer with Colonel James Kill
bourne for second place on the ticket,
and the recess was continued in vain
till p. m. for that purpose. When
the convention reassembled there were
attempts to nominate KilbOurne, not
withstanding his repeated declinations,
and his friends withdrew his name as
I fast as the Mclean men presented it..
| Finally Judge A. w. Patrick, who had
| seconded the nomination of KilbournC
| for governor, was chosen as the nomi-
nee for lieutenant governor.
The full ticket nominated is as fol-
| lows: Governor. John r. Mclean OF
! Hamilton lieutenant governor A. w
Patrick of Tuscarawas; supreme judge
| Dewitt c. Badger of Madison; attor-
| ney general, J. W. Dore of Seneca;
4 auditor, George w. Sigafoos of Starke;
/ treasurer, James l. German of Law
renee, member of the board of public
/ works, Fletcher D. Malin of Lake.
John r. Mclean was born in Gin
cinnati on Sept. II, 1S4S He went from
Harvard to Germany. After he served
in all the departments of The En-
quirer he became half owner in 1872
and sole owner in 1881 Mr.. Mclean
has conducted the Cincinnati Enquirer
over quarter of a century, and has
succeeded in many other enterprises.
He has been a staunch supporter of Or
ganized labor and a friend of the poor.
Mr.. Mclean not only brought out the
first winning Democratic candidate for
governor in his generation, William
Allen, in 1878, but he also furnished
the issue then in his opposition TO a
contracted currency. In 1885 Mclean
was the Democratic nominee for sem
ator against Sherman, and six years
ago Mclean was the generally recog-
nized candidate of the Democrats for
senator against Senator Hanna. He
has been prominent at national as we'll
as at local and state conventions, and
at the last Democratic national con-
vention was prominent candidate for
the presidency, and declined the nomi-
nation for vice president.
The most significant planksl of the
platform adopted are as follows:
We hearty affirm the entire Chicago
platform Of 1896, and we especially en-
phasize the financial plank therein
and we continue to demand the free
and unlimited coinage of silver and
gold as equal in primary money at the
ratio of 16 to l. INDEPENDENT of all
other nations of the world.
; The Hon William j. Bryan still re-
tains our entire confidence, and we de-
mand his nomination in 1900.
We recognize the solemn fact that
our government cannot be both repub-
lican and imperial.
t We demand that the Cubans and Fill
J ipinos not only be permitted but en-
couraged to establish independent re-
e publics, deriving all of their govern
! mental powers from the consent of the
I governed.
We favor the initiative and referen'
> dunn, the passage of the eight houl
labor law, the more rigid inspection o.
D mines and workshops, the prohibition
: of sweatshops and the abolition of the
+ contract system of prison labor.
J., We declare that all unlawful cOmbl
!. nations of capital are the Legitimate
fruits of a gold standard and other cor
. upt Republican legislation on ques
lions of the tariff. and we demand tina
all articles the prices of which are con
d trolled by the trusts be placed on tn,
/. free lists.
CIV MD. Is not recommended f